The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-02-25

| from failure to file bonds.
| Neither myself nor the associate JUS
tees suggest any recommendations,
knowing that parties in cases and those
| interested in estates frequently arrange
| matters to suit themselves either for
| continuance or settlement out of court.
| frequently making no record of such
| settlements.
/ am not authorized by law to give
| directions to clerks of circuit courts.
they being under the control of the cir
cult judges.
Very respectfully,
(Signed) ALFRED S. HARTWELL,
Chief Justice.
HOUSE DOES ROUTINE WORK.
Further lists of employees of the differ
ent departments were read as the open
ing business of the House yesterday
morning, after half an hour had been
taken up in reading the minutes of the
much routine of Tuesday. The Super
intendent of Public Works and the clerk
of the Supreme Court were the writer's.
Favor Congressional Visits.
The Promotion Committee presented a
report on House Bill u. Castro S meas
ure appropriating $4,000 to pay for the
entertainment of distinguished persons,
favoring the bill and recommending
| that it pass. In part the report said:
1.-THE title clearly expresses the pur-
pose of this bill and in view of the
enormous benefits that have accrued to
! us from a similar bill passed by for
MGR Legislature of this Territory appro-
/! priating the sum of $4,000 to be ex-
| pended for the same purpose, and which
benefits are apparent in the shape of
the present military operations, the ap-
| preparation for Federal building the
| Hilo breakwater, the Pearl Harbor
works and drydock, and the possibility
| of other and greater work to be done
by the Federal government in the Ha-
waiian Islands, we are of the opinion
that the amount appropriated under
| this Act will be wisely expended for
/ the purpose for which it is intended. -
Urge Haste in A.-Y. Appropriation.
| The same committee presented a
strong and lengthy report on the bill
i appropriating 1000 for the use of
the Hawaiian exhibit at the Seattle
| Exposition. The passage of the bill was
recommended and in view of the urgeh.
cy of the occasion the committee fur
| Their recommended that it be passed at
once. The report was adopted and the
bill put on the order of the day for
today.
| Resolutions.
Douthitt asked by resolution for
$40, 800 for a reservoir at Kaimuki for
Honolulu waterworks.
Single presented a resolution re-
| speeding the matter of handling duph-
cate bills by the Printing Committee,
stating that only the first such received
should be printed and translated.
Alfonso asked for his daily bread,
this time desiring $4,000 for the Homo
mu homestead road, $4,000 for the
Kaiwiki homestead road and $4,000 for
road from Kukuihaele to Waipio, all
on Hawaii.
| Nakaleka asked for $4,000 for the re-
pair of the courthouse at Pukoo, Molo-
kai, and for new jail and jailer s cot
tage there. He also wants $4,000 for
the repair of the Pukoo wharf and
$4,000 for the Kaulapapa store, this
appropriation to carry rider to the
effect that "clothes rations allowance
be issued to lepers quarterly at the
rate of $l6 per year for each person. -
S. p. Correa asked for $4,000 from
the loan bill fund for a concrete. school
building for Kauluwela, Honolulu.
| Kawewehi asked for $18,345 for a
new wharf at Napoopoo, for $4,000
for a new wharf at Honuapo, Kau.
Hihio asked for $4,000 for fire sta
tion at Lahaina and for $4,000 for the
installation of fire hydrants in that city.
Nawahine asked for $50 month for
each company of the National Guard
Kawaakoa resolved "that the Super
intendent of Public Works be and he
is hereby requested to forthwith install
the engine and derrick for the Hama
landing'' The same member wanted
$4,000 for the repair of kipahulu land
ing, Maui.
Water Collection by Meter.
: Coney introduced a bill to establish
system of collection of water rates
! in Honolulu by the Superintendent OF
Public Works, empowering him to es
tabhsh rates and require the installa
4 tion of water meters at the expense Of
fifty per cent of the meters and install
ment to the rate payer, establishing th'
e charges for the water thus measured
The bill also allows him to shut of
water if the rates are ten days in ar
rears.
Like Has Some Questions.
Like presented list of questions 70
: the Superintendent of Public Works t.
! answer. These were: Purchase price o
Pahoa waterworks? Appropriation
How much expended to dates How