The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1911-05-23
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Ponds and More Ponds.


Ponds and More Ponds,
The first point inspected on the tour
was the Kewalo ponds, from view
point afforded by wooden fence in
the rear of the territorial stables. Here
thick patches of taro hid deep ponds
of water at sea level almost three feet
below the surrounding country, with
more ponds in the background less
graeed by recompensing verdure
than a choice green scum.
From here the party went to a point
further down, where the cholera
pond and Others at the Eva end of
this chain were sized up. These were
in an even worse stage, foul with scum
and rotting vegetation. Over the
q cholera" pond, where the dreaded
baceilli have been isolated, the board
of health maintains continual guard,
and no one is allowed to go near or
use the water, day or night. 1t is
purely a precautionary measure, but
will not be given up, it is believed,
until the ponds are pumped dry.
Chatting in the dusty byways of
Kewalo and Kakaako, President Mott
Smith outlined to the commission his
plan for the regeneration of these dis
tricts from the pond infested condition
that they are now In and make them
as far superior TO their present status
| as they are now above the tide-swept
land they were five years ago, when
the favorite mode of travel in Kakaako
was by boat. 'Asl e
Extensive Plans.
The department s plan, from every
angle, is big. 1t embraces the transfer
or transportation of some 100000 cubic
yards of earth, the raising of great
many acres Gin the aggregated an av
erage of two or three feet, the draining
by engineering means of great guam
tity of "dead" water and the eonse
quent slaughter of an awe inspiring
number of indecent and injurious ami
malculae that are now in perfectly com
Portable circumstances.
When the legislature, explained Mr.
Mott-Smith appropriated $4,000 for
lrevolving fund. bids were called for a
cholera pond and its neighbors, but tn
lpriee was found to'be beyond the limit
, of the appropriation and the depart
ment went after the $250,000 appropria
tion, which it got.
=
claiming these lands is so disproportion
ate to the value of the land when s
j reclaimed that under ordinary circum
j stances the department would find
! substantial slice nibbled off around tn
edge of it's working fund, conditio
which was not contemplated by tn
+ legislature, which clearly expected a
/ moneys used in reclamation of this kin
, to be returned in full to the treasur
! by automatic liens.
Public Spirited
9 But now the Bishop Estate and til
I Ward Estate, which are the create!
/ land owners in Kewalo, Kakaako an
: Kalia, have come to the board an
p stated that if it outlines and draw
0 up general, comprehensive plan, en-
{ bracing the reclamation of all this liant
{ an area three-quarters of a mile wid
: and two miles or more long, they wi
r come in and order their great holding
/. drained and filed at once at their oW
expense.
g BY this imperial method the cost
i material and work, pro rated to Il
t acre, is expected to be reduced to sue
n an extent that the money expended |
{ the department on the filing Of tho
- WHICH VIII HOb
h can not, will not exceed the value
r the land to the department after beii
reclaimed. If the cost of filing e
eeeded the ultimate value, as It win
/, filed in by degrees, the departme
u would come out of the small side
the horn.
The commission approved Of the &c
eral object of this plan. and after 81
ing up the pond situation for futu
y reference left it to the none too tend
70 mereies of the board of health, und
whose jurisdiction 1t properly lies.
Better Appearance.
y y, MagoonviIle and the Magoon bio,
'; were both inspected, as choice spei
~ mems Of Kakaako architecture, uniq
y in this world, but no opinion was G
" pressed. The whole district is, indee
= slowly assuming a comparatively mo
Is prepossessing appearance. The 10
~ lying land around the better houses
= an been Hlied in and lawns are ev
- making their appearance in this on
\. Heaven. forsaken district
Z From ponds, land drainage aud hal
~ tation the commission took is atts
- tion TO storm drainage and gave e
n. phatic notice that sewerage and wat
m as well as general drainage comes
!. Feetly under its proper sphere Of
n tivity.
~ "Thero ahoald ho no open dralns