The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-03-25
HOUSE.

Minister Damon's act to consolidate
the public debt of the Republic of Ha-
waii, passed first reading by title and
was referred to the Printing Commit
tee. Rep. Gears bill to provide against
the adulteration of food and drugs,
took the same course.
Rep. Robertson gave notice of his in
tention TO introduce the following:
"An act to authorize and provide for
the construction, maintenance and op-
Grafton of a street railway or railways
in streets and roads on the Island OF
Oahu" This is the Honolulu Rapid
Transit Co.'S franchise.
The Judiciary Committee to whom
was referred House Bill No. 46, relat-
ing to the trial of titles to land, re-
ported as follows:
The bill seeks to confer upon GER
tain district courts the power to try
title by land. Under the present law,
no district courts have that authority.
We see no occasion for amending the
law and as the introducer of the bill
has informed us that he does not
wish the bill to be passed, we recon-
mend it be Indefinitely postponed
The following resolutions were then
introduced and referred to the Commit
tee on Public Lands:
!. Kahaulelio-$5,00 900 for lengthen-
ing and widening the lao road in Wal
luku, Maui.
,. $4,000 for a road from the
coffee lands up to Na.hiku proper, in
Hama, Maui.
3. Kaai-S20, 900 for a road from Ma
hiku. mauka to Hanawi, Keanae, as
far as Kailua, in Makawao, Maui.
4 Kaai-$5,O 900 for a wharf and
landing at Nahiku, in Hama, Maui.
5. Paris-S4,OOO for grading and re.
pairing the road from Hoopuloa land.
ing in South Kona to the upper Gov.
ernment road.
House bill No. %, relating to right:
of bicyclers, bicycle riders, etc, moi
completed the other day, brought III
again in second reading.
Rep. Kaai recommended that the bill
be handed back to the committee tc
whom it had previously been referred
The bill was full of inconsistencies. NJ
one seemed to understand it fully and
when being considered the other day
the members were very much mixed
over it. Rep. Kaai stated that a sec.
ton should be inserted in the bill, for
bidding children under a certain age
from riding bicycles. He then told The
following story of a personal expert,
ence: Il was walking down the stree
the other day when a little fellow cam,
along on a wheel that was so big ht
could hardly manage it, He saw me
but instead of swerving aside, ran di
reCtly into me. AT first | was inclined
to become angry but, upon looking
again and seeing what a mite of f;
fellow the rider was, l turned ant
thanked him."
Rep. Robertson was not in favor o
having the bill referred back to tn,
committee. The members of that bod,
had done what they could with it. 1
the bill was not satisfactory, the mem
bers should vote against it.
Rep. Gear spoke on the matter o
bells In Oakland, Cal, recently, al
ordinance was passed making it com
pulsory for bicycle riders to carry bell
and TO ring them upon approaching
street corners and pedestrians. IN
riders obtained all kinds of bells an,
rang them during the day and night
The ordinance was soon repealed. Rer
Gear said that bicycle riders had got
ten over using bells. They were no
needed. Whenever a bicyclist ap
preached a pedestrian and rang hi
bell, the latter was almost sure to jum
in front of the bicycle. The bicyclis