The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-02-08
Attest:
P. PECK, Chairman.
A. LINDSAY, Secretary.

A. LINDSAY, Secretary.
HILo's WANTS DEFINED.
Governor Carter then addressed the
meeting, saying that he was pleased
to see the wants of the citizens pre-
scented in this business-like way
when I took Office said the Gov
| ernor, 81 had a great many ideals /
had built many air castles, but gradu-
ally one after another they are be-
coming entirely shattered. 1 have
found that man in public life is en-
! tirely different from the same In
! dividual in business life. An individu-
/ al can do things, the Governor is
hampered by restrictions of law In
! business promise is as good as a
contract, but in official life the pro-
mise Of an official does not bind the
/ government. And that is what we
must Iearn-we must depend upon the
Legislature. Two years ago the Legis-
| lature was called upon to pass a def
cheney bill of $47,0 200 and here at the
last session the government asked the
Legislature to pass deficiency bill of
$277,000. If this keeps on we won't
need any Legislature. After some one
loses lot of money, more dependence
will be placed on the Legislature for
making appropriations
Governor Carter related one incident
recently of how Levers & Cooke want
ed bill approved for $500 for building
material furnished for the Reform
school and they had been informed
that the amount would not be paid.
The auditor refused to pass it and the
Governor also refused to approve the
voucher. Mr. Carter said that it was
better that some of the business peo-
pie of the Territory should lose a few
hundred dollars in this way and cor
rect the tendency sometimes apparent
to ignore the Legislature.
The Governor then went over the
recommendations of the committee and
said that the bridges asked would be
built. He stated that it was the in
tention of the government to expend
loan money only in permanent i'm
provements so that the work would
not have disappeared by the time that
it became necessary to repay the
loan. Plans for the armory asked had
already been made and the governor
said that work would be commenced
soon. He said that the sewerage was
most important and thought that it
should have been placed first.
I'VE can stand the bad smell better
than break our necks on rotten
bridges suggested P. Peck.
There was a long discussion over
the appropriation for Wailoa retain
ing wall, it developing that the street
front was now occupied and that con-
demnation proceedings would be
necessary to get rid of the property
owners. The site is wanted for
boat landing. The Governor said that
there was no money to pay for the
condemnation. Mr.. Scott suggested
that the land could be obtained by
exchanges.
OPPOSED TO EXCHANGES.
"This administration is opposed to
any such exchanges" said the Gov
ernor. at seems that in the past the
government has always got the short
end of the horn. The Legislature is
the proper body to go to for money
to acquire land for road purposes. 1t
is more business-like. It is the policy
of this administration to use the ex-
change policy very sparingly. If it is
abused Congress is likely to take the
power away, and in some emergencies
the law is very necessary
The Governor said that he did not
believe the Keaukaha road would be
built. The appropriation for the Hilo
water works in the current expense
bill, the Governor thought, was rather
high but was informed that the money
was intended to extend and replace
the water mains. AS this money, s14,-
900, was a reappropriation from the
six months bill, the Governor stated
that no new work could be done, as
the law provided only for the neces-
sary running expenses of the govern
ment. 81 admit the necessity of this
work" said the Governor when urged
to favor the appropriation, but I
am going to be hauled over the Goals
for it by the Legislature as it is, and
intend TO keep within the law as
closely as possible
NOT WORTH THE COST.
AS to the money for a road to .Kai-
wiki homesteads the Governor stated
that he was much opposed to this. He
said that it was a foolish thing to
open up homesteads in such a location,
and that the government could not |
spend $4,000 in building a road to .
three homesteads This was like
throwing the money into dark hole
with no return for the government
Mr.. L. Turner stated that the lands