The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-03-20

Rep. Richards would like to have
action deferred on this item to be taken
up little later on.
Support of non-leprous children, 1912.
Minister Smith-These children. so
far as it is possible, are taken from their
parents and placed with the sisters at
Kalihi.
Rep. Robertson-what becomes of the
boys?
Minister Smith-There is no provis-
ion for them, but something should be
done.
Rep. Rycroft-How many are there?
Minister SMITH have not the infor-
nation at hand.
Item passed as in the bill.
Removing garbage, pay roll, $40, 800.
Rep. Richards there any reve-
nue. derived from this garbage?
Minister Smith-No, because it has
never been clearly defined what garbage
is.
Rep. Winston-Who does the work,
the Government or private parties?
Rep. Richards under stand the ser
vice is free to residents within certain
districts. If the wagons cross the
street.
Minister Smith-You are thinking Of
the odorless eXcavator. Persons within
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, it is evil
dent they have reason for it. If GER
tain work is performed l think the peo-
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 sewerage system, even if
we have tc borrow the money to build
it with. This free garbage system
should be continued, and / move the
item pass.
Rep. Richards want it to go to a
committee. | believe the poor are not
getting the benefit. 1t is the rich who
are getting the service for nothing.
| Minister Smith-You are mistaken.
Rep. Richards here's your
town knowing his hand in the direction
of Waikiki. l want to get more infor-
nation. l know a 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. l move it go to the
Finance Committee.
Motion lost; item passed as in the bill.
Quarantine pay roll, 81, 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
formation, but gave description of the
various hospitals on the islands.
Item passed as in the bill.
Act to mitigate pay roll, $4,000.
Minister Smith stated the amount was
a necessary expense from sanitary
point of view. Passed.
Segregation of lepers, $3S, 400. Passed.
| Insane Asylum.
Salary of Superintendent, $1,000.
| Passed.
Pay of assistants, S21 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 well as in the build
ings and grounds, is quite marked, and
| lUt HtNcI Dccu III DIS SOOu
condition as it is today. The guards
must be fearless, at the same time hui
name. / would ask that the item be re-
ferred to a 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?
Minister King-From $500 to s4,-
800, 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
4 is rid Of the blight. His work is not
| limited to hours. He is always at it,
/ from tho firno ho oofc nm until ha oaac