The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-04-07

per item!zed bills rendered amount
ing as follows were purchased by M
between December. 1898. % Mar. n.
1899. for accornt CT Gle ri o
HealJh according 10 orders reeve
fror Mr.. w. o. Smi n. Ere ident Cf N.
Board of Heai.h a. that time.
Honolulu, a. l., April End. 1900.
c. B. REYNOLDS.
Executive Officer. BJard OF Hea tn
Kaulukou moved that the petition be
referred to the Executive Council.
Bolte wished the matter referred TO
the Interior Department. Gonsalves
moved the bill be laid on the table TO
be considered under unpaid bills"
Allen seconded Mr.. kaulukou's mo-
ton and the same was carried.
Correspondence Wanted.
Gear presented the following resolu-
ton: Resolved. That the Council of
State request that the Executive do
lay before them the correspondence
the appointment of Court of Claims.
A. V. GEAR.
Councillor.
nc vi lllt ItSOlullOu Sdlu
the correspondence had never been
made pubic and he thought IL raIght
have some weight in setting the many
rumors regarding the personnel OF the
Court of Claims. He moved the reso-
luton be adopted. and Isenberg sec
onded the motion. which was adopted.
Gear. on behalf of the Committee on
Interior, reported orally that IL had
received a communication from the
Secretary OF the Board of Health.
which gave the lists of purchases made
by tender through advertising and
those which had been bought without
such a procedure during the pas. six
months. The communication stated
that out OF a total of $4,000 paid out
six months prior to the outbreak of
plague, some $S,716 in supplies were
purchased without tender, while come
s29 900 were purchased by tender. I'm
der these circumstances the Councillor
thought that the Board of Health hard
ly needed a purchasing agent.
Isenberg said he had attended a
meeting OF the Board the day before
and asked the President what they
thought about the insertion of such an
item. The Board unanimously thought
1t was not necessary to have such an
officer, as nearly all the material was
bought on tender. Damon moved that
the item be taken up and considered
when Act , was again considered. The
motion prevailed.
Bonded Warehouse.
Gear, for the Committee on Depart
ment of Interior. reported upon the
bonded warehouse for Hilo. He had
asked some of the parties interested in
having the building erected what the
cost would be. He received a letter
from one firm. endorsed by another.
having extensive business interests In
Hilo, in which 1t was estimated that
a brick building, similar to the one al
Kahului, would cost 5000.
Jones moved that the report be laid
| on the table and taken up with Bill 4
1 Carried.
Cooper Renders Report.
Cooper read a report upon the tow
| age matter which was referred to him
few days ago. His opinion was that
| there was no law which would prohib-
IL the local Government from contin-
| uing its work In towing vessels in and
out Of the harbor.
| Jones moved that the report be laid
| on the table and taken up with Sec
\ tons 2, 3. 4. 5 and OF Act 2. Carried
Cooper also read a lengthy opinion
In regard TO the proposition to erect q
! gasoline power generator for electric
| light at the Nuuanu station, 20 cost
$4,000. The point at issue was wheth-
er it would inte3fere with the franchise
! of the Hawaiian Electric Company
| The Attorney General said the Govern
! ment had no power 10 lease current by
its own works, but under the police
| regulations Il had the right to supply
lights upon the public streets. There
| fore he was OF the opinion the Gov
| eminent had the right 10 install the
plant.
Isenberg moved the report be accept
ed and laid on the table for consid-
Grafton with bill 2.
Sewage Steamer.
Line 1853, gasoline power plant, for
electric light station. Nuuanu. sl2 1000.
Passed.
Line III. purchase of one steam yes
sci for towing sewage scows, 100000.
Line us. running expenses for same,
s., 900.
1 htuutns IL AH'
! intended purchasing a new steam yes
sci. the old one. "Eleu," ought TO be
utilized for towing the sewage scows.
Young felt that new boat should
| be at the beck and call for the Board of
Heath on all occasions. Isenberg. was
in favor of purchasing a new tug for
harbor service. and turning the old one
over to the Board of Health. III the
government intended TO compete with
private business In this line. of carrying
| freight between the islands with gov
eminent supplies. then IL ought to open
up private butcher shops and grocery
stores.
Jones moved that the two items be
referred to the Department of Interior
Committee.
Robertson moved to strike the Items
out of the bill. He did not see the use
of purchasing a vessel for towing sew
age scows when there would be no sew
age to tow. and objected to the gov
eminent entering into the business OF
carrying freight against the regular
| feright carriers.
Young understood that even after the
sewer system was all In. there would
| still be cesspools TO be emptied.
] Al folf That xvaq all right for the