The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-04-19
SPECIAL SESSION. I
OF LEGISLATURE :
WILL BE CALLED
Emergency On Island Of Hawaii
Is Held To Demand Immediate
=. a. Legislation Say Members !" p
iNo FUNDS TO REPAIR 3 F., n.
DAMAGE DONE BY STORM
BIG island Supervisors Lay Mat
ter Before Governor - Assert
Appropriations Badly Needed 4.

It was practically assured last
u;,h. ,h.. n .nooio, oo.;o -.
"s"' '"". " 'Pe''", S''S'o" VI the bsg's,
lafure WIN Dc held soon' probably YET
this month, TO meet an emergency that
was presented to the Governor md
otb.r ,orr;,orio1 oHo;o,. uo..o.a.
''''0iu"J W
ueiega'ioh vi oincialS from the Island
of Hawaii The emergency grows out
of the terrific storm whis swept Hawaii
few days ago and destroyed ditches,
roads and bridges. J..t
Those in the party who laid the mat.
ter before the Governor yesterday are
sam Kauhane, chairman of the board
Of supervisors Of Hawai-; Julian r..
Yates, MEMBER OF the boardi A. @.
wheeler, county engineer of Hawaiij
and Donald 3. Bowman, chief sanitary
Inspector OF the board of health on
n,-.., ~. -
I"n'~SA"n IA' I
All the plantations on the island suf-
I Tered serious damage in the gale that
swept the island, which was called the
worst in half century by old resi-
( dents. AS result of the gale, which
tore out roads and bridges and swept
away irrigation bitches, Union, Hawi
and Multi plantations are now wholly
marooned. l''r,.
| II is to avert additional great losses
hat 1t is held that a special session Of
the legislature is absolutely necessary.
In the emergency the Territory is found
RIO be without funds to carry on work
of repairs and the only means to OBJ.
lain the money needed, estimated 1t
about $4,000, is for the legislature to
meet and make an appropriation. ;, i
According to plans now outlined it
variable without disturbing the bud
get. This can be accomplished BY
amending an existing appropriation act
30 that money appropriated for othet
purposef At the session OF 1917 can be
Inverted to meet the present need.
Brief Session {, =.
| According to nIars hntI;rsd tho lor;..
! 'ature need be In .essior hut Gvo a.,
and II ia intenJad IN coll Tho sosa;o :
70 omen on n Tnesdav so that a ean al.
| ourn the folIowing SATURDAY. Tbo ont
is nronosed IN amend ia al OK on
| ,cted Of the 1917 session IN nrovido 20,
| ,ublic imnrovemerts The chances n "a
% be made in sections 1aa and 1Oa ~
his, net > NC
A. the ACT tand,sai S@s.ectSn ion 2, nro.
vides an annronr;at;nn 81 &S0 nm f6r q
5eIt road nj North Kobaia beo;nn;ro
from the comnleted NORTON NJ M
,snhaIt macadam road at tho innct;or
Of the Wa;mea. Kobala road In North
Kohala and running twards Soutb Ko
lala boundary
Section 2Oa of the act appropriated
S4O,O0O for belt road at kukaiau. II
these two sections can be merged into
one providing that the $90,O0O they
AIRY shall be used for the repair Of
Dads and bridges on the Island OF
tawall. the emergency can be met
must Sell BONDS
1t IS necessary however, that ar
~angements be completed to insure thu
,romPt sale OF the bonds, and 1t is sale
hat this cun be done by interests OF
he Island Of Hawaii.
No announcement that he would cal
special session was made yesterday
by the Governor, who said he 'hat
the matter under consideration bu
members of the delegation carried away
he impression that he was wholly cor
| inI toward the DuFnnRA and hold fhI