Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-02-23
SEARCHING FOR CEMETERY.
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having any Of his estate, near bis
country retreat at Moanalua,
turned into cemetery. 1t might
be disagreeable, not to cay expen-
sive, to traverse MIR. Demon's In
clinations in tie matter with pub
lie condem nation proceedings.
While be is a member OF the
Government, too, the initiative OF
such action might withal be diff
cult.
Leaving the train again at Mo-
analua station, the party tramped
after President Dole, through the
beautiful grounds Of Mr.. Damon,
to Gee the Kahauiki site. This is
on the Eva road, between the fer
tilizer works and the three mile
house. 1t is distant from Nuuanu
street two and a half miles. The
situation for appearance was by
one consent deemed superb, and
no question could be made of the
soil conditions. Commanding q
magnificent view of city, ocean
and country, the site is in itself
a fine tract OF country. The area
mauka Of the road is seventy acres
in extent, and composed OF land
rolling up to the vail ,ys and foot
hills of the mountain range.
There is available land in the
valley above for extension it re-
quired in the future. Then there
is wedge of land makai of the
road and extending down to the
railway. The downward boundary
is q pretty valley.
This is government land, but
under lease having twelve years
to run. Several votes for Kahaui.
XII were spontaneously forthcom-
ing. Only two objections prevent.
ed a decision on the spot, besides
leaving the partisans of Hslawa
or Moanslua still unchanged
from that preference. First,
it was thought that the
journey by common road involved
in Kahauiki would make funerals
more expensive than the journey
by rails to either of the other two
places under the arrangements
proffered by the railway company.
1t may here be said that the latter
will make a low rate for funeral
accommodation in regular trains,
for the benefit of people who can
not afford to engage special funer.
al trains.
The second objection = one
strongly urged at the conference
last WEEKS that the city is des-
tined to grow out in that direction
SO as ultimately to embrace the
cemetery within it's populous Ii
mits. It is believed that even
now, if it were plotted for city
building lots, the tract would
bring high prices in the real es-
tate market.
To the fret objection two modi =.
fications received attention. The
probably early extensiop of cleo.
trio tramways to the vicinity
would make the route equal and
even excel the railway in both ex-
petition and chespness. 1t mig hit
have been observed, also, that the
electric tramways would have
a great advantage over the
railway in point Of accessibility
to the city homes. For, with the
lowest possible rates on the rail-
way, hearse and carriage hire to
the Honolulu station would, with
respect to many parts of the city,
cost little it any less than the
same items at present for funerals
to Nuuanu, the Catholic or Ma
kiki cemetery. In the next place,
the lower part of Kahauiki might
this is President Dole's sugges.
tion-be made a free burial
ground, and, as it abuts on the
railway, the primary objection
would vanish were there never to
be electric car accommodation.
Then, regarding the second OBJ
lection, it was pointed out that
the tract itself would be unavail-
able for residences until the expiry
Of the lease twelve years hence.
The Government could not in
good conscience take the necessary
proceedings for the curtailiug the
lease in the interest of real estate
speculation. 1t might become in
duty bound, however, to take such
action for an important public OBJ
ject like that under consideration.
Further, it was strenuously
argued that the tendency of city
expansion was not in the direction