The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-02-11
A CHANGE NEEDED
In Method Of Preserving
the Court Documents.
Now IN Wooden Cupoozrds FE-c
Proof Vaults Recommended
sy Chief Justice

In his report uoE IN the hands Of
the printer. Chief justice Judd viii re-
commend C1zc suitable and adequate
provisions b made II once for The
preservation Of The Court documents
and records TIE present conditions
q the judiciary Building are consider
81 ss1nGzIouS Three sides Of The Cir
cuI- Clerks once are lined with cup
boards There = nothing p-s-ezcious
a1o-- -Le---z0-1izg y p-s-ecC1uuS
II appearance II that very much III
s=ep- building They are ordinary
zoC5e1 cup1oer5S about four EseC
square With folding doors and 81
arrangement within resembling p1S-
OEcs boxes Tor containing tlc-Csc-s-
The e-p10arts were originally placed
II ru@s- side by side Wbsl me ErS-
Ee-s filled Others we're added * tzS-
Is II vas necessary until : corner Of
the ION vas reached and then another
rO~ ~zs beEun above The first until
HOW t1ey are three deep and The CLERKS
have 70 climb : s-=1-zG6e- 70 reach
Lt= TOP rCE- II night he c-p1oa-ts
ara L1cksE- Each has lis key. which
: l=5- II ne -5cE- There i apparently
n -=9s-1 Why The key should E0C b=
L=E- II he Ic-E = anyone wishing 10
Pr cE=1 CE= doors c0lld easily %
50 z5-1 n ordinary l1-ze blzde5 knife
T1=S= wooden czl5ozr5s ara the
safety DEPOSIT wants Of The judiciary
Department II than are contained
1Ee accumulated documents q nearly
= years q litigation II fzcc the
papers 6l=+ II I'll he czS=S brought
5=5o-s he Court since is e5-abIlsz
ue-- n 1S5z- There are fled 10 less
-zzz 5-Qll Law czS +lll probate
czs=S- $500 divorce cases and 100
equity CASES Al Of them are original
documents. LLe majority OF them z-s
Ez= only copies Il existence there
have been s3oe abstracts i1lO record
hooks Which ere preserved II The cash
safe 5Iz1v Of The documents are very
valuable. especially II he equity and
probate cases as they concern The
titles 20 land and other property, and
we're they lost or destroyed might IN
voITe The oE1ers II an endless search
Of records. with z possible loss Of -he
property itself
Constant reference Is made 70 these
documents The business Of the Courts
: large and additional suits necez-
state n examination Of previous
cases As term tine approaches one
clerk Is very frequently kept busy
climbing The ladder IN response 70 z
-eguss- for permission 70 examine the
papers II suit or returning other
papers 70 their proper places. With
IEe additional cases Of Lle present
term Z new cupboard mus BE- added
and the documents rez-rznged 10 Ill IL
Il Is thought that there Is little dan
ger Of fire II The Judiciary Building
Should one gel well started II would
probably Be with great difficulty that
even small portion OF The records
could BE- saved Al present II would
be IN easy matter 70 destroy OF mutt
late document even while the clerks
are present
Chief Justice Judd has been making
recommendations similar 70 the one
he viii How make, for the past ten
years. He has eFen had consultation
with the proper department on the
subject and has suggested plans Just
OF ne clerks Office Is z long lobby
which Is used only Is Z passage 70
The hallway. The Chief Justice said
few days since that this lobby could
essk be converted into q fre-proOf
vault BY building brick walls from the
foundation o. the building The
shelves could be OF iron and the height
iE sufficient 70 permit TWO floors if ne
cessary- This would furnish ample
room for storing documents for many
years 70 come. The documents would