The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-04-28
Very respectfully,
SANFORD II. DOLE

The effect OF this objection, tozetbe
with other opposition. have been (
make II more than doubtful whethe
Senate committee.
Immediately upon the arrival OF Gov
ernor Dole he was met by Mr.. ]. T
McCrosson, with a view to meeting tn,
Governors objections. Mr.. McCrossor
later made the following propos !tion 4
the Governor:
MCROSsoN'S PROPOSITION TO
DOLE.
| washington, d. c., April 10. 1902.
HoE. Sanford Is. Dole. Governor Ter
ritory of Hawaii, Hotel Albany,
Washington. ID. G.
SirS-In relation to my conversation
with YOU this afternoon concerning
your objections to the passage OF II. r.
| II. ss7. now b.storc the Senate Commit
i tee on Paciflc Islands and Porto Rico,
| wish to submit. OF behalf OF the Ha-
wall Ditch Company, Limited the foi-
lowing propositions:
YoCr objections. as / understand
them. to the bill are:
First-That IL does not provide
money compensation to the Territory
for the privilege granted
Second-That ~ does not specifically
provide that the homesteaders and set
tiers shall be treated with the same
consideration as corporations.
Third-That IL does not provide for
the conservation OF the forests; and.
Fourth-That IL does not provide
against tunnelling in such manner
as to reach the summit swamp lands
and thereby drain them and affect the
streams OF the WaiTnea watershed
Recognizing the Justice of your OBJ
Jections and being desirous OF working
IN harmony with the Territorial gov
ernment Of Hawaii. and in considera-
tions to Il. r. II, ,9s7. we propose:
First-To pay the Territory OF Ha- |
wall the sum OF $500 per year Tor the |
first FIVE years as an annual rental for |
surplus waters OF the Territory now
running 20 waste into the sea At the /
end OF the first five years and at the /
commencement Of each succeeding pc
riod of five years, there shall be paid /
an annual Ssntal. the amount TO be
fxea by arbitration, such annual rem
tai In no case To be less than $3.50.
Second--The Hawaii Ditch Co. Ltd.
10 furnish. water at its bitches to all
homesteaders applying for
same for domestic purposes tsuch as
uzeg. both drinking, wash
ing and cooking. and watering OF all
;tfnds of stock) at a uniform rate per
thousand gallons. TO be fixed by com
missioner OF Public Lands. Water To
all homesteaders applying for same Tor
purposes upon such terms
and at "a low a rate as IL shall sell it
water to any private I-erson or corpora
lion.
Third-The Hawaii Ditch co. Ltd.
shall. without expense to the govern
nent. comply with all reasonable re-
iuirements OF the Commissioner OF
Public Lands concerning the preserNa-
ion OF the forests. by killing on wild
.attle. fencing OF lands and planting OF
.recs on all government lands forming
he watershed through which its ditch
- shall pass. Not less than ten thou-
;anI trees shall be planted yearly for
he first twenty years Of the Hawai-
Ditch Company's use OF right OF way
across the public lands.
Fourth-The Hawaii Ditch Co. Ltd
hall divert no water by tunneling or
otherwise from government land |
sulCheS or streams on, or forming any
part of the Waimca watershed. nor
ihall said Hawaii Ditch Co Ltd. in any
yay interfere with or interrupt the en-
Oyment Of the vested right OF private | I
,arties-
The foregoing / believe covers your
objections fully. II not. any reasona-
lie change will be gladly made TO meet ,
-our views OF what is right and just.
10Th to- the government and To the Ha-
vail Ditch Co. Ltd.
You will readily see the desirabihty ,
4 the pending bill becoming a law. as
will give the company / represent
it'll. that will make them feel secure in
he Investment Of the necessary money !
o fully develop and properly utilize
he water that * now running into the
ga. and must continue TO do so Tor n {
uu,ber Of years to come. IL such iegis-
alton as We are. now asking for IS not
ranted. IL ,
Trusting that this proposition will I
meet with your approval, L have the I
onor TO be-, I
Your obedient servant.
J. r. MCROSSON,
Fer Hawaii Ditch Company. Limited. :
He also offered TO amend the Parker 2
III by adding thereto the following
ection: T
Section 4.-Noth.ng herein contained I
hall be Construed as granting TO or O
,rferrire, upon the said Ditch Com y
ary any right or interest in any water q
non any Of the public lands in said .
land OF Hawaii. but any rights there !.
, o. thereto shall be obtained from the =.
c,-.rnr-.nt OF the Territory OF Hawaii q
non -rIch terms and conditions as may v
. I-wfuliy agreed upon. I
CONCESSIONS COME TOO LATE /,
r. the Parker bill had been originally n
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