The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-06-18
SIX MONTHS
EXPENSE BILL
CONTINUED from page /,


Associated Charities item, which the
upper body had raised from 1925 tC
$3.50. This carried leaving the item al
the smallest sum.
Turning back to deferred items the
first was the Pratt expense item, $1O,-
Ooe Baldwin moved that the Senate
yield that item and the Fertilizer
| Company item and the Merchants item
for health inspectors be granted by the
Senate. He said this would about even
up matters as the Pratt item was s1O.-
900, the Fertilizer Company item 81
1865 and the refunding for CONNER
cial bodies $S,12s.57.
Senator Brown said he favored re-
funding $500 TO the merchants for the
| Pratt expenses. He said that he
thought the merchants had advanced
the money without expectation of re-
| endorsement. and that the item was
put in for the purpose of showing that
the government appreciated the work
| Of the agent. He said he did not ap-
prove of giving Pratt $500 more than
ne agreed to go for. and that $500
would cover the actual expense leaving
| the merchants to give Pratt a present
if they so wished.
Senator Baldwin said he agreed with
all that had been said, but the House
had indicated that this item was re-
pugnant and he feared that the House
| would not pass a report with the item
other items which might be considered
as too high. and he was in favor of cut
ting the appropriations for repairs to
wharves from $4,000 to $50. 900 and the
item for dredging from $4,000 to $4,000
He said he was open to conviction but
he did not think the money could be
spent. He moved to reconsider and
then he made the proposition that the
items should be punched under his
original motion. Brown objected and
wanted a vote on each item, and moved
that the Pratt item be reduced to s.. 800
Kaniho objected to the Pratt item,
say lhS ludI the Deiciil was pAiilCllaliS
to Oahu; that Wilcox was the repre-
sentative of the Territory and that the |
precedent was bad. The Brown motion |
was a tie as was that to strike out and |
the consideration passed for the time. |
On the Hawaiian Fertilizer item the |
Sens ties amended item. which showed |
that the collection was made in error
was passed at s1.776.36.
on the wharf shed al Hoopuloa, Mr.. |
Harris reported that the work was now !
going on, the money being drawn from |
the general fund. The item was there |
fore stricken out.
The item providing for the develop |
ment of water at Kamanaiki spring |
was supported by Vida. who said it |
was at level higher than the pro- |
posed reservoir and that in no other |
way could water be had by the 300 resi- |
dents there The item was passed at |
s., 1000 Aala Park got s625 and the Ka- |
lihi Cemetery road $1,000
Baldwin moved to reconsider the !
item, road into Huleia valley, and it |
was inserted at $4,000. The Niumalu |
valley road, likewise reconsidered, got |
$4,000. Fernandez wanted to reconsider |
the South Hilo roads item and this be- /
ing done the committee passed the |
item as in the House, at $500 for |
roads and bridges general.
Achi here went back to the Para
disc of the Pacific subsidy. $3.50, and
Baldwin stated that this was the only |
item asked by President Crabbe, and
he urged that it be passed. The COM
mittee agreed to the item. The sub,
sidy for freight and passenger steam
ers to Molokai was passed and there
was some discussion over the item for
freight on parcel to the leper settle
ment to broaden it, it being approved.
On the item for the reimbursement
IF the merchants in the sum of SS,129.5T,
Senator Brown said he was ready for a
compromise. if this was inserted he /.
being willing to cut out the Pratt item.
He said he thought the next legislature
would hear from the Fertilizer works |
to the tune of $4,000 to
40 600. but that was passed so he was
-eady to make an agreement TO com
promise. Kaniho said the two items
Tor refunding TO merchants were SINH
ar and If he voted for one he would
or the both but after an argument he
agreed to the compromise. though he
believed the Board should be censured
or agreeing to debts for which there
vas no authority. The Pratt item was
therefore killed and the reimbursement
or health inspectors passed.
The administrative features We're 8
uickly passed and after providing that I
revision committee consisting of +
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