Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-03-07
SENATOR SHAFROTH IS HELPNGTO
GET HAWAIIANLEG|SLATION ALONG
Chairman of Senate Committee
on Territories Pressing Bills
for Early Passage
BY C. S. ALBERT.
rSpecfal Stsr-Builetfn Correspoudenee1

WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. "a. =
Two Hawaiian measures, heretofore
passed by the house, have been favor
ably reported from the senate com
mittee on territories. Both were filed
by Mr. Shafroth, the chairman. 1t
is his intention to press these bills
for early passage.
The report on the bill relating to
the board OF harbor commissioners,
Hawaii, follows:
This bin proposes to ratify certain
sections OF an act of the legislature
of the Territory of Hawaii creating a
board of harbor commissioners and
defining the Jurisdiction and powers
thereof.
by the provisions of this bill said
board of harbor commissioners is CIV
en- jurisdiction generally over all
ocean shores below mean high-water
mark, shore waters, and nayigable
streams, harbors, and roadsteads be-
longing to or controlled by the Ter.
ritory OF Hawaii. and over the ship
ping within such harbors, etc; and
the jurisdiction and authority with
IcSpcCt tucTctO vi tic ouPCi A1bChuChe
of public works and Of the land COM
missioner are transferred to and con-
ferred upon such board.
'Inasmuch as the territorial act de-
priyes the land commissioner of some
of the authority conferred on him by
the organic act, ratification by Con.
gress Is necessary. Such ratification
is also deemed desirable as an assur--
ance to the harbor board of adequate
jurisdiction and as safeguard against
the confusion, uncertainty, delays,
contentious and litigation incident to
dual control and disputed authority.
.'It is considered better that these
powers be conferred on the board OF
harbor commissioners rather than
the land commissioner because the
harbor board have at their disposal
funds provided by the territory which
they are authorized to expend in po-
licing. beautifying, keeping sanitary
and improving. by the construction Of
ports, docks, wharves, Quays. bulk
heads, roadsteads, sea walls. weirs.
roads, ETC.; territorial property under
their jurisdiction. Moreover. the chair.
man OF this board is the superinten-
dent OF public works, who. under the
laws Of the territory. must be prac-
tical and experienced engineer"
The report on the Dill TO extend the
ffknuhise Of the Island Electric Com
pany OF Waikiki. Maui. reads:
This Is q bill to fatffy, approve
and confirm an act of the territorial
legislature amending the franchise
granted to H. p. Baldwin and others
e number Of individuals are named)
by extending 1t to include the Maka-
wac district, on. the island of Maui. !
Territory Of Hawaii
s I'm 1907 the legislature of the Ter
ritory of Hawaii granted to H. P.
Baldwin and others a franchise. for
an electric plant in the district Of
Waikiki, island of Maui. That is q
very limited district. That franchise
was approved by an act of Congress
approved February 6. 1909. The fran
chise was subsequently assigned to
the Island Electric Co., the present
holders. This company has built and
equipped q plant in the district of
and In the principal town
N that district, the town of Wailuku.
The company at present furnishes
power to moving picture houses, lights
The streets Of the town and furnishes |