The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1907-03-15

asked time for comparison, and consid-
GRAFTON. The matter was accordingly
laid over until Saturday.
House Bills 81 and So. were returned
passed and in their original shape.
DESKS FOR HILO HIGH SCHOOL
Senate Bill 81, which parallels House
Bill =. appropriating $4,000 for fur
nlshing Hilo High School, was sent
down and passed its first reading. BY
suggestion OF Rice 1t was placed on
special order of the day for today.
SECOND READINGS.
An Act to regulate the trial and
conduct of civil cases, Senate bill, was
given second reading and referred to
the judiciary committee.
KANIHo RELAPSED.
kaniho. who had appeared during
the morning recess to speak against
the Primary law was absent after the
resumption of the work in the after
noon, the Speaker announcing that he
had had a relapse of dengue fever.
Senate Bill So, appropriating $4,000 for
reopening of road from Kappa to Ka-
huku, destroyed by lava flow, was sent
down for action by the House, having
passed the Upper House. This is along
the nature of Kanihos bills, which
were turned down by the Judiciary
committee.
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE REPORTS
Kaniho's Resolution IL, to have an
act prepared providing for the hear
ing of probate and divorce proceedings
in the districts in which petitioners
reside, was tabled Rawlins having al
ready prepared a bill on the subject.
Kaniho being absent the precedence
given Rawlin's bill was allowed with
out debate. Rawlin's bill, No. 80, was
recommended for passage. The sec
ond reading of a bill relating to a
foreclosure of mortgages. also by Raw
Inns, was allowed.
passage of House Bill 81, authorizing a
verdict or judgment for a lesser Of
Tense than that charged, and Senate
Joint Resolution 1, appointing a Tax
Commission. House Bill SO. relating
to writs of quo warranto was also rec
commended and passed.
PUBLIC LANDS COMMITTEE.
| The Public Lands committee recon-
menjed that House Resolution 115,
which provides for insertion in the
appropriations of $500 for a court
house and Jail at Paia, $4,000 for a new
building for q schoolhouse at the same
place, $4,000 for waterpipe from Lili-
koi to Paia, and $4,000 for waterpipe
from Lilikoi to Paauwela, be tabled to
be taken up with the appropriation bill.
The same action was taken with
House Resolution 1923, for $4,000 for
new wharf at Kappa, Kauai, which
the committee finds is needed.
An item recommended for insertion
in the appropriation bill is that of $4,000
for wharf at Kaawili landing, Mo-
lokai, petitioned for, and Mahoe's reso-
luton, 1913, asking for a new bridge
across the Kaihuaha stream, at Wal
anae, was worthy of consideration and
recommended also that $4,000 be appro-
priated for a breakwater at Honouli-
wal, Molokal.
RACE SCHOOL BILL KILLED.
The report of the Education COM
mittee on House Bill rs, the anti-Jap-
anese school act, quoted the opinion
of the Attorney General, who declared
the act unconstitutional. The law was
of such a nature as to hit directly at
the Japanese and Chinese, putting a
tuition fee of fifty cents month on
each such child attending the public
schools. Sheldon, who had introduced
the measure, himself moved the adop-
ton of the committees report tabling
the bill.
LIVERY LICENSE FIXED.
The bill imposing license fee of
$50 per annum on livery stables In
Honolulu, and s25 per annum else
where, was given second reading.
WATERWORKS ARE PAYING.
An interesting report of the Commit
tee on Public Expenditures and &C
counts was presented on the water
works question, which included the
following report from Accountant L.
G.. Ables:
Honolulu, March 10, 1907.
Hon. John Hughes, Chairman Commit
tee on Public Expenditures and Ac-
counts.
Sir: In accordance with your instruc-
tions to ascertain whether the Homo
lulu water works is a money making
proposition for the Territory of Ha-
wall, or otherwise, we beg to submit
to you the following report:
We have taken from authoritative
sources the figures covering a period
of nine years ending December 31st,
1906, and find the total receipts during
that period to have been. s. 1884, O06 II
Maintenance and running
expense during same period 4s2,516 65
Excess of Receipts over EX-
penses $500. S4O2, 4SO 10
Average annual receipts for
3 years ................$ SS,222 "
Average annual expenses for
years ........ ............ 5s,612 9,
Average annual gain for 9
years .......... ........S ff,olV w
During which period there has been
expended for permanent additions and
Improvement to the plant the sum of
1888, 164.S5, segregated as follows:
Kalihi Pumping plant ......s 54,2I 60
Addition to same ............ 49,154 90
Purchase Pahoa Water Wks. $4,000 90
Addition to pipe system -. 249,S06 IA
Diamond Head Reservoir &
Pipes ........ .......... 49,. 2s,627 70
Kalihi Reservoir ............ 1896 90
Purchase water pipes, Col
lege Hills .......... ........ $500 90
General Expenses .... 49,. 80, 43S 40
Total $3.50 1854 SIS