The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-04-15

funds to be raised under the Specia
immigration income tax for the con
servation of natural resources.
Cheaper Supplies Wanted.
Single presented a concurrent reso
luton to institute a system to tax.
the place of the one intended to be il
operation when the purchasing agen
was appointed. This resolution pro
yides for the Auditor to advertise semi
annually for tenders on all necessary
supplies for the government and t,
notify the departments to purchase
from the lowest bidders This passed
first reading. Single said he had seer
the Governor and the Governor had
said it was a good resolution. Coney
said he had not seen the Governor but
thought for himself that the resolution
was a good one.
First of Many.
Kamanoulu presented the following
resolution:
"Whereas, One William Naiwi, for
merly a printer by trade, has for a
considerable time been confined within
the leper settlement at Molokai as a
leper suspect, etc, and whereas, no
symptoms of leprosy appear to have
developed in him, therefore be it re-
solved that the Board of Health be re-
quested to reexamine this suspect and
if found FIRE. from leprosy that he be
forthwith discharged from the settle
ment -
This passed, after several of the Ha-
waiian members had spoken in favor
of it.
To Investigate Gas Company.
Castro presented the following reso-
luton:
Whereas, There are now existing in
the Territory of Hawaii certain corpor-
atoms by virtue of franchises granted
by the Legislature and approved by
Congress for the purpose of furnishing
to the community electricity and gas
for lighting, power and domestic con-
yeniences, and
Whereas, Said corporations are gov
erned by the provisions contained in
their respective franchises and sub
iect to further legislation that may be
enacted for their regulation, and
Whereas, Public complaints are made
that the services rendered by said cor
porations are inadequate and prices
for furnishing electricity and gas for
lighting, power and domestic con-
veniences are regarded as excessive
and inequitable, and
Whereas, Public Opinion is such that
a public investigation of the inequi-
tableness of said charges and the in
adequacy of said services should be
made with a view Of effecting legisla-
ton to better regulate said corpora
tions in this respect, therefore
Be 1t Resolved, by the Legislature
of the Territory of Hawaii. That as,
soon as may be after the approval OF
this resolution the Governor shall ap-
point commission of three competent
and disinterested persons to be known
as the Commission on Public Utilities,
who shall carefully investigate into
the matter of the services rendered
and charges made by such corporations
of public utility in the furnishing of
or gas for lighting, power
mission shall report to the Governor
not later than December 81, 1910,
transmitting with its report such pro-
posed legislation as it may deem ad-
visable for the public good; and the
members of said commission shall serve
without compensation whatever, but
shall be allowed all expenses incurred
while actually performing the duties
herein prescribed.
Struck One as Right.
The notice given in the Advertiser
yesterday that such re.olution was
to come up resulted in the following
suggestion coming early in the morning
to the Speaker:
s'Speaker Holstein, Esq.
my Dear Sir.-When investigating
the charges, etc., of Gas. Co., it might
be well to investigate their arbitrary
methods in dealing with the public and
also their charges for instilation, say
ing that unless they made the connec-
tons they would not connect the gas.
This means: pay me any price l ask
for work or go without gas.
IA CONSUMER.
"There is inspector for electric
wiring. but Gas Co. do as they like.
Would it not be well to have their
work inspectedH'
Medical Bill.
Senate Bill Sc, Coelho, but with lit
tie that introducer intended but the
title left, was passed on first reading.
Sinking Fund Bill.
A bill to provide sinking fund with
which to pay any present or future
bonded indebtedness of the Territory