Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-04-16
SENATE ACTS FAVORABLY ON
TWO WATER PURCHASE BILLS

the City Of Honolulu taking the water
works, but not the whole country pay
ing for IT,
lsenberg Strikes Back.
Senator lsgnberg replied holly 10 the
remarks of Senator McCandless. He
| objected to the aspersions cast upon
the committee and the expert. He said
the committee had employed the best
engineering expert in the country to
investigate, better than Mr.. McCand-
less, even. He said the expert might
| charge 800 forhis services. and II the
committee didn't pay II, he himself
would. And now he doubts what we
nave DONE continued Isenberg, and
says that we haven't done our duty,
and that the expert didn't know what
he was talking about. want It strictly
understood that | am doing my duty
to my constituents. Senator McCand-
less talks as II we were loafers and did
nothing. Just look at the intelligent
men on that committee. Senators
Brown, Dickey, Brown and Kaiue
what Is the matter with Senator Me-
Candies anyway? He bucks every.
thing in this Senate"
| MccandIess Retorts.
Senator McCandless replied warmly
to the remark. He said he was elected
TO serve the general interests of the
country, and had not represented his
own interests. Errors of Judgment he
might have made, but that was his pre-
rogatiVe. II a bill had merits he sun
ported II, If not he opposed 1t. He de-
MED That he buCked against bills of
other members, regardless of their
merits. Senator Isenberg had no right
TO cast such reflections upon him. Re-
tofting on a remark by that Senator.
ne stated that the Winston franchise
was tabled on his own motion, and IL
was his bill. He opposed this report
because he believed the price was too
high. Fifty thousand dollars wouId
DC more than the property was worth.
The report was adopted 8 to 2. SEN
ators Achi and McCandless being the
minority.
The Pauoa Springs.
( The bill to provide for the acouisi-
tion by the Territory of Hawaii. of the
haaikahi and Kahuawai Springs of
fauoa Valley and the waters thereof.
came up for third reading.
senator lsenberg moved the bill pass.
Brown Gives Reasons,
! Senator Cecil Brown took the IN.
portunity, in seconding the motion. 10
give his reasons for supporting the
measure. As soon as the Governor
signed the County Bill, the Government
would own the water lsupply of Homo
lulu. Every particle of the water re-
sources supplying the city of Homo
iulu should be owned by the Govern
ment because they were I'm the busi-
ness. The water from these springs
would cost but s2,74 million gallons
against $l3 and odd which the Bere.
tahia street pumping station was cost
Ins TOT the same quantity OF water
rms difference would make a consider
able saving. An engineer who was a
new man here, not In the employ Of
the promoter of this sale, had informed
MIN That $4,000 was the very lowest
price ne would place on the Pauoa
water Eighty or ninety acres of taro
land were being irrigated from those
springs and Senator Baldwin, who had
no superior as a Judge of such mat.
ters' stated to the speaker that he be,
Heyed 1t would take at least 1000, OOC
gallons a day to water that taro land
1t was better to buy this water than
put $4,000 into a pumping plant, and