The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1903-03-14
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and bond given by q ton Bros.
for lis return at $4,000 Business
people may as we'll get out OF bust
ness for the Government may as
we'll buy all its own supplies and
open up stores. He did not believe
in the Government doing all its own
work, but it should be given out by
contracts 20 taxpayers. 1t was do
ing it's own blacksmilhing work and
none of it went out. That should
not be,as outside mechanics are tax.
payers as we'll. Vida reiterated by
saying that the insurance had pro.
badly gone into the pocket of Cot
ton Bros. and the bond still remains
unsettled. 1t eeems that all the
dredging has been done for the
benefit of the contractors, the Ha-
waiian Construction Co. and Cotton
Bros. and thu Oahu Railway Co, re-
ceived the land by having its marsh
ponds filed and made valuable pro-
party, and for which work the Gov
eminent paid Sill an hour.
Harris was asked how long would
it take to build one, he said from
niue to twelve months 1t would
occupy three to four months to
build the scow, and there's no ma
chiuery here for dredge.
Vida withdrew the item, but pro-
missed certain developments ON this
natter when ths Public Expendi-
lures committee makes it's report.
Kaniho, $4,000, road from Pahalo
to Volcano House.
Harris informed him that $4,000
was given for this road by the last
Legislature and there ia yet over
$36 900 to its crsdit. Withdrawn.
Wright, $4,000 to be divided in
J $40 600 each for roads in Kau, North
and South Kona, and North and
South X hala. Lost.
The insertion OF another new item
for the Lusitana road, S ,0,0, was
stricken ut.
Items for he Public instruction
department psssed.
Kalama wanted to have items, in
3 serted, $1,000 for school house al
7 III ,iku, and $357.57 for addition to
q teachers cottage in Lahaina, were
lost, Wright frequently moving to
reject in retaliation to Kalama'.
:. motion to fejsct hia $4,000 item fo
roads,
The item for the Commission o.
Public Lands was passed. although
Kupihea wanted to insert an amend
4 msnt ITO aud around the Islands
8 after "traveling" in the bill, for, hs
II said, this may be used to pay travel
\. log expenses to Washington.
The Board Ct Health items wer,
I; all passed as we'll as the Judiciary
with the exception OF an item fol
:, the expenses OF the Septem Der tern
y. of the Kauai G rcuit Court, whicb
Harris said, the Chief Justice nae
written him that, if passed, othe
q circuits should receive the sam
3 treatment.
/ Civil and criminal expenses, $l20
70 asked by the Attorney Genera
J. passed, but the one asked for ez
peuses OF arrest and detention c
i fugitive, from justice, $780," wa
a. lost,
/, Fire claims expense item struc
a out.
" The other sections, we're left, Har
ris promising to bring In corre'
tions. And on motion, the Commi
q tee rose and reported progress, wi!
10 leave to sit again.
n Kuphea offered resolution d
3, rectiug the Governor to order til
TT Companies e and +, N q II, out
&. accompany the removal OF the n
IN mains OF the late Prince Kunuiaks
IT, from the residence to the Executi,
"a Building (this EVENING", to crap
to the gate and building, to close o
ma fees, etc. Kelipoi aud Kumsl'
al objected, as the Government vi
doing everything in it's power G
olona aIraadu mammal ont III