The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-06-12

to comply. As result their stables
and yard in Kewalo were flooded yes
terday and in some parts Of the prem
Uses wagons and drays were standing
up to the hubs in water. M
William Larsen, who has charge Of
the outside work for the draying com.
pany, was emphatic in his denunciatiou
Of the government, the courts and in
|cidentally the Lord-Young Company, as
he surveyed the havoc and devastation.
tsIf 1 had my way this business
would be stopped by a real old-fnsh-
toned gun play, y said Larsen wrath
| fully yesterday, as he directed the OPP
erations OF several fonr-horse drays he
| ing used to salvage quantity Of hay
from one Of the stables, which was dan
geronsly near the approaching water.
"Courts are all right in their places,
but what are you going to DO when
you see your property damaged Ike
Ibis and the lawye.s are wrangling OYER
points of law in eourtf / would stop
this work with my old forty four II
had anything to say in the matter
Lord Not frightened
Ed. Lord, Of Lord.young. Company
stated that this. talk of gun play threw
no fear into him. III these people
start pulling any guns In make them
use them, said Lord yesterday. "Our
contract is legalized by the supreme
court Of the Territory and we are en-
tirely within our rights; we closed
down this work for three months TO
accommodate the Eustace- Peck people
and took the case into court. Every
one in the district has made arrange
inents for these improvements and no
established that the Hnstace-Peck
property is below grade. They have
the option OF either having their land
raised to grade by dry filing or by our
method. They have made no effort to
do either and as a result they are put
ting up howl about their property be-
ing damaged. We are pumping nearly
ten million gallons Of material day
into this low lying district the major,
i ity of which is excellent filing ma,
terial. When the job Is completed the
property value in the district will be
greatly increased and the entire city
will be benefited from sanitary
standpoint. However, there will be
po gun play as we are willing 10 abide
/ by the decision Of the court. =
Court order Stops Work.
| Notice was served on the Lord YOUNG
Company yesterday afternoon at foui
clock and the work was stopped i'm
mediately. Before Chief Justice A. G
NJ. Robertson, sitting alone, 10 the sii
1 preme court yesterday afternoon, At
torneysJ. Alfred Magoon's motion 70
restraining order on the subject o.
the Kewalo reclamation work wa
argued, Mr.. Magoon and Attorney G
III. Olson representing the complain
ants, while Attorney Fred W. Milver
ton appeared for the Lord-Young Engl
neering Company, the contractors, an
Deputy Attorney General Arthur q
Smith for John w. Caldwell, super
lintendent Of public works.
Chief Justice Robertson issued tenn
porary injunction, the complainant
being required 70 file bond in tn
sum Of $4,000 subject TO a final deei
sion Of the litigation, but, meanwhile
Judge Robertson ALTO issued a temper
AIRY restraining order against the con
tractors and the Territory under wbiel
the work ON the Kewalo reclamation
was stopped
The temporary restraining order wi
hold good until fonr o clock tomorrow
afternoon, no bond being required A
, this hour, however, the $4,000 bon
must be fled and approved by .th
competent authority, the bond to !
dated, nevertheless from yesterday.
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