The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-04-17

COUNCIL
TALKS POI
Young Says We Should
Build Shops.
UACLEAN METHODS USED
An Appropriation Wanted to Improve
Streets in Portuguese
District.


In the absence OF President Dole
from yesterdays session OF the Council
OF State, Councillor Kaulukou was
chosen to act as chairman. There was
a small attendance and routine work
was the main business considered.
Councillors Achi, Robinson, Kauiuk0u
Jones. Alien. Gear, Mott, Kane and
Gonsalves. and Ministers Mott-Smith
and Young answered the roll call. At
torney General Cooper was busy in
court
Councillor Jones, on behalf of the
Committee on Finance department re-
ported that the committee had sum
med up the totals of Act 3, and
the bill had been reprinted and lay
on the desks of the members. The new
total amounted to $495 ,ql6.82, being an
increase OF $122.149 over the amount
as first reported to the Council. The
report was accepted and laid on the
table for consideration with the bill.
Councillor Kane read the report OF
the Judiciary Committee, covering sec
tions 2. 3, 4, S and s of Act 4, wherein
was stated: $50,
your Committee ON the Judiciary
and Attorney Generals Departments
to whom were referred sections j, 2, 3,
4. S and 6 of Act 4, beg leave to report
that we recommend that the sections
pass In the bill with the exception that
sections be amended by adding there
to the words by the President of. the
United States q" .,- -
Respectfully submitted, - ;.. -
IA. G. M. ROBERTSON.
"P. X. KANE. -, "a
~. L. KAULUKOU.'' =
1t was moved by Councillor Zones
that Act 3 pass its first reading, which
was effected by a unanimous vote,
Wants Road Repaired.
At this point Councillor Gonsalves
arose to request that a new item be in
serted amounting to $4,000 for the
purpose of widening Miller street from
PunchbOwl to Kinau streets and a sim
liar work performed on Kinau street
between Punchbowl and Alapai
streets. II this item could not be; in
serted then he wanted the assurance
Of the Minister of Interior that part Of
the appropriation Of. $526,000 for
roads and bridges In Honolulu would
be utilized for Strengthening out these
streets. During rainy weather :! chill
dren could not go through the streets
to school, and laborers we're forced to
tramp through mud to go to work. The
stone wagons from the quarry were
road destroyers, and both streets were
literally quagmires on wet days. Gear
thought that the big appropriation was
sufficient to insure street repairs and
improvements as requested by MI;
Gonsalves. Mr.. Young assured the
latter that he would recommend the
improvements to the Road Supervisor.
and Mr.. Gonsalves sat down, satisfied
with the Minister'S promise. G ,r
Bill 2 was then taken up line by line
and passed for dts second reading, sew
eral corrections being made. tt
Minister Young asked that new
item, to be known as 160A, Poi Houses,
Honolulu, $4,000, be- inserted. He,
thought 5000 would be about the
amount needed, but cut the figure
down.
Achi did not believe in the Govern
ment grabbing everything in sight. He
thought an inspector of poi should be
appointed. But building houses for
eyerything-wash houses, poi houses
and the like-was something they
should not do. as 1t would interfere
with private rentals. 3d. s,s %. -.
Achi Eats Poi. a
There is law providing for In,
speeding pol. but 1t Is a dead letter."
said Mr.. Achi. II eat poi every day
and l would like to see 1t made prop
erly. 1t will make the people suffer to
have poi made In one place only. The
manufacturers will charge for deliver
Ing poi. I don't think 1t is right to
force 1t upon us to have poi made In
one locality" l. :,
Minister Young did not think the
measure would hurt the Hawaiians,
but, to the contrary, would be benefi-
,ial, especially from a health stand
point. The Government might en-
ieavor to enforce regulation requir-
ng cement floors. but he did not think
he manufacturers would comply. The
lushings In the present construct
ID houses seeped through floors and
tept the earth beneath wet and insan-
tary. The poi shops were nuisances
3 at present constructed.
Achi said the law against poi manu-
acture In certain districts was forced
lpon the Legislature by people who In
ended to form company to get @ !
orner on the output of poi "The ma
ives will howl II the Government
axes hold of this matter" continued
fr. Achi. what are the sewers con-
tructed for. II not TO carry off the
lushings?"
Mr.. Kane was In favor OF Minister
oung's proposition, as he thought |
hat under Governmental supervision
dequate place would be provided for
nrning out healthy poi. Minister |
Dung was certain that the sale of poi |
'ould not be hlndered, but only its |
manufacture affected
Achi replied tersely: 81 want to as
IRE the Minister that 1t cannot be
one"
Adjourned until 8 p. m. today.