The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1920-08-31

the roadway and naturally the plantl-
ton would object to surrender
stretch of cane that was we'll along,
and Oh which they had spent a good
deal of money.
MIR. Brandt replied that this was
quite Jrue-that the new location
should be established as soon as pos.
sible, but that the County engineer
was so very busy that he simply hand
not been able to do it.
No Engineer Available
Mr.. Cheatham said that he under
stood from Mr.. Middleton that he had
written the Department of Public
Works, notifying them of his inability
to attend to this matter and request
ing them to send down a man to his
assistance. But they had no one at
present that they could send, and held
out no prospect of anyone in sight He
! wondered if it might not be possible
to render them local assistance to help
out in the matter, and if need be, ap-
propriate the necessary funds to do
that work.
Much Preliminary Work
Mr.. Moragne said that it was not at
all a question of money. That would
/ be part of the cost of building the
road, and any work of that kind would
be paid for out of the appropriation
1t was a Territorial job, not a County
| one, and was being conducted on diff
| ferent lines with much more exacting
conditions. Before a beginning could
! be made on the actual construction
work, it had to be most carefully and
exactly laid out, and staked out, with
detail plans and estimates made, and
the whole thing tied up to Government
/ trig stations, etc, all OF which meant
lot of work and took a lot of time
| There was, he said, about a mile of the
section in the cane belt, and he agreed
that it ought to be laid out just as soon
as possible.
Hawaii Number of the Geographic
w. n. Rice, Jr., spoke of the advent
of Gilbert Grosvenor. editor in chief Of
the National Geographic Magazine, as
one of Importance to the Island
Though he was here only a couple of
days he was much impressed with the
beauty of the Island. The March num-
Der of the magazine is to be devoted
| to Hawaii, and any one having fine
pictures of Island scenery would do
we'll to furnish some of them for this
| issue.
Survey Required
Mr.. Lydeate read a letter from the
| Commissioner of Public Lands advis-
ing him that the Governor was ready
to set aside certain lands requested for
the purpose of a parl; to be known as
Poliahu Park, provided the necessary
notes of survey were furnished. Mr.
| Lydgate explained that as this tract
was a long, irregular strip largely
wooded pals, it would be rather a diff
| iicult and expensive matter to make
the necessary surveys. However, as
he was very much interested in this
park scheme, he would undertake to
make the survey for 500. Because
of having done a good deal of work in
connection with it already, he could do
it much more readily than anyone else. |
He hoped that the Chamber would see
its way clear to appropriating this
amount for this purpose.
Valuable Scenic Asset
VIM. Henry Rice moved that 500 be |
appropriated from money in the treas
ury, and turned over to Mr.. Lydgate
for this purpose. Carried.
Mr.. sroadbent spoke in the highest
terms of praise OF the natural beauties
of this park. Someday il would be a
wonderful asset to the Island. He in
quired in regard to the feasibility of
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