The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1893-10-03

Sri Advisory Councils OF the
Provisional Government
The Judiciary committee beg leave
! TO rspo-t thSr they have hSG under
consideration the set relative 70 the
taking Of iSnS for the uses Of the
bosr6 q health. snG recommend GER
tsin changes in the bin restricting
! the operstion o. the set 60 such lands
s. the board Of health may require on
the island Of MolokSi.
I An amended bill, smbodying the
proposed changes Is submitted here
with Respectfully submitted.
+. NJ. HATCE.
CECIL BSowN,
WILLIAM o. SMITH.
/ W. +. ALIEN.
| Honolulu. Sept. Is. 1883
1 bill On the subject wSs intro
| dueed Snd lzid On the tsbls TO be
considered with the report.
! Mr. Brown from the same com
mittee reported bill hsd been re-
fsrred 70 them relsting 10 crown
l8nds On the 9th Of lSst July, snd 8
new bill Was recommended which
Ess ordered lsid on the table to be
/ considered with the report
Mr.. Wstsrhouse sid he wished to
ssk the executive IS 10 Whist hsd
been done regarding the wzter quss-
ton 1t wSs important Whist were
the plans for the tuture-
Minister King ssid the govern
ment hoped 70 hsve the MSHE well
done next week. bat otherwise the
public would have TO wait for more
sburdsnt wafer supply until II rains.
Mr.. Wstsrho1ss ssid he wished 10
emphasis the point thSt the ques-
ton OF the water supply was an in
po.tznt one sid that work should be
begun On the reservoirs N the mean
time while awaiting rain
NJ Emueluth sgreed with the
last speaker, snd pointed out thst
the people had been without water
for seTeral days together IN his part
Of town II s fire hsd occurred there
would not have been 3 bucket OF
wster to put 1t ont with The wzter
furnished was poor 4 bsth tub fuII
would. IN g few minutes, show an
inch OF two Of sediment The rights
Of the people should be respected
aud recognized
Minister Damon said the question
had not been neglected but hsd had
sttentiOn It was useless to sink Z
wells and put N pumping plants SIS
long as the mains were so small on 4
King snd Beretsnis streets He /
hoped thss as soon as our political
relations with the Uuited States were
better defined, the government would 4
be sble TO commence work On new
piping. He thought IN the mean
time. thzt Superintendent Brown
could so requisite the shutting Of Of
Ester that the town would be better
supplied
Mr.. Smith sttributsd the defective
ness Of the water system to the fire.
queut changes Of administration.
One minister OF the interior dis
cardsd the plsns Of his predecessor.
Money was voted from one biennial
period TO another, but the cross pur-
poses Of Successive ministers prevent
he public benefit intended from
1eirg realized The bureau Of water /
sorS should IN some way be inside
rdspendent enough to carry out
;oue definite plan Of Improvement,
regardless Of changes OF sdninistrs- {
i1r II general He referred to the
ielsy u these many years IN supply I
ng the hsIIhi suburbs with water.
Inc nsttsE Of improving the water
iCppIy ought TO be attended to before
-er s1uner- There would shortly
e rain. and the Askih pumping
liant be II working order, but the
elisf thus promised would only be
Cr the present time. 4 new neces-
III vas liable TO occur next season,
Nd Il should be provided for in sd-
sles.
Mr. Young said the question
ho1Id Be considered now The s1-
aCrities should not wait The pipes
7ere too snail, and It was necessary
. have new mains This would take
Q from 81 to eight months as the
iuing if got upon the u0st ecououi-
al terms would have to come from
.Grupe. There vas s5 present 10
esd Of putting IL E pumping plant,
u E0EE should be started az ouce 70
rspers f1E the future
The zleehoI bill vas taken I'd On :
scuud reading and was considered
action b. secaCu- The bill was
b. Minister Damon By II
ztlng tbs following ssctiou. and
Is passed 6 Z whole:
SECTI0E :. The collector general Of
1st0uS L hereby authorized TO permit
i holders q licenses herein provided
} EithdrsF zle0hOl from the custom
0use Of the strength Of a. Der cent
-uof. a. determined By TralIe's ny
rumeteF, upon payuEnt Of $50 Per
zIIOn- and aIl exceeding @ per cent.
1zI pay alcoholic duty IN proportion
, IL strength
Considerable discussion was in
aIgsd II over the bill before the I
tie was taken q to the details and .
feet Of the act and Ehsl the final
lie -ss taken Il stood twelve for
ID two against the Passage Of the
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