The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-05-08
IN THE HOUSE.

' bOOSAs
When the House opened it's session
the first business was the reading Of
a letter from Delegate Kalanianaole.
concerning Maui wharves and landings,
which brought up deal of discussion,
ending with the appointment of Chill
lingworth. kalama and Haia. The let
ter follows:
MAUTS MANY NEEDS.
Il am in receipt of letter from the
chairman of the committee of a duly
constituted meeting of citizens which
was held at the Waikiki court house.
Island Of Maui, on April "a, 1908, for
the purpose of considering the needs
Of the community in respect to the
construction of adequate wharf accom-
mediation at the wharf of Kahului and
to take measures for insuring the main
tenance of public rights in the matter.
THE letter referred to above. and
which is dated April %, 1903, encloses
copies of resolutions passed at the
meeting, one of them being a request
to me as the Congressional Delegate
of the Territory to use my best in
fluence and efforts towards obtaining
| the full object of the memorialists.
Il take this opportunity of acquaint-
| ing you for the information of the
House of Representatives that the reso-
| lutions / have alluded to, and which
I believe have been already transmit
| ted to you, have my hearty sympathy
| I shall be prepared at the proper time
| to energetically concert with the Leg
lslature in such action as, I hope, may
lead to a satisfactory realization OF the
wishes of the people in this important
issue.
~. KALANIANAOLE,
"U. S. A. Congress, Delegate, H. T."
A petition for payment for damages
In $1954, for the property taken in
widening Fort street, between Bere-
tania and Kukui streets, was presented
by Isaac Noar, and the matter was re-
ferred to the Committee on Public
Lands and Internal Improvements.
INVITATION TO SEE PARK
The Park Commission by L. A.
Thurston, secretary, presented the fol-
lowing letter, the communication be-
ing accepted, Long making a strong
argument that the members of the Leg
lslature should be public spirited
enough to look into such an institution,
which is in the interest of the public,
and the hour set for the trip being
o'clock in the afternoons:
by the instructions of the Honolulu
Park Commission / have the honor to
extend to the House of Representatives
an invitation to visit the Kapiolani
| Park at such time as may be conven-
| lent to that body, in order that the
members thereof may see for them
selves what is being done and what Is
desired to be done during the coming
period.
I'm this communication I beg to draw
the attention of the House of Repre-
sentatives to several facts. viz:
81. The Kapiolani park is no longer
under the control of a private corpora
| ton, but is exclusively public park
| the commissioners thereof being APP
pointed by the Governor with the APP
prevail of the Senate, and serving with
out pay.
| =,
between the city and the park has been
so poor that except upon special occa-
sions but few people visited 1t. and
but slight expenditure in development
seemed profitable.
49, All this has now changed. With
electric car communication established
many people visit the park every day
and on Sundays and holidays several
thousand go there.
| "Under these circumstances. 1t would
seem to be in the public interests to
change the policy concerning the park
and begin development of the same on
modern lines. in order to make 1t san
itary and beautiful 1t is not sanitary
because the waterways are filed the
| greater part of the year with stagnan'
water, Shiny, ill-smelling and malar'
/ ious.
1.-THE greater part Is not beautiful
because the land is too sandy to sup
port vegetable life without water, ant
there is practically no water for irri'
CATION.