The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-03-18

be in favor of the lessor.
On motion of Rep. Robertson the
amendment was concurred in.
improvements In Hilo.
Senate Bill No 6, entitled an act for
| improving the streets in the town Of
Hilo. island of Hawaii, came up for sec
ond reading.
Rep. Richards wanted it stated in the
bill that Wainuenue street should be
81 feet wide, which was a compromise
between so and so feet.
Rep. Rycroft asked that the section
go to the committee.
Minister Cooper favored referring to
committee, as he understood the Presi-
dent had prepared a bill in detail COW
ering this one. Carried.
Section was amended by the Senate
to read publication in some paper pub
lished at Hilo."
Rep. Robertson amended to read Gin
some newspaper" as the Hilo Tribune
might be up the flume in less than two
years. Carried.
Rep. Robertson thought section 6
should be amended so as to limit the
time of making improvements. The act
as it reads bars the land owner from any
right to recoup damages for improve
ments of property after Government
has signified it's intention to make al
terations in the street. He thought it
would be just to fix the limit to some
certain period.
Minister Smith objected to amend
ment, as the changes in the streets
could be made only as the Government
had the money to go on with the work.
He felt that Hilo should not be deprived
of these Improvements just because the
Government found itself unable to &C
complish the work within the time spe-
CITED in the act as it now stands.
Rep. Bond objected to the amend
ment 1t was case of loss to the man
who owned the property whether it was
acquired by the Government now or
hereafter. He favored looking ahead,
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-
sary 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 a 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 fiji
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
regarding Honolulu streets.
Minister Smith thought it better tC
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 "just as soo1
as it could be done" Passed as read.
Rep. Robertson moved that the bill bt
made the special order of the day fol
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 thu
islands of Maui and MOlokai, and tt
present bill which he gave notice o.
this morning. The police on Maui are
as follows:
MAUI POLICE, FEBRUARY, 1894.
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