The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-03-09
HOUSE ASKS QUESTIONS
WANTS TO KNOW ALL ABOUT THE
SEWER.
Calls for the Original and subsequent
Contracts and Financial Statements
in Regard to It-Routine.

Emmeluth Tor the finance committee
presented an amenueu report on ii. Al.
DuW.s petition finding the amount over
paid hy DOW into tue treasury To bg
a43g.95 instead of S44O as stated in the
petition. The report was tabled until
Monday to be considered with the MN
ority report
Tine committee on public lands
through Makainai reported favorabiy
on the petition asking Tor $3.50 for a
warehouse at Hoipuloa, South kona.
kaulhO moved to adopt the report.
Dickey wanted il tabled to be consider
ed with the appropriation bill Make
kau said it ought to be adopted at once
as goods lately shipped there had been
much damaged by rain.
Emmeluth said IL this report was
adopted now the House would be flood
ed with similar petitions from people
who thought themselves similarly Sit
uatud. The Speaker ruled Emmeluth
out of order but he replied that ne had
said all he wanted to. DiclIey said the
money could not be made available be
fore the appropriation bill was passed.
A solid hour was then spent in dis
cussug what should be done with the
bill finally drifting into debate as to
what had been done with the bill to-
gether with discussive remarks on the
rules of the House Finally it was re-
ferred OF the special committee on tax
ton
Representative Beckley offered re-
solution calling on the superintendent
of Public Works for certain papers re-
lating TO the construction of the Ho-
nOlulu sewer system, and asking GER
tain questions i'm relation thereto The
papers and answers to the questions
were asked for within one week
The papers called for by Beckleys
resolution are thus described:
Wanted from superintendent Of
Public Works information and copies
of agreements, etc, as follows Original
sewer contract. specifications call for
bids list of tenders and amounts,
name of successful bidder, agreement
between same and government, names
bondsmen If any, present status and
condition of the work performed under
this contract and financial statement
as of date, regarding same.
Second sewer contract, like ques-
tions and information as in re original
contract. Observation-Disclosures.
Sewer connections. method of rating
cost of connecting house. sewers and
number of such now, connected, with
location OF sarne.
"Outfall sewer, specifications, call for
tenders list of tenders and amounts,
name of successful bidder, agreement
between same and government, names
of bondsmen if any, cause for release
of contractor and agreements entered
into at the time of abandoning con-
tract agreements existing at this time
relative to completion of outfall and
financial statement showing amounts
paid original contractor, also payments
to date under later agreements, esti-
mates of additional cost of completing
outfall to conform to terms of speci-
fication thereon.
Sewerage pumping plant, speclhca-
tions, terms and conditions under
which this has been erected, cost cap
acity and actual per diem running eX-
pense to date.
Estimated cost of running at full
capacity.
"Estimated number of house connec-
tions to be made to the sewerage sys-
TEN.
complete information as to length
cost, size and capacity of drainage
system and connections for surface
drainage including expenditures to
date"
Monsarrat offered a resolution setting
out that il seemed unlikely the House
could get through it's business in sixty
DAYS and so fixing the hour for open
ing the session in the morning at $3.50
O'Clock instead of at 10. Consideration
was postponed until Monday