The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-08-31
GOVERNMENT
NOT TO PAY
Free From Betterments'
Assessments.
M|L|LAnl Street AWARDS
Commissioners Also Agree on al
Equalization for Property
Owners.

A. v. Gear. W. @. Ashley and J. l..
Kauiukou. commissioners duly appoint
ed and commissioned by the superin-
tendent Of Public Works TO assess the
amount OF damages In the extension OF
Militant street from Queen to Hale
kauwila streets. have presented their
report.
one Of the most important questions
10 be brought up for consideration be-
fore the Commissioners by the attor-
neys for the various estates affected by
the extension. was whether the Govern ,
ment property should not be equally as
scssed pro rata for the amount of bet
terments conferred upon the property \
by said extension. The question was |
also raised by the Trustees of the Bish-
op Estate whether or not they should |
be assessed by the Government for
whatever land they had involved In the
matter.
In the first instance II was finally de-
cided that the Government should be
exempt from assessments for better
ments upon its property so affected, in
asmuch as the Government had to
stand one-half the general expense Of
putting the streets through.
With reference to the Bishop Estate
the Commissioners had an argument
presented to them that there was an
existing agreement between the Gov
eminent and the Estate which exempt
ed ~ from assessments. The Commits
sioners rendered an adverse decision
In the premises. AL property owners.
the Bishop Estate included. who have
property abutting on or adjacent to the
proposed street extension. are to be
assessed pro rata II the street Is TO be
constructed. This relieves of much of
the expense those property owners
through whose land the street will run
and who will have increased frontages
where hitherto none existed. and those
whose property lies near OF in rear of
such property.
The three property holders who re-
ceive damages for the value o; proper
" taken In the street extension. and
the values fixed thereon are as follows:
. J. ID. Cooke. $500: :. X. Kane. guar
dian OF Robinson minors. $1,000; VIM.
and Hattie Kapela. $1,000. n total OF
si7.iO0. The total expense for opening
the street Is set az 1.275. OF which one
half tSi0.637.50) IL to be borne by the
estates assessed. and the other half by
the Government.
Following is the report OF the Com
nissioners.
In Re the Extension Of Militant From
Queen to Halekauwila streets.
The undersigned Commissioners dull,
appointed and commissioned by the Su
perintondent Of Public Works OF the Ter
ritory OF Hawaii TO assess the amount o
4. damages to be sustained by such claim
ants aa have failed 20 agree with tn
!" Government In the compromise OF thei
an eininr and 70 assess DEMENT'S or better
z nsents In the above entitled matter pursu
= ant 20 chapter - % the Laws of iS92. q
y hereby make this report as Decision "B
N. 81 their award Of assessment Of benefit
a or betterments
:. Tho following shows the total amour
Of cost or expense 90 be borne by estate
y" assessed:
Total Awards OF the Commissioners Il
% Damages and Value of Property Tai
80 en- a. per Decision a.
20 j. II. Cooke ..........s.............S ~"
/. =. X. Kane. guardian Of Robin
ne WIN and Hattie Kapeia ........... 1890
-, si7.l0o
Va CT AIMS COMPROMISED BY THE 81
an PERfNTENDENT OF PUBLIC
- :. WORKS.
=. Aksna .........................S ID
y. i.ebecca Pane ................... 90
Gustavc Ross .................. 20
- -
/, $40
Estimated cost by the superin-
OF Public Works of grading.
curling and matchmaking Mi
rlani streets from Queen street
to Haiokauwila street 90. ......$ 3.s6a
Total expense for opening MI
niani street ..............S y, "a
Ore-haf TO be borne By estates
assessed ......................slO . 6Sl
The location Of estates assessed. mar
OF owners or parties interested
amounts assessed by the Commission
as benefits or betterments In the alb
r. ertitled case are as follows: