The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-10-15
WILL PAY
FOR WHARF
Business Men Law
Assessment for
Funds.

Whatever the method finally adopted
there will be paid all that is due the
firm of Castle & Cooke for its advances
made in the building of the channel or
quarantine wharf during the prevalence
of the plague two years past. This was
decided by the Chamber of Commerce
at its monthly meeting yesterday, and
as result of the discussion had at that
| time there will be given to all the mer-
chants of the community. an oppor-
| tunity to subscribe to the fund.
The committee appointed last month
to devise means for the payment of the
amount expended in the erection of the
| wharf, reported that 1t had thought
| best to make an assessment of the
amounts which in the opinion of the
committeeman should be paid for the
share of the firm or individual for the
work done. This assessment amounts
to total of $500 In the apportion
ment of it the leading firms in the ship
ping trade are assessed $500 and from
| this sum the tax runs down through
| $3.50, $3.50 to $40 which is the sum placed
| against those members of the cham
Der who represent businesses other than
merchandising.
When the list was read there was
some talk about the feeling of the MEM
bers of the Chamber, as TO the pay
| ment of their assessments, several
members asking If there had been any
offers to pay or any opposition to the
assessment Mr.. Swanzy said that the
committee had done nothing but de-
wise plans for the payment and had
| left the methods of collection to the
chamber.
| Mr.. AthertOn explained that Mr.. Gil
man had list of those who used the
wharf which might form a basis for
any division of the benefits He said
the debt was simply one of honor on
| the part Of the Chamber. 1t was not
so much the firms making money out
of their use Of the wharf, but all who
had business in the community at that
time, for the people had the benefit of
it's presence. There was other discus
sion and comment, leading up to Mr..
SwanZy's remark that there were other
merchants in town who had received
benefits from the wharf but who were
| not members of the chamber Mr.
| Spencer suggested that there might be
some of these who would desire to con-
tribute to meeting the expense of the
construction.
After further discussion motion of
| Mr.. Hoogs that the list be referred
back to the committee for the collec-
tion of the amounts as they prorated
carried unanimously.
The secretary produced a long letter
from W. C.. Weldon, dated Buffalo.
| Of ha
lectures which he had been delivering
there. The secretary also said that
there had been remitted to Mr.. Weed
on, for the lectures of himself and Mr..
Gilman, the sum of $3.50.
The circular letter of the Pittsburg
sion of anarchy and anarchists through
national legislative action. was read
by the secretary. There was some dis
cussion, and the motion of the secre-
tary was adopted, providing for a
committee to which was referred the
communication, and which will report
a series of resolutions at the next
meeting. The chairman appointed
Messrs. Spencer Auerbach and j. p
Cooke upon the committee
Secretary Spencer reported the work
of the Mckinley memorial committee
reading the telegram which was sent
on to Washington, and recounting the
meeting which was held at kawaiahaC
Church. The expenses of the meeting
We're placed at $3.50, which it was said
had been paid by the contributions OF
a few members. The material which
had been bought for the decoration OF
the church, ii was announced would
BE- sent tG Molokai If the superintend-
ent would see that the women made
use of II there. thus preventing the
: waste of the stuffs.
H NJ. Schmidt resigned from mem
bershp in the chamber owing to the
fact that he is not in business.
A communication from the Paradise
of the Pacific management, asking
an order for extra copies of the Christ.
mas edition of the paper, was read
The paper Is to be issued December 10
, and will contain eighty-four pages ol
matter and pictures descriptive of Ha
waiian life and progress. The sugges
tion was made that a supply of th'
papers be sent to Charleston to the eX
position. Mr.. Atherton said that a!
the chamber had no funds for the pur
, pose, IL be suggested that the member:
do all in their power for the circula
tion of the paper. a resolution to thi:
effect closed the business of the meet
ing.