Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-03-21

also informed me IuSI ne 1aU consul
cred my OFFER and approved it and in
quired if the matter vas being prop
eriy attended to. ] never approached
or discussed the matter with any
member of the land board. preferTing
to have it rest entirely On its merits
as a business pr opposition as presented,
until Mr. W. H. c.. Campbell, a mem
her, informed me that the matter had
been before the board for considera-
ticn and referred to him for lnvestiga-
ton and report. If my memory serves
me right, | took Mr.. Campbell upon
the land and pointed out the locations,
corners. etc, and explained to him my
views on the matter.
Notified of Approval.
While | was attending the legisla-
| ture | was notified by Mr. Tucker that
| the land board lad approved my appli-
cation for land exchange and that he
would have the attorney-general draw
all the papers covering the transaction
as early as possible. He also said
that he was deslrous of using part
| of this land at once to open homestead
lots, as his plan was to begin the open
Ting at the outlying end of the main
tract and extend It townwards by fur
| Their openings so long as there was
any demand 70: lots; that this would
| allow him to better Judge the demand,
and that he did not propose to open
| the entire tract at one time. nor the
best part of it first and have the
| Choicest lots gCs,1led up by specnlat-
ors, with the balance left on his
hands together with lot Of SoreheadB
who couldn't pay for what they want
| ed and wouldn't have what they could
pay for, and clamor from all who
| had bought to have the road money
spent In front of their lots. .s:.
| have nothing here to do with the
| soundness of Mr. fuckers views on
| this, subject, or the extent of his ex-
perieAce in sach matters When he
| said the deal was closed / told him
he could take possession at once, and
| this he did - - 'r~ ~.."- o
Written Agreement Made. d.. .N
| The attorney-generais department
| was very busy during the session Of
| the legislature and couldn't find time
to draw the papers necessary to finish
| the transaction. AS intended to
leave for the coast on the 9Th of May
for an indefinite stay asked that the
essential particulars of the deal be in
Icorporated in a written agreement be-
tween the territory and myself, pend
| ing the final papers, and this was
drawn by the attorney generals de-
partment and duly executed and de-
liEered to me By the territory, through
1.-THE commissioner of public lands.
have Since communicated with Mr..
Tucker on more than one occasion
urging him, to prod up the attorney
generals department; and come
Through with the final papers. The
last heard from him was in Noyem-
Der, when he wrote to the effect that
the matter would be attended to very
shortly. ~..> = 80 = - - =
As to Road Location -<' y. a& &
As to the road location and any part
/ had to do with it, it amounts to this:
During the legislature Mr.. Tucker
came to me and said he was ready to
decide on the initial paved road loca-
ton through the tract and had asked
Mr.. Norman Lyman and Territorial
Surveyor Wall to meet at his Office
at o'clock the following morning,
and asked If would be present Mr..
Wall and I were there at the time
stated, but Mr.. Lyman did not put in
an appearance. I attributed this to a
dog.in.the-manger attitude that is so
common around the legislature and so
prevalent throughout Hawaii. Mr..
Tucker indicated on map the section
he proposed to open first, and asked
for discussion of the best place to
locate the roadway to be graded and
paved. All streets and blocks were
already laid out on paper, and it
amounted to selection of the street
to be first paved Il said that 1t was
apparent If the object sought was to
furnish a highway connecting Front
street extension with the Volcano
road, it should run in the most feast
BILE direct line, while il the thorough
fare idea was Incidental and the pri-
mary purpose was to serve the open
ing up and development of the tract,
it should then run where it would
be, accessible to the greatest number
of lots. Mr. Wall agreed in this. Mr..
yTucker- stated that the road was
planned for the sole purpose Of inn
proving the tract and making the lots
desirable and valuable; that it was
to be paid for entirely from money
realized from their sale and should be
Elaid down where it would be most
beneficial to lot owners; that If the
county wanted shortcut road con-
Meeting. Olaa with the waterfront, it
could build it, that was no concern of
his. With Mr.. TuckeE's views of the
purpose of the road and his plan for
opening the tract, there was no OPP
ton about it's location.
Charge Of Special Favor.
The charge is made in Thurston's
bombshell that a plan was laid to get
a road at public expense to my quarry.
The fact is that the road location
adopted by the land department. does
not run nearer than 1850 to 1900 feet
of the nearest pont of my quarry lot
as crow flies. 1t leaves Front street
extension near the sehoolhouse at a
right angle turn, runs past Hoolulu
park and to within about 1000 feet of
the upper end of the homestead tract,