The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1910-03-25
CAMPBELL PLAYS
NO FAvORITES
viii Enforce Sidewalk Law to the
Letter-No One Is
Exempt.
SERVES NOTICE ON FREAR
No Grounds for the Supervisors
to Consider Themselves
lnsulted. f
SERVES NOTICE ON FREAR
(FrOm Wednesdays 8 Advertiser. J

NrTom wednesday 8 AdVert1Ser.)
Governor Frear, as head of the terri.
torial government, has been directed by
Marston Campbell, superintendent of
public works, to have laid a sidewalk on
Hotel street along the palace grounds;
also other sidewalks along other terri
torial property in Honolulu.
Willis 7. Pope, superintedent of pub
lie instruction, has been directed by
Marston Campbell, superintendent of
public works, to have sidewalks laid
along such school property in Honolulu
as comes within his jurisdiction.
And Superintendent Marston Camp
bell has been officially directed by Su-
perintendent Marston Campbell to have
sidewalks laid along such territorial
property in Honolulu as is directly un-
der his charge.
The letters sent to each of these Of
fcials ordering the laying of sidewalks
are identical in wording with that sent
to the board of supervisors directing
them to do some sidewalk work and
which proved so great an insult to some
of them, Kane in particular.
Are Not Insulted.
Yet neither Governor Frear nor Su-
perintendent Pope has taken any UNI
bragg at the letter; neither one thinks
he has been insulted.
Mr.. Campbell yesterday stated that
he had no intention whatever of hurt
ing the tender sensibilties of any of the
supervisors. The letter they received
was merely in the regular form of all
the letters he is sending out with a
view to enforcement of the sidewalk
law.
Will Enforce Law.
GAS long as the sidewalk law re-
mains on the statute books" said Su-
perintendent of Public Works Campbell,
''I shall enforce it to the letter. 1t
will cost the Territory lot of money
for its share, but the Territory will
stand it. The Governor has directed me
tc draw on the contingent fund for
what money is necessary to do our share
of the work, and / have already called
for bids for laying a sidewalk along
the old fish market.
Nobody Objects.
Mr.. Campbell states that none of the
property owners who have been served
with notices to lay sidewalks has Of
Tered any oDJectlon. On the contrary,
several of them have written letters to
him cheerfully promising to comply
with the law. The Honolulu Iron
| Works, for instance, writes that that
company has already engaged Contract
or Wilson to lay a walk along the front
of its property on Queen street. The
naval station will also lay a walk in
front of its premises.
Question of Ownership.
A question has arisen as to whether
it is up to the Territory or the city and
county to put down sidewalks around
the public school premises. The terri.
torial officials say it is up to the county,
while the supervisors claim that, as the
title to the property is vested in the
Territory, it is the Territory's Is business
to take care of such permanent improve
ments as sidewalks. The matter may
be settled by conference between the
city and county attorney and the attor-
ey-general, though it is possible tina.
the question may have to be carried to
the courts for settlement