The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1903-05-19
IN EXTRA sr ssIoN.
The Second Legislature for the Con-
sideration Of Appropriation Bills.


posed of 10 the usual manner
Cecil Brown, from Printing CON-
mittee, reported House Bill 3, the
Six M onths Current Expense Ac'
count, as having being printed and
ready.
Kaohi submitted letter he re-
ceived from the Secretary Of the
Board of Health, transmitting
copies of letters from DR. j Atcher-
ley, the Government Physician for
South Kohala, in which the doctor
asks for an increase OF pay. The
letter says that "the Board of
Health are aware Of the necessity OF
a larger salary for the physician for
South Kohala, aud have recon-
mended such an increase in. tie
appropriation estimates now before
the Legislature. In reference to
the back pay requested by
DR. Atcherley, this is a
matter for Legislative action"
Tabled for consideration with the
Appropriation Bill. The present
salary is 800 month and the in
crease asked for is to make it $1OO
month.
House Bill 3 was then eaken up
for consideration on second read
ing. A new item was inserted, on
motion of McCandless, before be-
ginning the itemized amounts of
current expenses, under the head OF
the Governors Office, incidentals,
$3.50"
An attempt was made by Paris to
strike out the item OF "purchasiDg
and installing SO Gamewell police
call boxes, SlO.OO0," but it failed.
The item Hawaiian Fertilizer Co,
refund of merchandise license lille.
g,lly collected, 81 776 36" as struck
out on motion of Cecil B own. he
holding that this would open the
doorfor other like claims to come in
Various other items were struck
out, and some increased to amounts
already passed by the Senate.
The "Honolllu Park Commission
item passed at $4,000 instead Of
$4,000 and the proviso that no ad
mission fee shall be charged for ad-
mittance to sny horse races, etc.,
was struck out. A new item for
zone artesian we'll and pipe, $500
was inherited on motion of Isenberg,
although Achi attempted to reduce
it to $1,000. Another nav item for
Government Pounds and mainte-
nance, $3.50" was inserted on motion
of Achi.
The item REPAIRS Waianae Court
House" was amsndsd by adding "or
new Court House, .$l.0O0:" as was
, also the following item "repairs
. Jail and cottage, Waianae" by add
3 ing "or new jail and cottage, 81 O0O.'
t Cunning expenses sewer pump
!, Ling station" was increased to $6. SOC
instead Of $3.50, as was also the
), item "running expenses pumping
plants [3l" to $3.50 instead o.
$ll,69O.
"Waianae Water Works" item Of
: 1000 was struck out as also the
item equipment and maintenance
of combination Chemical aud Hose
b Wagon" for Waimea, Kauai. OIL
Z, motion Of Kalauokalani, hecaus,
l. Baldwin objected to it, he holdinl
d that there several places on Mau
n that would need it just as we'll il
Waimea shonld get one,
!. An item "Aala Park, 1925" was in
}, serted, and the "Rock Crusher' item
i for Kau was amended by addip
n "Kau and South Kona, $500" Ais
Il another insertion was made for tn
"Psli Road, Nuuanu, Koolau sid'
$4,000" under the Koolaupoko sui
u head. UDder Eva and Waiana'
10 "Roads and Bridges, General, Sl2
o. 500" was inserted as also" Roa
W to new Cemetery, Kalihi, $4,000
- aud "Kunawai Lane, $500
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