Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-04-07
With the Council of Sla.e


tate are not fluctuatiny as they were
q year ago. II does have reassuring
effect In this country to know that
there is surplus in the treasury. with
the assurance that bondholders will
get their money. When we make a
conservative estimate the Council Of
State should amend II TO make as good
an appropriation bill as possible, but
IL Is my duty to caution you. Again
we have to go to President Mckinley
for approval. IL we go to him with a
bill ahead OF our estimates he would
naturally ask for the reasons, and u;
would take some argumt mt to convince
him we were on the safe side. But If
we present a reasonable argument
based on facts, 1t would give the Dill
strength. Everything asked of the
Government at Washington so far has
been granted, and they bulive that we
are dealing fairly with them. They
are very anxious to make no mistake.
We do not realize their anxiety on our
account. IL means YOte--thousanGs
Of votes. The anti-expansionists would
jump at chance to show that our at
fairs are not being well managed
Since becoming an American am con
scious that We are coming nearer and
nearer to Washington. While do not
say this for the benefit of President
Mckinley or his party, | think IL Is
right to take his welfare and that Of
the Republican party into consdera-
ton.
Mr.. Jones, while sympnthizing with
Mr.. Gears views, quoted estimates to
show that the increase proposed was
not necessary. AS a compromise. as 1t
was said politics was "A system of COM
promise, he moved the item pass at
1882, 529.5O.
Mr.. Gear said Mr.. Jones had got hold
Of the wrong estimates. He moved the
item PASS as recommended by the COM
mittee.
Mr.. Young did not wish to be mis-
understood. The committee had adopt
ed his original estimates, which were
for 100000, but all the work could
not be done in one period. He could
not go to the other Islands, and was
rather disappointed at receiving scarce
ly any requests from there. Only one
letter had been received from Hi,o.
written by J. A. Scott, asking for
money to improve the principal bust
ness streets.
Mr.. Isenberg apologized to the Minis
ter for Kauai. None Of the people on
the other islands knew at first what
the Council was going to do. When he
found out he wrote to Kauai and asked I,
them to hold meetings and state their
wants, keeping them down as low as
possible.
Mr.. Kane complained that the com.
mittee gave no particulars.
Mr.. Young said the whole figures |
To-, h,n 10 -
lotted to streets having the most spent |
anywhere else required. He believed
the present road supervisor would give !
them satisfaction in the streets he |
would make.
Mr.. Kane caused a laugh by moving
to refer the item to the Judiciary COM
mittee.
The item passed as recommended by
the committee, and the Council then
adjourned.
Thursday, April 5.
The following members were present
at the Council of State meeting yester-
day afternoon: President Dole, Minis
tiers Il. A. Mott-Smith, Young. Damon
and Cooper; Councillors Kennedy,
Mott, Gear, Jones, Robinson, Kaulukou,
Isenberg, Achi, Allen, Gonsalves, ana
Robertson.
Mr.. Jones presented the report Of tho
special committee on Act NJ. T. for
expenses OF the Court of Claims, the
gist of which was given In yesterdays
Bulletin.
After some discussion, the Executive
wanting time for consideration, the bill
with the report was made the special
order for Friday.
Mr.. Young reported on the claim OF
John X. Prendergast for two successive
chairmen of the Kooluulos road board,
in 1891 and 1892, amounting to s295 70.
The claim was just one but succeed
ing road boards had declined to pay the
money out of road taxes for their
terms. He recommended the insertion
Of an item to pay the bills. Adopted.
The consideration of items in Act
No. 2 was resumed with results as
follows:
To complete Nuuanu road to iii,
$4,000.
Mr.. Jones asked who made the est.
mate, and, being told the Superinten-
dent Of Public Works, said he was Ole
who had advanced money to complere
this road. He asked tie Superinten-
dent what it would cost, and he assur-
ed him he could do the work for $l4,-
900. Now, with the unpaid bills apprc-
priated and this item, they were ask
ed for s23,565.1S, or 60 per cent more
than was assured him. lie would vote
for the item but at the same time ad.
sived the Minister to look around for
another Superintendent of Public
Works.
Mr.. lsenberg-Kokua nul every much
agreed)
The item passed.
Waialae and Koko Heat, $500.
Eva and Waianae: Kipapa bridge
and approaches, $1,000.
Waialua: Homestead road and