The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1911-09-22

from the sales into the roads as soon
as possible. 1t can even put in the
money paid in on old lots in this place
for the new roads.
Expects a Big Future.
81 am also heartily in favor of the
project to sell the lots at Waiakea.
1t is one of the important matters which
| came here to look into. l hope to
look over that land and to see Just
what is wanted. l don t know what
Hilo's future viii be, but think that
it win be q great one. The town will
be built up in that direction and the
harbor may be used right up to the
breakwater, and much of the water
front land may be needed for wharves,
/ particularly after the Panama Canal
has been built and when many vessels
may prefer to come to Hilo instead of
J Honolulu, as this port has certain adj
vantages. The question as to what
should be done in the case of the water
front is involved herein.
Many applications have been made
for preference rights in this locality,
and more may come in. Here ques-
ton of law is also involved, The mat
] ter will be seriously considered. The
Hilo people should also consider it well.
We are always glad to get suggestions
from the people living in the localities
where the questions arise. We don u
mind a free expression of opinion, even
though it may be contrary to that
which we have until then as long as
it is given IN fairness and in a desire
to arrive at correct result.
Armory Site Question.
81 have not as yet made up my mind
in regard to the armory site question.
1t was in a sense decided long time
ago, and without serious opposition.
Possibly the opposition which has now
arisen is well founded / have looked
AT the Ponohawai street lot and at the
Front street lot, and it seems to me
that the latter is the better of the two.
1.-THE matter of the widening of
Front street will be taken up, and we
will do whatever is necessary. The
same win be the case in regard to the
concrete structure question.
Sidewalk Kicks.
i SIN regard to the kick about the
sidewalks / heartily agree that when
the government gives others notice to
build sidewalks, it should build such
routside its own property. The Terri,
tory gave notice to the federal govern.
ment and to private individuals to do
SO, and so great did ] consider the OBJ
legation on its own part that / even
spent money from the contingent fund
for territorial sidewalks. OF course the
obligation on the Territory is a legal
one, but, paradoxical as it may seem
&c ~ II. II
be enforced. However, the Territory
got $4,000 from the legislature for side
walks, and Hilo will get its share OF
this appropriation.
"The government favors the pur
chase of the Mason and the Scott lots
1t is almost a necessity to get them
before we build the $65, 900 school, and
it has been provided that it is to be
built out of the first instalment of the
bond money. Negotiations have beer
pending for some time, and the lots
will be obtained, think can say will
assurance, in one way if not in another
Public Health Important.
I "The public health matter was per
haps the foremost question before the
last session of the legislature, and thai
session was without doubt the best W,
/
/ form of government The amount o.
progressive and instructive Legislation
which it did was something remarkable
not only in regard to the number O.
, laws passed. but which was create
than that of any session before, bu
also in regard to the Importance o.
those laws. The question of publ
health is of the greatest importance
to both Honolulu and Hilo, particular,
on account of the opening of the Pan
anna Canal, for if yellow fever eve
comes here, it will be the greatest ca
lamity which ever happened to Hawaii
The sanitary commission has nothing t,
do with the expenditure of the reYolv
ing fund. That is to be expended b,
the department of public works ON LAM
which has been condemned by tn
board of health. There is no reasoi
: why a part thereof should not be ap
Q piled in Hilo. There is no limitation
. has to the locality in which it is to b.
. spent. The appropriation is to be use
! | to force private individuals to fill thei
lands. If they fail to do it, the gov
] eminent can do so, and it gets lie
) on the property, and can sell the land
, Ont of the proceeds it pays the owne
> the value of the land before it wa
: improved, and the rest of the none
{ is put back into the fund TO be use
! for other reclamation work.
+ "With regard to the proceeds froT
! the sale of residence lots at Waiakea
, these should be spent on roads. I vii
! not take mp the question of the relic
. cation of the belt road to Olaa, as
! am not familiar with the matter an
as I viii have nothing to do with Il
, 1t Is entirely in the hands of the con
: mission. which ] Judge, from all tn
expressions which I have heard her,
! to be an Al commission, consisting 0
men Of good judgment who deliver th
goods. As understand the prop0sitio
I 81 changing the location of the road I
! Olaa, the idea IL to let the new Foa
ipip the line Of the old one at the Pun
I bonndafy 50 that none OF the part q
I the road which 81 good at present vi
Z b wasted. The important question
3 whether this viii eoaf more than Il ~
I, 3 repair che present road. TAe quallt
= Of EtFalghtnsas Il an important one