The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1899-09-22
n GsvsI1nelt q tie Action Of
he Board Of Health.
0lulsIEa KING SERVES NOTICE
01sAep Estste Given Sixty Days In
which to Commence Work Of
Fillisg ls.
(rrom Thursdays Daily.D

The recent action OF the board OF
Health in condemning portion Of the
narsh land at Waikiki belonging to
the Bishop Estate as unsanitary Is re-
csivinG attention at the Government
buiiding and Minister King has alrea-
dy addressed an official communication
70 the trustees Of the estate, notifying
thea according to law Of the action OF
tAs board and requiring them to COM
nsncs flling in the land condemned
within sixty days.
Before going further 1t may lie as
Well to explain that the land con-
demned by the Board Of Health as
unsa1itary and a menace to public
health is that designated on the map
a. the Paweo pond or ponds, for there
arc really two Of them. This COM
prises the marsh land extending near
ly from the bridge on the Kalia road
to the big pond opposite the residence
of r. A. Schaefer on the old Waikiki
beach road. The condemned land ex-
tends along the mauka side Of the road
and is opposite the Ena, Cassidy, Wa
terhouse, Hebron and Mclean prem
ises. There are about fourteen acres
In the tract and the question OF how
to reduce IL to a sanitary condition Is
one that is interesting more than those
directly concerned. According to Hen
~ Nacfarlane the land in question was
formerly occupied by natives who car
ried on salt making in a desultory
fashion, or, to use Mr.. Macfarlane's
words. "they made about as much as
they could eat" The remains of these
old salt ponds are distinctly traceable
to this day. The property Is under
loase by the Bishop Estate to John
Ena, the original lease expiring In
1901. Unfortunately, however. there
was q renewal of the lease some time
aeo for another six years, which COM
plicAtes matters.
Il has been reported that the Bishop
nsaaae trustecs would contest tho right
q the Board of Health and the Gov
srnment to condemn this or any other
property. The Advertiser does not be-
lieve this to be true but that the exact
opposite is the truth. A gentleman
Who Is In close touch with the affairs
Of the estate said, few days ago:
"The Bishop Estate trustees have
realized for some time that something
would have to be done with the Wal
kiki property of the estate, and only
recently the question has been debated
. ha
sirable investment for the estate to
utilize some Of its surplus funds In
improving its marsh lands. The es-
tate will not contest the right of the
Board of Health to condemn these
lands because the trustees realize that
It il for the public welfare and that
while the expense Of improving the
property may be heavy at the outset
the enhanced value of the land and the
increased rental will make 1t good in
vestment in the end. To show that
tho trustees are even ahead Of the
Board of Health in this matter ! need
only mention that they have already
let . contract to fill in tract OF marsh
land opposite the Bishop switch on
the main Waikiki road at an expense
Of $4,000. This is an earnest of their
intentions"
1t may be stated, moreover, that
Frank 8. Dodge, the surveyor Of the
estate. has already made preliminary
estimates OF the expense Of filling In
the condemned tract and that he will
be prepared at the next meeting Of the
Board of Health to submit plans and
suggestions for its approval. The
board in its order Of condemnation re-
Quired the marsh to be filled in level
with the road. This would require, ac-
c0rding to a hasty calculation, an av-
erage filling OF four feet, or ninety
thousand cubic yards for the entire
tract. When 1t is considered that the
average cost OF the filling in done by
the Honolulu Iron Works at their new
KakaakO location was SO cents per
cubic yard, It can be seen that 1t would
require about $4,000 to fill In this
tract alone, which Is hardly justified
by present values OF choice residence
property In the vicinity. 1t Is prob
ablo'that some plan satisfactory to the
Board Of Health will be adopted by
which the land can be put In a sanitary
coalition at less expense than would
be eatailed by hlling In the whole tract.
IL has been suggested that a deep
poad or ponds be made, and the soil
0etained by excavating used In filling
II elsewhere. This Is believed to be
ths cheapest plan proposed. and II the
D0uds can be connected with tide-wa-
lsg. ~ Mr.. Dodge says can be done,
there could be no objection TO them.
Speaking Of this matter yesterday
astsrnoon. Attorney General Cooper
onil:
y Wish We could See our way clear
- having all these marsh lands at
waikiki hlled up, II would be great
thlng tor the city II Il could be done
] sM 70 have u conference with Minis.
~ kiug tomorrow with regard Ia the
feasibility of laying q railroad track
~ the foothills, where We could oh.
talo coll Tor nllins purposes. 1 don't
kaev that anything viii come VI II
wv u msy W. arranged that the a,oy .
egemset esn lsy the track aud sell the
~ ~ sset tbs uss NJ lhs railroad io
oDgooeo wkO want 10 MI In, The diiii
euoog pppesss " bs IN obtaining tho
sses>s1ss sAal " ihis 10 usds sssy