Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-04-11
Senate Restricts
Limits Of
Park On Tantalus
MEASURE CAUSES GREAT DEBATE.

without trespassing.
Woods said II there were any lots
to sell they would have been sold long
ago. There was nothing but cliffs
left. No crowd ever went up Tantalus
on Sundays, as had been stated.
Dickey said that the lands which
had been condemned were merely
small kuleanas. The only places
where there might be questions OF IL.
tie were Schmidt's and Thurston's.
McCandless said that the cost Of
the condemnation had been SO large
that there had probably been more
than a few small kuleanas. He said
that II this bill was not passed the II.
tie of the Tantalus landholders would
be worth nothing. The passage Of the
bill would create q monopoly for the
people who held lots there. These
were the ones principally interested In
the bill
The adoption of the Tantalus part
of the bin as recommended by the ma.
jority report was put to the vote,
which stood seven to seven, as fol
lows:
Paris, Diekey, Wilcox, Lane, Bishop,
Achi and Brown voting for It. and IA.
lama, Woods, Hewitt, Dowsett. Gan
dali, MecandIess and Hayselder
against It. The tie was broken by
Isenberg. who voted against the
amended paragraph, which was &C
cordingly lost.
Dickey offered an amendment of the
section, reducing the area to be taker
in as park to n acres as in the orig
+, inal bill. Dickey said that It had beer
insinuated that the property holders
were interested in the setting aside o.
| the park. He himself owned lot OF
Tantalus. but for just this reason HI
would personally rather not have I
park.
Park Encouraged Crime.
Gandall said he thought the parl
would be a trouble.maker. The pick
nickers might break into the houses
on Tantalus as had been done a
Judge Frear's place a few years ago
II they were caught they would b.
| btHN W jan tne othutS Nouih W
the cause of the trouble.
The amended Tantalus section wa
| adopted by vote of s to 8, as fol
lows:
Paris, Wilcox, Dickey, Lane, Bishor
Achi, Brown and Hayselden voting TO
1t, and McCandless, Isenberg, Dow
set, Gandall, Kalama and Hewitt
against 1t.
The bill passed in It's entire forr
by a vote OF to 6, the voting bein
the same as above.
Senate bill SO. the livery bill. pas,
ed third reading. ...
Liquor Gil This Afternoon.
House bill 1853. the liquor bill. wa
placed on the order Of the day.
will be taken up this afternoon.
House bill 112. the tax bill. was 81,
en- in the hands of the Ways an
Means Committee until the House. &C
on the Senate tax bill.
:. Senate bill 113. to provide suppress
sion Of diseases among animals, an
Senate bill III, allowing visitors /
the settlement with proper restrit
tions, both passed second reading
third reading tomorrow.
Senate bill 11s, providing for tn
sale Of mortgased shares and stocks
passed second reading; third readin
tomorrow.
House bill rs, relating to negotiabl
instruments, came up for second rest
ing. but was referred to the Ways an
Means Committee.
Senate bills 119, defining the right
Of District Magistrates, and 12l, pro
viding $4,000 for the county election
both passed second reading; thir
reading tomorrow.
House bill 100. the bill providin
against the use of trading stamps
premiums, ETC., passed second reat
ing; third reading tomorrow.
Dowsett moved to take q recess III
til 1880 p. m. The vote resulted In
tie of 6 to 6. which the Chair decide
In favor Of the motion.