The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-03-07

Government would be crowded out o
its present quarters.
Minister Damon said he would like
to see a new post Office and everything
else new, but the Executive had jus
so much money TO eXpend aud they
had 20 try and keep within propel
bounds. On motion of Senator Brown
item sthe for repairs of Government
buildings pas ed ut Si4, 200
Landings and buoys, Hawaii, $500
passed. Same on Maui, $500; passed
Same on Molokai, $500; passed. same
other districts Oadu, $500. passed
Same Honolulu, so. 600; passed. Same
Kauai, $1,000; passed. General repairs
on landings. $1,000; Iassed. Light
house supplies, $500; passed steam
tug, $500 passed.
Senator Brown asked that the $50
900 for dredging Honolulu haroOr be
put in the loan fund. Minister King
said that this was for old work and
keeping the harbor in condition.
There was also a large appropriation
under the loan fluid for new work.
Thi- was practically keeping the har-
Dor in repair.
Senator McCandless supported the
item which finally passed as read.
Roads and bridges, North HiIo, 81,
500; passed. The MiUister OF Interior
asked for Sis, 900 instead of $4,000 for
repairs in HilO; passed at $4,000.
Roads and bridges, Puma, $4,000;
passed. This is for the Volcano road.
Same, Kau, $1,000; passed. South
Kan, $1,000; passed. North KODa,
$1,000; passed. South KOhala, $4,000;
passe,i. North Kohala, $1,000; passed.
Hamakua, $3.50; passed.
The customs bureau then came up
Minister Damon said the increase in
incidental expenses was due to in
creased work, the result of impro we'd
and more careful administration in the
Custom House. The item passed at
$4,000 as in the bill. Expenses of
pilot and customs boats, $500; passed.
Special service fund, $500; passed.
Diamond Head signal station, $500;
passed.
Roads and bridges, Maui: Lahaina
$500. Wailuku $1,000, Makawao $1,000
Roads and bridges, Haua $500. Passed
without discussion.
Roads and bridges, Molokai, $500
Passed.
Waianae $500, Waialua $4,000. Passed.
Senator Brown asked to insert an
item of $1,000 for Koolauloa. There
were ten bridges in the district and
many needed repair. The item passed
Honolulu 100000. This apprOpria-
tion is conditioned upon the payment
into the treasury as Government
realization of the road tax for the Dis
trict of Kona, Island of Oahu. The
item passed at 100000.
Senator Rice asked that the appro-
priation for Hanalei, Kaui, be increas-
ed to $4,000 in order to build the road
from Hanalei to Pahiawa. The
Minister of Interior said he re-
or other it did not get into the printed
bill. The item was passed at $4,000.
Minister King asked to insert an item,
roads and bridges, general, $4,000. This
was for emergency expenses, occa-
stoned by washouts, etc. The item
passed.
i Road damages, all islands, $4,000;
passed. Bureau of Water Works, run
ming expenses, $500; passed. Repairs
to reservoirs, $4,000; passed. 81 General
repairs, $12, 600; passed. Running ex-
hoehoe Water Works, $500; Koloa
Water Works, $1,000; Hilo Water
Works, $500; passed.
General expenses of the Board of
Health, $4,000, passed. Support and
maintenance hospitals SIC, 900, passed.
Medicines, $1,000, passed. Free sys-
tenn of removing garbage, $4,000,
passed. Support of non-leprous chill
dren of lepers, $4,000, passed. Ex-
penses under Act to Mitigate, $1,000,
passed. Quarantine expenses, $4,000.
This is $1,000 more than last year, oc-
casioned by the new disinfecting plant
passed. Segregation, support and
treatment of lepers, $174, 700, passed.
This is cut of 1000 from last
period.
Senator Brown wanted to know if
the $1,000 appropriation for expenses
under the Opium Act was for his Act
or someone else's.
Munster Smith explained that this
was required under the law requiring
the payment of money to informers.
Tue item passed as read. Insane
asylum, $4,000 tsupplies), passed.
Aid to Kapiolani Maternity Home,
$4,000, passed.
Adjourned to Saturday.