The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1910-06-10
CAMPBELL AND
RAMUS AT ODDS


land, which is federal property. Ramus
holds, aided and abetted by the local
representative of the department of JUS
tice, that the Territory ought to pay
for the meter, while Campbell, on. be-
half of the Territory, can see no reason
why the local government should be
called upon to pay 5000 or $500 for
meter that it does not need and that
only the marine hospital service thinks
is needed.
But the representatives of the federal
government go further. They hold that
the Territory is bound, if so ordered to
supply not only free meters but also
free water to the parent government,
on the ground that the federal govern
ment has the right at all times to CON
denim any and all territorial property
for the use of the United States.
According to Marston Campbell, the
nipe line supplying Quarantine Island
has for SINE time been in bad condition,
being practically worn out, and Doctor
Ramus was requested to have new
line laid. An appropriation of $4,000
was made by the federal government
for the purpose, and there is no trouble
about this. But Campbell is determined
that the users of water shall pay for
what they use, and he notified the fed.
eral authorities that the water they use
must be measured.
| Question of Meters.
Doctor Ramus promptly requested
that the Territory install six-inch
water meter in the main leading to
Quarantine Island. This Campbell re-
fused to do, but said that he would in
stall one three-irch and three ono inch
meters in the service pipes. This did
not satisfy Ramus and he protested that
he must have siX-inch meter. Camp
bell in the politest of letters suggested
that if he insisted on that, the federal
Igovernmen could pay for it, for the Ter
ritory certainly would not Campbell
says that in no other main does the
Territory install meters, but only in SER
vice pipes, and there is no reason why
the Territory should go to the expense
of 5000 to 5000 for six-inch meter for
the federal government, even if Uncle
Sam is very poor.
Very Polite.
Everything has been on the most
polite and ceremonious basis between
Campbell and Ramus, but the latter has
J without saying anything to Campbell
appealed to the local representative OF
the department of justice, and has il
reply received an opinion to the effect
that all rights Of eminent domain orig
inally belonged to the federal govern
ment and are exercised by the territorial
government only by consent of the cen
raj government, and that the officials
of the federal government have thu
right to have the water service con
) demned by proclamation and make u,
Territory supply water free Of cot (,
? Quarantine Island, not to speak ot suel
5 little things as six-inch water meters,
That s the way the situation is "A
r present, but Marston Campbell is in M
l. wise bluffed. 1t will be cold day, l.,
!, thinks, when the President of tn
, United States will issue any eondem
. natory proclamation affecting territoria
: property except upon the recommends
ton of the Governor of Hawaii. HI
: says he has offered to allow Docto
Z Ramus a fiat rate, based on previou
T consumption, until October 81, 1910, t.
allow him time to get in his meter, AM
I, If he wants that six.inch meter, he ma,
. pay for IT,