Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-16
Governor Objects 70 Public
Criticism for Not 0vercom-
ing Every Obstacle

was read at the meeting which the
governor held with Waikiki property
owners and interested citizens on
Monday OF this week, Deputy Attorney
General Arthur c. Smith gives care
full summary of the situation as seen
by him following a study of the plans
at first proposed. The Star-Bulletin
prints the letter In full, believing that
IL Will be Of interest to the citizens
Ct Honolulu. The letter follows:
Il have for consideration the maps
pertaining to the first unit so-called
OF the Waikiki sanitation project.
which were referred to this office by
you, together with specifications for
the work known IS Job No. 2771, Be-
fore discussing this first unit, | be-
lieve It Will be advisable, for the sake
OF clearness, to briefly outline the
theory OF Act 100, s. l.. 1915. which
amended Chapter Il, r. L. 1915, the
triginal law relating to insanitary
lands.
NO Sanitation Provision
As you are aware. Chapter II
makes no provision for a sanitation
district. While II does, by implica-
ton, provide that the board OF health
may recommend draining the land as
well as filling II, yet no provision Is
made in said chapter for an assess
ment Of the cost OF all or any portion
OF the work done upon a particular
parcel OF land or upon any other land
than that upon which the work is act
ually done. That is, each tract or par
eel OF land stands alone. 1t was felt
by this office and by Judge Perry,
with whom we consulted, that the act
as II stood was insufficient to cover
sanitation scheme such as that in
volved in the present work at Hilo, or
the. proposed Waikiki project. Ac-
cordingly. Act 100 providing for
drainage district. among other things,
was passed by the legislature of 1915.
Outlines Procedure
Under Chapter II and Act 100 as
they stand the procedure is as fol-
lows: the various steps being as here
matter indicated:
II. The board Of health is first to-
visit the area under consideration and
70 inspect II carefully.
20. The board shall then make
what recommendations Il deems me-
cessary 70 render such land sanitary.
81 The board may recommend (a)
filling, Cd drainage, (c) filling and
drainage
at is unnecessary to say that such
recommendation and Inspection must
be made by the board as q board.
These recommendation are to be re-
ported by the b5ard of health to the
superintendent Of public works. with
the request that he cause to be pre-
pared map or maps Of the entire
land to be improved. which land shall
constitute q drainage district, IL a
system Of drainage is included.
%. The superintendent of public
works then. is to prepare the neces-
sary maps which shall show: /,
(a) The district to be filled and
drained:
"(b) The location and size of each
parcel or lot in such drainage dis
trict;
"(c) A list Of all known owners and
occupants Of each lot, including all
lessees thereof;
Id II there are any drains or ditch
es to be constructed. the map must
show the parcels or lots whether with
in or without the drainage district,
through which such drains or bitches
are to be run, and the amount Of land
necessary to be taken from each lot
for such drains or bitches and for
their banks.
"(e) The map must also contain a
description Of the land necessary to
be taken from each parcel or lot for
such drains or bitches; an estimate
OF the value Of such lands to
be taken. and an estimate of the dam
ages which will be sustained by any
person or corporation, whether the
owner. occupant or lessee Of the land
which Is to be taken;
IN The map must also show the
extent and location Of the proposed
drains or bitches and the width, depth
and slope Of the sides thereof;
(g) II must contain also an esti-
mate of the total cost of the entire
system. that is. with the combined
cost OF draining and filling, including
the cost Of acquiring rights of way
for the canals and bitches;
''(h) IL must also show an estimate
Of the cost OF filling each lot or par
eel in the drainage district, and
''t) II must show. finally, an esti
mate of the cost to be apportioned to
and assessed against each lot.
So much Of the above data as can
not be conveniently indicated on the
map may be shown in a statement
which must accompany the map.
The estimate of the superintendent
to in 'T' above and specified
in Section of Act 100, S. L. 1915. is
to be arrived at in the manner provid-
ed by Section / of said act.
As l understand the Waikiki pro-
iect, it will eventually, If not at the
present time, involve essentially the
question of drainage, and will even
Iually, IL not at present, require the
acquisition OF considerable amount
Of land for a permanent drain or ca
nal, or series Of drains or canals. I'm
Ter Act 100, II was intended that the