The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-02-03
WANT A RESERVOIR.

Mr.. Kaiser, German citizen, said he
| had been a resident of Honokaa for
sixteen years, and wanted to say what
was most needed, was a reservoir. The
people of the village had no water to
drink in the last drought he had sold
water to the people at twenty-five cents
tin. 1.-THE people, they think L make
bushels of money, but it was not So =
said Kaiser; 81 nearly got broke but
they don't believe it, Mr.. Kaiser said
that they wanted $4,000 for a water
system. The homesteaders up above
had been compelled to beg and steal
their water and to fight for it, but still
could not get enough.
Guy Gere was called upon for state
ment of the appropriations made for
the district by the legislature, and
read off a list showing over $4,000 at
the disposal of the government, not
counting an appropriation of $4,000 for
a new road in the loan bill. There was
a long discussion of roads, the con-
sensus of opinion being that the main
road-Kukaiau to Ookala-should be
built first. The Waimea road will next
be built.
Mr.. Louisson wanted a road through
from the homesteads. He said a good
many of the homesteaders had left.
What is the political complexion of
those people, Republicans? asked the
Willing to be-" replied Louisson.
Manager Gibbs of Paauhau said that
Hamakua always got appropriations
but that the work was always left I'M !
done. The Governor replied that then
was for the people to send a |!
legislature that would appropriate no !
more money than there was to spend |
md the Governor would then have no |
discretion, he would have to build what ,
he legislature ordered.
Governor Carter said that he did not /
believe that Mud Lane could be aban-
Toned altogether. Mr.. Kaiser thought
t should be- He told of how he had
,een unable to drive team through
hat road, he had an empty wagon and
fifteen mules hitched to it, but could
Il pull through. ME and my bullock
cams made all the roads around here
aid Kaiser. I'VE get new road but
is a connection with road that is
o road; they tell US that mud is good
nough to fill the roads for us and tell
S to travel on it; that we got web feet
rre" Kaiser also wanted new road
} the homesteads.
How much would it cost?" asked the
overnor.
Il have no idea" said Kaiser. Il am
ot an engineer, I am a driver
Kaiser also told of man whose
,rses had lost their front legs in COM
e down Mud Lane" He had spe-
al Wagon made for the trip but 1t
,uldn't stand the pace. :
Chas. Williams and Manager Forbes
so talked about roads. The latter
id that the people of Waipio didn't
ant to come to Honokaa to get to
-aimea. Mr.. Gibbs said it was impos- o
bic to build new roads out of the L
trent funds Gov. Carter stated that
e six months appropriation bill could II
expended only for necessary ex-
nses of the government and that no
w roads could be built from such a
nd The six months bill provided IL
900 for the district and this would h
we to be used only for maintenance, h
nich would allow $4,000 for the eigh- S,
en- months remaining before the legis- Il
ture met again. fl
Mr. Tidgate read a statement show 81
g that in the past five years Homo W
a had paid in ss5o,Ooo in taxes and in b