The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-05-08
ECONOMY STREAK
STRIKES MEMBERS
OF BOTH HOUSES
Continued from page 80

was the first item after luncheon. anC
the appropriation was knocked out
Lighthouse expenses, $3.50, was attack
ed on the grounds that the Organic Ac
provided for government control. Vida
said he had been informed that Collec
tor Stackable would take up care of thu
lights just as soon as the Territory
stopped payment. Action was deferred
on motion OF Harris that such actor
be followed by a letter to Collector
Stackable asking II he will take The
lights.
Chairman Harris moved to strike out
Expenses OF steam tug, $1,000 saying
it costs $4,000 to operate the tug
which does nothing but tow garbage
| scows. He said there were three com.
panies ready to tow the garbage for $3.50
a month. two trips a day. The item
was referred to a committee, the chair
naming Harris, Aylett and Pail. For
pilot boats $500 was apportioned The
! numbering of houses. 81 200, brought
out a fight, Kumalae saying that the
! department had promised to complete
| the work in one year, yet officials were
still drawing salary. while If 1t had
| been given to a Chinese or Hawaiian
the work would have been finished.
Chairman Wright precipitated n
small row by saying the question was
one of spending all the money on this
| island, but after he was called down
the question was lost, the item being
| struck out.
RAILROAD SUBSIDY OUT
The item for the Oahu railway sub
sidy, 1925, was arbitrarily cut out, the
chair refusing to entertain motion to
refer to a committee.
Electric light Honolulu, $4,000, was
passed as was police fire alarm main
tenance, 1,750: electric light, Hilo,
81, 500 and lighting streets other than
Honolulu and Hilo, $500.
WILL INVESTIGATE PARKS.
The Honolulu Park Commission item,
SO, 600. was deferred the whole park
matter being referred to a commit
tee. Messrs. Lewis. Gandall and Fer
nandez. the Honolulu members being
ignored.
Waiakamilo camp rental, $3.50, and
running expenses market, $3.50, passed;
but the laundry item, s2.750. was dis
cussed at length and carried. For
curbing and paving government side
walks, $4,000 was asked and passed.
but the item. $6.25O. for constructing
sidewalks under Chapter 20 Section ia,
Civil Laws. was stricken out. Fencing
and grading government lots. $500,
and quarantine diseased animals, $500,
were agreed to. but expenses veterina-
rians outside Honolulu, 5000, had a
struggle. being carried by the Chair
man after tie vote.
Government pounds, $3.50. brought up
fight and was knocked out but care
government cemeteries, $1,000, went
through as did rent kerosene warehouse
lands, $500.
Taking up the out Of town matters
$500 for Jail and court house repairs,
Waiohinu: $1,000 for Lahaina court
house and grounds; 5000 for jailor's cot
tage North Kona; $500 warehouse Ma
poopoo: s4O0 jailor's cottage Kipahulu;
81 900 Jail Kipahulu, We're passed almost
without objection, and 5000 for wharf
shed at Hoopuloa and $500 same Hoo
kena We're added to the bill.
SEWERS AND WATERWORKS.
Sewerage, Honolulu. brought up
$S7S.70 for the Kewalo district sewer
which passed: and $4,000 for running
expenses sewer pumping station. which
was deferred on the statement that the
engineers had been notified that wages
must be cut in view of the S-hour law.
For running expenses of garbage SER
vice 1880 was appropriated as was $3.50
for the sewer system maintenance, but
$500 for the expense of the garbage
crematory went over until 1t was de-
termined whether or not the crematory
is to be built
The water works were cared for
with general repairs $4,000, reservoir
repairs $4,000 running expenses $3.50:
but pumping expenses s12,500 for the
three was laid over. The outside dis
trcts got: Hilo water works. s4,750;
Laupahoehoe, $50: Waikiki and Ka-
hului, 5000; reservoir. Kahului. $500;
Lahaina, $1,000; water pipes, Kula, from
Polipoli or other springs. making seven
miles of pipe, half to be paid by
ranches, $500; Koloa, 5000; Waiohinu,
s62 80; Waianae water works, 81, 000
LIBERAL WITH CHEMICALS.
Fire Department expenses We're pass
ed at SS,ll5; for chemical and hose
wagons at Nuuanu and Judd street, in
kalihi and Waikiki, s7,l20 each, We're
passed and the same set aside for the
same purpose at Hilo. Pail presented
amendments for the same sum, $7,120
each for Lahaina and Waikiki. Pub
lie grounds got $3.50 and expenses for
tools $50. but the Thomas Square
item, S625, went over.
North Kona roads got $4,000, the