The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-06-13
PETITIONS.

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PETITIONS.
Rep. Wilder presented a petition
from the Wilder's Steamship Co.,
w. G.. Irwin & Co., the .. K. & l..
Co, and Castle {; Cooke, praying that
certain sums advanced by them for
work on the Volcano road during
the administration of the present
Minister of the Interior, be repaid the
petitioners, the Minister having de-
clined to pay the same.
Rep. Smith moved reference to the
Finance Committee.
Noble Peterson moved reference to
the Judiciary Committee. The only
point was a legal one and that COM
mittee would be the most disinter-
ested, as on the Finance Committee
two persons were more or less inter-
ested.
Minister Widemann said there was
a balance of only S24.87 on the Vol
cano road appropriation, which was
not sufficient.
Rep. Cornwell favored the motion
of the member from Kauai.
Noble Thurston said he heard that
before he came in the statement was
made that Noble Macfarlane and
himself were interested in this mat
ter That was not true as this had
nothing to do with the Volcano
House Co., or the completion of the
Volcano road. Neither was there
any question of law involved, but one
of pure fact, being solely whether
those who had done work on the road
during the period should be paid out
of the current appropriation or not.
Noble Peterson asked whether the
original agreement with these petit
TONERS was not made by him?
Noble ThuTston replied that he was
informed at the time that the petit
TONERS refused to go on with the
arrangement without the approval
of the present Minister. He himself
had no interest in it. and nothing fur
Their to do with it.
Noble Peterson had not meant to
imply that the interested parties
would do anything wrong, but simply
that it was better to refer to COM
mittee as to which no such idea could
arise. Nearly all the petitioners held
stock in the Volcano House. 1t
seemed to him that they were inter-
ested, though circuitously. He had
supposed his motion would be sec
onded by the very parties who appear
to oppose 1t.
Rep. Kapahu favored reference to
the Judiciary Committee.
Rep. Smith withdrew the motion
to refer to the Finance Committee.
Referred to the Judiciary Commit
tee.
Noble Pua presented petition for
an item of $4,000 for new road in
Palama. Referred to the Committee
on Public Lands.
Also a petition from rs voters OF
Honolulu praying that the Presi-
dent and members of the Board
of Health be dismissed; that
there be Hawaiian and O for
eign Board of Health, that the law Of
suspects and vaccination be repealed,
and that husbands be allowed to
accompany their wives to Molokai
and vice versa. Referred to the SAM
tary Committee.
A committee having been appointed
to wait on the Chief Justice, the latter
entered the assembly and Rep. Bipi
kane was sworn.
Rep. Bush presented petition from
81 voters that sum be appropriated
for the opening up of Kuakini street
from Nuuanu to Liliha. Referred Il
Public Lands, Committee.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Noble Baldwin reported for thu
Finance Committee, on the petition
praying that salaries be reduced. The
committee commend the spirit of the
petition, but hold that a general re-
duction of all salaries would be inju
dicious. and recommend that each sal
airy be considered on its merits. The
amount of salaries for the last bien'
NAL period was 800, 276.26. The esti
mates for the coming period are abou
$11, 900 more. The matter should re
ceive careful attention.
Rep. Kamauoha moved the repor
be laid on the table, to be considered
with the Appropriation bill. He wa:
rather surprised at the report. NJ
distinction should be made as to color
Noble Baldwin said the translation
did not give the matter the RICH
cOlcring. The committee favor reduc
ton, but not general scaling down
The report was laid on the tabl
with the Appropriation bill.
Noble Williams reported bills 5, q
SO, "a, 80, SO, 81 and SO printed.
Noble Thursten reported for tn
Committee on Public Lands, as to tn
petition from Hilo that the Waite
Works be extended. The report
as follows:
Hon. j. S. WALKER, President Legisls
tive Assembly.
SIR: Your Committee on Publ
Lands and Internal Improvements be
leave to report that they have unde
consideration petition No. "a, being p'
tition from certain residents of Hilo, ask
ing for an appropriation for water pipe
in Hilo, and that they find the facts col
corning the subject matter of the pet
ton to be as follows:
/. The Legislature Of 1888 and los
each made an appropriation for watt
works at Hilo, and by the Report oil tt
Minister of Interior, page 2O3, 1t appea
that SIT ,004 has been expended Tor tn
purpose. and there is now due the su
of $3.50, making the total cost to da
$l7,154.
.. The receipt for the past period fro
water rates has been 1926, as appea
by the Interior Report, page 203.
3. The income from the present pla
is estimated by the Minister OF the Int
rior at $3.50 per annum.
4. The present plant is built with bC
rowed money, upon which the Cover
ment is paying 6 per cent. interest, eqr
to $1029 per annum.
s. The Minister of the Interior h