The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1894-08-30
PRO TEMPoRE LEGISLATURES
Weekly Meeting Of the Executive
and Advisory Councils.

W. G. Wilder, President Of the
Councils, called the Executive and
Councils to order at LILO
this afternoon, with him being pre-
sent: President Dole, Ministers
Hatch, King, Damon and Smith;
Councillors Ena, Allen, McCaudlcss,
Morgan, Waterhouse aud ID. Il
Smith.
Secretary Rodgers read petitions
from residents of Kona regarding
road improvements on Hawaii.
Minister Smith stated that there
was q misunderstanding on the mat.
ter Of roads ia Hawaii 1t was in.
tended to begin work Simultaneous
" on the roads in Hilo, Puma aud
Kona districts.
Minister King stated that in refer.
ence to Kona it was the intention to
begin at Kona and work north.
Minister Damon read the weekly
financial statement. Receipts were
S2O,4011, including $1,000 for sale
Of Government bonds. The Interior
Department returned Sl2i0. Gus.
toms yielded S69575O and Taxes
$6sO2 10, the remainder being minor
amounts. Expenditures wero SIlO3..
o., the largest amount being Sligo
road tax to special deposit. The
loan fund account balance is s23,-
OILS 80, and current account balance
$ZI,65067. An explanatory note
Gays the loau fund account balance
has changed, owing to corrections
being made, to correspond with APP
preparation bills passed this period.
Notices Of Withdrawals from the
Postal Savings Bank TO the end ot
October amount to S2li1l, aud
cash on hand, Z. s. b., is S1l.1lls0.
The net indebtedness Of the Rspub-
lie 10 S3,5l7,6i52O.
The bill to license foreign vessels
TO trade with certain foreign islands
came up on third reading.
Minister Damon moved an amend
ment to charge s25 fee for each yes.
sci instead Of 500.
Mr.. McCandless thought this
would let the vessels of lightly in
comparison with the fee charged
coasters.
Minister Damon then changed his
amendment to make the license fee
SIS . trip.
Mr.. Ena thought IL the vessels
were to he allowed to carry freight
and passengers to Hawaiian ports
II was unfair to tho vessels alreajy
In the inter-island trade.
The amendment carried.
President Dole moved an amend.
meut to the amend neDt making the
SIS to be for the round trip.
Mr.. Emmeluth, who had arrived
since the roll call, said IA. did no,
think II right To tax the fertilizer
company S25 q round trip. II had
established q larg. industry AZ X,
lihi, and already paid tax ON ia
imports OF guauo.
Minister Damon regarded the tax
~ one upon the foreign vessels
engaging Ia the trade.
Pres. Wilder had the same view.
The amendment carried, u. did
the section ~ amended, aud the bill
80 passed.
The ocean mail subsidy lill cam,
up on third reading and passed.
The loan appropriation hill cam'
up on third reading,
Mr.. Morgan. on tho it"m Il So,
600 for new market, Queen street
asked for information from the Min
lister of the Interior, as to what i
would cost TO complete the mark"
at the foot Of Alakra street.
Minister King answered abou
S3O,OOO-f25, 600 or $4,000.
Mr.. Morgan moved the item rea,
5000 for completion OF market III
Alakes street. They were not Their
to legislate for personal reasons, an'
they had no right to TAX. the pee
pies money to spend on removing
the market from Alakea street 1
Queen street.
Minister Smith supported the am
endmsnt. He quoted the example
Of principal cities OF the Unite
States in having markets in centra
locations as to population. A legi'
lative committee had reported !
favor Of the new markets locatio
after thorough investigation. Tn
old market was in very bad locs
ton, aud the building OF new ma
Aot Wos uot SoiuB W itNtily VI
matter. Mr.. Smith repeated sui
stantially the arguments Of the Bel
LETIN against the change. 1t woul
be q grave mistake to change I'll
location now, since the exterior ,
the new market had been erect-,
More than fish market was desire'
There was a large amount OF Ian
belonging to the Government |
that locality, which had been grea
ly enhanced in value by having IL
market completed. The mark'
could not be removed for $1,000
cost 5000 to place the buildin
where it was. The present site VI
approachable from all quarters, an
the old market site was needed fc
wharf property.
Mr.. d. Il. Smith thought that
market should be connectible wit
the sea. This he thought could !
effected in the ease OF the ne
market by means of a canal. II
was therefore IN favor now OF col
plotting the new market where
stood.
Mr.. Emmeluth spoke in pract
oally the same strain rs the previol
speaker, supporting the amendmeu
Minister Damon said mark
should be in the place most Access,