The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-06-08

survey ~ the Nlah road. tho "etablish-
ment Of permanent monuments on gov
eminent reservations on the Island Of
Maui. In the District ~ kona. llav All,
and on the leland ~ oahu
Coast and osodetic Survey.
The Superintendent of the u. s.
Coast and GeodetiC Survey proposes 10
extend its operations TO this Territory
at an early date. The work Of making
"A trigonometrical survey Of the islands
of Kauai and Niihau, and that of MAX
ing an accurate geodetic connection
between the islands OF Hawaii and
Maui will no doubt be executed under
the auspices of that Bureau. The class
Of work, however, of which there is
the most immediate need. is the hydro
graphic survey of the most important
harbors and bays of the Islands.
The u. S. Surveying ship "Pathfind-
err" Capt. F. w. Perkins, arrived at
Honolulu from San Francisco Deem
Der 2, 1899, under orders from the Su-
perintendent OF the u. s. Coast and
Geodetic Survey to carry on hydro
graphic surveys wherever they were
most needed, in the judgment OF the
commander.
This office furnishes him all available
data upon which to base such hydro
graphic surveys. The Pathfinder
proceeded to Kahului Bay December
18th, and after completing the survey
of that harbor and its approaches.
took up the survey of Hilo Bay. This
was to be followed by the survey of
Maalaea Bay, Maui
Sources of Revenue.
For the support Of the Interior De-
partment for the two years ending last
December SO, 045 .5l5.12 was appropriated
by the Legislature, ond of this sum
$2,212,6 21.S4 was disbursed during that
period, leaving n balance to the credit
of the Department OF 1882, saS.2S. The
receipts of the Department for 1888
were 1898. $500 while in 1899 they were
$3.50, 27l.05, an increase of SIC 490.07 for
the year.
During the two years there were but
three sales of land effected by the De-
partment, but during the same period
there were 273 land grants issued from
the Land Office, aggregating 1872, 063
acres in extent, and the Government
received in consideration therefor the
sum of SOS, 1876. There were issued
29S land patents during the two years,
a decrease from the number issued dur
ing the preceding two years of "a. This
decrease is doubtless due to the order
issued by President Mckinley on Sep
TENDER commanding the suspension of
all proceedings for the sale or DISPOSE
ton of the public lands of the Islands,
until after the Islands came directly
under the control Of the United States
Government.
Corporations and Patents.
Eighty-nine corporations for mer-
camille or agricultural purposes, two
for railroads and six for church and
benevolent purposes representing a
capital stock of over $50, 000, 900 filed ar
ticles of association during the two
years; twenty-five corporations amend
ed their charters and six corporations
went out of existence.
In the report of the Patent Office Is
included complete list of the patents
now in existence under the laws OF Ha-
wall. Among these are a number of
which Minister Young is the patentee.
The greater number of patents granted
We're for labor saving or. energy con-
serving devices used in the refining
of sugar.
The number of applications filed
would have been larger but for an i'm
preston obtained abroad that upon the
change of flag, the Patent Laws Of the
United States extended to and protect
ed all American Patents in these ISL
ands. When this was found not to be
the case number of applications were
filed, but too late to be considered be-
fore the close of the year.
Figures Of Live Stock.
There are some interesting figures in
the report of the live stock landed on
the Islands during 1898 and 1899 Swine
were in the majority in the list of i'm
for l0,159 porkers arrived on
the Islands during the two years. OF
har 10 ~
! ,S65, cattle 31S, sheep 17S, dogs 1S. These
figures do not include the large number
of horses landed here temporarily by
the Quartermaster's Department of the
United States Army, en- route to Manila
for the use of the soldiers in the Philip
pines.
The Water Works.
The report of Andrew Brown as su-
OF water works shows that
during the two years 2,S01, 947, 800 gallons
of water were pumped with q consump-
ton of 1850 tons of coal. The expenses
of the bureau were sl17,274.50, and as
$197, 500 had been appropriated for the
support of the bureau, there was a sur
plus on hand of $S0.226.50. Mr.. Brown
recommends the appropriation of sl?2-
900 for the purchase of new piping. 5000
for fire hydrants and $40, 600 for the en-
largement of the two reservoirs above
the electric light station in the Nuuanu
valley.
Fire Commissioners.
The report of the Board OF Fire Com
missioners showed that the losses by
fire. for the two years. 1898 and IS .. we
s37, S2452, of which S24,563.S9 was fully
covered by insurance. The appropria-
tons for the fire department for the two
years was $77,590 and the dlsbursem ents
$50, 5S3.67, leaving balance unexpended
of SIS. 0O6.33.
The sum of s123O4o.52 was expended
on the Honolulu roads under the direc-
ton of Road Supervisor John Ouder-
kirk, during 1898 and 1899. The greater
portion of this was expended In macad-
streets. In repairs and in cut
ting through new thoroughfares. Prison
labor was used largely in this work. 3d.
S64 days of prison labor being made
use of.
In his capacity as clerk of the market.
Andrew Brown gives statement OF the
aiIairs of that local institution which
shows that s18,945.25 was received from
rent OF stalls and $S26.0S was disbursed