The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-10-04

gestod Attorney Ashford. 'The Bald
win people on Maui aud Mr. Thurston.
were interested IN n piece Of land on
Maui. IN which such statute might
figure, and he may know something
about it
- certainly would like TO know
who endorsed it, said the Secretary
at 5 certainly q novel proposition to
lave corporations enter into copartner
ship. | would like to see the statute,
Mr.. Hemenway.
The statute was produced and the
Secretary ordered it written into the
record.
The waialua Lots.
The Governor then explained briefly
about the Waialua homestead trans
actions and the lands purchased by W,
W. Goodale for the Wahiawa Water
Company, from the government. He
said there were remnants, on the steep
slopes of Kaukonahua Gulch, sloping
at 45 degrees. The price paid by Mr..
Goodale was $50 per acre.
Il wanted to see whether Mr..
Wheeler was in error when he said Mr..
Goodale had not paid $50 an acre."
said the Secretary.
"These applications were written by
Mr. Wheeler himself, as is shown by
Mr.. Wheeler s initials on the letters, -
said the Governor.
Hilo Armory Row.
The latter then turned again to the
question of homesteading, saying the
subject had not been exhausted, as
there were matters affecting marketing,
and administration, all of which re
lated TO demonstrating. The Secretary,
and administration, all of which re.
ter said they need not dwell upon that
feature as he believed it had been
fully explained. The Governor ex-
planned the armory site matter, as Mr..
Asford stated he had not heard it ex
planned at all.
| The Governor stated that Hilo town
required property for public purposes.
| The government then determined to kill
two birds with one stone by moving
the armory to better site and selling
the armory lot for the purpose of OBJ
tanning funds to purchase other and
| better property in Hilo for public pur-
poses, that being the only practical
way the town could obtain such prop
erty. Shortly afterward Davies & Co.
applied for three of the four lots, offer
ing $4,000 for them. The company
agreed to erect a concrete building to
cost not less than $4,000. The land
board unanimously approved the prop
osition- The lots were appraised and a
valuation of $lS,750 placed on them,
the land board approving the valuation,
but decided the lots should be sold
singy. They were then advertised for
sale on April Is, 1911. The sale was
postponed for a month. Davies again
applied for the three lots, but later
withdrew their first application because
the lost we're to be sold singly. Davies
asked to be allowed to run spur rail
road track TO the site and this was
refused by the superintendent of pub
lie works on the ground that it would
be tantamount to giving a railroad
franchise Davies got up petition
signed by other property owners in the
neighborhood and this was presented to
the superintendent of public works re-
questing that he permit the Hilo rail
| road to run spur TO the site. The
railroad company then put in its formal
| application to run the spur and this
was granted. However, nothing was
done as Davies & Co. withdrew their
applications.
81 suppose you have read what the
Delegate has said on these two topics,
said Mr.. Ashford.
| eyes, have read the whole of the
Delegates complaint, replied the
| Governor
How Hilo Felt.
Mr.. Ashford then said the statement
| contained assertions that there was
1 considerable feeling aroused in Hilo
| over these two matters and was well
crystallized in Hilo in November, 1911
4 and also that there was public senri-
nent well aroused on tie subject Of
the Hilo wharf. The Governor conced-
ed there was some feeling in regard
to the wharf matter. The Governor
| said there was not 80 much feeling
aroused about the removal of the arm
| DRY, but he believed InblIc sentiment
| in Hilo now favored :he removal OF
the armory. There had heen a reye sa'
| of public opinion.
1 AS to the railroad company asking
for preferential rights ON the proposed
Hilo wharf, the Governor, replying to
| Mr.. Ashford, sand he felt the company
was asking too much, but he did NOT
think it was a monopoly. Secretary
| Fisher wanted to know from Mr.. Ash
| ford how it could be determined that
public opinion was right or wrong.
81 understand, Mr.. Ashford, thai
many things were inserted in the Dele.
gate 8 complaint Just simply because
5he matters were called to the atten
| ton of the Delegate with so much vigoI
by interested parties you thought they
| ought TO be inserted. Is that correct -
inquired the Secretary.
| "That is it exactly, Mr.. Secretary,
| replied Mr.. Ashford.
The Governor explained the Wailuku
| water case and land exchanges, his
testimony being corroborative of that
of AttOrney-General Lindsay.
Some Correspondence.
AS to the Hukiaopihipau lands at
Kohala, Hawaii, the Governor said the
only question raised about this home
stealing tract WAS that the land com.
missioner had not replied to the appli.
cants for lands. The facts we're: The
| application was made February "a,
| 1911; it's receipt was acknowledged
February 27; the land commissioner
then wrote to the plantation company,
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