The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-09-23
Whitney e Marsh, Ltd.

of the claims and not their payment
after a decision was rendered as to the
amount of the claims.
Senator Burton had an IDEA that the
fire department had been inefficient and
that the fire could have been controlled
if there had been a sufficiency of ap-
paratus, and Judge Silliman asked that
he be sworn He told of the fire. the
prevailing wind and how the trades had
sprung up and rendered it impossible
for the department to control the fire.
Senator Burton asked more than once
| if it was not fact that the department
was not inadequate to the needs of the
city but he was told that in the opin-
| ion of the witness there could have been
no agency effective against the fire con-
| sidering the conditions of change of
wind, the catching of the Kaumakapili
church and finally the fear of the cpl
demic which kept people out of the in
| fected district
| The Commission directed that they
! be furnished with all evidence on the
| matter of the cases which were heard,
which viii be done. There was some
questioning as to the percentages which
| the attorneys were to receive and attor-
neys present testified that 61s per cent
was the usual charge for attorneys,
| one witness showing that in the case Of
| the Chinese claims which had been
| specially prepared for various courts
and finally rendered, the added charges
would amount to 10 Is per cent.
| Chairman Mitchell asked that DR..
Wood, former president of the Board
of Health, make a statement and the
doctor appeared with written state
ment, which he read at length. The re-
port set forth the history of the bubonic
plague and the efforts of the board to
combat it, He laid particular stress
upon the fact that the board did not
fight it for the simple purpose of put
ting it down here but as well for the
protection of the coast and other cities
which have commerce with this port.
| Taking up the matter of alleged ex-
orbitant expenses DR.. Wood showed
that there was more than ordinary care
| taken to have the expenses as light as
POSSIBLE and the accounts properly
| cared for, so that there would be nc
extravaganza
When DR. Wood had finished Secre-
tary Cooper appeared for a moment
only to show that there was real ques-
ton as to who would receive the money
entering into the reimbursement of the
Territory. He said the Territory haC
undertaken the payment of the claims
and any action by Congress would
mean only that the Territory was re
ieved to have extent.
Governor Dole was asked if he ha(
any statement to make and Responded
that he had not, but was ready to an
swer questions if there were any to b.
asked. Senator Mitchell asked hin
how many bills ne vetoed, and he SAT-
that he could not give an answer a
ence, but among the number was on
reducing the tax on female dogs an
: another establishing city and count
governments The latter he said was
d. bulky document, which he invited tn
a Commission to read and which he, afte
q some inspection, concluded it was tn
wisest course to let die.
+ Il am in favor of the passage of a hi
:. which shall enact an organic act fc
d all county governments" said Gov. Do
(, in answer to Senator MitchelFs questio
: as to his view, leaving to the variou
i communities the right to so organic
IS themselves when they see fit, and rs
d the compulsory organization of sue
f corporations" Asked to his opiniO
as to the control of the public land
It Gov. Dole said that he favored II
N leaving of the control here as the loc
Ut government was in close contact wit
IF the feeds of settlers and kept in touC
" with the local conditions while the go
s eminent at Washington would
a handicapped by the absence of distin
local knowledge. He explained the col
re ditions Of purchase of public lands al
ar as 10 leases.
ne In the question OF the lands held !
u the Portuguese he said he thought
IN opportunity to gain longer leases so
to protect their improvements would