The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-03-19

Rep. Winston-Who does the Work,
the Government or private parties?
Rep. Richards understand the ser
vice is free TO residents within certain
districts. If the wagons cross the
street.
Minister Smith-You are thinking OF
the odorless excavatoT. Persons within
| Il certain radius have the vaults cleaned
out free of cost; outside of that the cart
| is furnished free and householders pay
draymen for doing the work.
Rep. Richards do not understand
why we should not have a revenue. If
people live in the city proper, ii is evil
dent they have reason for it. If GER
tain work is performed think the PEG
pie should pay for it.
Minister Smith-There are some
things we cannot expect the citizens TO
pay for.
Rep. winston believe it has been
tried to have householders pay, and it
has failed. This Ito Richards) is a
health measure.
Rep. Richards-Well, if they won't
keep their places clean the Government
should do it and make them pay for it.
Rep Robertson-What we need in
Honolulu is a sewerage system, even if
we have to borrow the money to build
it with. This free garbage system
should be continued, and l move the
item pass.
Rep Richards want it to go to a
committee. l believe the poor are not
getting the benefit 1t is the rich who
are getting the service for nothing.
HiDjcfoT. CToifb-YnII arc mi ct a
Rep. Richards-Well, here's your
town (moving his hand in the direction
of Waikiki. l want to get more infor-
nation. 1 know hotel man on King
street whose cesspool was running over,
and he telephoned for the cart and had
it pumped out free. He makes money
by filling up his cesspool, that is, by
keeping hotel. 1 move it go TO the
Finance Committee.
Motion lost; item passed as in the bill.
Quarantine pay roll, ST 200. Passed.
Maintenance of hospitals, pay roll,
$1,000.
Minister Smith read the list of per-
sons drawing pay.
Rep. Richards-What is the average
number of patients?
Minister Smith did not furnish the in
various hospitals on the islands.
Item passed as in the bill.
Act to mitigate pay roll, 81, 400.
Minister Smith stated the amount was
a necessary expense from a sanitary
point of view. Passed.
Segregation of lepers, $3S, 400 Passed.
Insane Asylum.
Salary of Superintendent, So 500
Passed.
Pay of assistants, $21, 900. Passed.
Minister Smith wanted the item to
go to committee, as it had in the Sen
ate The item is an increase, and he
wanted the members to understand the
reasons. The increase in the number
of patients is about so per cent. The
character of the insane varies; some of
the patients are quite violent, and it is
hard to keep guards in the positions at
low salaries. The improvements, too,
in the treatment, as we'll as in the build
ings and grounds, is quite marked, and
the hospital has never been in as good
condition as it is today. The guards
must be fearless, at the same time hui
name. l would ask that the item be re-
ferred to committee for investigation.
Carried.
Continuing, Minister Smith said the
out of town members should be on the
committee, and they should examine
the public institutions.
Forests and Nurseries.
Pay of commissioner, $4,000.
Rep. Richards What has this been
raised from?
IN 60O m
500, after careful consideration by the
executive.
Rep. Rycroft-And the commissioner
is worth every dollar of it. 1t is due
entirely to his efforts that the country
is rid of the blight. His work is not
limited to hours. He is always at it,
from the time he gets up until he goes
to bed. You can't pass him on the street
without hearing something about lady
birds
Passed as in the bill.
Salary of Professor Koeble, $4,000.
Passed.
Salary of gardner at nursery, $1,000
Passed.
Salary of forester, Makiki, $1,000.
Passed.
Pay of the laborers, Makiki, $1,000
Passed.
Rep. Richards don't see why the
Government wants to keep that little
patch on King street going at an ex-
pense when they could sell it and use
the money to run the larger place back
of the city.
Minister King-The Executive has
the matter under consideration, but will
not sell any more land in and around
Honolulu. 1t may be leased.
Rep. Bond-The matter of removing
the nursery has been considered for
some time. 1 would like to ask the Min
lister what amount of money would be
necessary to move it?
Minister knight will cost great
deal of money in the way of labor, as
we'll as the laying on of water.
Minister Smith-This is not in my de-
partment, but l happen to know that it
iS Minister SaUG T am in favor