The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-04-14
THE SENATE
FORTY SEVENTH DAY.

FORTY SEVENTH DAY.
The House by letter stated it had
failed to concur in the Senate amend
ments to House bill 13S ana Repre-
sentatives Kaleiopu, Coney and Correa
had been appointed as members of a
conference committee on the bill. Pre-
sident Smith appointed Senators Co
elho, Fairchild and Harvey as the
Senate members.
Knudsen from the judiciary COM
mittee presented a favorable report on
House bill, TO divide the Territory into
districts for election, taxation, educa-
tional, judicial, county and all other
purposes. The bill was read a second
Etime
| Kalama moved an amendment
hcanging the lay of certain sections in
the neighborhood of Kihei. One bound
he would alter was that of triangu-
lation station, putting the Lowrie
ditch of the H. c. &c S. Co. in its place
Knudsen said the triangulation sta
ton was placed for all time, while
the ditch might be changed.
President Smith questioned if the
Lowrie ditch was duly registered
landmark.
Robinson made explanations of
what the amendment meant.
There was no second to the amend
ment and the bill passed second read
ing.
THE APPROPRIATION BILL.
Knudsen presiding the Senate went
into committee of the whole on the
appropriation bill.
Board of Health: General-Presi-
dent ($15O), $4,000.
Fairchild explained the House had
cut it down on the idea that the Sec
rotary of the Territory would take
the office.
Chillingworth thought a medical
man ought to have the position and
moved $275. Carried.
Secretary, clerks, stenographer, etc.
| $21, 76O.
ChillingwOrth asked II chief sani-
tary officer and inspectors were in
cluded, as all these things were left
out of the bill
Fairchfld said when the House con.
sidered the bill it was intended to
turn sanitation over to the counties
Quinn thought the items ought tc
be deferred. 1t would be & mistake
to turn the health matters over to the
counties.
Chillingworth moved that it was the
sense of the committee that the pow.
ers of the Board of Health should moi
be turned over to the counties. This
carried and the committee went bacl
to whence it started.
Secretary ($175), $4,000, passed
Clerks q at $1,000, at $75), $4,000
Fairchild moved to make it, clerks
$4,000, as last period Carried. Steno
grapher $500, $2160; janitor anC
messenger ($5O), $1,000; expenses, $40,
600. Passed.
Senitation-General health and sa
nitary officer, Honolulu $3.50, $4,000
deferred on motion of Chillingworth
Inspectors, Honolulu Il at S125, Z a
$3.50, ST. 2S0 Fairchild did not SCI
why the Territory should pay for Ho
noluiu sanitation. Part of the salar
] les should be paid by the city. Smitl
did not agree with this proposition
Honolulu was the port of entry 70
ships and Kauai was connected wit
it by steamers. Quinn said a sna
vote had just decided the city Shout
not have anything to do with it. TIL
Board of Health had all of the fumi
eating plant. Passed as in bill.
. Sanitary inspector, inspector Q
5 buildings, plumbing, house sewers
( diaries, milk fish, food, Hilo, Hama
kua, Puma ($150), and assistant (S5O)
word chief and raise the chief SAM
tary inspector to $175 month. Can
3 ried He then moved to insert a nev
D item, leaving out assistant, of secre
I tary at $S5 a month. He mentione
as one reason the additional work {
3 cutting up rats to look for plague
Z Supported by Brown and carried.
q Quinn going back moved to inser
B chief of sanitation and sewers, Homo
& lulu, Sl65 a month the incumbent
3 perform the duties of chief sanitar
Z officer and plumbing inspector, IL
q former now being employed by I'll
8 Board of Health and the latter by IL
2 Public Works Department, and mai
3 the seven inspectors as already pas
q ed a separate item. Carried.
q Coelho moved to insert au item
D 1925 a month for an inspector f,
y Maui Robinson moved an amendmel
Q to make it 5000 for a chief inspect,
q of milk, food, plumbing and sewer
meat, ETC., for the districts of Wa
luku, Lahaina, Makawao and Han
Smith, amidst a jangle of persifiag
Q moved in amendment the abandon,
n motion of Coelho.