Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-04-07

| item be stricken out and there be In
serted in its place the following:
Fire Apparatus for Steam Tug, s.,
000." The Superintendent of Public
Works states that $1,000 Is sufficient tt
supply the steam tug with all the .irt
apparatus necessary, and as your com
mittee have previously recommended
IN their report on Act /: they do not
believe that the Government will bS
| allowed to conduct towage business
and therefore new steam tug for the
harbor is unnecessary.
Respectfully submitted,
A. V. GEAR,
ID. p. II. ISENBERG,
(SignedD J. A. KENNEDY,
JOHN MOTT,
w. +. ALLEN.
Committee on Interior Department. n
Honolulu, April 2, 1900.
Wednesday, April 4.
There were present Mt the Council of
State yesterday afternoon. President
Dole, Ministers Mott-Smith, Young and
Damon; Councillors Robertson, Con.
salves, Kane, Allen, ltna, Isenberg,
Kaulukou. Jones, Gear Mott, Bolte and
Kennedy.
The President, In answer to Mr.. Isen-
berg. said request had been sent TO
Washington for author ity for the Court
of Claims to consider usses outside of
Chinatown and including those from
fumigation. Replying 70 Mr.. Gear, he
did not think claims Of leaseholders
would come before the Court. Answer
ing Mr.. Kane, he said the present au-
thorlty was but to Appropriate money
for organization. And, 10 question
by Mr.. Gear, he stated that II the
Council of State was in existence when
awards were made, Il would have pow
or to appropriate money for paying
them, also that the Council would cease
TO exist when the Republic of Hawaii
did.
Mr.. Young was given !nrther time for
reporting on the Prendergast claim.
The committee on the bill appro-
priating money for the Board of
Health reported progress.
Mr.. Damon stated that so far 1866
tax receipts had been collected, as
against 1883 this time last year, show
ing but 2lS behindhani comparatively.
This was in reference TO the petition OF
Japanese for remission of taxes.
Acc No. 2, with Interior items pass
ed as follows:
Landings and buoys, Hawaii, $4,000.
Buoys, Hilo harbor, $4,000.
Landings and buoys, Maui, $500.
Landings and buoys, Honolulu, SILL
900.
Lighthouse supplies, $1,000.
Steam tug. $1,000.
Running expenses new steam tug,
$4,000, committee recommending item
be stricken out.
Mr.. Damon gave statement of re-
turns from different sources of revenue,
and expressed the opinion that the
United States would not pursue a poll
cy of confscation in Hawaii. This
item Of towage might seem small, yet,
after deducting the heavy expenses,
there was surplus CT $4,000 to the
credit Of the little tugboat which would
be slightly reduced by unpaid bills.
He did not expect the United States
would furnish gunboat for local SER
vice, and the new tushoat now pro-
posed would be of assistance both to
the police and fire protection services.
Abiding to the question of protection
from fire, he thought IL would be bet
ter to get water first and let engines
come later. The Minister of Finance
argued strongly the advantages of hav-
ing steamer for local government SER
vices. Not only would the tugboat be
valuable in that way, but a source OF
revenue. In answer TO Mr.. Isenberg
he said he had not the remotest idea
where the theory came from, that I'M
der American law towing must be done
by private enterprise.
Mr.. Achi considered IL safe to pro-
coed on the theory that the present
Congress would not pass the territor-
ial bill. Politics was an uncertain
problem in the United States.
Mr.. Gear believed, II the government
tug could be used for towing purposes,
it was very desirable to have 1t. 1t
would serve for the purposes of the
Board of Health in addition to other
services mentioned. There was an
other item of $1,000 proposed for fitting
the tug with fire apparatus. He advo-
Gated passing the item and let its ex-
penditure depend on whether the Gov
eminent could do towing.
Mr. Kennedy suggested that the law
authorities should be asked about the
towing.
Mr.. Young argued that the item
should be passed, on the understand
ing thaC the money should only be
spent If circumstances dictated 1t.
Several motions We're made for dis
posal of the item.
Mr.. Robertson supported the motion
to pass the item.
Mr.. Kane saw no necessity of wait
ing, since the Interior committee had
referred the matter to this Council.
Mr.. Jones thought 1t highly import
ant to have the opinion of the Attorney
General.
Mr.. Gears motion to so refer the
item carried.
Unpaid ILLS roads and bridges
South Kona, S427.96, committee recon-.
mending $450,T on acccunt of latel
bills. Carried.
Unpaid bills: Beach road Kailua t.