Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-01-19
Draft Of County Bill Is
Submitted 10 Committee
Continued from Page 49,

The county of certain public works
and institutions The present road
law is continued In force. except that
oil power now exercised by the Super.
intendent Of Public Works is transfer
red to the Board of Supervisors The
counties also take complete control 1f
county jails. fire apparatus, water
works, street lighting systems and
markets
There is constituted by the bill a
Territorial Board Of Public Institu-
tons" consisting OF territorial officers
TO this board is transferred all power
relative to harbors and wharves. houses
nj correction and reformalory institu-
tons. territorial penitentiary. charit-
Gble institutions, executive building
tnd judiciary building. The present
Oahu Jail is declared to be the terri
lorial penitentiary. and all persons
under sentence of one year or more
must be confined there A part of said
building is to be used as the Jail OF
Oahu county.
The present school system remains
intact. The Board of Health is likewise
continued, with duties and powers as
At present.
ELECTIONS.
The present election law Is by the
hill applied to county elections, and all
Necessary provisions made for, such
elections.
The bill provides that II shall go in.
10 effect in January. 1904, except as to
certain matters relative to the powers
Of the Territorial Board of Public In
situations, which take effect immediate.
ly. Provision is made for an election
In November 1903. for officers to con.
hnue in Office for one year. to be sue
eeeded by the officers elected for two
years at the general election of 1904
Detailed provision is made for the
proper organization of the counties,
and for the transfer to them OF neces-
bory records and Of all public property
now used in connection with works
and institutions which by the Act pass
under their control. In order that the
counties on their organization may not
lie without any funds, the bill pro-
vides for the payment by the territory
into the treasures of the several coun-
ties of specified Gums.
Whatever may be the desire of you.
committee, or of the Legislature, that
the bill should go into effect at an ear
lier date than provided. It is our judg-
ment that the date should remain as
fixed. Should the system be inaugural
ed at any other time than the COM
mencement of the calendar year, II
will readily be seen that very great
confusion might result.
| In submitting this bill for your con-
sideration, we feel that perhaps there
are some provisions which will not
meet with your approval. and that be-
fore urging its passage by the legisla-
ture. changes will be made by you. II
the system as a whole meets with your
approval, we respectfully request that
any changes made by you before sub
hitting the bill to the legislature be
made carefully and consistently
is. in such a way that no confusion
shall arise from making an alteration
in one part of the bill and failing TO
make II in another. For instance. a
change of date in Title ". on Revenue,
would lead to utter confusion unless
other dates therein contained were
changed accordingly. And should the
general plan meet with the approval OF
the legislator. but amendments hr
offered and made, we likewise request
that your committee do all in its power
10 see that such amendments be prop
erly made.
The bill does not cover salaries to be
paid TO officers. as we deemed It best
10 keep that subject separate and apart
from the general system. We recon-
mend that you cover that by separate
bill.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM c SMITH,
f. n. TENNEY.
A. l.. G. ATKINSON,
A. G. NJ. ROBERTSON,
GEORGE w SMITH.
On motion of Geo. r. Carter. the re
> port was accepted with thanks to tn,
commission and Mr.. Breckons.
Mr.. Breckons was kept very busy 70
an hour or more answering question
Ion various provisions in the bill.
i The Republican Central Committe
viii have a thousand copies of the drat
Printed in pamphlet form.
J JEWELRY FIRM FAIL;