The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-02-25
BIC RAISE
Of RENTAL.
BY Bishop Estate
for kaIihi
Land.
W. c. 7. u. Fountain Is
the Kind DR.. Mays
Recommended.
Board OF Health TO Visit Gene
teries Next Week-PestiIence
in the Orient.

Members of the Board of Health at
yesterdays meeting sustained a shock
in a letter from the Bishop Estate,
1t was proposition to give a new lease
of the land at Kaiihi for ten years, but
Hitherto the Government has been
paying a rental of $50 an acre for the
land. Now the Bishop Estate asks
$500 a year, the Government to pay
taxes, for the less than nine acres oc-
cupied by permanent institutions under
the Board of Health Following is the
letter conveying the proposal:
Honolulu, Feb. "a, 1904.
| Chas. B. Cooper, NJ. D., President of
the Board of Health, Honolulu.
| Dear Sir: Referring TO your COM
munication No. 1873, dated February
18th, 1904, the trustees of the Estate of
B. P. Bishop will grant to the Terri
| torfal Board of Health lease of the
88 acres at Kapalama, this city, de-
| sired and now used by it for pest house
purposes and home for non-leprous
children of leprous parents, upon the
| following terms and conditions:
1st.-That the Territorial Govern
ment, the present lessee, signify in
writing its acquiescence to the release
of the portion of the premises desired,
now held by the Government made un-
der Bishop Estate lease No. 764.
2nd.-That the proposed lease date
from the first day of January, 1905, the
LOT ,f frat 0f h. n I In
764 to the Government, and to endure
for the term of ten QO9 years thence
ensuing.
Srd.-That the rental be four hun
bred dollars $4,000 per annum payable
annually in advance net above all
taxes, rates and assessments whatso-
ever.
4th.-That the lessee be privileged to
use water from the artesian well on the
mauka side of the road controlled by
the said lessorss provided, However,
that the connection Herewith be not
larger than a 3-inch pipe laid along
the makai side Of the railroad track
in such manner as may be approved
by the lessons or their agents; and that
all costs for labor and material re-
quired in making such connection, and
for all necessary changes and altera-
lions in the pipe system and mainte-
nance thereof during the term of lease,
be borne by the lessee. Reserving,
however, from this privilege unto the
lessons, the right to tap the water
main at any time or place for the bene-
fit of other tenants of the Bishop Es-
tate to such extent as the supply of
water may warrant.
5th.-That the conditions of lease be
as usually embodied in those issued by
the trustees of this Estate, and all
costs to be borne by the lessee.
This offer is subject to written ac-
ceptance within 80 days from date.
Very truly yours.
E. T. WINANT,
For Secretary. Estate B. P. Bishop.
DR. Cooper undertook to take the
situation further in hand and report
to the Board.
THE FOUNTAIN MATTER.
Mrs. Whitney, president of the wom-
ans Christian Temperance Union,
wrote the following letter, which was
filed pending an application for permits !
sion to erect the fountain in question: !
Woman's Christian Temperance Union /
OI f1dndils L Cbs H. ASV1-
DR.. c. B. Cooper. President Board Of +
Health.
Dear SIR: Referring to your note of
Feb. IS enclosing communication from
E. c. Keen, in regard to a proposed
drinking fountain to be erected by the
W. c. T. U.
Our arrangements with Bath the
Plumber have been made through
Mr.. Ed. BenRer, who promised before
the fountain to obtain per-
from the Board of Health.
regret that ne has not done so.
The proposed fountain, however. is
one of the kind mentioned by DIR. Mays
in your meeting Wednesday, an iron ,
standard holding bowl from which
rises jet of water some inches above
the bowl No cup is required, nor is
there apparently any way in which
disease could be communicated.
am, yours respectfully,
MARY S. WHITNEY,
OTHER BUSINESS.
DR.. P. R. Waughop sent from Chi
ago his resignation of the position of
Government physician for Kealia and
aanalei, Kauai. as he did not intend
'eturning to the Territory. DR.. Put
nan has been filling his place for some
ime.
There was no report from the COM
nittee on cemeteries, but it was agreed
hat the Board in a body should make
tour of those places next week.
Owing to the absence of Mr.. Lane
n jury duty there was no report of the
onnrnfttee on Kealia duck ranches.