Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-04-17
SENATE.
Fiftieth Day.


| On resumption of the Loan bill,
schools on Oahu were raised from $780,
600 to s155, 400 by adoption of the com
mittee's report.
The road from Nahiku to Kailua was
raised from $4,000 to $4,000.
The Water Question.
Senator Cecil Brown, on the Nuu-
anu reservoir item, moved to make II
$50, 900 instead Of sl50000. Being only
10 contain storm water, smaller res
ervoir than was planned would suffice.
There was no running water and the
reservoir would breed disease.
Senator Kalauokalani favored the
| item as in the bill and believed in the
Pauoa purchase also. He objected to
receiving a report that Senator lsen.
berg said he was ready to make, as II
was too late to introduce report at
that stage.
Senator Isenberg rose to a question
of privilege, saying he had not been
notified by the Clerk that certain items
were referred to the water committee,
He wanted time also to report on other
items. The Star had said there was a
Niger in the fence. and the Advertiser
would be saying there were two mig
gers there. He would present the re-
port next morning. but President
Crabbe ruled he should do so now. The
report was therefore read, being to the
effect that the Nuuanu scheme was
impractiCable, that a reservoir to cost
$4,000 and a filtration plant 100000
would be ample. Senator Isenberg
added that the work could not be done
inside of the two years anyway, so
that Al more money was required II
might be voted at the next session.
Senator Achi maintained running
discussion with Senator Cecil Brown
on the question of water for electric
lighting power. In answer to the lat
ter's statement that there was not
water to give the supply nee 'ssary for
power, the holder of the floor cited the
authority of Allardt, Schussler and
Bruner. He did not care what might
be said about Bruner. there was not
his superior as an expert engineer His
work proved it,
4 Senator Dickey held that a $4,000
reservoir would contain all the water
derivable from valley sources.
| Senator MCCandless maintained that
an ordinary storm up there produced
enough water to I'LL six reservoirs as
large as the one proposed. There was
water at all times enough to I'LL the
reservoir.
The motion to cut the items in half
prevailed-S75,OO 900 for reservoir, $50,
for filtration.
Road Board Approval.
Section providing for the approval
by the road boards OF all expenditures
for new roads was amended, on motion
of Senator Cecil Brown, to pass the
function on to the road supervisors
under county government.
Section passed without debate.
making an official guilty of embezzle-
ment If he diverted any excess of APP
preparation for Il given object to any
other object.
Section 4 was reconsidered when 1t
was found that section contained a
provision covering the intent of the
amendment just made in the former.
Senator Achi argued tnat it would
be a mistake to strike out the amend
ment, but the Senate voted otherwise.
Section s, making it misdemeanor
to approve an improper voucher,
passed.
The bill passed second reading to
be read a third time today.
Regular Appropriation Bill.
The appropriations for the biennial
period beginning July /, 1908. recon-
mended in the Governors opening
message were taken up.
Senator Achi moved to make thu
votes for only six months, having i'm
mediate reference to the first item, in
cidentals of the Secretary's Office, $1,000.
Senators Cecil Brown and CTabbe
both reminded the mover that the
County bill did not abolish the Office
OF Secretary of the Territory nor dim
inish his duties.
The item passed.
Senator Achi had the Secretary's
printing allowance raised from $1,000
TO $4,000, with a view to his resolution,
pending, to print $500 copies each in
English and Hawaiian OF the County
Act.
Senator Wilcox moved to raise ex-
penses Fifth Circuit Court from $4,000
20 $4,000, making 1t the same as the
item for the Second Circuit Court. He
had received letter from Judge Hardy.
he explained answering a fire of ques-
tons, complaining that his court was
cut to the lowest possible limit.
Senator Cecil Brown moved the
amendment after higher court items:
"(Not more than one-fourth, one-half
or three-fourths Of any OF the foregoing
appropriations for expenses of courts
shall be drawn before the expiration
OF one-fourth, onehalf or three-fourths,
respectively, OF the period for which
such appropriations are made)"
Senator Wilcox-"Does this include
the Supreme Court?" The answer was
yes, when the Senator said II was all