The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-02-04
RECLAMATION IS
TAKEN Up AGAIN
kewalo Owners Agreed Now to
Get Together in One Con-
tract for the Work.
C'rom saturday Alverti.crj


Active plans for t..c reclamation OF
the flooded lands OF Kcwalo are again
under way and il is believed that with
IN the next few months actual work
will be started ON the whole project.
This developed at conference called
by Governor Froar yesterday. 1t was
attended by superintendent Of Public
Works II. X, Bishop. Walter Il. Wall.
chief assistant territorial surveyor, and
Dr. j. S. b. Pratt, president of the
board Of health.
Practically all the property owners
whose holdings in this district are in
volved in this immense undertaking are
now understood to have agreed hav-
ing the work done under one contract,
thus reducing materially the cost of fill
ing.
Several estates owning considerable
of the flooded lands heretofore have not
agreed to this plan and this has been
having the entire district reclaimed
to completion n project which has been
under discussion for the past two years
or more.
The last legislature established what
is known as revolving fund of $780,
II
of property owners to comply with or
ders from the board of health to fill
in low.lying land would result in the
department of pub,-c works undertake
ing the work, making the cost lien
on the property filed. The land thus
filed was to be sold Mt public auction,
the cost of improving to be returned
to the revolving fund and the balance
to the owner of the property. In this
way the fund could be used for re-
claiming the entire district, the fund
eventually to revert back to the Terri.
tory.
Some time ago the department of
public works arranged to begin the
work under this plan and contract
providing for the expenditure of the
100000 was awarded. Delay in be-
ginning operations has been occasioned
by appeals to tine court first and later
by negotiations toward getting all the
property owners affected to agree to
one of the causes of delay in carrying
rs one undertaking, instead of several,
as would have been the case under the
revolving fund.
The added value to the reclaimed
sufficient to meet all the cost of inn
provement.
According to rough estimate made
by Superintendent Bishop yesterday,
the work will cost in the neighborhood
of 100000 including sewers and
drains. It is possible the Territory
will be asked to bear portion Of the
expense of installing the sewers and
drains. A bill to this effect may be
introduced in the legislature this
month. The balance of the cost
will fall on the property owners Of the
district
1t will require about one year to
complete the filling in and grading, ac-
cording to Superintendent Bishop.
Surveyor Wall was yesterday given
the work of perfecting the plans, max
ing the final surveys and reporting at
another conference to be held soon.
According to DIR. Pratt, the filing in
of the flooded lands of this district
will materially improve the health con
ditions of that section of the city. In
addition it will transform what is now
looked upon as an undesirable portion
Of Honolulu into first class residence
district.
The district involved in the project
extends from Kakaako, Waikiki to Ka.
liza along the beach and embraces
practically all the property makai of
King street. Considerable of this land
is now practically unfit for residence
purposes because of its flooded cond.
ton.