Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-02-20
GOVERNOR CALLS
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S12,eo9 will be recommended for the
next, biennial pa-iod for the erection
OF buildings made necessary by an in
crease in the number OF girls. hut
there are certain additional minor
buildings and other improvements re-
able the school TO move into it's new
quarters and thus utilize them and
hence small item is inserted for
this purpose in the present bill "A
small item is inserted for a workshop.
storenouse and garage for the board
of health building at Hilo, which is
required, among other reasons, in con-
sequence of the necessity of moving
at an early date from the present
quarters. The Jail at the Leper Set
tiement is SO far gone as to call for
immediate action.
AuWaiolimu Roads.
As is well known, the Auwaiolimu
or PuIchbowl tract of land in H0no-
lulu, which had gradually become
densely populated in irregular crazy.
quilt fashion practically without
streets under long lease, which has
lately expired, was resubdiyided and
laid out in orderly fashion in streets,
blocks and lots before the lease eA-.
Fired, and most Of the lots were sold.
mostly under preference rights. imme-
diately upon the termination oil tina.
lease last August. Under Section q
of Act 81 of the Laws of 1911, the
proceeds of these lots became avail
able for the construction of the streets
thus laid out and contract has been
made to the extent of the proceeds
available at the time for the construc-
tion CT most OF these streets. Such
proceeds, however, We're not sufficient
for all of the streets and from SIS. 00al
to $4,000 additional will be required
for constructing the remainder with
out Tacadamizing, for which purpose
a portion of the amount required mas
become available. 1t is. how
ever, urgent that the grading of the
streets shall be completed as soon as
possible in order that the water and
sewer systems. for which funds are
already available, may be extended
throughout the tract on account of
the large number of people now living
there and the danger to the public
health from a delay in the extension
Of these systems. Not only is the
geological formation Of the tract pc
culiarly ill-adapted for cess-pools, bat
the residents of the tract should ais
far as possible be saved the expense
Of temporary disposal of sewage by
that means or otherwise.
Accordingly, I recommend that in
addition to the proceeds of that land
now available for the purpose an APP
of $4,000 be made out of
general funds as temporary advance
TO be reimbursed to the general funds
out of further proceeds of that Land
when available, which should be with
in half year or so. Thus the gen.
eral funds would not be permanently
reduced by this course.
Chinese Fund.
Under Act "A of the Laws of 1894, |
4 fund, known as the Chinese Fund"
was accumulated out of deposits by
Chinese immigrants to be used for
paying the passage of the contributors
when they should depart from these
islands. In the early years of the
territory considerable portion of this !
fund disappeared and by Act IL of the (,
laws of 1903 fReyised Laws, page |,
1900, the remainder, amounting TO
s155,546, was transferred to the gem
eral funds and an equal amount was /
to be paid to the con-
Iributors but without the condition re-
luiring them to leave the territory. /
That appropriation has now been ex-
lausted The entire matter should
row be cleaned up, and Iarecommend
hat this be done by aDprepriating the
amount, namely, S17,925.S0, necessary |
10 meet the remaining obligations, and
by providing that all claims not pre- /
sented for certification as provided in |,
said Act of 1903 within a limited per-
cd be forever barred and that the
balance, if any, or the ap-
,ropriation should then lapse
w. F.. FREAR, /
Governor of Hawaii.