The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-11-10
CARTER AND COOPER
DIFFER SHARPLY
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| Mr.. Carter brought UP the Kahikinut
the Nakuina and the Lualualei trans
actions. With regard to the last, he ac-
cused Mr.. Cooper of having been ready
to let the land go for between s14.00e
and $4,000 and had been surprised to
receive a bid OF 100000 for 1t at private
| auction. Mr.. Carriers final complaint
was that he had been led to infer that
all of the land transactions on the pro-
gram were to have been put through
at that meeting,
The matter was ultimately referred
back to Superintendent Cooper. on mo-
ton of Secretary Carter, for a more
explicit statement OF Aiea land value.
BRIEF CALM.
Considerable time was taken up over
maps with Il discussion of leaseholds
on Hawaii proposed to be given in fee
simple to the Irwin interest in exchange
for town property. There seemed to be
such n dovetailing of old and new
leases, at least in the minds of the par
ties to the discussion, as would take
considerable investigation OF the docu-
ments in question fully to explain
The proceedings became so tame and
We're so unreportable without maps and
diagrams that the representatives of
the press one after another withdrew
1t proved to be only calm before q.
greater storm than the former one.
WARM TIME.
Mr.. Atkinson broke into the drv
delving in the Parker ranch and Irwin
sugar border lands with a motion to
refer all of the land deals to a COM
mittee consisting of Secretary Carter
and Commissioner Boyd. DIR. Cooper,
another tired councillor. seconded the
motion.
Superintendent Cooper protested
against the proposal as shutting him
out. Secretary Carter supported the
motion on the ground that it was mex
pedient to require the participation of
unconcerned heads OF departments In
the discussion of such matters.
Then the storm broke. A member OF
the council says it was the warmest
time he had ever witnessed in the coun-
Gil chamber. ut was not the Legis-
lature," this informant says, "or there
would have been names called
Mr.. Cooper said he had several mat
ters to be concluded which had been
approved at previous meetings. Among
these matters he mentioned that he
signed the contract on Saturday for
completing the Diamond Head reser-
voir.
Mr.. Carter was up in a moment. pro-
testing vigorously against the act of
the Superintendent of Public Works.
The reservoir was one of the loan fund
matters that he had expressly desired
should be left to the new administra-
ton He complained that Mr.. Cooper
had not complied with his request made
last week for a complete statement OF
outstanding contracts.
Mr.. Cooper argued in reply that the
reservoir would be revenue-producing
to the water works.
Mr.. Carter held 1t was purely mat
ter of the county, with which the Ter
ritory had nothing to do. When the
item was before the Legislature he dis
cussed 1t with the Governor. and his
was Of an understanding
that it would be vetoed because the
Territory should not pay for county
Governor Dole did not recall any
statements of the kind, and Mr.. Carter
said he could produce the copy of a
letter he wrote to the President the fol-
lowing day, giving his view of the mat
ter as now represented.
The upshot of the meeting was the
of all of the land exchange
Unless a special meeting be
called in the meantime, the probability
Is that the matters will become
legacy to the new administration.
EXCHANGE OF VIEWS.
Late yesterday afternoon Secretary
"a ia IA fn nri N fan
Cooper, recalling the latter's statement
in council that the only contracts under
the Loan Act were those for the Dia-
mond Head reservoir and the storm
sewer Since the meeting. Mr.. Carter
wrote, he had been informed by James
A. Low, manager OF the Honolulu plan
tation, about road work In Eva for
which Eva and Oahu plantations and
Mr.. Low had paid advances under the
assurance that they would be reimburs-
ed from the loan fund. This informa-
ton proved to the writer that the Gov
eminent had no proper understanding
IF the obligations of the Territory. He
again requested a showing Of the finan-
cial status as a matter of great i'm
portance.
This letter was scarcely written until
Ddicltyhe VI tut
Transit Co. waited on Secretary Carter
% make an earnest representation to
him OF the desirability of completing
he South street storm sewer. If work
we're stopped now, what had been done
would be liable to destruction.
Mr.. Carter, after exchanging views
With Mr.. Ballentyne, left his office for
few minutes. When he returned he
howed some excitement as he informed
m Advertiser reporter that Mr.. Cooper
lad given him reply to the effect that,
o far as he Cooper was concerned.
e (CarteO could obtain the informa-
ion he desired about the status of the
'erritory when he took office as Gov
rnor and not before.
Having repeated the views of his
ormer interview for the Advertiser the
anne day, regarding his objection to
hiking Territorial and county affairs,
In. Carter was asked If the Legislature
ad not specifically voted loan funds
> the counties.
II know the Legislature did So" the
ecretarV said 'but IL had no right to