The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1911-04-22
Among the
Legislators
Comment Regarding the Oings in the
House and Senate.

The House took fall out OF the
governors veto of the belt road bill
yesterday and passed the measure
unanimously, almost, over his head
The governor thought the money for
the purpose was not in sight just
now and when it was needed for the
roads, June and December, just after
the taxes come in, it would be need
ed for other things. Representative
Rice waxed wrathy over the veto
and accordingly expressed himself.
1t will be a long time, in my opinion
before the funds will be available.
There is a hub bub in town. The
Brewer estate bought from Bruce
Cartwright a mere shack on Hotel
at Union street with the intention
Of erecting two story building that
would be credit to the town. At
present the place is occupied by the
Palm Bakery and its proprietor has
in mind the fitting Of modern res
taurant and bakery. But the Brewer
estate finds there is not enough land
to allow the building of place such
as is needed so request is made for
aportion Of city property. If grant,
ed the street, Union, would be as
narrow as the most confined trial in
Lahaina. Another thing. Many
OF the residents, taxpayers and per-
sons who have an idea for civic
beauty have asked that Union street
be widened and that Bishop street
be extended. If the street is sold
to Brewer this cannot be done and
the House found itself yesterday with
a deluge Of protests from property
owners against any job that would
prevent the widening of the street.
/ think / can see the chances for a
new bakery glimmering. | think,
also, that Bishop street will be
widened, if there is change in the
office of superintendent of pubic
works.
Now it appears Hutchinson Sugar
Co., has been encroaching on the
water supply at Waiohinu that
really belongs to the Hawaiians in
that district. Representative Yates
is up in arms with a cocurrent resO-
luton directing the attorney general
to proceed against the company.
According to the result of an in
vestigation by committee it seems
the water belonging to the natives
has heen diverted and they get none
of it. Possibly this action will help
the Kau ditch scheme. If there is
"a decrease of the companys supply,
more must be had and it may be
necessary to get it from somewhere
else, Hilo, perhaps, though John
Searle, who once lived on the plan
tation and was a division luna, is
pregnant with ideas of getting water.
He knows every pond and puddle
within fifty miles of the plantation
boss house and can measure the
quantity with his naked eye.
Senator Fairchild came out strong
today with letter from w. o.
Aiken of Maui, a gentleman whom
he terms a real bona fide small
farmer. This may all be true but
what is it, except a crouch, that
would throw Fairchild across the
line? 1t sounds fine to have such
an able member of the senate fight
the cause of the weak but all the
time he spiels Pm busy looking for
the lemon. There must be some
thing and l am with the man who
says he is getting back on the gov
ernment for failing to keep its end
of promise.
So Maui is to have mayor and
Keliinoi is to have the honor and
emoluments of the office. He does
not say all this but one can read