The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-03-12

resolution were passed, every member OF
the House would attempt to get funds
for his district by Joint resolution.
| Dickey had ruie-i7-which he
| thought called for the putting Of the mo-
J ton to the table, first: and called the
Chairs attention to he same The Chair
/ thought otherwise and put the motion to
refer the resolution to the Finance Com
mittee. Robertson's motion prevailed by
a majority of one vote, IL to II.
| Monsarrat had few questions which
he wished propounded to the Superintend-
ent of Public Works The questions
clothed a few quiet digs at road engi-
neers. the land commissioner. the super
intendent himself in particular and ev-
erybody in general The word "why"
stood out like the moon on n clear night
and was reminiscent of the days when
I i.ocbenstein was n member of the Legis-
lature and won fame on his eff not, why
| not?' phrase. Monsarrat's motion that
the clerk forward the questions to the
Superintendent of Public Works was
passed. The questions We're as follows:
l. What was the amount appropriated
by the last Legislature for the construc-
ton of a new road between Pahala and
the Volcano, District of Kau, Island OF
Hawaii?
II. How much of this road has been
constructed?
was expended for the surveys of this
road?
". Why was this road built in sec
lions?
V. Has the so-called road engineer"
fun charge of the construction Of the
Government roads on the Island Of Ha
wall?
VI. Define the duties of the road en-
gnecr.
VII. Why was a section of road built
and then abandoned on the road from
Punaluu to the upper Government road?
VII. Did the Government pay for this
piece of abandoned Government road?
IN. If so, how much7
y. Why was "A section of road between
Awaiohinu and Kahuku. Kau, built and
then abandoned.
Nj Did the Government pay for It?
MI. If so, how much7
NH. How much was spent for sur
veys on this road?
XIV Does the road engineer receive
his salary during his absence from the
Territory?
XIV. Why has not the road in kona,
known as Papa road, been completed?
Dickey introduced resolution relative
10 the amounts due Hawaiian postmas-
ters for the Republic of Hawaii stamps
which they turned in to the Federal
last June. His resolution was
as follows:
Resolved, That the Finance Commit
tee be instructed to ask the late post
masters of the Republic of Hawaii. who
had Hawaiian stamps In their possession
when said Republic was dissolved, and
which have not been redeemed, to send
in sworn statements of the amounts due
them in order that the same may be en-
tered in the appropriation bill"
The resolution was adopted.
Emmeluth presented the reports OF
committees under a suspension
of the rules, as follows:
Your Judiciary Committee begs leave
to report that 1t has had under consid-
GRAFTON House Bill 13, an Act to repeal
certain obsolete laws. Your committee
has checked over the list of laws en-
braced in the bill and finds that, with
one exception, all said laws are obso-
lete, and, for various reasons, have be-
come imperative and valueless. The ex-
ception referred TO Is portion Of chap
ter 10 Of the Session Laws Of 1874 under
which telephone and telegraph comma
mics may acquire the right to erect poles
ana wires on public streets. While this
law might he properly amended in ac-
cordancc with the bin now before the
House to compel the placing of such
wires under the surface, II should not
Zoe repealed entirely. We therefore rec
ommeud that an amendment be made I'm
cotton l. with this amendment we rec
ommcnd that the bin be passed"
lIihio moved the report be referred 10
o committee OF the whole House Ma
h"" said he had read the navigation
."s and he thought n was a waste Of
l1u' ana money 10 have these obsolete
laws bound M I'm tho books 81 law,
1ui moved the report be accepted UpOu
i vote the House adopted the report.
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