The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1893-03-21
HILO BUDGET.

A public meeting was held IN
Sheriff Hitchcock's Office on Satur-
day evening for the purpose of dis
cussing the advancement of Hilo.
The presence in the town of two
such prominent newspaper cores
pondents as Miss Knapp and Mr.. G.
II. Wetmore, representing such inhu-
entail papers and their desire for as
full information as to Hilo and the
surrounding country, was the reason
for the call of the same. On leaving
Honolulu their knowledge of the
place was that Hilo was stopping
place on the way to the Volcano and
was swamped in perpetual rain.
Since their landing, however, and
opportunity to look around they
have become very considerably i'm
pressed with the importance OF the
position we occupy as coaling and
way port in the broad Pacific, with
our natural harbor awaiting develop
meut, with our extensive stretch of
tributary country, which ought in
the natural order of things to pay
tribute to this port, with our magni-
ficent stretches of back country as
yet practically unknown, and lastly
our many attractions for the many
tourist public. In view of the annex
alton of the islands they will all OBJ
tain special notice as an American
possession and the wish to have it
known generally, that there is some
thing on the islands outside of Homo
lulu, that invites American capital
and brains and is the most beautiful
and wonderful place on the islands
for the travelling public, was fairly
well set before them. That as an
American possession we will excite
enquiry, and that we have some
thing here that is worth enquiring
after was the text Of the meeting.
The bridge over the. Mokuhonua
stream on the Government road lead
ing out of Hilo on the Hamakua side
fell with crash on Thursday last.
The abutments had become loosened
with the rain and the whole affair,
abutments and bridge went tumbling
into the stream. Fortunately no one
was injured although a number were
on the spot to see it fall, who were
withheld from crossing by seeing it
lettering for a number of minutes
before the crash came. A temporary
structure was soon thrown up and
traffic Except drays) proceeded as
usual.
An attempt at incendiarism was
made couple of nights ago to burn
up a Chinese laundry on the corner
of Bridge street and Wsianuenue
avenue. Old clothes and shavings
saturated with oil were placed under
the building and fred, but the smell |
and smoke awoke the proprietor of
the place and it was soon put out.
Apropos of fire here, we have a
good water system and fire COM
pany, but no hydrants or appliances
TO put out a fire. An appropriation
for the former has been made, and it |
should be expended as early as POSI-
Die. The appliances, we understand,
are to be furnished from the Govern
nent store in Honolulu. The fire
company thus early formed are to
hurry the consummation of the above. |
We understand that Mr.. William |
Yannstta has been appointed Super
ntendent Of the Hilo Water Works,
n place of Mr.. James Walsh, de-
ceased. We wish him all success in |
MS new position.
The steamer Lehua is here to load |
Hakalau sugar on the bark Annie |
johnson. In the meantime the latter |
IS receiving sugar from Waiakea and |
Wainaku.
The bark Harvester is due from
he Coast and the Lurline is expected |
n couple of weeks.
The last trip here of the Kinau was
1ne of the toughest she has expert
snced and the passengers got good
shaking up
The steamer Likelike was in the
Jay Sunday. She will haul out in the
morning, deliver her freight and take
sugar down the coast.
Miss Knapp and Mr. G. II. Wet
more leave for the Volcano on Tues
lay morning.
Judge Hitchcock and wife will
celebrate the thirty-sixth anniversary
If their marriage this evening by a
party at their home.
Hilo, March Ii, 1898.