The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-10-28

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a+Ieast II is in better condition. than |
+ba bridge at HiIo, as the citizens nave !
seen 70 it that it was strengthened.
aFAAIAEA WHARF DANGEROUS. |
..yva left Waikiki Friday morning !
+o, Jahaina- and on the way eXamin- |
ed the MaaIaea wharf. which we dis |
oo1,ered was held up by only half |
DOZEN niles. The rest are all loose and |
worm-eaten. he wharf needs lmme-
date attention, otherwise 1t is maple
tn he washed away. It requires plank
ing and piling, and this work will be
done as soon as possible. The cost will
be about $500.
LIGHTHOUSE FOR MAALAEA.
THE lighthouse facilities are no bet
fer than the light from a public hack
and is hardly distinguishable from the
Iau,ns of a vehicle. 1t is dangerous FOR
the Inter-Isand steamers to land by
that light. We intend to erect ne"
lighthouse on steel stands there, FUR
Their inland than the old lighthouse.
It will be higher, however. probably
forty feet above the sea level.
ROAD CONDITIONS.
THE road from Maalaea to the boun-
dary of Lahaina was found to be in
very good condition The road from
that point to the bottom of the hill,
towards OIowaIu, needs attention, more
especialIy the last half mile. The roads
i'm Lahaina proper are in fair condt-
ton, but in the surrounding country
they are no better than those in Wal
luku district: the bridges are in a
similar condition.
MASS MEETING AT LAHAINA.
Friday evening there was general
mass meeting at the courthouse in the
Lahaina district, in which the assem-
bled citizens were Informed of the pol
icy of the government. They were told
that the government would do all in
it's power for the benefit of the district
in the matter of roads and bridges,
and in obtaining pure water for the
residents of the town.
NEW RESERVOIR TO BE BUILT.
1T was the general consensus of
opinion that a reservoir should be
erected in Lahaina as the water now
used by the residents there is inSani-
tary, and contaminated by filth, caus-
| ed by stagnant water holes, and the
| seepage from cesspools through the
ground to the wells dug by the people
| for water purposes. They We're as
sured that their claims and wants
would be laid before the government,
and if possible, the appropriation for
| the reservoir of 100000. would be made
Immediately available for that purpose.
"On Saturday we examined the loca-
! ton of the proposed WaterWOrks and
! also looked into the complaints of the
| people in regard to the contamination
of the water. We found the house
hold water supply to be worse even
than represented at the mass meeting.
and l believe the government should
use every effort to immediately supply
pure water in this district The site
for the reservoir was selected on a por-
ton of the Board of Educa ton prop
erty known as Lahainaluna School,
and there is an abundant supply of
water, not only for all the needs of the
town of Lahaina, but also for irriga-
ton of the school premises and plan
tation.
I4AHAINA PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
The courthouse grounds and public
buildings in Lahaina were thoroughly
investigated and found to be in a very
bad condition, needing the immediate
attention of the government. To neg
lect these repairs for another year
would mean an additional cost of from
three to four times the expenditure
required if the work was done now.
The Lahaina wharf and buoys were
found to be in a good condition. 1t
was ascertained from the residents of
Lahaina. as we'll as from sea captains
that the taking of sand from in front
of the government building yard, has
helped to deepen the landing very
greatly.
SANITARY CONDITIONS.
Although the sanitary conditions of
Lahaina are not under the jurisdiction
of the Department of Public Works,
the complaints of residents were so
numerous and prolonged that we were
induced to make an investigation We
found that in several localities the con-
ditions were no better than in the re-
noWned Kewalo district: in fact. they
We're very much worse, as the residents
of kewalo are provided with water for
household purposes from the govern
ment mains and artesian wells, while
in Lahaina the residents depend most
ly upon wells dug within a few yards
of stagnant water pools. Further than
that, the school children have either
to drink from this stagnant water
during the time they are at school, or
else do without until they find their
way to the plantation water supply
after school hours.
ION Saturday evening we enjoyed q !
luau at the residence of Col John Rich !
ardson, who was celebrating in honor |
of the twentieth birthday anniversary |
of his eldest daughter A number of |
passengers from the Claudine, upon !
which we returned, were also his !
guests, besides a large number of the /
people of Lahaina."