The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-02-26
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the qualifications of its members, and
| therefore could act IL It SO thought
| wise. The House had now been COM
pletely organized and the opportunity
had passed, and he would move that
the memorial be laid on the table.
| Seconded by Home Rulers the motion
was passed by them. the Republicans
taking little part in the matter as there
| had been a caucus understanding that
the matter would not be taken up until
| today.
| Kealowaa presented a petition from
tenants of government land of Ma
kakeku. asking that they be permitted
to buy the lands and asking for road
from the wharf. Pail offered the petit
ton of Kohala people that $4,000 be ap-
propriated for repairing the road from
the Pail of Pololu to Honokane.
Kalama presented a petition Of Maui
citizens asking $4,000 for a trail from
UIupalakua to Kaupo, % miles.
WANTED MINUTES PRINTED.
KeIiinoi presented a resolution set
| ting forth that as so much valuable
time is wasted in the reading of the
| minutes, that they be printed and laid
on the desk of each member every
morning. The question was given
slight consideration and was laid on
the table.
Kupihea presented a petition of cit
liens asking that street be opened
from School and Liliha streets to Ka-
mehameha w Road.
Vida asked $16,350 for bridges on this
island.
Wright asked $1,000 for top dressing
the road from the Kona-Kau boundary
to Kahuku; $1,000 for repair of Wal
kaolona homestead roads; $4,000 for
top dressing Volcano road from Pahala
up; and $1,000 for the road from Wal
ohinu.
Kou wants $40, 900 for roads, wharves
and bridges in Koolauloa.
Haia asked for $4,000 for bridges in
Hama, Maui; $1,000 for the road from
Hama to Kailua; $4,000 for the road
from Kipahulu to Kahikinui; $500 for
a road from Waihuanui to Keanae, and
wharf at the latter place, $4,000; a
school house there 1000, and for widen
ing the road from the bridge to the
landing, IS, 600.
Pulaa had the following requests for
appropriations: Road from Keahua- |
Iona to Kiholo, $4,000; from Kiholo to
Huehue, $4,000; repair roads, Kona, |
$50 900; repair roads, Kau, $25, 900.
Keliinoi asked $4,000 for a road from
Lahaina to Waikiki.
Kou wanted $500 for repairs to the |
court house at Koolauloa.
WILL HAVE CITY BILL
Long, of the Fourth District. gave
notice that he would introduce a bill
to provide for the incorporation of the !
city and county of Honolulu.
Kel tnoi gave notice following that |
he would present a bill to provide for |
the manufacture and distribution of
electric light and power on the Island |
of Oahu
Aylett said he would introduce a bill |
to regulate carriages and provide for |
licensing them.
Lewis announced that he would have |
a bill for granting a franchise for an |
electric railroad in the District of Hilo. |
Chillingworth said he would intro
duce a bill providing for licensing the
sale of malt liquors.
Andrade announced his intention to
introduce bill giving the Standard |
Telephone company the right to place
underground wires in the streets.
HOME RULE BILL DITCHED.
Kupihea asked that he be given the
privilege of introducing, at this point,
the county bill of which he had given
notice. This is the bill drawn by At
torney Poepoe, and which had been
expected for some time. The bill was
presented and read by title, but that is
as far as it got. Two motions to in
definitely postpone were made at once
and the Republicans lined up against
the measure. shelving it for the time
being, and in the opinion of the major
ity putting it aside for all time.
Kaniho presented bill to amend the
title of Chapter LXII Of the Penal
Laws.
The resolutions We're referred by the
Chairman to the various committees
to which they belong. This closed the
business of the morning.
RESOLUTIONS AND BILLS.
Resolutions were still the order of the
afternoon session, and Kali began |
with a request for $4,000 for school |
house at Lihue, Kauai.
Wright proposed appropriations for |
Kona as follows: Wharf at Kailua, |
81, 1000; road. Kailua to Keauhou, Sc 600; |