The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-03-10
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Kapiolani Home Needs Help.

| hdpAtldl1 sL<CGUS E1elp-
The Health Committee, in reporting
favorably on Correa IS resolution to an
propriate an amount to erect ADEQUATE
buildings for the Kapiolani Girls
Home, recommended an appropriation
of at least $4,000 for the purpose,
saying:
f'Your committee has taken partic-
rlar interest in this matter, having
made personal inspection of the
/ Home for Girls. It has found the
buildings in very dilapidated condi-
ton and beyond the stage of repair.
The Sisters there are doing a good
deal Of charitable work and even more
than should be expected of them We
think the government should provide.
anyhow, weather-proo buildings, and
so recommend. -
Salvation Army Worthy.
The same committee favored Hud-
dy's resolution to appropriate $4,000 to
aid the maintenance of the Salvation
Army Home, stating:
* Your committee feels that this in.
stitution, being somewhat of a public
nature, should receive some amount of
| government aid. These people are do
| ing an immense amount of good to all
nationalities alike. 1t therefore rec
ommends that this resolution be laid
on the table to be favorably consid-
! cred when the appropriation bill is
under discussion.p
The same committee reported favor
ably on Kaleiopu s bill repeating Sec
tons 1857 and 1000 of the law respect
ing the manufacture of poi.
Waterworks Improvements.
A resolution to appropriate $343 ,093,
from the loan fund, to carry out the
scheme of Marston Campbell for the
Improvement of the Honolulu water
works system, was presented. The res
olution covers all the Improvements de-
sired and takes the place of several
resolutions already in dealing with
various parts of the whole scheme.
The resolution provides for new pipe
lines, repairs to old pipelines, electric
power station at Nuuanu, installation
of highlift pump at Beretania pump
ing station, boring three additional
wells, constructing Punchbowl reser-
voir, constructing new Kaimuki res
ervoir, concrete cover for Makiki res
ervoir, new discharge main for Kai-
muki reservoir and labor and material
in connection with all the above.
The matter was laid on the table to
be taken up with the appropriation
bill.
Wowi Wow!
Ruel Kinney, having lost his chance
to legislate against the habit of sell
ing fish openly in the fshmarket, has
turned his attention to boosting sal.
aries. This is the list of pay he
would give to the Honolulu officials,
as included in bill presented:
Mayor, $3.50 a month; Supervisors,
each $75 month; Sheriff, 5000 a
month; City Clerk, s175 month; Au-
ditor, $l75 a month; City Attorney,
$3.50 month; Treasurer, $175 al
month; Deputy Sheriff, Honolulu. $3.50
month; Deputy Sheriff, Eva, 1925 a
month; Deputy Sheriff, Waianae. $75 a
month; Deputy Sheriff, Waialua, 800
a month; Deputy Sheriff, Koolauloa,
SIS month; Deputy Sheriff, Koolau-
poke, $75 month.
Resolutions.
Single, by resolution, asked for $10,-
600 for the construction and completion
of the Palolo belt road.
Hihio, by resolution, asked for $500
for the expenses of the Lahaina wa.
terworks.
Kawewehi requested an appropria.
ton of $1,000 to buy water pipes for
the village of Waiohinu, Kau.
Sheldon asked for $4,000 to lay water
pipes to Kekaha, Waimea.
Pound Law Amendment.
Kawewehi presented a bill to allow
fee of fifty cents a head to persons
impounding cattle at large on the pub
lie roads, in addition to the usual i'm
pounding fees.
Third Readings.
Five bills were on the order of the
day for third reading yesterday, these
being Senate Bills 33 and 80 and House
Bills 81. % and 112.
Senate Bill 80, Knudsen, providing
for substitute Justices of the Supreme
Court, without debate or opposition
was deferred
Senate Bill 50, introduced by the
Judiciary Committee, is a bill to pre-
vent snap verdicts in divorce proceed
ings by providing for lapse of at
least thirty days between the institu-
lioH OF proceedings ana the nearing OF
the case. This is a substitute bill for
the much more stringent one introduced
into the House by Castro. The vote
on this bill was also deferred
House Bill 81, provides that the alb.
duction of female child under twelve
years of age is to be considered as
done by force and against the consent
of the child. Sheldon moved the third
reading and the vote was: Ayes, 90;
noes, ].
House Bill 90, Castro, provides for
penalty upon conviction as procurer
or male person participating in the
gains from prostitution. The bill pass
ed on a unanimous vote.
House Bill 112. Kealawaa. makes
February II of each year a public holi-
day. This bill was deferred
First Failure to Concur.
On consideration of the Senate
amendment to House Bill 20. Sheldon
moved to not concur. This bill is the
| one empowering a circuit Judge to as
sign counsel under fee from the gov
eminent to any defendant in anv
felony case, the fee to be discretionary