Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-01-30
CITY IMPROVEMENT.
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public spirit shown In the organization
of Improvement clubs in its various dis.
tricts, and the prospect of united Ell
forts on their part to build up ana
beautify this city for which Nature has
done so much. There are many ways
in which our united action can be ad
vantageously directed. Let me indi'
cate but one OF them. viz; the location
of street lines and of property bound.
aries. This lies at the very foundation
of all public and private improvements.
No intelligent person will build AMI
expend large sums upon O lot whose
title or boundaries are In doubt. The
Court OF Land Registration Is afford.
ing most valuable assistance In this d.
rection. Its aid, however. can only be
secured to those who have first OBJ
tanned a proper survey OF their lots,
such survey In short as definitely 10.
Gates and fixes the boundaries In ques.
ton.
For this purpose the Hawaiian Gov.
eminent Survey, under the able direc'
ton of its first Surveyor General, Prof
w. ID. Alexander. was started and car.
ried on with a considerable outlay Of
money. Il brought order out OF chaos
and settled tho land system Of these
Islands on the solid basis of scientific
accuracy. But unfortunately the duty
OF looking after and maintaining the
Trit. Stations by permanent marks and
signals on the exact spot originally oc
tention.
In some cases where the old station
has been destroyed or lost, II has been
impossible or inexpedient to replace a
new monument ON the old site. In a
few such cases a first class monument
has been set at a suitable point In the
same vicinity, but as yet not located
with sufficient accuracy Until they
are thus located they are Of little more
use to surveyor than any other un.
located signal, such as church spiro
or flag staif.
Many Of our primary stations are
naturally located on prominent head.
lands commanding an unobstructed
view for miles In many directions.
Some OF them would require several
hours and much hard work TO flag, and
unless tagged they are absolutely OF no
help to the surveyor. Every time ha
wants to sight one OF these points he
has to re-fag It. A permanent signal
like those on Diamond Head, Punch
bowl or Tantalus, would obyiate the
difficulty and greatly facilitate the
work OF locating points from wnlcr
they could be sighted.
All this shows that there Is much
work demanding the immediate atten-
ton OF an expert backed by the Terri.
torial Government.
Again, the city is In great need of
having its street lines definitely estab
lished by street monuments. The Ter.
ritorial Surveyor has done much valu.
able work in this line, but the estab,
lishment OF County Government has
taken this duty out OF his hands and
as yet no one has been designated 10
assume such work. To have the main
Trig. stations located by one govern.
ment, and the street monuments by an.
other, is an unfortunate complication.
They are essentially parts of one sys
TEN, and demand unity OF action.
Some 1875 OF these street monuments
have been set by the present Territorial
Surveyor and his assistants. but from
press of other duties, from lack of
funds and on account OF repeated In.
terruptions, few of them have been
definitely located.
| trust that this intelligent audience
will agree with me that the matter IL
OF vital interest to everyone present
and demands our united and prompt
EFFORT to save what is left OF fine sys,
TEN of Trig, Stations; to restore or re
place as far as practicable those which
are lost, TO set permanent signals
where needed at stations already 10.
Gated. to correct the triangulation rec.
ords where they are evidently faulty,
and to carry on the work OF setting and
locating street monuments so that the
present work Of getting title to q
piece OF land in the Court of Land Reg.
istration shall not be so difilcult and ex.
pensiye as 1t necessarily is under pres.
ent conditions. IL | succeed In arous.
ing your interest in this matter so as to
start a much needed reform, | will feel
that most important step has been
made towards the improvement of our
beloved Honolulu, and the general land
ed interests of this entire country, by q
saving of many thousands of dollars
TO those employing surveyors and q
marked Improvement in the work done
by them.
Zeno X Myers, leading spirit OF the
rlub noted, made the following report:
The Waialae, Kaimuki and Palo!C