The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-03-31
the first bill gave too great power t
the City Board of Supervisors.
Single Wants Pure Milk

Single Wants Pure Milk.
Single presented the following join
resolution:
Be it Resolved by the House o.
Representatives the Senate concurring
That the Governor of the TERRITORY
shall, as soon as practicable after tn,
approval of this resolution, appoint .
commission of three members to b.
known as the Milk Commission. which
commission shall thoroughly examine
and investigate the regulations of tht
Board Of Health; the laws of the Ter
rltory, and any ordinances of the CITY
and County of Honolulu safeguarding
the sale of milk and control of diaries
the manner of their appointment ani
adaptlbility to existing conditions; ani
consider ways and means for the revi
sion and Improvement of the said law:
so far as they affect the City an6
County of Honolulu, and the commits
sion shall make report of their work
to the Governor not later than July 1
1910. with their recommendations per
tanning thereto, together with some bill
or bills for the effectuation of such
recommendations. -
Single stated that the milk regula-
lions were good now but not as good
as they might be, considering the i'm
portance of pure milk supply for the
babies of Honolulu and the Territory
at large
Rice said this was measure show
ing the Importance of annual sessions
as it was too bad to think of the babies
having to wait two years for a pure
milk law.
The resolution was adopted
Cohen presented a resolution to ap-
propriate $500 to widen Beretania ave-
nue. between Fort and Nuuanu avenue.
Primary Law Notice.
Furtado opened the afternoon session
by giving notice of the introduction
of a bin to provide for nominations
by direct vote. his bill being the same
as Senate Bill s, introduced across the
hall by Chillingworth.
KauikeaouE Statue.
Two reports came in from the Mill
tary Committee on Like bill to spend
$4,000 on statue in memory of Kau-
keaouli, the majority >favoring the idea
and Alfonso, as minority, protesting
against the spending of that much
money at this time. Both reports were
laid on the table to await the second
reading of the bill, Like not being
present.
More Band Concerts?
Cohen presented a measure that made
= noise like a trip to the mainland. This
10 f0 h.
port and maintenance of the Hawaiian
band, the money to be given on the
condition that the Honolulu supervisors
continued their present monthly grant.
Furtado presented resolution to
vote $4,000 for new road in Kaapahu
Hamakua.
Kealawaa introduced a bill to appro-
pirate $1003.50 to settle claims for land
taken in the construction Of Bridge
street, Hilo.
Committee of the Whole.
After some little debate the House
members cut down the item for the
expenses of the license commission
boards from $4,000 to $4,000, on a close
vote of thirteen to twelve. Rice want
ed the item put at $4,000. with the
that any necessary bal
ance could be drawn out of the $4,000
contingency fund to be voted the
Governor. This motion was voted down
by thirteen to twelve.
The other Treasury items passed as
in the bill and the items of the Public
Instruction were tackled.
Makekau wanted to cut the superin-
tendent's salary, but the members out
voted him.
Rice then moved to lump all the
items now listed for secretary, steno-
graphers, clerks, school agents and ex-
oenses.- under one item and put the figure
at $4,000. This is $500 less than the
estimate.
There was some discussion about
this. some of the members wanting to
vote specific salaries and no lump sum.
Lone said the lumning idea was new
to him and asked the deferring of all
Public Instruction items. They were
deferred
Public Works.
Superintendent s salary stayed pass
I'd at $275, and the other items were
taken up Rice then proposed some
more Jumping, suggesting $22,920 as a
Jump sum for the general expenses of
he Office AS it now stands it is SAL,
no. Moanapli wanted to defer action,
t not being certain as vet that the
would be turned over to
he, counties.
Coney said the idea was to see
where the Territory was getting off in
he WAY Of money. That was why now