The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-03-20

Government found itself unable to ac-
complish the work within the time spe-
Gifted in the act as it now stands.
Rep. Bond objected to the amend
ment. II was a case of loss to the man
who owned the property whether it was
acquired by the Government now OF
/ hereafter. He favored looking ahead
I where it was possible Streets should
/ be laid out in localities where it was
/ possible long in advnce.
Minister Smith said the passage of
the law was practically the same as in
Honolulu, citing Fort street as an in
stance. Persons might sometimes want
to build from King street TO Wichmans,
but they would have to fall back to that
line. He had been with the Electric
Railway Commission a number of times
and it was the narrow streets in
some of the districts which stood as an
obstacle in the way of an electric rail-
way system here.
Rep. Richards said there was as much
difference between the Honolulu bill
and the Hilo bill as there is between
chalk and cheese. The people along
Wainuinui street are willing to surren-
der the number of feet of land neces-
sart to widen the street; they only ask
that they be given the same number of
feet on the rear. We can widen the
streets with but little cost, but believe
that persons holding leases and having
property there should know when the
work will begin. So long as the people
are willing TO give their land the work
should begin at once. A year from this
time the people may not be willing to
give up their property for nothing.
Minister Smith agreed with the pre-
vious speaker regarding Wainuenue
street. He could not agree with Rep.
Robertson regarding limit of time; the
lines should be laid and remain. Hilo
is destined to be large place, as it is
the seaport of very large undeveloped
country, and the streets of Hilo should
be outlined before the town grows.
Rep. Robertson thought the argument
of the Attorney General favored the
speakers contentious rather than his
own. He cited the case of the Perry
block, Nuuanu and Hotel. 1t was evil
dent that at some time road jury had
fixed the width of Nuuanu street, and
Perry built his new block in accordance
with the will of that jury. He has been
deprived of the use and income of fif-
teen feet of storeroom ever since. He
gets nothing, while the owners of stores
on Nuuanu street from Hotel street to
Chaplain lane have all their store room
without a particle of loss. He proposed
to make the same contentious in the bill
Honolulu streets.
Minister Smith thought it better to
let the bill remain as it is rather than
have TO re-enact at the end of two years.
The section was passed in the bill.
Rep. Richards asked the definition of
the word practicable" in section s.
Minister Smith said it meant about
the same as 'at once" or lust as soon
as it could be done" Passed as read.
Rep. Robertson moved that the bill be
made the special order of the day for
Thursday.
Minister Smith asked for suspen-
sion of the rules so that he might an
Swer questions asked regarding the |
number and wages of policemen on the
Islands of Maui and Molokai, and to
present bill which he gave notice of
his morning. The police on Maui are
Is follows:
MAUI POLICE, FEBRUARY, 1894.