Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-04-13
SENATE TACKLES
GRAB BILL AGAIN
Gas Franchise Joker
Ar0uses Some
Ire
SENATE
SENATE
iith Day-Afternoon Session

procedure, passed second reading.
TO AMEND FRANCHISE
Senate Bill Sc, amending the Di-
mond gas franchise by providing that
the company must furnish so street
lights and five each year thereafter,
came up for second reading.
Woods spoke against the PROPOSE
ton. He said II was a pretty cool
piece of business to ask to be reliev-
cd from this duty. Those who had
the franchise knew about this clause
when they sought the franchise.
Smith favored the bill. saying
that this clause would prevent the
companies from entering into COM
petition with the electric light COM
panies. Hayselden supported him.
JOKER IN FRANCHISE
Hewitt said that this was the old
story. Corporations seeking franchiR-
es were willing to promise anything.
After they got their franchise they
wanted to crawl up.
Smith said that the franchise COM
yelled the furnishing the lights only
In ease II erected lamp posts.
E1wsett said that now he realized
that the whole clause In the fran
1hisr was a rusc. In this case he
did not see any objection to striking
out the section.
Smith said the company would nat
urally not erect lamp posts and
would thus escape the obligation.
BIT on THE BAIT
This is just case of the Senate
being bit again" said Hewitt, In Il
disgusted voice.
| Bait" exclaimed Dowsett. "Well.
I am willing to leave this thing to
Congress"
Same here" said Hewitt.
Makekau, the introducer of the
bill. said that the clause referred to
was the cause of the city's not re-
ceiving any benefits from the activity
of the gas company. II II were kick
ed out, however. the company could
enter into competition with the
electric light companies. whereby the
price which the County had to pay
for street lights would probably be
reduced,
Kalama said he was one of the
Legislature of 1908 which had pass
ed the franchise. He did not think
at the time that those after the
franchise would be able to crawl
through. He saw now that they had.
SENATOR'S REsENTEIu.
This is in the interest of the cleo
trIc light company. but not of the
pubIic" said Smith. "If this hin is
killed the city will never get any
street lights from the compony."
81 am willing to take the risk. -
said Dowsett
The vote ON the motion to indefl.
piteIv nostpope stood a IN q the
Chair decid,pp n nv Voting oy,ips,
II II was then moved tn, mass tn,
bilI. which carried a,so nv the Chui,
casting the deciding vote.
House Bill 30. proyidinr for tn,
voting of n person who has failed I,
Register, passed second reading,
House Bill 10 nrovidinp an an
nual license fee of $3.50 for trus
companies, passed second reading.
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