The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-03-13
THREAT IS MADE IN THE
HOUSE,
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The grave charge that the items In the
printed bill were rot the same as In
the measure he had signed. He did
not give specifications but favored an
amendment which had been mace by
Keliino to cut down the item under
consideration to 10000. He was the
stronger in his position because he said
IL had been whispered to him that the
money was wanted to widen the street
so that the pId Transit company
could lay it's tracks upon II. III that
were done, our old people would have
TO pay their nickels to that corporation
after We had paid for the widening of
the street Harris explained that the
money appropriated now would be de-
! Quoted from the general appropriation
be made for the district later, and
the discussion dragged on. In the
midst of the drag, Mr.. Beckley offered
( the suggestion that as the Nuuanu
avenue bridge stood now freshet
coming down the valley might sweep
! away the work already done and render
the money expended a waste.
PLACING THE BLAME.
Mr. Harris had stated, following
Beckley, that the Superintendent of
!
take had been made when the work on
the Nuuanu avenue bridge had not
! been given out by contract.
| Vida thought that the Superintendent
Of Public Works had therefore exceeded
his authority in the matter. The law
provided that all work of this nature,
in excess of $500, should be given out
by contract.
Harris answered that the work had
been commenced last May, and that
therefore the present Superintendent of
Public Works was not responsible.
Kurihea moved an amendment that
the app cpriation be put at $4,000 in
, stead of $4,000 Still there was dis
cusslon. Beckley said he would favor
the appropriation of $4,000 provided
the members of the Fourth District
would support him in the insertion in
the bill of an item of $500 to build a
wharf at Pukoo, Island of Molokai.
Molokai had been called an accused
island, he said, but the government
was careful to collect its taxes there,
and he thought the wharf he proposed
was matter OF emergency. And still
there was discussion. Fernandez even
grew somewhat passionate, discussing
the proposed appropriation of only
5000 for a road on Hawaii. Then
Chairman Chillingworth asked whether
the House was still discussing the item
Of 1000 for work in the Fourth dis
trlCt and that the matter not having
been disposed of yet Fernandez was
called to order. And still there was
discussion.
Kcalawaa suggested that the item be
cut down to $4,000, and Aylett spoke in
favor of making the appropriation as
it appeared in the bill K.umalae like |
wise spoke for the appropriation as it
stood, despite an effort of Chairman
Chillngworth to get the question NOV
ed: and still there was discussion and
discussion. Kumalae charged that sew
eral officers of the government had not
done their duty, which was why he had
asked for an investigation of those
officers by the committees of the House.
THE ITEM PASSED.
That ended it. The vote came, first
on the Eupihea amendment, appropri-
ating $4,000 instead of $4,000, as the
item appeared in the bill. That was
lost. Then a vote was taken on the
$4,000 amendment, and that was lost
likewise, and the item as it appeared in
the bin was passed.
The next item, appropriating Sl2,OOO
for roads and bridges in the Fifth Dis
trict, of the Island of oahu, was taken
up. 1t was proposed to amend this in
various ways. Mr.. Kupihea asked to
have the item fixed at $4,000.
II object" said kalama, breaking
into English in his excitement. THE
Oahu fellows want to hog it ALL
The vote came, after a long discus
sion, on the amendment by kupihea,
who bad accepted a suggestion by
Becklcy that the increase De used to
open new outlet for the people of the
district besides King street, and the
amendment was lost. Paele's amend
ment, however, that 81 200 of the sum
proposed to be expended be set aside
for the portion o: the district outside
C: Honolulu, was carried. and then the
ito,,, want through