Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-03-31
Executive Council Labor.
Monday, March &c.

this morning on behalf Gi the applica !
ton for a charter to the Bow Wong |
Progressive Association. Some discus |
sion took place but nothing was done. !
Minister Young read letter from
II. p. Baldwin and one from Jas. r.
Taylor, engineer experimenting the
construction Of the Wailuku water
works, inuuiring IL the work must
cease on March 81.
Minister Damon suggested that a re-
ply be sent to the inquirers saying:
The Act under which the construction
is authorized expires by limitation ON
March 81, ON which date work will
stop so far as that appropriation Is
concerned. The Minister of the In
terror has inserted in the new appro-
priation bill, now before the Council
of State, ain item Of $4,000 for this
purpose. If this pass the Council and
be approved by President Mckinley
the work can then proceed. Should
any citizen or body Of citizens Of Maui
choose to advance the necessary funds
! for this work, the money will be paid
back to them not to exceed the amount
appropriated. Adopted.
Minister Young read letters from J.
A. Scott of Hilo, f. b. McStociter of
Olaa and Sheriff Andrews of Hawaii,
urging that certain appropriations for
work IN their district be made. The
matter was referred to the Interior de-
partment committee of the Council OF
State.
The order of business for the day was
Department Of Finance.
President Dole says the constitution
of the Court of Claims Is about conf
pleted, and the personnel will probably
be announced in a day or so.
"Wednesday, March rs.
References from tie Council of State
were considered by the Executive
Council this morning. Geo. a. Davis,
attorney, was heard on behalf of the
petition Of Henry Zcrbe for payment OF
S72626 salary deficiency claimed TO be
due him for services in the custom
house in 1861. The matter was taken
under advisement.
John Prendergast's petition for
$295.75 alleged to be due for work on
the Koolauloa road in 1892 was refer
red to the Minister Di the Interior for
investigation and report,
Minister Damon submitted the case
I j
steamer Rio de Janeiro for physical
disability by j. X. Brown. Federal inn
migration inspector. lie was allowed
to land on depostiLs bond OF 500
to insure that he should return home
in the same steamer. As the Rio did
not call on account OF quarantine the
japanese could not get away. Col
lector General Stackabic and the Min
lister agree that the bond should be Tor
feited and the money go into govern
ment realizations. The matter was re-
ferred to the Attorney General.
Letters were read from MI. HartweN
at Washington dated the 10th, 18TH
10th and 18th Of March.
Mr.. Sewall, United States Special
Agent, came in and left with the Exc
cutive a letter from John Hay, Secre'
tary of State, dated March IL, refer
ring to necessary appropriations fol
, the post office and custom house. In
which the Government ut Washington
had expressed its approval Of action
, being taken by the local government
IL IL was deemed necessary, In different
appropriations for these two bureau;
made by the Council of State, without
, waiting for the approval OF the Presi
dent.
Friday, March 50.
| In the Executive Council this morn
, ing the Zerbe claim was further dis
. cussed but no action taken.
The petition OF 800 or more Japan
Q ese subjects to have their taxes fo'
1900 RENTED, they being unable L
pay them on account Of losses in Chi
natown fires, was referred to the At
= torney General for report.
!, The Minister Of Finance was advised
4 to make such payments during tn
c present biennial period as are set FORT
in the list Of appropriations Furnished
D by the Auditor General, amounting t
I I$1,90,725, which are reapproprlated a
: 81, 909, 725, which are rcanpropriated a
the laws OF 1898 in accordance will
Section 4. Article 70. Constitution
DIR. Wood came in and spoke of tn
n plaques having broken oi:t In Sydne,
: and the difficulty in properly guardin
I this port II the vessels wer., not com
PEELED to bring bills Of health, whicl
t at present Is not the case, the healtl
@ authorities here having TO depend upol
0 the American bills of health for tbel
n information.
II Attorney General Cooper stated tina
y some time ago a resolution had bee,
passed by the Board of Health prohib
o iting vessels from entering here with
a out properly certified bill OF health
u and President Dole said that upon sue
d resolution being presented to the Exc
: cutive Council 1t would he approved.
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