The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-02-20
70 COMPLETE THE SEWERS
COUNCIL OF STATE MAKES An
APPROPRIATION.
The System to be Extended to The
Suburban Districts-$1OO, 900 Addi-
tional Given the Board of Health.

The Council of State yesterday after
noon made provision for the completion
of the sewer system of Honolulu and its
extension to the suburbs in accordance
with the plans of Rudolph Herring The
sum of S345, 253.24 for this purpose was
appropriated.
There were present, President Dole
and Ministers Alexander Young, q. A.
Mott-Smith, s. M. Damon, and Attor-
ney- General H. e. Cooper; Councillors
c. Bolte, Cecil Brown, A. G. M. Robert
son, Mark p. Robinson, John Mott, M.
A. Gonsalves, w. c. Achi, d. p. r. Isen-
berg, ]. L. Kaulukou, S. X. Kane and
A. V. Gear.
The whole subject of the need of the
appropriation, the power of the Council
to make it, and the provision for the
approval of the President of the United
States was discussed. DR.. c. c. Wood
President of the Board of Health, by
invitation of the Council, addressed it
on the subject. The appropriation bill
as passed is as follows:
| 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 l. The following sums
amounting to S345,253 "a, are hereby
appropriated out of any moneys whicr
will be received by the Treasury dur.
ing the biennial period ending Deem
Der 31st, A. d. 1901, from the loan at.
thorized by an act passed by the Leg
islatura of 1896, entitled AN Act t
Provide for Public Loans Out of Any
| In fbn aI
May Hereafter Be Received by tn,
Treasury Out of Any Surplus Re
ceived From Deposits in the Posta
Savings Bank of From Any Balanc,
in Hand From the Loan Fund From
Whatever Source on the 31st day o
December, 1892" provided. however
that any moneys advanced from cur
rent receipts or from deposits in tn
Postal Savings Bank for the object
named may as soon as practicable b.
reimbursed from moneys obtainet
from such loan.
For the completion of sewer
age authorized under Act
GO, approved the 18th 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 go. $345, 1858 2
Sec. .. Every contract for con
structing such public works or ~
] furnishing material therefor amount
ing to $500 shall be awarded only up
: On public advertisement for tenders
and no public work or requirement fo
material therefor shall be divided O
parceled out for the purpose of evad
ing the provisions of this section.
A further appropriation of $100,0
for the use of the Board of Health i
suppressng the bubonic plague wa
made, as on February Is, out of $152 OF
already appropriated for the Board fC
this purpose, $1SS,O0O has already bee
7 spent.
Minister Young made a statemel
regarding the lands for the detentio
camp. The owners of the land, whel
it could not be leased, had agreed th1
the Government could remove II
buildings and other improvements
the expiration of the time.