The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1888-07-24
FOrty-first Day.

TUESDAY, July 18th.
The House opened at 10 o'clock, the
President, Hon. W. R. Castle, In the
chair Absent: Ministers Green, Austin
and Thurston, Mobiles Wilder, Dowsett,
Richardson and Campbell, Rep. Kauhi.
Minutes read and confirmed.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
Noble Jaeger presented the report OF the
Committee on Public Lands and Internal
Improvements on certain petitions referred
to them. Committee are OF opinion that
these matters are not within the province
of the House. The laws indicate the steps
for petitioners to take and much of the time
of the House is taken up unnecessarily and
uselessly by these petitions. However, as
this mode of procedure has been custo-
mary, and Committee being DESTROYS to do
justice to the prayers of the petitioners,
they have personally examined each To-
cality and have gathered such information
as was obtainable. The petitions reported
on are:
l. For 81 200 to widen the road from
King street to the Insane Asylum. The
Widened.
2 For q road at Niuhelewai, mauka of
King street. Fail to see any practical
utility of the same, and, in ali probability,
petition has been got up TO serve some
private interests.
s. For 5000 for opening a street from
Beretania street, near Smiths bridge, to
Kamaunuwai. The land fronting on Bere-
tania street has been leased or sold and
the Chinese JOSS House stands there now.
An eight-foot lane, or right of way, was
granted up to the mauka line of this lot.
The parties settled on the same land fur
Their mauka Of this line apparently did not
stipulate for right OF way and ask for
public help. The lane was found closed
by gate which seemed to have been re
Gently put up. The people concerned
ought to fight their own battles Com
mittee are informed that there are hum
dred and more Hawaiians living mauka of
the premises mentioned. And it is claimed
that the only access they have to their
homes is the lane named by the Commit
tee, THE Abomination Lane" If the
opening OF the road prayed for will render
=" Abomlnation Lane unnecessary, it will
become great blessing to the people. The
necessary land can be bought for q less
sum than that asked for.
4. For $500 for a right OF way to be
opened at Kalihi, running mauka on the
Eva side of T. A. Lloyd's premises. A
number of persons claiming their rights
before the Commission of Rights of Way
found no redress.
8. To extend School street from Lii
ha street to Kiowai TO Kula of Olewa and
Kalaepohoku. This is deemed too costly
an undertaking to enter upon at present.
6. For street from Beretania to Aala
street. Persons living in the vicinity, it is
claimed, have no access to any established
road, and at high tide, are obliged to wade
along the swamp, mauka of the washhouse
Owners of property there must have
taken bad care of their rights of wav, or
built their houses on lands that had none,
Z. To extend Vineyard street as far as
Nuuanu stream. This would be an i'm
provement to the neighborhood and a
limited amount of money would be well
spent for this purpose.
s. For $500 to repair street in the vi
cinity of Kahalulu bridge. This matter
belongs to the Interior Department The
road is located near the residences of the
Minister of Interior and the Road Super
visor for Honolulu, and it may safely be |
left in their hands.
Petitions on such matters ought to be |
addressed to the Minister Of Interior whose !