The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-02-26
BIG RAISE
OF RENTAL
By Bishop Estate
for kaIihi
Land.

| yesterday meeting sustained n ShocK
| in letter from the Bishop Estate
1t was proposition to give a new lease
of the land at <alihi for ten years, but
at n prodigious Increase of rent
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 &C.
cupled 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 147S, dated February
10th 1904. the trustees of the Estate OF
i. =. Bishop will grant to the Terri
torial Board of Health a lease of the
S.S acres Mt 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 It's acquescence 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
date of expiration of the said Lease No.
7Gi to the Government, and to endure
for the term of ten u0) years thence
! ensuing.
3rd.--That the rental be four hum
dred dollars (S400) 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 lessons, provided, however,
that the connection Herewith be not
larger than a S-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, ana
! 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 30 days from date.
| Very truly yours,
p. II. WINANT,
For Secretary, Estate b. =. 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
of Hawaii, Honolulu, Feb. ~, 1904.
DR.. c. b. Cooper, President Board of
Health.
Dear Sir: Referring to your note of
Feb. IS enclosing a communication from
F.! Il. G. Keen, in regard to a proposed
drinking fountain to be erected by the
w. c. II. u.
our arrangements with Bath the
Plumber" have been made through
Mr.. Ed. Benner, who promised before
ordering the fountain to obtain per-
mission from the Board of Health /
regret that he has not done so.
The proposed fountain, however, is
one of the kind mentioned by DR.. Mays
in your meeting Wednesday, an iron
standard holding a bowl from which
rises a 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
cago his resignation of the position OF
Government physician for Kealia and
Hanalei, Kauai, az he did not intend
returning to the Territory. DR.. Put
man has been filling his place for some
time.
There was no report from the COM
mttee on cemeteries, but it was agreed
that the Board in "A body should make
tour of those places next week.
owing to the absence of Mr.. Lane
on jury duty there was no report of the
committee on Kealia duck ranches.
The president promised to report
Hilo regulations next week.
DR.. l.. +. Golfer, chief quarantine
officer. reported by letter the health >
conditions in the OrlentA thus: Hong
kong, two weeks to Jan. 49, smallpox
2 cases; Shanghai. two weeks to Jan.
23, smallpox cases and 81 deaths;
Nagasaki, Kobe and Yokohama. to
latest dates clean.
Besides President Cooper there We're
present DR.. Mays, Fred. c. Smith and
II. c. Winston.
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