The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-04-24
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A resolution was adopted calling for
the appointment of an inspector for
the gas and electric light meters Of the
city and another resolution calling for
the appointment of a Public Utilities
Commission to investigate all public
serving corporations and report on the
way these are behaving The gas and
electric light companies had sent repre-
sentatives before the Judiciary Com
mittee protesting against the resolution
which said that their charges were ex-
cessive, although those behind the reso-
luton were prepared to show that the
gas company was charging such rates
as in many cases prohibited the use
of their product and that many per-
sons were ordering out their stoves be-
cause of alleged unfair treatment The
company induced the tabling of this
resolution, however, and the House
passed the other. It is understood that
the gas company will be the first one
investigated and it is not improbable
that there will be a court proceeding
to have the rate fixed at the "reason
abie' price named in the franchise.
The Election Bill was read for the
third weary time and passed.
Kau Railroad Charter.
The Kau railroad charter bill, House
| Bill 191, by which "W. A. Wall and
his associates are given a franchise
| to build railroad line through por-
tions of Kau and Kona, Hawaii, came
| back from the Senate somewhat, but
not materially, modified The amend
| ments were concurred in.
HouSe Ri1l O22 which anpropri a taS
| 5000 to pay the Kalawao district mag
istrate for the coming biennial period,
| was read second time on special order
Of the day and passed,
House Bill 234, Castro, relating to tax
liens, was also read in full on second
reading and put on the order of the
day for today. This bill is along the
| lines of House Bill $50, killed.
House Bill 232, amending the law in
| relation to the transportation of lepers
and others affected with contagious dis
eases, raising the limit of tonnage OF
vessels upon which such persons may
be carried, from $50 gross tons to 500
| gross tons. carried on third reading.
| This amendment includes the Inter
| Island s. s. Mikahala among the boats
| eligible for this business.
Senate Bill 120, which puts license
| tax of $25 a year on second hand deal
| ers and authorizes the various county
| treasurers to issue the licenses, passed
on third reading after Sheldon had pre-
scented an amendment to include the
City and County of Honolulu among the
| counties.
Senate Bill 121, the fifty-seven page
| Election bill, was read through on third
reading, the members starting to scatter
| as soon as the reading was announced.
| Vice Speaker Rice called attention to
| the necessity of maintaining a quorum
and put the sergeant-at-arms on guard
at the door to keep enough of the hon
orable gentlemen in their seats to do
| business. At the usual rate of reading
| 1t would have taken the clerk a full
hour to get through the bill. He did
| it in about twenty minutes. however,
leaving the suspicion that the clerk
turned about four pages at time.
There was a short debate on the bill
and an attempt to amend it was made.
| The amendment was killed and the de-
bate shut off, the bill passing BY TWEEN
| ty-one to seven.
Kauikeaouli Park.
A resolution sent down from the
Senate to name one of the new Hilo
! parks the Kauikeaouli Park was re-