The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-06-02
HOUSE CUTS THE SALARIES
OF MEN IN LAW OFFICE.

be stricken out. The expense should
be borne by the County of Oahu. ar
better still by the voluntary contribu-
tons of citizens of Honolulu 1t was
held by the minority that the support
Of the band should be in the same cat
egory as sprinkling the streets of Ho-
nolulu, etc, and as an attraction to
tourists it was on a par with the cleo
trio cars. If a request were made by
Souza's band for support from the
State of New York, it would raise
such breeze that the proposition
would speedily be withdrawn
On motion of Senator Isenberg, the
report was laid on the table to be con-
sidered with the bill.
EIGHTEEN MONTHS APPROPRIA-
TIONS.
President Crabbe resuming the chair,
Senate bill No. making special appro-
priations for the departmental use OF
the Territory during the period COM
mencing with January /, 1904, and end
ing with June 80, 1905. was resumed on
second reading.
Agreeable to the recommendations of
the special committee on separation OF
items, the following were stricken out
as belonging to the counties: Elk
penses First Circuit Court, $26 $50; of
Second Circuit Court, $4,000: of Third
Circuit Court, 3,750: of Fourth Circuit
Court, $500; of Fifth Circuit Court,
$4,000; travelling expenses. district ma
gistrates, 1875; travelling expenses judge
and clerk Second Circuit if terms are
continued at Lahaina; 1925; travelling
expenses judge and clerk Third Circuit
$3.50; travelling expenses judge and
clerk Fourth Circuit. if terms are con-
quests, $4,000; expenses of witnesses in
criminal cases, $4,000; repairs court
houses, jails, etc, all islands. $4,000; ex-
penses stream tug, SIS 900; electric light
Honolulu, $4,000: maintenance and re-
pair, Tantalus road, 1850; running ex-
penses, market, $3.50; running expenses,
laundries, $3.50; curbing and paving
Government sidewalks $4,000; con-
structing sidewalks. SIS. $50: Govern
ment pounds and maintenance. $3.50;
running expenses, sewers pumping sta
ton, $19, 500: maitenance sewer system.
Honolulu, S2,250 The total of these
items is 1854 40. Besides, the items of
$9.575 for incidentals Tax bureau and
$3.50 for incidentals bureau of Con-
veyances, inserted on a previous con-
sideratfon. went by the board.
OTHER CHANGES.
On motion of Senator Achi the item
of $4,000 for support and maintenance
of prisoners was reduced to $4,000, and
that of $685. 800 for civil and criminal in
cidentals to $4,000.
Senator Achi had the item of $10,S00
for Honolulu Park Commission raised
to $4,000 in accordance with previous
action following a visit of the Legis-
lature to KapiOlani park.
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an item struck out of the six months
bill, to pay for superintendent of con-
struction of the new Reform school
buildings at Waialae- That was a mis-
take. Two experienced builders per-
formed the service, saving several
thousand dollars. The item should be
inserted at $4,000.
Surprise was expressed by different
members to learn that the work had
been done before the appropriation was
asked, and after conversation it was
agreed that an effort should be made
to have the House insert the item In
appropriations for unpaid bills.
AGRICULTURAL ITEMS.
The item reading $500 for inciden-
tails of Forestry including buildings,
fencing and tree propagation. was
made SIS, 900 as the tenth part of that
was clearly a typographical error.
The Farmers Institute was granted
1928 for it's expenses.
The Agricultural appropriations
amounted as passed to s41. 800. of which
$500 is aid to the Federal Experiment
Station.
A typographical error was corrected
when the item of 81 200 for field and
office work of the Survey department
was made $37 500
BOARD OF HEALTH.
Senator Baldwin having suggested
that the item of $11250O for segrega-
ton, support and treatment of lepers
be referred to the special committee
that reported on Board of Health items
in the six months bill. the suggestion
was adopted with the amendment by
Senator Isenberg that all of the items
in the Health department go to the
same committee.
BAND RUNS GAUNTLET.
Senator Isenberg. on the item of ST.
500 for incidentals, etc, of band, re-
ferred to senator Dickey's minority re-
port of special committee. He under