The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-02-02
ALEXANDER NAMED,
CONTINUED from Pare ID


vide for the building of a new light.
house and range lights at Honolulu
harbor, Territory of Hawaii on
which suggestions are asked touching
the merits Of the bill and the pro-
priety Of its passage.
In reply this Department begs leave
TO state that the Lighthouse Board. to
whom the matter was referred. reports
that in it's annual report for 1908 it
recommended that an appropriation of
10000 be made for this purpose. and
that it is still of opinion thatrthispap-.
preparation should be made. This is
also recommended on page 2I2 of the
current Book of Estimates.
The following is an extract from
pages l62-l63 of the Boards annual
report for 1905:
"267. Honolulu rear renge (on top.
| Of the customhouse, Honolulu). "A lens
lantern was installed to replace the or.
binary lamp. Various repairs were
made.
"The following is copy of letter,
/ dated January 81, 1905, from the See
retary of Commerce and Labor to the
House Committee on Interstate Foreign
! Commerce:
This Department has the honor
to acknowledge the receipt of letter
| from your committee, dated January
| IA, 1905, inclosing House bill No. III,
706. "To provide for the building. of al
new lighthouse and range lights, at
Honolulu harbor, Territory of Ha-
waii," on which suggestions are asked
4, touching the merits of the bill and the
propriety of its passage. ~
In reply this Department begs
leave to state at the instance of the
| Lighthouse Board, to whom the matter
was referred for examination and re.
port, that II seems necessary in the in.
.terest of commerce and navigation
that new light station and range
lights should he established in Homo
lulu harbor to take the place of those
now shown on wooden strhcTnres,
which.are in an advanced state. ofIde-
cav and which are not only unsightly
but unsafe. SUI
The Improvement to be made by
4, the War Department will remove the
| foundation of the present main light,
and make its establishment, in, any
event, on another site necessary.
"'This Department therefore con.
cHrs with the Lighthouse Board in
recommending the passage of the bill
! in question: ''
1t is estimated that the font
= range can be established for $50, 1900,
and that the rear range can be estab-
| lished for 10000. The Board "rec6hii
mends that an appropriation of 100000
/ be made for the establishment of these
ranges.
| This Department eoncnrs in the
views of the Lighthouse Board In this
matter and recommends the passage of
, the bill in question.
Respectfully,
" H. METCALF,
a, Secretary,
1 The Chairman Committee on Interstate
rnd Foreign Commerce, House OF
Representatives.
KUHIo ENTERTAINED.
The Delegate from Hawaii was a
guest OF ex-Representatiye Samuel l..
| Powers, of Massachusetts. Saturday
| evening at dinner given by Mr.. Pow
ers to the members of the fTantl'us
! Club and some OF his personal friends.
There we're rs at the beautifully iec-
GRATED tables. spread In the newsldin-
ingroom Of the Arlington Hotel. The
Tantalus Club Is an organization Of
Republican members OF the House, who
came In with the Fifty-seventh and
Fifty-eighth Congresses. 1t holds in
formal dinners. where the program is
always mirthful.
POWERS OF TERRITORY.
Attorney General Moody has ren-
dered an opinion on the organic law
Of the Hawaiian Territory with refer
ence 10 the power OF the Territorial
government TO sell. lease, or otherwise
dispose Of its personal property. ar.
Moody holds that the Territory has NO
such power under section 9l OF the set
~ April 80. 1900. and accordingly the
Secretary ~ the Interior has framed
q letter 10 be forwarded 10 Congress
asking that an act be passed confer
ring such authority 10 sell. The aues-
ton was raised by a letter from Gov
carter, Of December ~ last over the
right 20 dispose ~ a tug boat. origin
. ally the property Of the republic. buI
nov owned by the territorial govern
> mrnt The matter was FIRST referred
. ~ the Secretary ~ Commerce anS
, Labor, ana from him went a. the A.
iornHy gfneral fOr legal opinion
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