The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-06-16
Further Work on the Appropriation
Bill.
A SUBSIDY FOR THE PARADISE.
Hawaiians Who Want to Return From
Mormondom-A Petition I'm Regard
to- GirPs Boarding schools-An In
crease In Queens Hospital Allowance

The Councils met at 1 30 yesterday
afternoon, President Dole in the chair.
There were present Ministers Hatch,
King, Damon and Smith, and Councillors
Brown, Ena. Warehouse, Allen, Wilder,
Smith, Tenney, Mott, Morgan, Mendonca,
McCandless.
A petition was read by the Secretary,
In regard to girls boarding schools, as
follows:
To President DOLE and the Members of
the Executive and Advisory Coun-
CHS:
The undersigned, members of the
Educational Committee of the Hawaiian
Board, and Interested IN securing the
best possible edu ational advantages for
the CHI ldren of this community, of what
ever nationality, respectfully represent
and petition:
Il That boarding. schools. for girls fur
nish such care and tr aiming as the Gov
eminent cannot we'll undertake, and at
q minimum OF expense; and that it Is
desirable that the aid granted through
the Board of Education, In the for of a
semi-annual allowance per capita Tor
some scholars possessing certain speci-
creased and made more widely apple
able; and that the charge for board aud
tuition, which the Government now
limits to fifty dollars per year, may legally
be increased SO as To allow a charge of
sixty dollars per annum. or one dollar
and a half per week, for the school ye ar
of fortv weeks.
(2) That the Government aid granted
to the schools for Chinese under MIR. f.
In view of the necessity of Instruction OF
the character and methods adopted in
these schools, as more flexible and more
effective in it's adaptation to present ne
cessties than the necessarily rigid re-
quirem.nts of a Uniform public school
system.
(3) That small sum, say one thous-
sand dollars, be voted for the Rice and
Cooke Graded Schools for Portuguese,
which are meeting and assisting mate
rally the work done in the Government
school.
And your petitioners will ever humbly
pray.
A, F. JUDD,
Chairman of Committee.
T. NJ HYDE,
Secretary.
Honolulu, June Is, 1894.
On motion of Mr.. Waterhouse, the Pc
tition was laid on the table to be consid-
cred on the second reading of the Appro-
priation Bill.
Mr. Brown said he had list of about
fifty Hawaiian ms who wished to be brought
back from Skull Valley, Utah. The mat
ter was laid on the table for future con-
sideration.
The Minister of Finance presented his
usual weekly statement, which on mo-
ii n OF Mr.. Warehouse, was received
and placed on file.
Mr.. Morgan reported for the Commit
tee to whom was referred the matter of
appropriations for repairs to reservoirs,
and recommended the allowance of $500.
Laid on the table to be taken up with
the Appropriation Bill.
The Minister of the Interior presented
his biennial report. 1t was received and
ordered printed and bound under the
supervision of the Interior Department..
The Minister Of the Interior also pre-
scented a report from Andrew Brown, the
Superintendent of Water VOL ks, as fol-
lows:
Honolulu, June IA, 1894.
His Excellency j. a. KING, Minister OF
Int. rior.
SIR:-As directed by Your Excelency
/, accom- panied by the Superintendent
Of Public Works, have made an exam
inauon with the view of obtaining a
supply q water for the residents OF Ka-
lihi and the KaluaopAlena lots. 1t is
impossible to obtain a supply of water
for kal.hi on an appropriation OF 5000,
as it would cost that amount for we'll
and pump alone, and at the present
time there Is no pipe on hand. To bore
well at the insane Asylum premises
and carry the water to kalihi or vel
bored in the neighborhood of Waller's
Brewery and have the water brought to-
wards Palana, would cost about $50 600
1t is the intention OF the Government
to lay larzer mains on King street tc
Walters Brewery, and | would recon-
meni that arrangements be ma witt
the Trustees of the kamehameha Schools
to continue To supply the eleven priv
legrs for another year when the Large
main will be laid
Respectfully submitted,
tSigned) ANDREW Brown,
Supt. of Honolulu Water Works
The report was accepted.
Minister Damon said that tenders TO
the pumping plant and piping were nov
being prepared, and it was hoped tina
work would soon be begun.
Mr.. Brown, for the Judiciary Commit
tee, presented bill t. transfer some
lands IN the district of Puma, Hawaii
into the district of South Hiio.
Minister Smith wanted to suspend the
rules for the purpose of reconsiderini
the item of the expense of the coosulal
and plomAtic Sc vice. There wouit
probably be more expense connecs &c
with it now, and he moved reconsider
alton. Carried
Mr. Ena said that the item of nigh
watchman for the pilots Office t$1440
was not necessary Ii a steamer wa
due, pilot whose duty il would be L
meet it should be at the pil It Office. a
the time. He therefore moved to strik
out the item, or, if it was necessary t