The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-10-29

one of the new regulations of the .
land court is one requiring the desCrip-
ton of real property by true azlnuths.
The following is an explanation of the
change and of the new system by Judge
Philip Weaver, Judge of the Land
Court.
IT is of interest to the owners OF real
property to know that the surveyor of
the Court of Land Registration has in
cluded in his rules 81 survey for the
court an important and simple change
which will alter descriptions of real
property hereafter 10 conform to the
more modern methods OF the United
states GeodeJic survey. Almost all of
the surveyors OF oahu have been in
terViewed and have approved the
change on account of its great slmphc-
ity. 1t is proposed py these surveyors
hereafter, to follow the rule OF the
Court OF Land Respiration in their
surveys by describing all land by true
azimuths. The surveyor of the Terri
tory has issued orders that all de-
scriptions of government land be made
with true azlmuths.
J. Is. johnson on the Theory and
Practice OF Engineering mas the follow
ms ucnnltlon, page II:
The azlmuth of line is the angle
it forms with the meruIau, ana Is
measured IRON the south point, west,
north, east, south, to 800 degrees. 1t
becomes a definite direction when the
angle alone is given"
10 Illustrate what this method is, let
us take a compass with the circum-
ference of the dial divided into $50 de-
grees, beginning to number at the
south, which is marked U. West is
al,
east, 2I0 degrees and south, $50 degrees,
or zero. Let US suppose that the min
ute hand of a clock be attached to the
compass with the hand pointing due
south, or at VI o'clock. Inc direction
taken by the hand is described as zero,
or $50 degrees. This pointer may be
supposed to move from left to right,
as the hands of a clock, on the dial.
The direction taken by this pointer is
the direction of the line described.
The direction of the pointer is indicated
by the number of degrees it has travel
ed from the south, as read on the
dial; as for example, due west is de-
scribed as 80 degrees or due east as
'27O degrees" TO take another exam
pie, let US look over an old description
of the southerly line of Thomas
Square on King street, Honolulu. We
find that it reads: North 20 degrees
AZ minutes east this becomes by All
muth 2O0 degrees AZ minutes.
By moving the pointer from south
around by west and north, we have
passed $50 degrees, ana we move the
pointer 20 degrees AZ minutes eastward
in addition thereto, or a total of 200
degrees AZ minutes from the starting
point.
| The measurement of the direction of
| the line on the ground is always taken
to begin at the center of the dial and
| to run toward the circumference, as
in this case from the center toward
the mark 200 degrees and AZ minutes.
| The method is simple in itself, and
avoids the many chances of mistake
which arise by interchanging the let
| ters e and w in the old method of
descriptions. NJ any errors are made
| also by describing the line running on
the ground, as going north when the
| intent is to go south. Let us illustrate
by reference to an old fashioned de-
scription of Thomas Square in Homo
| lulu:
Beginning at the south corner of this
| land and running: /, north 20 degrees
AZ minutes east $685. feet along Vic
toria street; g. north IS degrees II min
utes west 447.6 feet along Beretania
street; 8, south 20 degrees AZ minutes
west GAS feet along Kapiolani street;
4, south G9 degrees Is minutes east
AIS feet along King street to the point
of beginning.
The new description would read:
Beginning at the north angle of King
and Victoria streets, said point being
| $50 feet from a concrete post at the
east angle of King and Victoria streets,
as shown on government surely regist-
cred map No. 100, of Kulaokahua, Ho-
nolulu, made by C. ]. Lyons, surveyor,
in 1873, and running by true azimuths
200 deg. AZ min, 6505 feet along
Victoria street. Pill deg. As min,
447.6 feet, along Beretania street. 3
20 deg. AZ min, 644.5 feet along Kaplola-
nj street; 4-29O deg. AZ min, AIS feet
along King street to the point of be-
ginning. Area 6-100 acres.
1t may be noted that this descrip-
tion ties the corner to a government
fixed monument, and refers to the sur
Veyor's name with the date OF survey,
all of which are required by the rules
of survey.
This method simplifies the getting of
the angle of two lines such as one
and two above. Subtract Ill deg. 4S
min. from 200 deg. AZ min. and the
difference So deg. "a min, gives the
angie at that corner. 1t can thus be
seen that this method is simpler and
more direct than the old one of divid-
ing the compass into quadrants, and
describing by them, and has the in
dorsement of many surveyors expert
enced in Hawaiian descriptions. Let
ters have been written to all the known
surveyors on other islands, and all the
replies received have been farovable.
The reform is only launched and meets
with the general approval of surveyors.
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