The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-04-14

| suit himself. He thought the DANCE
was very slight and the bill a good ON
which ought TO pass.
| Mr.. McCandless thought Mr.. Dickey'
argument worked the wrong way. /
was only a short time. therefore Ie
| them wait and allow the Legislature I,
| fix the rates. That was what the Leg
isiature was for. They were there I,
| represent the interests of the people
| To pass bill of that kind was to giys
opportunity to Cypress the people.
Mr. Paris remarked that it was {
poor argument to say they had not time
to pass good law.
Mr.. Kalauokalani agreed with the ar
guments of Messrs. Paris and McCand.
less. The bill was introduced in rail
! reading fashion without giving the
public a chance to consider its pro
visions. 1t would work a hardship on
the poor citizen. He was in favor OF
leaving the bill to the regular session.
1t gave the Superintendent too much
ieeway in charging fees, compelling ev-
eryone to make sewer connection and
placing lien on property
Mr. Achi argued that the sewer sys-
tenn had cost half a million, which was
a charge on the people of all the is
lands, all for the benefit of Honolulu,
and the bill plainly stated that the
charges to users of the system must be
only to cover expenses and interest on
the bonds. The Governor claimed that
the people of Honolulu ought to paw
for maintaining the sewers. AS a prop
erty owner he was against such a law.
but representing the people he con-
sidered it his duty to support it. The
OriF1 Tav1f \, u
regulations for hacks, etc 1t would
be impracticable for the Legislature to
fix all fees to be charged by heads of
departments. There was limit to the
bill, it only meant nominal charge.
Mr.. Isenberg said things were hap
pening now which he wanted done in
the 1903 session-the fixing of rates for
sewerage and garbage He said then
It was not right to tax people without
of law. At that time and
since he had, with legal advice. resisted,
payment of sewerage rates for that
reason. But poor people suffered for
not knowing their legal rights. 1t was
an outrage to send out bills for sewer
age rates without law for it, He was
willing to pay all lawful taxes and
when a bill came in which the adj
ninistration wanted he did not see why
they should fight it. He favored the
bill because it treated all alike. He
had confidence in the superintendent
and in the Governor. The Governor
would never do anything to squeeze the
people.
Mr.. Paris said that if the Superinten-
lent was bulldozing people, as the pre-
yious speaker intimated, he thought
t was time they tied him down. Some
,ther bills introduced in the Senate
rad been turned down because it was
aid this session was only for the pur-
'ose of retrenchment.
Mr.. Achi argued that the situation |
vas that half the people were paying |
because they did not know the law.
n answer to Mr. MeCandless he said |
he committee had seen Superintendent |
Holloway, who was heartily in favor /
f the charges and wanted a lien on |
roperty.
Mr.. McCandless began to read a list
charges, when the President asked
they were for the minute or month,
nd he replied they We're per annun1.
Well, that is reasonable enough"
resident Crabbe commented The
Deaker said it seemed to him some of
lem were very heavy charges. Sewers
ere not put in for the benefit of Ho-
olulu alone. They had benefited the |
hole islands. Most of the shipping
ltered Honolulu and sewers were put
to prevent the closing of the port, |
hich would be disaster to the whole
erritory. It had cost him in Nuuanu
rect nearly 500 to connect with the
,wer. About 1900 people connected
ould have to pay for the whole sys-
m. Last session the House rejected
Senate bill fixing rates. which were
DIT to exceed 81 for connecting
,use. The bill allowed the Superin-
ndent to sell a mans property for
ilure to pay rates, while in the mat
r of water all he could do was to cut
the supply. Mr.. Achi asked if an
.ecutfon could not be taken out to
force water rates. and the answer
as perhaps it could but a mans
wers could not be cut out.
The bill was laid ON the table. those
ting against that disposition of it be-
g Achi, Dickey. Isenberg and VIII
K.
EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS.
Before the sewerage bill was disposed
Secretary Atkinson entered with a
sssage from the Governor. This con-
yed list of executive appointments
ice last session of the Senate. which
ere now submitted for its confrna-
IN or otherwise. The message was
ad, but 1t being now II o'clock the
nsideration of the message was set
r 2 p. M. to which hour the Senate
ok recess.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr.. Woods. whenever the Senate re-
med at 2 p. M, moved a suspension
the rules to reconsider House bin ]
}. /. This carried and the mover =
en- proposed a string of amendments
salaries, being certain items pre-
ously amended by the Senate, with
2 following results:
co.