Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-03-20
MAUI SOLID FOR
Commission BILL
Citizens Resolve For
Speedy County
Government
IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION
has MEETING Of Citizens
NoN.PARTisANA ASSEMBLY PASSES
RESOLUTIONS FOR COUNTY
AND NEW COURT HOUSE.
APPROPRIATIONS.
Especial to The Bulletin. !


Waikiki, Maui, March IA joint
meeting of Wailuku precinct club, the
executive committee of Wailuliu I'm.
provement Association and commit.
tee of citizens was held at Wailuku
court house last evening for the pur.
citizens of all the political parties here
in regard to the Cooper Commission
draft of the County Bill now before
the Senate, and also on the Achi and
McCandess bills. Resolutions were in.
troduced by ID. II. Case urging the pass
age by the Legislature Of the County
Bill framed by the Commission.
A resolution for a new court house,
OF rather County building for the Thru
Circuit to be erected in Waikiki was
also passed. An appropriation of s35,
10000 was passed by 1903 Legislature,
but 1t will be allowed to lapse as the
administration seemed to think that
when the County Act went down, all
appropriations in the County Act be.
came void and the amount in the Loan
Bill for the purpose is still unused
and with an additional $15,000.0O, a
quite decent building could be gotten
for Waikiki for $50,000.O0, although
Architect Kerr has plans for $4,000.
Wailuku and Maui in general would be
satisfied II the appropriation for a
court house and an executive mansion
for Maui would pass at $4,000 as ask.
ed.
A third resolution was also passed
asking the solons to grant Maui her
full share Of appropriations for pub.
lie improvements, and that IL the total
amount available was less than the to.
tai amount appropriated, that Maui
should have her share in proportion to
the total amount, and that other Coun.
ties should have their shares proper.
tionately. This was done because &C.
cording to past experience, II the
amount available was less than the
amount appropriated, the authorities
have been in the habit of using that
amount for places other than that for
~ was
Kahului precinct also met last even
ing and passed resolutions in favor OF
the commissions county bill. Other
precincts on Maui and Moiokai will
send similar resolutions to the Legis
lature. The resolutions are as fol
lows:
Whereas, at the last general election
held In the Territory Of Hawaii, each
and every political party pledged Il
self to the passage Of a County Act a,
the next ensuing session Of the Terri
toriaI Legislature, and,
| Whereas, there has been introduced
In the present session Of said Legis
lature an Act creating counties with
In said Territory Of Hawaii, and pro
vlding for the government thereof
designated House Bill No. I, introduc
ed February 18th, 1905, by the County
Commission:
Now. therefore, Resolved, That II Il
the sense Of the various precinct clubs
Of the Republican party Of the Third
District; Of the Executive COMMITTEES
Of the improvement Association o,
Waikiki District; and Of other ETH
zens Of all political faiths with said
clubs and committee assembled; thai
the County Act prepared and present
ed to the present session Of the Legis
lature by said County Commission
should become the law Of this Terri.
tory; and said bodies and citizens Join
In asking our Senators and Represent
atives to enact said measure into law
substantially as presented to them by
said Commission, subject only to such
minor changes as our Senators and
Representatives may deem advisable,
Whereas, the present court house In
the town Of Wailuku, Second judicial
Circuit, Is greatly inadequate to the
demands now made upon Il, and to the
requirements that will follow In the
event Of County Government; and a
new building In keeping with the ne
eessities Of our community 10 impera.
tive,
Therefore, Resolved, That the vari
Gus precinct clubs Of the Republican
party Of the Third District, the Execu
tive Committee Of the improvement
Association Of wailuku District, and
the citizens Of all political faiths with
them assembled, Join In asking our
Senators and Representatives to ap-
propriate the sum Of 10000 for the
erection Of a new court house In the
town Of Walluku.
Premiums to be given In The Even,