The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1910-12-16
.COULDN' GET IN;
POLITICS BARRED
Chamber Of Commerce BalkS at
Endorsement of Rothwell-
Bids for Supplies.
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The chamber of commerce made a
desperate effort to break into politics
yesterday at a meeting of its board of
trustees, but at the last moment il balk
ed and the calm of unrufrled routine
again prevailed.
The ball was set rolling by Chairman
J Z. Cooke, who stated that he had
been requested by number of civic
organizations to bring before the meet
ing the question of indorsing Rothwell
as collector of internal revenue, in CD.
position to Cottrill the colored man of
Toledo He added that he did not be.
ieve that it was the custom of the
chamber of commerce, however, to in.
dorse any candidate for office.
One of the trustees opposed action
asserting that there were several citi.
zens here seeking to get the position
and he did not think it wise to take
action.
81 don t think we want to butt in. 3"
remarked the chairman.
e. Klamp, E. D. Tenney, Robert Cat.
ton and h. w. 7. Bottomley took part
in the discussion which followed and
it was the general opinion that the APP
pointment of a Honolulu man was ad-
visable and that such an appointment
should be advocated. But not by the
chamber of commerce, apparently.
Unfortunate Condition.
cit is very unfortunate that we can
not agree upon one man for the place, -
remarked Mr.. Bottomley.
els it not the policy of the cham.
Der of commerce not to take political
actionl' asked one of the trustees.
The chairman said it was, and after
a few more remarks the matter sud
denly died of exhaustion.
more than ten years each from the date
Of such determination by three disin-
terested citizens appointed by the gov
ernor with the APPROVAL Of said land
board; and the term of the lease shall
not be longer than period Of ten years
for each twenty dollars per acre, on
the average, of the leased lands which
it is estimated the irrigation works re-
quired to be constructed will cost.
Water Payments Changed.
"Any or all of the lands so leased
may at any time during the term of
the lease be withdrawn for public pur-
poses, or homesteaded or sold for other
purposes under the laws relating to-
public lands in Hawaii, in which case
the rent reserved shall be reduced in
proportion to the value of the land sol
withdrawn, homesteaded or sold, and
shall be subject to the provisions of
this section respecting the opening of
agricultural lands for entry; provided,
that no such land shall be so home
steaded or sold, unless with the con
sent of the irrigation company, except
upon condition that the homesteader or
purchaser SHALL in addition to the price,
if any, payable to the Territory for the
land without the water, pay to the ir-
rigation company in half-yearly in
stalments, with interest at the rate of
six per cent per annum on deferred pay
ments, during the term of such lease,
Cat the lowest rate payable by any CON
sumner of water furnished by the com
pany for any purpose, for such amounI
of water as shall be determined by the
commissioner and the governor to be
required for such land and its occu.
pants for irrigation, domestic and other
purposes, not exceeding, however, such
proportionate quantity of all the water
flowing in the company's waterways as
the area of such land bears to
the total area of lands capable of
being economically irrigated from
such waterways iH which case)
such rate for such quantity of water
as shall be determined by three disin-
terested citizens appointed as afore-
said; such, rate, which shall not be
greater than the lowest rate payable
by any consumer of water supplied by
the company for irrigation purposes,
and such quantity shall be SO deter
mined with reference to che require
ments of such land, its area relative to
the total area of land capable of being
economically irrigated from the water
ways of such company, the available
amount of water, the cost of the irrlga-
Cicn works, the term of such lease ana
all other matters equitably 'bear1ng
upon the questions; the homesteader or
purchaser shall be entitled to, and the
company shall be obliged to furnish to
him, at such rate such amount of water
from the waterways of said company,
and at the same rate such additional
water, so far as available, as he may
desire for use on such land, but in no
case shall he be entitled to take, or
the company be obliged to furnish, any
such water except for beneficial use
upon such land Failure to pay any (two)
four such instruments when dle shall
render the land and all rights in re-
spect thereof liable TO forfeiture at
the option of the company, and in such
case at its request the commissioner
shall enforce the forfeiture by entering
aud taking possession Of the land in
person or by agent or by action in
eiectment in the name Of the Territory
or other appropriate proceeding and
thereupou the land 50 forfeited shall
be restored TO It's previous status IN
der such lease.
Financing.
Such irrigation company shall have
power 10 borrow money and 90 secure
the payment thereof with interest by
/ tie Issuance of bonds secured by deed
Of trust Of AN or any portion Of ~
property md the franchises ana priYi-
/ Ieges granted or obtained BIS virtue Of
/ this aci or otherwise together with
ull fllurr hrpuIrvd property, aa Rpll
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