The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-07-21
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! Finance Department, HONOLULU,
July -, 1898.
Mr.. Wilder, for the special com
mittee, asked for further time 10 con
slider the military bill referred 70
them. Granted.
Air. Morgan asked for further time
for the special committee on books
and curios. Granted.
| Mr.. Brown introduced a new act,
which he stated was at the request Of
the merchants, to amend the law re
lating To peddlers. Ga motion the
| bill took the usual course and will re
appear typewriter.
| President Dole said that in the
executive council this morning the
matter of the necessity of publishing
| the laws of the Provisional govern
ment was brought up. He believed
| the laws now amounted 10 fOrty-One
| OF two These laws should be IN a
| shape so as TO be of practical use In
| the hands of the lawyers and mer-
chants, and he thought cheap edi
ton should be printed. Acommittee
might be appointed to take the mat
| ter in hand.
Attorney General Smith suggested
| that, as the laws were small in mum
Der, IL would be as we'll to publish
| the English and Hawaiian versions
together in paper covers, with twenty
or more blank leaves at the end,
where further laws as passed could
be pasted.
Mr.. Brown moved that a special
committee be appointed to publish
the laws and revise the translation.
Mr.. Warehouse moved an amend
ment that the matter be referred to
the attorney general with power and
discretion to act. Carried.
President Dole said that in regard
to the commissioner appointed to go
to Washington, Prof. w. ID. Alexan
der, he wished to state that some
provision would have TO be made for
travelling and living expenses, as 1t
had been agreed that his salary
should remain intact.
Attorney General Smith moved
that $500 be appropriated for the
purpose. Carried.
President Dole stated that the bill
regarding crown lands, introduced at
the last regular session, had been
discussed, and a lew draft was now
being typewriter upstairs, which he
hoped would be down in a few min
utes, as it was desirable TO have it
read at this meeting.
Adjournment was taken before the
draft arrived.
Mr.. Emmeluth said he desired To
e he u NJ M /
thing was being done to suppre IS the
pugilistic matches which were lately
taking place here.
Attorney General Smith said that
nothing had been done beyond col
Letting information regarding the
matter. The offense did not fall I'm
der the laws enacted here.
Mr.. Wilder said if there was no
law there certainly should be one.
President Dole suggested that the
matches might be reached under ar
rests for assault and battery.
Mr.. Tenney suggested that bill
should be introduced.
The special committee on Palama |
water works were no; ready TO re- |
port.
Minister Damon said that the ques- !
ton Of providing for more water had |
been discussed and the suggestion /
was under consideration Of sending !
Mr.. W. L Rowell to Chicago TO in
vestigate sewerage and the best /
methods Of pumping, etc; 1t was the !
intention to have full report on |
these and kindred points for future |
use. All of the best methods would |
be on view at the worlds fair, and !
perhaps Mr.. Thurston, who was an |
enthusiast on the water supply cues |
ton would be present to assist |
him. The minister Of interior had |
already ordered the artesian well at |
Makiki cleaned and as soon as 1t was
discovered whether or not there was
supply of water there, an |
estimate would be given by Mr..
Alex. Young for pumping plant. !
It was the intention to locate the |
pumping plant near the barracks as |
a central distributing station
Attorney General Smith said that |
the kalihi receiving station had |
lately been short of water.
Minister Damon said there was |
plenty OF water but no head. y
windmill should be put in and, by
forcing the water into q tank, sutfi- |
Gent force could be obtained.
Mr.. Brown explained that owing
to a very general violation of the
law regarding caps for artesian wells,
many of them Waikiki way and
elsewhere were wasting as much
water as was used, by allowing it to
run into the sea. If the law was
enforced and the wells properly cap
ped the water supply could be
greatly conserved.
At 2 P. NJ. the councils adjourned.
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