Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-03-14

formation. The sum of $50. 900 had al.
ready been spent on dredging opera
lions and now $4,000 more was being
asked for With the income of the
government from the wharves, etc,
only about $4,000 he failed to see
where the people we're coming off.
Then too, there was the Pearl Harbor
government dredger which the present
superintendent of Public Works had
given over into the hands of Cotton
Bros. and which mad been sunk at
Pearl Harbor. There was not a cent
that the government had had in return
for that loss.
Mr. Harris said he was not in the
House to protect the present Superin-
tendent of Public Works but Cotton
Bros. had given the government a bond
when the dredger was taken over by
them. Besides that, the transaction
took place before the present superin-
tendent went into office.
Mr.. Vida said that be that as It may
the bond was long overdue. He. for
one, would like to know about the bond
of 10000 which had not yet been paid.
Landings and Buoys.
Mr.. Kupihea said he objected very
much to so much chewing of the rag"
He was in favor Of passing the bill
right through with the exception of
the items for dredging and the fire
claims appropriation, the latter of
which had already been attended to.
Mr.. Fernandez was the next man to
talk on the dredger matter. He want
ed to know of Mr. Harris how much the
dredger had cost the government, The
latter answered that he hadn't the least
idea. Mr.. Fernandez said he had an
idea the government wanted the money
for a new dredger to take the place of
the old one which had been sunk at
Pearl Harbor. He was in favor OF
knocking out the item. Nobody had
told the government to turn the dredg-
er to Cotton Bros. The officials con.
cerned were negleCtful of their duty.
With all the objection, the item
passed in the bill by very close vote.
There was not very much of fight
over the item of $4,000 for landings
and buoys. Honolulu. II seemed to be
the prevailing opinion among the mem
bers that this was not an emergency
appropriation and It was killed without
any trouble whatever.
The item Of expenses. sewers. Homo
lulu. was the next on the list and MIR.
kaniho wanted It knocked out. There
was very little discussion and the item
passed.
When 1t came to the item of $4,000 for
the repairs of government buildings,
Mr.. BeCkley wanted to know what re-
pairs were needed. Was this money
for the new wing that was proposed
Tor the Capitol building?
Mr.. Harris answered that the eSti.
mates Of the Governor had been $4,000
for repairs TO government buildings
but the committee had changed this in
to two appropriations with $500 for fur
uiture, government buildings. It had
been found that the bonds of the KOna
Sugar Company were in the hands OF
the court of the district in which the
plantation was located and as these
N'A' WY NhANNbl'f " was lht luNtl-
ton of the government to put them in
strong box. This was the purpose OF
the appropriation.
Mr.. Beckley replied that II these
bonds had been In the hands of the
court so long. he could not see why
they could not remain there month
or so longer until the appropriation
should have been passed. The archives
OF the Hawaiian government since the
first constitutional government, were
stored away in the attic Of the Capitol
building and these were worth millions
of dollars. There was no strong box
prepared for these documents.
Mr.. Vida and Lockers.
Mr.. Vida said he was not surprised
that the appropriation was exhausted
Us Mr.. Harris had stated. The sum
of 5000 out of the amount appropriated
by the last Legislature had been used
for the purpose of putting fifty lockers
in the drill shed. MIR. Aylctt, chairman
of the military committee was on his
feet at once saying that this was per-
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