The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-05-07
MUCH WORK ON
APPROPRIATIONS
HOUSE COMMITTEE OF THE
WHOLE PASSES A NUMBER OF
ITEMS.

The House committee of the whole
yesterday afternoon continued work on
the appropriations for departments for
six months, and a large number of
items were considered. The following
items were disposed off: Landings and
buoys, 1880 stricken out. Lighthouse
expenses, $3.50, referred to committee to
ascertain If the federal authorities will
do the work. Expenses of tug, $1,000,
referred to committee. Pilot boats, $500
passed. Numbering of houses, $1,000
stricken out. oahu Railway subsidy,
1920, stricken out. Electric light,
Honolulu, $1,000, passed. Electric light,
Hilo, $3.50, passed Electric lights else
where, $500, passed. Honolulu Park
commission, $4,000 referred to commit
tee.
Waiakamilo camp rental, $3.50, run
ming expenses market. $3.50 and landing
81, $50, passed. For curbing and paving
government sidewalks, $1,000 was asked
and passed, but the item, Sc $50, for con-
structing sidewalks under Chapter %
Section 774, Civil Laws, was stricken
out. Fencing and grading government
lots $500, and quarantine diseased
animals, $500, were agreed to. Expenses
veterinarians outside Honolulu, $500,
had a struggle, being carried by the
Chairman after a tie vote.
Government pounds, $3.50, was knock
ed out but care government cemeteries,
81, OOO went through as did rent kero-
sene warehouse lands, 5000.
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
cottage North Kona: $500 warehouse
Napoopoo; $500 jailors cottage Kipa-
hulu; $1,000 jail Kipahulu, We're passed
almost without objection, and $500 for
W harf shed at Hoopuloa and $500 same
Hookena were added to the Bill.
Sewerage, Honolulu, brought up
$S7S.7O for the Kewalo district sewer
which passed: and $500 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 $500 was appropriated as was 500
for the sewer system maintenance, but
81 800 for the expenses of the garbage
crematory went over until it 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 $1,000, running expenses So, $50;
but pumping expenses $l2,5OO for the
three was laid over. The outside dis
tricts got: Hilo water works, $3.50;
Laupahoehoe, $50; Wailuku and Ka-
hului, 5000; reservoir, Kahului $780,
Lahaina, 81 COO; 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, $1,000.
Fire Department expenses were pass
ed at $S.115: fer chemical and hose
wagons at Nuuanu and Judd street, in
KAlihi and Waikiki, $7,120 each, were
passed and the same set aside for the
same purpose at hilo. Public grounds
got $3.50 and expenses for tools $3.50, but
the Thomas Square item, 1925, went
over.
North Kona roads got $4,000, the
Huehue road towards Waimea, $500;
rock crusher, $500; from Huehue to
South Kohala, 100000. For South ko-
ma the amounts provided were, general,
SO, 900: roads about Kobe and Hoopu-
loa, SO 600 Roads and bridges, general,
for Kau were given $500; for road
from Kahuku to Kona boundary, ST.
500; for rock crusher $500; for Vol
cano road, $1,000. Puma roads received
81, 500. In South Hilo general repairs
received $780, Volcano road, $3.50;
Kaiwih homesteads, So, $50; (Piihopua
road, $3.50 being deferreO; curbing and
sidewalks government lots, $3.50;
North Hilo received $3.50 for general
work. Hamakua received $1,000 gem
eral $4,000 for the Ahualoa- Waimea
road, and $1,000 for homestead roads
and trails Honokaa; for homestead
roads Paauilo to Kainehe, $1,000; Kaala
and Papalele homestead roads, $4,000
each.
An item of $4,000 for Olaa homestead
roads was deferred.
North Kohala got $4,000 for the roads
general. Under South Kohala $2,5OO
was appropriated for the Waimea court
house. For the road from Nahanao-
haze hill to Keaumoku $3.50 was asked
but Vida opposed, stating it was Par
ker ranch road purely. 1t passed and
81 $50 for the old Kohala road, $500 on
Kawaihae road, $l,25O for Hamakua
boundary road and $3.50 for bridge
there was likewise adopted.
When Maui was reached Speaker
Beckley moved the committee rise so
that the Maui men might get together
Progress was reported and the House
adjourned.