The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1905-03-10

nent, haninO Withdrew MS SecOnding |
md the whole bubble burst
Smith drew attention to the wording |
of the section which placed all of the |
Islands not included In any other coun- |
ty under the Jurisdiction of the Court |
of the First Curcuit. This would bring |
In Bird Island. Laysan and the other |
Islands &c the northwest of Oahu. He |
whole County Act before the Supreme
Court and he moved to strike out the
clause.
The amendment carried and Section
1, Chapter 1, was passed as amended.
The Committee OF the Whole rose at
4 o'clock. reported progress and asked
leave to sit again at 1880.
The report was adopted.
THE MORNING SESSION.
During the morning the following
routine matters came up:
A petition was presented from Kau
asking for the opening of the lands of
Hionaa and Kaalaiki for homesteads.
FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORTS
The Finance Committee reported I'D
versely on Sheldon's bill to provide that
water rates, fines and costs and other
Territorial charges should be payable
In warrants at par, on the ground that
the bill II passed would subject war
rants to all sorts of speculation and
manipulation.
Smith presented four petitions for the
division of the island of Hawaii into
two counties.
The Finance Committee reported on
the request Of DIR. John Atcherly of
Kawaihae. for compensation for loss
of salary owing to the reduction OF SAL
aries of government physicians, rec
ommending that its consideration be
indefinitely postponed. This was done
on the plain showing that DIR. Atcherly
had resigned when the salary was re-
duced.
The Finance Committee recommend
ed the appropriation of $4,000 for the
expenses OF the Court of the Fifth Cir
cult.
The Finance Committee recommend
ed the tabling OF the Communication
of Young Bros. offering to do the work
Of the pilots. now done by boat boys.
for the sum Of $1,000 a year. The COM
mittee found that the work done now
by boats could not be done as satisfac-
torily by launches, as Young Bros.
suggest the pilots also preferring the
present system. The report was adopt
! ed.
The Finance Committee reported ad-
versely on Holstein's bill to exempt ali
males of so yearg and upward from poll
tax instead OF from 60 years upward
The report was tabled to be considered
later.
HEALTH COMMITTEES VIEWS.
The Health Committee recommended
an appropriation for medicine. but re-
lected the suggested repeal of the sus.
pect laws, as 1t was not In form. and
it was referred back for translation into
English.
The Health Committee recommended
that the laws be enforced TO prevent
the contamination of the auwai, which
supplies water for the school at Waia.
hole, Oahu.
The report of the Honolulu Parl
Commission was received and placed or
| file.
The statement of incidental expendi.
lures of the Commissioners of Agricul
ture and Forestry for the last 81,
months OF 1904, amounting to $2,73S. So
was presented and filed.
The indicidentals of the Public In
tsruction Department as submitted To-
the same period, amounted to 1883. 10
The Health Committee reporte,
against Kaniho's bill to repeal the sec
lions of the penal laws respecting com
pulsory vaccination as being "inexpe
dient and unsafe to remove a safeguar,
especially necessary because of our yer.
mixed population and exposed position
at the crossway Of ocean traffic"
The report was tabled, to be consld
cred with the bill.
Senate Bill No. 49, to amend the re
vised laws relating to summary pro
ceedings to recover possession OF land
was read first time by title.
IMPROVEMENTS RECOMMENDED
The Committee on Public Lands an,
Internal Improvements reported as fol
lows
$4,000 for matchmaking in Honoka
and $1,000 for macadamizing In Pau
Ito Fernandez). Rejected as unneces
sary.
$1,000 for court house and jail In Ha
nalei (Mahikoa). Rejected as unneces
sary.
$500 for grading and macadamizin
Pail avenue instead of $4,000 asked b
Rep. Quinn. Quinn and Andrade di
not concur.
$4,000 to complete South Kohala roa
to Kona road tHolstein). Recommend
ed.
$4,000 for Kawaihae-Puako road
$500 shed for wharf at Kawaiha,
$1,000 for roller and water cart CHo
stein). Recommended disallowed.
$1,000 Waimea road to join Hamaku
read (Holstein). Recommended wit
the construction of two bridges.
$1,000 repairs and maintenance Sout
Kohala road (Holstein). Recommended
$4,000 for the 22-mile road; $4,000 I
repair volcano road; $4,000 for the Pic
road; $4,000 for new road from volcan
road to the 13-mile road Gewis). Rec
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