The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-03-14
NEtzGER's LITTLE
LAND TRADE WITH
TERRITORY 'BuSTs'
Agreement with Tucker Believed
IL Have Been Called OF
30. p, va. "a For Keeps y ~ T
new COMMISSIONER AND e.
GOVERNOR BODICE QUERIES
Development Of HilO Extension Is
10 Begin As Soon As =
''"-' Possible p. "


SENATOR ~. r.. Metzger'S nttle Iand
deal with former Land Commissioner
J. d. Tucker has fallen through. The
Advertiser u in 4 position to Announce
that fact although neither the Govern.
or nor the new land commissioner, b. |
@. Rivenburgh, would discuss the mat
terat al yesterday afternoon.
The Hilo land extension matter win
resume the status it held two and one
half years ago when the Waiaxea Mill
Company offered to relinquish its lease
in order that tract Of upward Of
two hundred acres might be turned
over for, home sites to the people Of
the Big Island city. Development
work Is TO 20 straight Forward just al
soon as the fortnaIities, necessary to
complete the reiinquishment on the
leaas held by the NM company, have
been carried out by the territorial
authorities and the directors Of the
company. a. i F"a" g.,
Making out Release
y. N. 8. williams, attorney for the
plantation and mill company, yester-
day was in Consultation with Land
Commissioner Rivenburgh and Assist
ant Attorney General Smith over the
relinquishment. The form Of the release
10 being made out and will be present
~ to the directorate Of the company
ne soon as possible.
HDon 4 ask me regarding this Wal,
akeA min tract or the Hilo extension
Inaiter Whatsoever you may be pleased
to- call it, said Commissioner Riven-
hnfgh yesterday with d smile. 81 have
bad my work cut out this week, get
ting In touch with the routine matters
Of the Office and have not had the
time to take up such questions as the
HDo extension. Better see the Gov.
tThor.'. ~
But Governor Pinkham was equally
uncommunicatiSe. 81 have been look
ing into the matter somewhat" he
said, "bnt a. things stand now / am
unable to- give a comprehensive state
''nlFihte and do not care to talk at
random, Pressure OF other business
makes IL impossible for me 10 attend
:" this mattar f6r some time. When l
have decided what to do shall an
nuunee ftp -.'
WIN Ignore Agreement
In. spite Of the stand taken by the
two government officials handling the
Hnp extehsion matter, Il was learned
authoritatively yesterday that Il has
been definitely decided to ignore the
sgreAment between Senator Metzger
and Mr.. Tucker, formerly land commits
aoher. IT Is the plan OF the administra.
ton to 20 ahead with the matter ex.
actly rs though, nothing had transpired
since 1913 to change the status of the
tract. The blocks nearest to the fish
pond and the park are to be developed
hfst, and a road which Is to be com
promise between the route surveyed
BY the public works department and
ihat asked BY Representative Norman
X. Lyman, will be run so as to give
free access to the opened blocks.
While the plan is as yet merely ten
tAtiye the idea Is to run q road from
the point Of departure already selected,
straight out into the tract for two
blocks, thence, at a right angle toward
the volcano road, for; three blocks,
thence TURNING at a right angle to the
, left for a distance to be determined
later, and last, making another turR
and running straight to the juncture
with the volcano road as required by
law. Thus the whole part Of The tract
to be opened for h0mesites would be
reached.
Ii Is felt that the plan proposed by
Lyman Of road following. A diagonal
from the park line 10 the Volcano road
would he q mistake, rs it would cut the
tract on the bias so to speak, and ere.
ate wedge SHAPED lot in, every block
to =. be surveyed thereafter. These,
however, are details that are to be set,
tied later. =
The Metzger suitcase, which takes in
l40 acres at the end Of the tract farth.
est from the city, will remain undis-
tnrbed until it expires In 1918. Aftef
which, should the expansion of the city
require il the blocks included in that
portion of the tract will be surveyed
and opened for home sites. II is be.
liened that the Metzger lease will not
heqrequiTe,l for at least two years, even
Il abnormal development takes place.
Plan Anothar Road H..
y, Other plans are also under consider
alton, u il said These include an ad-
ditional road running right TO the por-
ton Of the tract which is to be opened
mp from the Front street extension,
thus giving two entrances to the tract
and increasing the value of the land. II
10 thought that this additional roarl
making can be done at but little add.
Hdnal expense. This Is "a matter, how
ever, that issto await more definite in.
formation from the engineers.
The present legal status of the Metz.
Paf.Fhckef aRfeemeht Ii that IL does
not sSistl IL was drawn up by the
senator ard the Commissioned and sign
~ ll,v them, but never Submitted u
thu Governor, and consequently neVe1
apHToved by him Lacking his sipfa
hos u has no legal Waite ana accordihl
to the definite information which Tn,
Al 'eFtiser has will be, treated as i
~ had never been written.
Hold Swan Illegal