The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-04-12

Representatives concurring:
THAT the Governor or the Territory
of Hawaii be and he is hereby authoriz-
ed to put into immediate effect the
changes and economics, SO far as may
be practicable, provided in such appro-
priation bills
Signed by L. L. McCandless, J. ID.
Paris, Palmer P. Woods, D. Kalauoka-
lani and C. H. Dickey.
CURRENT EXPENSE. BILL
Before the current expense bill had
passed third reading in the Senate,
from whence it went to the House. sew
eral votes We're reversed.
Mr.. Achfs motion, that carried on
second reading of the bill, to divide the
item of $4,000 for Honolulu roads and
bridges. giving the Fourth Representa-
tive District 100000 and the Fifth $780,
040, was reversed. The item is left as
originally inserted, to be expended at
the discretion of the Superintendent of
Public Works and the Honolulu Road
Supervisor.
On. motion of Mr. Woods, the item
of $2736 for assistance to Federal Tx
pertinent Station was restored to the
bill
HOSPITAL CONTROVERSY
Mr.. Isenberg moved on Saturday to
insert items of $4,000 for the Queens
Hospital, $4,000 for the Hilo Hospital
and $500 for Malulani Hospital at Wal
luku. While he did not like to appear
in the attitude of increasing the ex-
penditures, he wished on behalf of his
constituents to plead the cause of the
hospitals. Although he would like to
save the band, he preferred hospitals
to the band. 1t might be advisable to
reduce the educational expenditures for
the purpose of. saving the hospitals.
Mr.. McCandless opposed the motion.
The Territory would be $553, 900 in debt
at the end of June, 1905, as the bill
stood It was time for wealthy citizens
to go down in their pockets for the
maintenance of charitable institutions.
Mr.. Woods agreed with all that the
mover said about hospitals, yet since
neither the Governor nor the Finance
Committee had seen fit to give them
aid it was too late now. The Roman
Catholic Bishop had informed him that
the church would supply the hospitals
with nurses in case of need.
Mr.. Achi moved an amendment to
give the Queens Hospital So, 900 and
the OIH6T nOSplIdIS nOInlnS.
Mr.. Paris opposed the addition of
items at that stage. Mr.. Wilcox sug-
gested that the Queens Hospital might
dispose of some of its surplus land for
the benefit of its maintenance funds.
Both motion and amendment were
voted down.
The bin finally passed on the follow
ing vote:
+ TT
Kaohi, McCandless, Ma
kapaahu, Paris, Wilcox, Woods-1O.
Noes-Achi, Kaiue-2.
Absent-Baldwin, Brown. c. Crabbe. |
MORE NEW BILLS.
Mr.. Achi introduced two bills, each |
relating to the treasury. One of them |
empowers the Treasurer, with the Cow |
arnor's approval, to open an account |
with any bank in Honolulu so as to |
nave an overdraft when necessary. |
The other is to repeal the law that |
provides for increasing the facilities of /
he Treasury. Both will come up for
second reading today and probably be
'eferred to the Finance Committee.
MONDAY AFTERNOON.
At the opening of the afternoon ses-
zion license taxation bill was read
| first time. to be read a second time
oday.
The Finance Committee presented
'eport on the salary and payroll ap-
,ropriation bill referred to it in the
morning. 1t was promptly adopted and
is recommendation were put into eff
ect on second reading of the bill.
they were as follows:
Salary of garbage clerk, SIS a month.
truck out.
Salary of gunpowder and kerosene oil
,eeper. Hilo. reduced from SIS to $50
month.
Salary of gunpowder and kerosene oil
,eeper, Honolulu, raised from 500 to
125 month.
Chief engineer" substituted for sas-
istant superintendent Honolulu wa
er works, with salary of s175 a month
s in bill.
Clerk, Honolulu water works, made
lso clerk of garbage department and
is salary raised from S100 to s1z5 a
Month. Mr.. Achi found no second to a
notion to put the garbage clerkshfp
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