The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-10-01
THE ElHIlI WATER
SCHEME GOES OVER
Congressional Author
ity Must Precede
Granting.
ACTION OF EXECUTIVE YESTERDAY
NUMBER OF INTERESTED PER
SONS ATTEND MEETING
ON THE SUBJECT.
Letters From Washington Put the
Territorial Government 4wise"
as to It's Dusies-sanetiOn by
Congress- Win Be Necessary.


The Kohala water scheme Of Col
onel J. W. Jones has been sidetracked
until such time as Congress can be
heard from in regard TO the authority
of the Territory to grant such fran
chises. This elimination was reach
ed in the Executive meeting yester-
day after considerable discussion
BY heads OF the bureaux and a number
OF outside persons interested in the
project. F. NJ. Swanzy, H. Foeke,
Palmer Woods. F. S. Dodge, F. III.
Hatch. s. NJ. Ballou, Henry Holmes.
E. B. McClanahan, Colonel j. w.
Jones. A. c. Gehr and H. B. Gehr
were among the number present
Colonel Jones made an extended
statement of the situation and de-
nounced the criticism Of an afternoon
paper as unfair and misleading. He
stated that he had filed with Governor
Dole a list of the eastern capitalists
behind the project. and asked Gov
ernor Dole IL he was not satisfied as
to their ability and integrity the
Governor replied that while he was
not personally acquainted with the
gentlemen named in the list he be
| lieyed them to be in every way re
sponsible. So far as the Territory
was concerned the trouble was not SO
much regarding the money behind the
project, but the authority of the Ter
ritory to act was in question. 1t had
been brought up by the following let
tiers from the Interior Department
| Just received:
| Department of the Interior, Washington
June IA, 1901.
The Governor of Kaloaii, HoHolalH. He
scdii.
Sir: Your letter of the 22d ultime
has been received. in which you statt
that an application has been presented
in behalf of Mr.: Samuel Parker LOT
license, fora period of ninety nine years
10 build. construct, maintain and operate
for the conveyance of water for irriga
ton purposes. ditch. on a high eleva
ton over Government lands. in the dis
trict of North kohala- between and in
Guiding Puuapu and the northern por
ton of Hawaii, and also ditch on
lower elevation over government iah'
isituated in said district between and IN
Guiding Muliwai and the northern por
ton of the Island of Hawaii.
You state that the water which Il
sought to be diverted by the propose
lditches. now flows into the sea and can
not be utilized upon the lands through
which it runs: that the enterprise meet
with your approval: and that it Is you
intention 70 execute a license (draft 0
which accompanies your letter. unles
ladvices 10 the contrary are received iron
this Department
II In response thereto. | have to stat
that unless thea granting of a license o
this character is specifically authorize
. by existing laws. You would not be wal
ranted. in my Judgment. IN granting IN
privilege sought BY Mr.. Parker. If yol
} do not find that you are specifically an
thorized to grant licenses Of this charae
ter and in your opinion it viii be to tb
hest interests of Hawaii that such au
! | thority should be vested in the Governor
that fact should be brought to the after
ton of the Department in your next Al
ual report. with view TO the enactmen
of the requisite legislation by Congress:
Very respectfully.
E. A. HITCHCOCK.
Secretar.