The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-02-20
COUNCIL
Of STATE
Nearly Half a Million
Appropriated.
SEWER SYSTEM PROVIDED
Subject to Approval of Mckinley
Hundred Thousand Dollars
More for Plague,

The Council of State met yesterday
afternoon at 3:15 instead of at 2 o. m.
as previously set. There were present
President Dole and Ministers Alex.
Young, E. A. Mott-Smith, S. NJ. Da-
mon, and H. E. Cooper. Councillors
Secretary c. Bolte, Cecil Brown, A. G.
NJ. Robertson, Mark Robinson, John
Mott, NJ. A. Gonsalves, w. c. Achi, d.
P. r. Isenberg, ]. l.. Kaulukou, s. K.
Kane and A. v. Gear. President DIR.
Wood of the Board of Health was also
present, on the invitation of the Exec
utive Council, to state the views of the
former body to the Council of State.
After roll call and the reading and
approval Of the minutes of the pre-
vious meeting the President asked
the Minister of Finance to read the Act
for Sewer Appropriation.
Minister Damon stated that it had
been voted by the Executive Council
yesterday to recommend the appropria-
ton OF $345, 253.24 for the extension
and completion of the sewer system.
and in accordance with that action the
Following act had been prepared.
which he would read:
Act /.
An Act Making Special Appropriation
for the use of the Department of
the Interior during the two years
which will end with the 31st day
of December, 1901.
! Subject to the approval of the Presi-
dent OF the United States.
Be it enacted by the Council of State
of the Republic of Hawaii:
Section 1. The following sums.
amounting to S345, 253.24, are hereby
appropriated out of any moneys which
will be received by the Treasury dur
ing the biennial period ending Deem
Der 31st, A. d. 1901, from the loan au-
thorized by an act passed by the Leg
lslature of 1896. entitled "An Act to
Provide for Public Loans Out of Any
Moneys Now in the Treasury or Which
May Hereafter Be Received by the
Treasury Out OF Any Surplus Re-
ceipts From Deposits in the Postal
Savings Bank or From Any Balance
in Hand From the Loan Fund From
Whatever Source on the 31st day OF
December, 1885," provided, however
that any moneys advanced from cur
rent receipts or from deposits in the
Postal Savings Bank for the objects
named may as soon as practicable be
reimbursed from moneys obtained
from such loan.
For the completion of sewer
age authorized under Act
SO, approved the 9TH day
of July, 1898, and the ex-
tension of the same under
plans submitted by Ru-
dolph Herring and the fur
Their extension of sewerage
to outlying districts -. .$345,2 53 2
Sec. 2. Every contract for con
structing such public works or 70
furnishing material therefor amount
ing to $500 shall be awarded only up
on public advertisement for tenders
and no public work or requirement 70
material therefor shall be divided o
parceled out for the purpose of evad
ing the provisions of this section.
: Sec. 3. This Act shall take effec
from the date Of its approval by tn
President OF the United States.
Minister Damon further said tn
Executive Council, in considering tn
matter, had held in mind the urgen
recommendation of the Board {
Health, which body were strongly 1
favor of the immediate carrying out {
the plans for the sewerage system 9
drawn by Mr.. Rudolph Herring. Thes
were to be extended to outlying dii
tricts which were to be added to tt
plans, and provision was also to I
= made for large pumping station, ais
to be added thereto.
Minister Damon then read a list
the necessary expenditures to be pr
vided for, and stated that the Apr
priation OF s250,000 would expire
Limitation on March 31st next. The
was, he said, a balance of some IS;
900 of the amount which would al
lapse at that time. The unpaid pc
ton of the bills due would aggrega
Sill ,205, and, as this amount wou
- have to be called for at the next lie
- islature, Il was thought best under t
ID circumstances to merge this in t
n. amount asked for Of the Council
State.
Councillor Gear asked If a contra
- was not made by the Government pl
viding for portion of the items re
before the 31st of December.
Minister Damon made further {
W PLANTATION of the matter and re-read
I list of estimated expenses, stati
u that the estimates had been practic
,s ly made by Mr.. Edwards and Super
tendent Rowell; the estimates were
n, closely made as possible under the
cumstances
a Councillor Cecil Brown wished
y know what authority the Council
- State had to make this appropriate
He held that If the Council had
y 7ower to make this Appropriation, Il
had the power to go through to
end and pass the entire appropriate
Oh Minister Damon said there was
. clause in the act Itself which cove
Councillor Browns objection by m
N ing the whole appropriation subject
u he approval of President McKinl
II was clearly evident from the
two kilograms received from Wa
4 'ngton in reply to letters sent them
the Government regarding the