The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-04-03
SENATE
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EOnyening or the session. fTeSlueut
Smith observed that the Senate found
cause for eongratulation in the fact
that although ten bills have been
vetoed by the Governor none of them
were Senate measures and had all
come from the other house of the Leg.
isiature.
Many Bills Reported.
It was report day in the Senate, the
chairmen of the various committees
submitting the conclusions reached on
a number of measures.
The Public Lands Committee report
ed favorably on House Bill No. 81, a
bill providing for the inventory OF
government assets. The committee rec
commended the addition of new sec
fion, specifying that it shall be the
duty of the Tax Assessor of each taxa
ton division to transmit to the Auditor
of the Territory copies of the inven>
tories required under the provisions Of
the first section. The report was laid
on the table and taken up with the
bill on the order of the day.
The Committee on Public Lands did
not view Senate Bill No. Sc with much
favor. It was introduced by Senator
Brown of Hawaii and is intended to
provide for the construction and repair
of sidewalks.
The intention of the bill was to give
the counties power to construct, mann
tain, repair and to compel the con-
struetion of sidewalks by the owner
of property abutting upon sidewalks
awithin the territorial limit of such
county and to provide by ordinances
or otherwise for the payment thereof.
The members of the committee re-
ported that the Revised Laws, Chapter
So, Sections 732. 1873 and s34, dealt
with the subject sufficiently and that
the passage of Senate Bill No. sc would
occasion a conflict with the duties OF
the Superintendent of Public Works.
The recommendation was that the bill
be laid on the table.
Senate Bill No. so, to provide for a
photographic survey of the districts OF
North and South Kona and Kau was
tabled on the recommendation OF the
committee, the survey having been
provided for in Senate Bill No. l15, the
act that was passed as an aftermath
to the special income tax measure, pro-
yiding for conservation of resources
and the stimulation of immigration.
Amend Road Bill.
The Public Lands Committee submit
ted a lengthy report on House Blu NO.
29, measure providing for the con-
struction of roads through public lands
opened for settlement. The intention
Of the bill is to set aside the proceeds
from the sale or such lands to be used
for the construction of roads through
settlement lands to public roads. The
first section of the bill, as amended IN
committee. reads as follows:
ssSection /. Whenever any public
lands are opened for settlement and
If is deemed advisable by the Commits
sioner of Public Lands, said Commits
sioner may, with the approval of the
Governor. set apart all or any portion
of the proceeds of the sales OF sueh
lands TO be used in providing for and
constructing a road or roads through
and from any lands open for settlement
To the public roads of the Territory al
said Commissioner may deem necessary
The Treasurer of. the Territory shall
keen all sums reeeievd from the sale:
Of such lands and SO set apart IN
separate deposit The sum on spec1a
deposit shall be disbursed on warrants
drawn by the Auditor, and issued only
nm approved vouchers of the Superln
+andent az Public Works, who shall
have full charge and control OF tn
construction of such road or roads, AM
the method, time and amount of con
strnetion: provided, however, that q
shall contract for such constructor
giving the preference IN letting sue,
contracts to settlers on such lands, ano
in no case shall contract for an amour
in excess of the sum of money the
held in said special deposit. Any ba
anea remaining in such special deposit
in excess of sum required for road cor
struetion undertaken or compensate
with the approval of the Governor, D
used and disposed of by said Treasure
in the same manner as proceeds frol
sueh sales not placed on special o.
post.
A Tax Measure.
The select committee on taxatio
renorted on Senate Bill No. III, pr
yiding for the payment and fixing {
the rate of interest upon all amour
due and payable the Territory al
counties as stakes, rates and asses
ments upon personal property and i
come and abolishing all penalties f
pan-pavment thereof - The eommi
tee found that although it was in f
yor of the general object OF the bi
vet there were number of legal poin
involved that should receive the ear
ful attention of the Judiciary Commi
tee. The recommendation of the COZ
mittee was carried out by the adopts
of the committee report.
House Bill No. 80, providing for t
disposition of proceeds of agricultur
and industrial pursuits in the Lahain
luna School and the Boys Industri
school, was reported fayorably by t
WAYS and Means Committee. The c
iect of the bill is to create fund
assist in increasing the usefulness
the schools named, the money to
deposited with the Treasurer of t
Territory.
The Public Lands Committee reeo
mended the passage of House Bill !
1l6, providing for the protection
birds beneficial to the forests of I
Territory.
The Committee on Ways and Mea
reported favorably on House Bill J
3, providing an increase in the ineo