The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-03-01


| road taxes the fathers of families of
on by the Finance Committee, which
recommended the passage Of the bill.
| The bill only exempts those who, to-
gether with the requisite amount of
family, have incomes of less than 5000
a year.
Committee Of the Whole Report.
Chairman Nawahine of the commit
| tee of the whole reported on the bill
to bring the lines of the judicial, tax
alton and education districts into CON
| formity, the report suggesting the
various alterations decided upon by
the members. These alterations were
adopted and the bill goes to third
reading.
Nuuanu Dam Question.
For the first time, Saturday morning
the speeter Nuuanu reservoir No. 4
grinned in the face of the members,
Sheldon presenting a resolution that
special committee of seven members
| be appointed by the Speaker to make
thorough Investigation. The intro
Queer stated that a large amount of
money had been spent and some doubt
| existed as to the stability of the work
He favored no further appropriation
| unless it would be found necessary to
have one to keep the city of Honolulu
| safe.
/ Long wanted to know if the com
mittee would be allowed money to
make tests and GO into the question
of construction.
| Rice saw no harm in the committee
investigation, but said that the mat
ter was not one of hiring experts to
make another Schuyler report, but
simply one of seeing whether the Su-
perintendent of Public Works was
carrying out of wishes of the House.
The resolution carried, and the
| Speaker named the following ON the
special committee: Sheldon, Coney,
Cohen, Alfonso, Kawewehi, Nawahine
and Like.
The Dali, Grist.
The following wants were presented
| in resolutions:
| Kealawaa, for $1,000 for a school
building at Kahaualea, Puma, Hawaii
Kealawaa. for $500 for a govern
ment road at Pohakunui, Kukuau,
| Hilo.
Kaleiopu, for $3.50 for Waterman
along Houghtailing road.
Conservation Meetings.
Announcement was made by the
| Speaker that there would be a joint
session of the Senate and House on
Monday afternoon. at which the Leg
islators would be addressed by the Ha-
waiian delegates who attended the
| Congress of Governors in Washington,
| the addresses to be on the conservation
of natural resources.
| An invitation from. the College Club
to the members was extended by the
| Speaker to a meeting to be held on
the afternoon of March at the home
of Mrs. W. F. Frear, when conserva-
ton of natural resources would also
/ be considered.
A Petition.
A petition from the citizens on Or
near Houghtailing road petitioned for
a Waterman along that highway.
The Public improvements Commit
tee recommended the appropriation of
$4,000, as in House Resolution 81, for
a new Kaimuki reservoir. The report
| was adopted.
The same committee recommended
House Bill 40, relating to the Honolulu
sewer system and the collection of
| sewer rates, and also recommended
Kealawaa s resolution to appropriate
$1,000 for the Pahoa jail
A Military Measure
A bill to provide for information
concerning those in the Territory able
to bear arms, should an emergency
arise, was presented by Moanauli and
referred to the Military Committee
The main paragraph of the bill says:
"The tax assessor Of each taxation
division of the Territory of Hawaii
shall during the month of June in each
year. and at such other times as he
may be requested SO to do by the Gov.
ernor. prepare roll containing the
names of all the inhabitants of his
taxation division subject to military
duty, two copies of which roll shall be
sworn to by him before some person
authorized by law to administer oaths
and shall be delivered by him to the
| Adiptant General of the Territory OF
Hawaii. Such roll shall state the
name. residence, age and occupation OF
each of the persons enrolled and also
the previous existing military or nava
service of each such person, and, i
the Governor shall So direct, and a:
often as he shall so direct, such en-
rollment shall further show separately
the names of all seafaring men Of
whatever calling or occupation, tbs
names of all men engaged in the con
. struetion and management of ships ant
crafts, together with the names o.
. ship-owners and their employees
yacht-owners, members of yacht club
land all other associations for aquati,
, pursuits. -
Second Readings.
House Bill II. Coney, was read
second time. This bill empowers tn
Superintendent of Public Works to in
stall water meters, to be paid 70
| equally by the government and con
sumner, and further empowers him f
: fix the water rates after advertiser,
!. any changes, and allows him to shu
4 off the water from consumers delih
: quent in their rates. This bill went t
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