The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1907-04-05

two reports. one dealing with statistics
fcknriing the United States Expefl.
mcnt station from dared u. Smith, rec.
ommcniing the ding Of the report Of
the special agent
GUARDING PUBLIC INTEREST.
The second report dealt with bin
10 grant nm electrical franchise 10
Wailnku company, favoring the grant.
ing of the charter with amendments 10
the bill guarding the rights Of the
public in regard 10 the placing Of poles,
strlnging OF wires. etc. to be under the
rules laid down by the Department of
Public Works Comes failed to concur
with the majority of the committee
but filed no minority report.
Both reports were adopted.
LAUNDRY RESOLUTION.
A resolution was presented which
drew the attention, of the House to
the reported facts that aliens were al
lowed the use Of Government build
ings at Iwilei for laundry washhouses
and supplied with water and steam be-
low cost, the result being that these
aliens have monopolized tho laundry
business and driven the citizen laundry
men out of business. 1t called for
committee to investigate the matter.
The resolution passed, Sheldon, the in
PRODUCER of the resolution, Pail, Comes,
Nailima and Kaniho being named to
act as such n committee.
HANDS ACROSS THE SEA.
A bill "to promote, provide for and
regulate cheap and proper transporta-
ttA, L.. ln,, -
and other freight from certain points
of the Territory OF Hawaii to the Pa
cific coast of the United States,' was
by Akau.
THE bill aims at promoting the fresh
fruit exports from the Hilo and Puma
districts. West Hawaii. by substituting n
company to take up the transportation
end of the business between the ship
ping point on the Ililo and West Ha-
waii railroads and San Francisco or
other Coast port, the amount of sub
sidy being limited to $4,000 year for
zen years. The bill further gives the
of Public Works power
% enter into contracts with such trans
,ortation companies, to make rules and
equations governing the manner of
,acking the fruit, the inspection of
uch prior to shipment, the manner of
lar ding en- route and the sale thereof
Ifter arriving Mt the Californian mar
Ret. How the superintendent will en-
orce his rulings in California is not
ct forth.
The bill passed first reading.
GOVERNOR SILENT.
Sheldon asked if any answer had
cen received from the Governor to
he House communication asking for his
easons for holding up appropriated
arts of the loan money. He was told
hat no answer had been received.
BACK IN COMMITTEE.
The House took up the territorial
llary bill in committee of the whole.
ollowing the cutting out of the posi-
on of Assistant Superintendent of
ublic Works came the cutting out of
he clerk, stenographer and office boy
the branch, while the item for en-
ineers, architects and craftsmen was
eferred.
Other items were passed swimmingly
ntil the salary of the clerk of the
alter works bureau was struck. Shell
ON wanted this put at 1925 month,
raise over the bill of So. Kaniho
Djccted and kaleiopu favored the
lise, both making short speeches for
leir point. The item carried at 1925.
ARBOR MASTER AND PILOTS.
Kaleiopu moved to make the pay of
lie harbor master 1925, the same ms
present, cut of $25 from the bill.
he motion carried without debate.
he same member amended the salaries
the Honolulu pilots to 5000 each,
ON 1925. This also carried.
Akau wanted 5000 for the Hilo pilot,
e bill calling for $500 Rawlins
nended to have the amount put mt
so instead. The Hilo pilot had his
tie changed 20 read gunpowder and
,rosene keeper" in addition to pilot
1t the bigger title won no extra pay,
re salary passing as set forth in the
II, $3.50.
Rawlns amended the Kahului pilot S
~ to read $3.50, after he had also
zen made the custodian q gunpowder
I'd Kerosene.
Kaleiopn end Kaniho jumped at the
larry of the Superintendent of For
try, the former w9r ting to cut to
20 and the latter to 5000. Kaleiopu
ought his figure plenty for the work
ID a good big amount of oney in
y case. Rice explained that the sal
y now is $3.50 and the holder of the
sition capable man. The knife
ced $25 off his salary nevertheless.
The Superintendent of Entomology
Is next. Kaleiopu thought 1926
ough ard Kaniho thought $3.50
ough for n man who chased bugs
rough the air and was OILY super
tendent of worms ard flies.
Kaniho remembered the Introduction
the lantana pest. The bugs had been
loose and were running at large
out the country, but the lantana
II did business Mt the old stand. The
70 bugs were still at work and $3.50
IS enough to pay the superintendent
worms. Still it was up to the com
ttee.
Rice said the lantana pest was doing
I'd work on Hawaii, but the lantana
re might be another breed to that
the district of the honorable mem
: from Kohala.
<aniho said the worm had gone after
potatoes in Kohala instead of the
tana
tice related one instance of the nee1