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The Hawaiian gazette., 1883-05-02

The members Of the Indspendent Order Of Odd
Fellows, connected with the Lodges IN this city
oeleb-aisd the sixiy-fourfh anniversary Of the
f0undztion Of Odd Fellowship, by a reunion AZ ODD
Fellows Hal. For1 street, On the 9Th inst- The
rooms had been tastefuily decorated and - add
1sst to the sszso1 Of rejoicing the following pro
crsnIne had been prepared, and formed portion
~ the arsrr5zf-S-
The Hawaiian gazette., 1883-05-02
RnTNnARY NnTICEl

A PUBLICATION HAVING BEEN
~ malc tn r1e hF lf0r g.. d. H.-hnu. io efffe fs-
uonudlfit- oi thc 'aHt called Marliarrna Pr Norsa
krua. HIulN- notice 81 ihrrrf1re hereby given lh1r
Cnur House ir lilo. nlusli a. in o'-Inrt
thursday. tlr ilfh DAY 90 NAY. a.. n 49, aHi
persons having ur climInr interest frs
adjoining lands herchy roI.ieI f1 lrfrlr af slir
slime and place. t1 contest sid aup c1fiqn shnrf ffrr
-1 desire 70 \ LYMAN
uiia. H4,liI. April i.fh. Isl. - %
The Hawaiian gazette., 1883-05-02
FXECTTORS' NOTIrE.

THE UNDEESIC.NE Ed ENFCT--
Il TORS % ihr VIII Of CHARLES TIrUurn o.
e-l.ai hsrrlT give neica ftaf a'i cilims 1.1aaf o.
Estate of thf said ehlfiaa IIit1ah nnsi b. rrr.rfr
I0 the undersigned ufaiu .is months lfua dlr hfrs.f
~ they viii b. forever barred
Ind 400 persons laFius precffF arl1ucue 10 fIr
-1in Estate rnnur1Hl .n deliver flr a1HIr fH flr
undersigned lf once ana OBJ prrsous nuIn1 fftfl 81
Che E-flfo ffl requested. D nF ihr same fa Co., rerr
.i-urd af tir office of Ntilrm %. enIIih. 80 = Ne
chant street, lun1IIig- AiElsu =. llHfFrW EIt.
WiLliaM %. SMITH
hGrCuflrf
Ilanoaiu. April isa. issi ~ f
The Hawaiian gazette., 1883-05-02

At the conclusion Of thsfCzgTcises. indicated N
TIE programme. the couusny present RartOok Of
.roTiled nd After e 5ying IN hour Of social con
verse separated. ueF piezssd with the Successful
and happy manner a which the anniversary Of the
birth q the Order 4 q been celsesated-
Ths April term tbs saprems Court Eas ad-
iour,sd -, a., On the 9Th inst
The Hawaiian gazette., 1883-05-02
CUPREME COrRT on TIIE ia

~ Han ISLANDS. On Nrnh1lr.--tn tIr MalIIr 60
ftLlJS. y WANeENukiM Of uouriair. drsaassai
interstate. frfrf. ~ Justice Nn.f.n
Ou r.ldiHg end sIIH- fsf rrufr1 20 ulaff nla.la
ol uuuaInft. Ir-in- tltf AuIiga NJ n rHruntaIlt IN
uruuiulg llai lnistafr az inuollr lir Or iaT 81
fcbruary, A. - ISL ani rrigiHe Islf I1ff9iH uf tdl
isirltiun issue fa isU sild Hru.iarrI-
Dc Isl ordered. fhat EnlnAN $50 ffih Irr 81 NrT Al
~. ISL Oh aud hrr.iF arrartrll lrf arsflrg SIS
pcfIHnu hclnri thc -lid 1aSi fhn taurt Hsra ~
ihis Court, 40 Nnur'ala. af rlIcH iiua anl e. al
pC1sons concerned wny aurr1r ard shove ranaf. d raF
ihrv haVc whF .III urffin ahuuI ma fr rFnfrf faI
ihat ths order hc Published .u fne Erel.sh nuers-r
fog ihscr socges-.,c Uccks in tac us~suts eararre
newspaper ir nonniu.u
pircd llpno.1il N. O.. fTIu f-ff. a n r1s1
A. D. iJun.
Aifr-f- Chief fusfirr 10 d. s.rrar.- 4 ..Is..
The Hawaiian gazette., 1883-05-02
N"'- n.,., s.. i b.s... s 5,s ''7-' o's
SUrRENE cOURT o. TnE M

rurlcV 90 a. hifANA.
Is. Ahlua 90 IA ainfaf. iaIlt.I Hawai- rrrIr
htiarr che io1oraA'r A FiaicIf 1ll ttiff rasitr q
,hc sarrCmc NUuf and l.ttf- tirisrff tsnkrlst r.
puV|dci i1 >ecilar s- % fhr Ciril Cuir BE- fsls
lfY urlrrai rr tae said tliri ansii1a lE1I fHfntN
hc kirhtccnf1 t1V 10 Nay arol.. AZ % i'r'ls. M e.
q thc Noufi iaen ~ f1r ~ar1rHle tafff nj ftIafr
uait Horc'air. d. ttr ismr lr place f1T GrlIlsr
appeal aud prove hcr Claims. and frt nall5r of ssf
Order ec published I'M fhr htatlsa Dtflrrr nasa.
rarcr fur thrive slrlfitr weeks
Dated uonoIuiu. ll. q. Arr.i "a f.e1
nv rratf of ibc Cour uENEY sNrru
$50 nrnrrg U'ffa
The Hawaiian gazette., 1883-05-02

ing Of the institute Of technology. made the fol
lowing remarks regarding sugar; The entire
amount q sugar produced IN Eurupe Is from the
beet. and amounts 20 1.jlC.pu tons. being fally
thret-fourths q the 2.np0plo tons nov p-oG-ced
FOX commercial purposes II al other countries
fron the sugar cane, TIT original souroe Of the
substance The advantageous growth q the sugar
cane seems 10 bG confined 20 the belt within about
80 both north and soufh Of the equator. with oc-
casioual variations colnc5dInC with isuthermal
lines. and an average Temperature Of - 10 ~
As a statement Of the total sugar production OF
the world II may be said that each Of the great
central oupirss-Franoe- Germany. and Austria
prpduces about 10000 tons. equal together 10 J..
9nonoo Russia. 2n.00p: Belgium and Holland.
loo.1In. which makes total Of. l.5eQ.pon Cuba.
Gl1,ono: Erazil. 2pC.Qoo; ncmerara. Suri1arn- and
the MindSard Islands adjacent, 10000 and on
Own Louisiana and the Sandwich Islands. l500ul
tons This gives Is from America 1.Ss1.op0 tons !:
Europe. l-59o0po tons: East Of Good Hope, 1000
total S.S7oplo tons
The Hawaiian gazette., 1883-05-02

NEw=rArEEs. ErC.-Lue postage on newspapers 70
Australian Colonies New Zealand Fiji and samoa il
2ceuts each VaVcr On books aud other printed mat
ter. cents Tor each four Dances fraction Of four
Ounces.
For ttc otlc- countries banned. special rates are
CHARGED, which can be learned by inquiry al the Office
iu Huucilil.
- All postage. % any country in or out 81 the
6stlI Jniou must De paid in Hawaiian stamps only
s55 SIN X. NJ. Whitney, p. NJ. C.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1883-05-02
L.len Embellishments.
CORPORATION Notice.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN
n fh-f Il tn Arnuzl Nuetiu Of the stnckhoidcrs Of
the STAR MILL Co held al ihe once q Messrs IN
T. Irwin Co. Honolai1- April I'd issl he ioliou-
u ocers fWho also constitute the Board % 1anaers
rerc clcrsed Tor the ensuing year TiE-
a Castle -s----------.- ---...-- President
BAfheTton.------.--------t &c ffesileul
~ . IRWIN. .secretary and lreasurer-
Z II psfr --.------A Auditor
xoirc ! also -iver that said meeting ~ te vote
Of an nc stock the planting iufeTest q D. Z Vida
uas consolidated with the Company. and a Ir9Fiaeq
~ frerrzErd from slaulU Sepoo9 By issus d
Ia u, -hares q SD earh= whereby the total uu1lher
o. -ha-r- Or s1id Ccur1uT now stand ~ fffil Tour
hundred fsiEned-l W. q. IRWIN
secrctary and Treasurer
ff.-oIurr Anil 1sSs 10 In
The Hawaiian gazette., 1883-05-02

Nerigagce's Notlec q Forcsio.ase "a -
sale.

I 90 rtI. rraiiirci b. 0,fiI,, r-I1-.-- 80. ~
william WI'sc1 sad N.lt.f Niittr b, DaI,se {. rriI
N1rII. dated frr an Pas ~ MtlfN f1 I. ~
tf 50. tll sil. UNir If-f.rT 81 IHr h1atIr
nr,irr f. hrtch4 Ever i1t .ls nofi.lrrt 'a.e.'. 4.
fUffcIHsr s1fl lfrffrtr. iHfNHr iIiHIa IVA go.
siII farlrnsn4s uiI .tii ~ ra fIt fa1fIl. = 4..
90 b r. Aitnis, iiseaiala w MoNrt4 vs. 4 Il
% y. ~ sa-t tiy. ~ rfsa.fs ir.fItei !, 49, 49,
rter nrIrHr sf'ara Gel
flrnisss tors ea.l Ut. Al ilr i.tal. ui|s - 4.
irrcsi % fnr s1it WH Wffea Ia trt 4 lnsI s...'.
parcel nI ainl 'n AaHtsr.=s Arlf1 ilarrll asatIf.
inr 20 fc7rs sra fii filhHn4 asarr 81 -
stlIai I'M ks-af fiIcaf So 81 NtIHtl- r. ms. ~
fwo dwelling folaIt and uiT7f ful aIala ~ fNI I..f
FARTHER rtr.illIart CsH 81 Asi q a d llsf'r tfrs
nty 10 ffa M0setfni alstaI
kuffhf.t sra tENnrrnWr
Al. III q a..
The Hawaiian gazette., 1883-05-02
Notice Of Mortgages Intsntioa 70 FOrseloss
and Of Sale

IN ACCORDANCE WITH 4 POW
Eif OF slC Contained ir ceFlin $3.50 fHr f
WlhiugGssI S1 auI naHir ErrlCrrrril rH trf n NIH.
BAN, dalGi sept Ih iein rrrruird IN lilrf ff rIe9s
pc aua isi and .llel-h .ruilg mrsne Az -ntissI.
now hra hY Lrria rhursirr. rulise Is hcrfeT tTrf
hat said a--.-ucr Intends tn iarrClc-f said uas-s-
Cog condition nrnACu. and 1ruu said IoffF HeHfr III ri
m public auction 10 ilr ..rs r1Ur Hl = f. Alass #
Honolulu. on ~Nrl lnTf M1r lHl. sf o. a af so
day, ihc prci.so- lcrs'ci Iu sad rort-tgr 81 hlie-
-prciidtl
Premises io tc sold arr- sd thaf il. sifrair ia lo
unluIu. Oahu. dl-crihcl .l EaTal Nlieut Ne So b.
Mahlua Containing lr arra 90 % lrana lHi s1s Ir
20 four halu Patches and unusr Lut Hr-rilfr altt
Furthcr T.i-cii1rs cau D. bad % iha nalr.t-ufa -f
bic Office LOEtiN g. THU ii.TuN fseIerrr
Houo.n.a APR. -.h. l,a. oto
SUPREME COURT or THE uA-
- WNlINN ISLANDS. o. frnt1lr.. Or frr uafsri
Of Che Estate of rErhHu WAllAhANE. fec'aasasi. m
ic-ilic. HrIrr io show clusr ul app Irai.Hu ri ta
Ou rclliuG and lIne tlr rrttuu -i NJ. AnrlIr
Whiting iuc adaiui-ifainr of InE rrurrrlr End cf1fI
rf ftigru WllaAaar tr 'ts. rraIirr f1r rn u-irr a
sale ot certain real cstle Belonging e te ssf rsiiil
a1a setting forth certain .g-iI r1lseas el1 slh f-a
estate should hr srdr
De- b. hereby orlrr6L tit ihc hr.r- 81 ttr .riJ dr
ceased and al uer-Uus Iairrrird OF tle HaIH estate
apUcar before Che l1lr' cu INC NsuAA. fhr IIifh
seventeenth i1J I'd MAY A. ID l.s. 40 i1 os'Ies a. ra
Of che Court Room ol -h- Court. I'm huuaa iru sl
granted fur rhc s1lr 0f sacL r-IIfr.
And thli it De- furfir- ordered. tluf cory 90 isi
order he Published NJ l~lst lfrrr sarcras.Fr affs
before ne -lft 1ay ul rrlTlE.l u OBJ h1aa-Isu g.
rtiie aAd An-Nul ar--fiF raH-isacl in srd N1so
Dat. Lono.uiu 81. J.. a lrfI ron. issa
Atrst HEtf u Al sTlN
uENn, ssIsf Justice % ,lrrrrlr card.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1883-05-02
FISHERS
Champagne Cider Mandatory,

fsLHTHA STREET. HONOLULU.
This Health Ing-urafng Beverage j. for saie a. al the
L.eadiu- saioous in the City
Order f0 the Other IsIands Promptly Attended TO-
The Hawaiian gazette., 1883-05-02

/ lie III Season = Slk4-LE III AANA a.
the showers are les frequent and less
abundoni. the streams an shrinking, the
sfraF ia--ossia- the reservoirs insufficient
and-what has the Government done
nothing what Is proposed and when Is 1t
70 be- carried ont
There Is. It Is said. quantity Of piping
on hoard the -it,-. a-li,. and further guam
rtv on hoard the Siu7. due IN July. 50
far 50 good. but water pipes without
water ! q very poor qualification Alresdy
the REsEEyoIEs. not the pipes are over
taxed and what i being done towards the
increase Of water storage. absolutely moth
ing
There are IN this kingdom Engineers
and Surveyors who could II required draw
up ulan for the construction Of reseTToirs
hat might supply Honolulu and it SUI
r1undinCs with water. allowing for IN
creased consumption. for the next half
century.
In the Apurupriation Bill. 1872 I. besides
the Government Survey az $4,000 besides
the Superintendent Of Public Works,
besides the Superintendent OF Water
Works and his clerk an item 81 SOU /
auur1priated for 8 civil Engineer, S5.pel
FOR expenses bureau Of Water Works and
$500 for repairs and additions 10 Water
Works. add u tins arTssisn well boring
SS5.OOl pipes for MalE well S,lu1o.
Thus there was voted il cash S1SS.Sll
available Tor water storage and Of tins only
SI5.QlO / localized. VIZ; S5.pl0 10 Molakal
the same ta North kOna, the same to Ma
kua. Oahu.
In the persons and staff u our Surveyor
and Superintendent Of Public Works the
State has servants capable Of designing
and constructing q reservoir. or several. i
necessary. sufficient 10 secure the city iron
the terr6rs 81 water famine now Impend
inr. independent Of the domestic conven
fence. horticultural beauty. and every MI
nor consideration hinElnE on al ample
supply % water. the great facts 10 b
considered are. -rst, that water. pure anc
Plentiful Is the prime necessity Of nature
and next il q community living tOr TIT
most uarT II wooden houses. with such :
nest q fire traps 81 hand Is NduanU anC
Maunakea Streets. nothing Is safe. IwJ
weeks u ralnless weather. or less wOulC
paralyze al power Of ire extinction
The Government are doing nothing, arlc
may retort. what would You doi ltseem:
thst common sense might answer-lssue
Commission. call upon your Surveyor. Su
perintendsnt Of Public Works, TO select {
site. to determine the capacity. 10 estimate
the cost Of q reservoir fit TO supply grow
Ing city. now with I2010 Inhabitants
Meanwhile for the lower level sink well:
which msy supply many On not more thai
40 feet above sea level
The votes quoted above do not irclud,
one for water supply for kalswao $1,000
is the work in hand.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1883-05-02

Tn manner II which - improvements
rr7 managed Is instructive Some short
time a-o. It was decided that desirable I'M
movement would he 30 move back the Pal
ace Wal and widen Palace Walk. For q
wonder tenders were called for: WHY tins
apparently unnecessary form was gone
through. we cannot say. It appears 20 he q
rsre thing now 10 ask for tenders The
lowest Ind was $3.50: tins was not accept.
ed and the Job was given 10 contractor
whose hid vus S2STS. A. far a. We can
gather the job Is not vet completed. and
W. are told that a portion Of the necessary
work not having been mentioned IN the
contract. q frrthey outlay VII be required
l,ef1re Il can lie completed. What soTI al
management Is tins, and how much Of the
government work has been carried on OF
similar principles When the Inevtahl,
examination q government expenditure:
takes place. from all that We can learn
ihereviu he some very pretty and inter.
uslnr little stories 20 tell
The Hawaiian gazette., 1883-05-02
ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION!

THE GYMNASIUM OF TIE no.
i 1oluir Afhiefic Association is open Tor The e
o. narnhers ~rrry day fSlnd1ys excepted q y m
Mondays and TEursdzFs for ladies- and Tuesday p
Wednesdays Fridals and Saturdays or gentlemen IN
sfructqas win be EIEuu ezrl evening" IN the faiols
g n 5 B. DOLE. Presideut-
The Hawaiian gazette., 1883-05-02

SSISt


Prom the above il viii Be sen that your exports
70 this country. according 70 the UEiied States
Custom House recoris for the month Of January
last aggregated IN value Sf700iS. agairSc Sil5.59-
Ia January ISS3. o. an excess uf S54-il6- Daring
the seven months ended January SIS. last our inn
pcrrs from the Hawaiian islands vero valued a.
Ss.75eS 81, against SS-sll. SD N corresponding
psriod Of the preceding year, the excess being
S5iS.ulG Our total imports OF brown su-lr and
raolass1s from other sources during the same Pc
RODS. which paid duty 10 enter. were Is fol
lows
1S@ is
d. rs-1s-y ga-n. Ea1 Quau. Val
SzSaI b. H. i-is,,.,s $500 sss
The Hawaiian gazette., 1883-05-02
1)awaiian 05azrttr,
EsT NoDVs N RKEus.
WEDNESDAY,. Way ,. ISIS.

II may not be generally understood that
the eases brought by certain OF the Ger
man laborcrs on the kilauea plantation
against their employer. IN the Police Court
Of Honolulu. were not decided upon the
strength Of any o. the specific complaints
made by the men. After few witnesses
had testified IN behalf Of the complainants-
and before any testimony had been given
~ the employers. the contracts were by
consent OF the counsel for the employer.
declared to have been broken IN respect Of
the half an acre Of land for each man
which their terms called for
II Was shown that tins stipulation in thg
contracts had been modified by mutual
agreement. the single men preferTlnC thsi
the plantation should furnish them 3 COOK
but as the law az lal,or contracts re9JiireS
all their terms 70 he expressed IN writing
this purely harmless and technical el'roI
resulted IN releasing the men. and was the
onlv cause Toy which they were released
The Hawaiian gazette., 1883-05-02

q
We: build the Rsnhow, twin STEW SIeel arrlior-
plated bsrbe;;s ship, has been entrusted by Tie
Admiralty 10 the Thames Iron Company. Hack
wall The vessel : 10 b q 1000 tons, and / -
have engines q go ho-Se-poWtT. working Up to
Under forced blast. $50 horsepower She = u
tended 10 rlo-uI -four fiul guns bat ultimately
II Is likely she vii oArTy guns q much heavier
calih-p The engines viii be Supplied BY Messrs
Maudslav u Lambeth. The cost q the vessel
hull and engines VIII amount before she leaves
the contractors premises. - close upon A6olnV
A similar vessel. the CanpS1dovu. vas c1llnl5rccc
a sho-1 time back st ths Royal Dookyzrd- Ports
month.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1883-05-02
rhe .Ianis Eurnace Co

nESIRE To CALL THE ATTEN-
~ tou 81 ihc Sugar Planters and Mil Owners Of the
Hawaiian lsi1nds 70 their Patent Cane Trash ton.nm-
n Furnaces. b. which irzsh can be burned ifesh iroin
tie riI. Ear particulars. phase apply - .,-
a BREWER COMFY,
9ff1u Areafs QEeen street. Honolulu
The Hawaiian gazette., 1883-05-02
NOTICE.

THE PARTNERSHIP HERETO
i fore existing under the firm name o. henions
Bireu 4 Co. has been dissolved ~ mutual cfnsent-
All rern1rf- due 10 The late firm payable % and
GEO. p REETOE.
L. s. THOMPSON.
KalsI.. nlnaII. Apsl IIth. lss5 niA
The Hawaiian gazette., 1883-05-02

w publish today. without comment.
the statements from residents in Hilo.
which VII be found elsewhere IN our col
umus. There l. however one subject sug-
resiei lry these statements, the Importance
1f which has long been forseen. and # We
mistake not, by no one more clearly than
by the Attorney General. We mean the
necessity q having a District Attorney. q
man trained in the law. resident upon
each island
II is impossible for the community to
have IT. rights and interests properly
guarded. II respect q following up and
prosecuting offenders against the law. IN
less the Initiatory proceedinEs are under
the direct supervision ra5 7sEfra, u com
pe;eni deputy q the Attorney General
such an official would DO q kind q work
which an Attorney General resident in
Honolulu can not do upon the other l.
ands. IN securing convictions for crime,
and often IN avoiding ha1Tassing V1osecu-
tons.
The Appr1piatiOn Bill may even now
allow q the appointment Of such officials
without waiting for further legislation
I'm sooner and the more clearly It shall
b. understood that Chinese immigration
j. 10 be restricted to the requirements Of
existing sugar plantations. the better If
vii be for al concerned The intelligent
men among the Chinese rice planters an
quite well informed Of the danger which
iupe1ds over the Reciprocity Treaty Il #
shall tend &c Asia6cize the Hawaiian
Islands.
The Government should not delay Il
place tins matter on Its proper basis with
the Honckonr authorities. and 70 make
arrangements whereby limited number
II Chinese lahorers- with their wives. can
be introduced herr under agreement 10 en-
ter into contracts 10 labor upon sugaI
Plantations. 10 which they may he assign
ed by the Board Of Immi grafton
Such difficulties a. shipping men upuI
Localities objectionable 70 them q
being warmer or cooler than they have
been used 30, or a. being already occupied
by men y opposing clans or Tor other
reasons can easily be overcome, Statistics
on all these matters can easily he prepared
ly Mr.. CleEhorn. Superntendeni Of Immi
grants. assisted by Nessrs. Alee and GoC
Kim. and such information can be laid be
fore the laborers even before they leave
China with full Opportunity for them &c
select their respective Plantations
The Hawaiian gazette., 1883-05-02

I'm P-ri-- Casraersis' 4irsrtistr seems % %
10: Little exercised as 10 The personality % its
1v-s staH. NJ. Gibson. Minister Of Fo-ei-- AZ
fairs Premier &c &c. himself states that be :
the proprietor Of that journal, and states also
that since his arrIvul-attsr twenty years so6kluc-
AZ the -osl Of his arrhiiion- b has 10 further
literary connection with the pape-. Thus this
question is se ~ re>t fog al who accept. without
question. the ve-acIty Of His Exoellency. Next.
NJ. Webb the temporary, deputy. assistant i,.f-i
fsasH,. Of the Under Secretary 20 the Foreign
Ofice writes % inform e that be : IN ordinary
Interpretation Of the phrase & -sub-editor Of tbs
papgr-so gain that i settled Next. Mr.. Hay
selden. the Secretary 10 tie Bo1rt Of Health. !
plainly advertised Is Business Manager Of said
paper 50 that Is clear; but who after all cunsti-
j i that some people are % dense IS 70 b unable
70 decide - 10 a suite Of rc1ns II the Cruver-rnet
Buildinc-is II thu Fcrei-n one o. the Afr.risgF
uf5oe:
The Hawaiian gazette., 1883-05-02

III slIeN.s y ll-l'l.lll = y ~ s-l--- - .
sod condition a. far as CLEANLINESS : c1lce-Ded
When re consider that .hC=e 1-e the droPrlr-s q
some 90 horses daily. besides the quantity q
filth and sarblcg. animal and veCCtaole- which
Numerically c5ts INTO ihe rosdvav,we can imagine
how fast the accumulation r1ESt b. We have no
natural scavenCsrs such a Kingston. lrl11ca. :
hsppily furnished with. Il Is only By careful
cleaning that the town can b kept sweet. while
since there we7e four msl employed II this vork.
tzi they vs-e knocked Of for : time We have
not seen whether they have returned - their work
vet We trus; that If they have not. they soon NAV
Do Walking down one Of the BY streets not far
from the British Club, vg we've assonisheo 20 ind
how much muck there VS. about
The Hawaiian gazette., 1883-05-02
DESTINATIONS


sWhcrr return receipt Tor registered matter is
wanted eant extra Is CHARGED, making the regulation
Zee Is cents
4with a minimum charge Of I've cents Tor books and
printed matter. and = cents for samples.
Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1883-09-14
Something About the Present
Court House.

The Board OF Supervisors have not
been moment too soon In taking meas
ures to provide Los Angeles county with
n new Court House. Those Of our citi.
zens who will take the trouble to go
through TINT edifice win be appalled, at
tho risks we have run for years past,
Muniments Of title relating to property
which runs up into the millions OF dol.
lars are stored away in boxes in ram.
shaclsle old building that is little better
than finder box. Avist Of inspection,
such as we made yesterday. would well
repay tho curiosity of the property
holder. The Office of the County Clerk
is so crowded with records and legal
documents Of all kinds that thore re-
mains but n very triHing space for the
present needs of the county. On the
very window lodges piles OF important
papers are strewn, while great tones and
records litter all the desks, counters and
other coigns Of vantage. This is I'M
avoidable, for there is no place to put
them. Under the lodges devoted to doc.
uments officially placed on file are a
number of boxes labeled papers of the
Verdugo rancho, of the Rancho Santiago
de Santa Ana, Stearns ranches, etc. On
hauling them out and inspecting their
contents, the dust Of ages is seen TO have
settled down on these papers. County
CLERK Potts and his clerks have scarcely
room to turn around in.
Tue condition of things in the County
Recorders office is worse, II worse be
possible. There is in that room what
pnrports to be iire-proof safe, but il is
so small that, at the close of business,
its floor has to be piled up with books.
The moisture and evaporation incident
to such confined quarters has led to the
moulding and rotting of the county
records the deed and mortgage books.
So great Is the accumulation of the vol
umes that it is impossible to do any
business there with any degree of salts
faction. Owing TO the absence of proper
racks and OF any place to put them, q
search OF titlo or other matter requiring
a minute inspection Of the Recorders
books becomes an intolerable nuisance
The proper book is only found after a
weary hunt and the expenditure OF much
unnecessary labor.
Admitting that the things we have de-
scrIbed could be supported for little
while longer, the worst feature of the
affair is the ever present danger of fire
which, once started in such an iniiam-
mnble building, would spread with dau-
gerous rapidity, thus putting property
and legal matters in rs bad hodge
podge as were those of Chicago after the
great fire of 1871.
Not only should we have new Court
House. but 1t should BIO hurried forward
at once. Delay is not only inconvenlent
but really dangerous.