The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-12-23

61st Congress {qff
Sd Session H, R. 2759o. .
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTA-
TIVES. "aT 0"n
December 5, 1910
Mr.. Kalanianaole introduced the follow
ing bill, which was referred to the
Committee on Territories and order
ed to be printed.
A BILL
Granting to j. T. McCrosson, his asso-
ciates and assigns certain water
rights on the military reservation at
| Waianae Uka, Island of Oahu, Ter,
ritory of Hawaii.
Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the United
| States of America in Congress assem-
bled, That j. T. McCrossOn, of Homo
lulu, Territory of Hawaii, his associates
and assigns, be, and are hereby granted
| the exclusive right to take, use, i'm
pound, and carry away, at and upon the
expiration or sooner determination of
any outstanding lease or leases or, said
| property carrying such water rights
and to continue tlrenceforth for a-term
of not less than fifty years, all waters
of the United States within the limits
of that certain military reservation
made by the order of the President July
/ twentieth. eighteen hundred and nine.
ty-nine, setting aside a portion OF
Waianae Uka, in the Island of Oahu
Territory of Hawaii, and as published
in General Orders of the War Depart
ment Numbered One hundred and forty
seven, and dated August tenth, eighteen
hundred and ninety nine, and for suel
purpose to enter upon such reservation
and make surveys thereon for and con
struct and maintain dams, reservoirs
canals, bitches, fumes, tunnels ant
pipe lines, at such places ON said lant
as he or they may select, including als'
the right to take from the lands of tn
United States adjacent thereto cart
and stone necessary to the construction
thereof: PROVIDED, That the plan
for the works herein contemplated AM
proposed shall be submitted to the Sec
rotary of War for approval, and shall
be carried out in conformity to sue
regulations in respect to maintenanc
and operation as he shall prescribe
4 PROVIDED ALSO, That the said j. I
McCrosson, his associates and assign
shall construct at his or their own ex
pense, and thereafter, during the lif
of this grant, maintain in good condi
ton and repair, suitable pipe line, an
during the occupation of said militar
9 reservation by troops, within the teri
of this grant, shall furnish ana deliver
free of charge, from the waters s
d granted to him OF them, all the waite
2 needed for post or encampment pul
? poses; PROVIDED ALSO, That to il
sure normal delivery of water for sue
purposes, said j. T. McCrOsson, his a.
s sociates and assigns, shall build, at III
or their own expense, suitable reese
voir or reservoirs, the plans therefor
be submitted to the Secretary of Wa
s for approval, and the same 10 be ca
d ried out in conformity to such regulI
4 tions as he shall prescribe.
IS Surveys Erroneous.
i. When Mr.. Tenney was shown II
y letter written by Judge Wilder, he sale
at Is quite true that the Wahiaw
Water Company has never been gran
ed any rights TO the water OF the re
Z. eryation by the United States COVER
y ment, What the company has bee
!, granted is the water contained In &c
tain ppFritOTial lands, according 10 q
y land boundaries as they appear ON q
d Official territorial maps OF Oahu, ~
% the water rights on the reservation 70
~ merly included Ia the Dowsett Fans
p" lease The war department gives /
the right 10 back water up upon u
reservation Ia the guleh, provided
n bridge our reservoir OF dllehea Whe
y ever and wherever called upon
= ifIt has been recently discover
that The head waters ~ tha nnEih foF