The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-04-09
EMERGENCY ITEM.

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EMERGENCY ITEM
Mr.. Achi raised the first debate by
lifting the Ratchet upon the emergency
item of $25, 900 for the Department of
Public Works. He moved TO reduce it
to $4,000 The people were crying out
to keep the band, and if they were to
keep the band they must cut down ex-
penses elsewhere.
Mr.. Paris was not in favor of reduc-
ing this amount at ALL The Finances
Committee had gone before the Super
fntendent of Public Works and the
Governor, and found that everything
had been cut close. Should storm
damage roads and bridges the Super
intendent without an emergency fund
would have nothing whatever with
which to make repairs; $4,000 for all
the islands was little enough and
should not be cut down. 1t would only
be used in case of necessity for re-
pairs.
Mr.. McCandIess commended it was abb
solutely necessary to keep that appro-
priation for an emergency fund. 1t
was utterly impossible for the Super
intendent to carry on the roads and
bridges without that fund. If damage
WAS QOnG now OInGIWISS COuiQ II he5
repaired? Since the ls+e storm the
Waimanalo road had been in such con-
dition that not wagon had been able
to come over it to Honolulu. Four or
FIVE bridges were washed away and
there was no money to replace them.
He would like to see the band kept,
but they must not cut down necessary
expenses for the sake of music. If it
was pleasure they wanted instead OF
necessaries let them cut out that item.
Err. Dickey related what the Cover
nor told the committee The Superin-
tendent had cut down other things to
make up that emergency item. His
department had cut proportionately as
low as any other, as low indeed as the
Governor, asked
The item passed as in the bill
DIVIDING HONOLULU ROADS.
Mr.. Achi was successful in his next |
move at amending. This was to sub !
stitute the item of $110,O40 for roads |
and bridges, general, Honolulu with |
two items amounting to the same |
figure, viz:
Roads and Bridges. 4th Districts $50 coo
Roads and Bridges, 5th District 5000
Mr.. Dicley moved, seconded by Mr.
Kalauokalani, to pass the item as III |
the bill. Mr.. Achi told the mover he
didn't know what Honolulu needed. |
The amendment carried.
Mr.. Isenberg moved to refer all road
items back to the committee, because
he had learned that the schedule had I
been prepared without waiting for re-
quested advices from road boards. He
some districts got too much
and others too little. Mr.. McCandless
made statement that the committee
had obtained full explanations of all
he items, and Mr. Isenberg then with
1rew his motion.
NO AID TO UNCLE SAM.
Mr.. Isenberg moved to cut out the
tenn of $2736 for aid to the u. S. Ex-
pertinent Station. I'VE had a lot of
experience the other day with this
Station" the mover said. "A
of of Bfuefields bananas was imported
md the plants were one mass of pests,
md because the Federal Station de-
handed that these bananas be admit
ed our Board of Agriculture gave
way We have a well-organized Board
If Agriculture of our own. If the
Federal department. is too poor. let
hem cut out some of their own men.
They are only raising a few cabbages
md such things up there"
Mr.. Dickey said the Federal Station
lad gone into experiments here Which
t would not have done were IL not
or this help. The item had been re-
Iuced from $4,000 to the amount in the
ill.
The item was struck out by a vote
f Z to on show of hands.
As amended the bin passed second
eading. leaving the aggregate to be
omputed by the clerk
HOUSE EXPENSE BILL
The House bill appropriating $4,000
or that body's seasonal expenses pass
q first reading, and at 1858 the Senate
54o,,rrcd