The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-05-19
IN THE HOUSE.

IN THE HOUSE.
The House began active business
with the reception from the Senate Of
the announcement of the passage by
! that body of the six months salary ap-
preparation bill, which measure was
taken UP and passed on first reading.
| The Committee on Public Lands re-
ported on the petition of Isaac Noar
for compensation for property taken,
| the majority recommending that the
land taken be paid for at the rate Of
$3.50 a foot instead of 81, as prayed.
This would mean $1,465.50. Messrs.
Gandall and Kalama recommended that
the petition be sent to the Judiciary
Committee for an opinion.
Kalama said that there was a grave
question involved, the original owner
being a Chinese, who never presented
a claim for betterments, the claim now
coming in from another purchaser,
later purchaser. Chillingworth sup
ported this with his view that there
was a grave question whether mere
transfer of title gave purchaser the
right to sue, which question must be
decided before action could be taken.
The House adopted the minority report
and the Judiciary Committee will now
struggle with the question.
The Special Committee on the Loan
Bill then reported on the measure sub
mitted to them. the report being put
on the table for consideration with the
bill.
FOR THE LOAN BILL.
The report strikes out the first Sec
ton, which reaffirms the right to issue
bonds, and makes the Introductory
section simply a statement of the APP
preparation of the money. The item for
the fire alarm system, $4,000, was cut
out and that for the high lift pump
contract, $4,000, was ordered cut out
and placed on the unpaid bills measure.
The report continues:
Your committee have estimated the
pro ratas of the various counties as
follows:
East Hawaii ............... 1928, 203. IL
West Hawaii .................. S7,294.SS
Maui Observation-Disclosures. 1S4,651.5S
Oahu NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 791,075.S7
Kauai ....................... las,
Making the total pro ratas
to which the counties
are entitled ................$1,43 430, 175.05
Your committee have segregated
such items as in our judgment are
purely Territorial expenses and have
found them to amount to the sum OF
1854 300. leaving sl,423, 100 to be appor-
toned among the five counties on the
basis of s2,2SS.000.
Your committee recommend the in
sertion of the following item, which
would be figured in the total of Terri
torial expenses:
New fire-proof building for pres
ervation of government archives,
81, ,000'
Your committee further recommends
the increase of the item, page 5. line 40.
School houses and teachers cottages,
Islands of Maui, Molokai and Lanai,
$4,000, to $4,000, which is the estimate
Of the Superintendent of Public In
struction, 10 include the reconstruction
of L.ahainaluna seminary.
This would bring the appropriations
under the bill to the sum of $2,400, 900,
approximately, which amount your
committee feel can safely be borrowed
under the loan act as the assessed val
uations are estimated at s123,000,00o.
Your committee finds the ,appropria-
tions in the bill for the various coun-
ties to be as follows:
H-aSt Travail .'..,...,.,..,..S Z4l,2 ,2uO,UU
West Hawaii ................ 112,0O0.00
Maui NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 171,050.0O
Oahu NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1,06S. 90
Kauai NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 81, 7,400.s0
Making a total OF ,...,.,,.S /, ,639, 90
keliinoi suggested the tabling of the
report Tor the present so that various
county delegations might get to work
on the segregation OF the items for the
various islands, which was done.
NEW FIRE CLAIMS POINT.
Paele introduced resolution pro-
viding for the payment OF $1,000 for
damage by loss of building by Mrs.
kekie Amara, administrators. he mov-
ing that special committee of five be
appointed TO report on the claim. Chill
lingworth opposed, saying the fire
claims court had closed the matter and
II 1t was reopened there would be a
flood, in fact he would bring i'm three
tomorrow, Aylett explained that he
had investigated and found that the