The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-06-23
S4OO,OOO FOR -
LOCAL WHARVES
SENATE PROMPTLY RAISED ITEM
FOR RECONSTRUCTION GEN
ERAL WHARF SYSTEM.

Senate body blows were given House
Bill No. 2 this morning by the Senate.
This measure makes special appropria-
tions for the use of the Territory for
the next two years. The bill was up
on second reading.
The first change came on the very
first item This was for the "reorgan-
ization of wharf system $25OOOO on
motion of Senator McCandless. sec
onded by Senator Isenberg. the item
was changed to 100000 for reOrgani-
cation of wharf system of Honolulu.
The item of $4,000 for the wharf at
Pukoo, Molokai, provoked considerable
discussion. Several of the Senators
wanted the item to be stricken out.
Action on the item was finally post
poned until tomorrow.
The item of 500 600 for a wharf at
Lahaina was reduced to IV'Ooo' me
item Of $40 600 for wharf ana landlhs
at Honokaa was stricken out.
hard fight was made against the
item of 1000 for a wharf at kahului,
Senator Cecil Brown led the fight. He
claimed that the government had no
lard on which to locate the wharf and
the result would be that the money
would be tied up. He would favor the
wharf being located at kihei
He said that the item had not bene
properly worded. 1t should be amend
ed so that provision should be made to
secure the landing out of the appropri-
alton. He offered an amendment TO
| this effect The amendment was lost
and the item was stricken out,
Senator Baldwin then moved that
item Of $4,000 for dredging Honolulu
harbor be cut out. This motion was
lost.
on motion al Senator Cecil Brown
the item OF $4,000 to provide nrt
proof bAllding for the preservation ol
public archives was referred TO tn'
committee OF Public Lands ana inter
nal improvements.
Several changes were made III Ih'
titles of sections and 3. In the ms
) section the word county was strlck
? on ont in the title East Hawaii County
as II was not exactly clear OF VIVA
that county really did consist.
The change in section was TO Khoc
nnt the word county" and instead G
the section being headed Maui Coun
~" the title of the items was for Mau
: Molokai and Lanai. Similar chans
: was also made in section Z, so that IN
items should be for Oahu instead
II Oahu County 49,.
a In the Maui divisions, the items
con,plste keokea, Kihei, road ana u
'e Puaaluumuolea road were referred
= the Maui senators,
"a All OF the Kauai items were referre
Vi to the Kauai delegation
x Quite a fight was mace over -
~ wording of the item of $780, Tor I
extension of School street. Senat
Kalauokalani who introduced the Ne
y originally wanted the description
,is the boundaries of the land to he pu
chased and secured by the goveTnme
ga to be retained. 1t was claimed rhat |
W oahu delega ton had decided that u
ne should BE done and it was not right
ne the senator to try ana oppose THIS
INT seeking to have Ne item referred
M the Committee of Sgblic Lands.
WI description wtaN finally cut out
is though the ftetn OF appropriation v
ing left the same It was claimed that
tch government could not build the II
the under she, provisions of the item.
or House hill No. 8, the Unpaid d
measure, was received from the Ho
w and given first reading. Second re
zee. ing will be given tomorrow.
,ooI The Senate adjourned until tomor
morning at 10 o'clock.