The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-06-18
Supervisors Refuse
WOman'S Club Plea
Conference Over Objectionable Sur
r%oundingS OF Malulani Hospital
Results In Tabling Suggestion To
Acquire Sugar Co. Lot

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More than a dozen members of the
Maui Woman's Club conferred with
the board of supervisors last Satur-
day morning over the matter of the
County's acquiring by purchase or
condemnation the AS acre of land
which the women decided some time
ago should be secured at once for en-
largement of the Malulani hospital
grounds and for park and playground
purposes.
The result of the conference was
exactly nil, in so far as the women
were concerned, the supervisors mere
ly giving the ladies a statement of
its hopes for the indefinite future.
The committee backed up its re-
quest with a petition signed by near
ly 400 representative residents Of
| central Maui, the names Of which,
however, were not read at Saturdays
meeting.
The members of the board present
were Chairman S. E. Kalama, D. T.
Fleming, and J. N. Uahinui. Supervis-
or Drummond is at present on the
| Coast, and Supervisor Pia Cockett was
i'll.
Among the members of the Wo-
mans Club present were-Mrs. T. B.
Linton, president; Mrs. c. o. Hansen,
Mrs. H. w. Rice, Mrs. w. F. ]. Dale,
Mrs. Robert Hughes, Mrs. D. T. Carey,
Mrs. E. E. Pleasant, Mrs. H. M.
| Wells, Mrs. p. NJ. Mcmahon, Mrs. E.
Murphy, Mrs. Enos Vincent, Mrs. Chas
| Savage, Mrs. Pillans, Mrs. A. B.. Ho-
well, Mrs. Ben Williams, and Miss
Tillman.
e; -racts From Minutes
Following is the account of the con
ference from the minutes of the
board:
"A committee of the Maui Woman's
Club and others of the club appeared
before the Board and Mrs. Linton pre-
| scented the petition to the board.
Chairman Kalama told Mrs. Linton
that the County was acquiring a piece
of land belonging to the VIM Smith
Estate for the purpose of the Malu-
lani Hospital and that the matter was
| still unsettled. He asked the County
CT rk to read the communication from
the County Attorney, and the copy of
the letter from the Hawaiian Trust
Company in re the proposed acquisi-
ton of land belonging to the VIM.
Smith Estate. The Chairman stated
that this matter has to be settled first
before the County can acquire the land
adjoining the Maui Wine premises,
and that it may take some time.
Supervisors Side Step
Mrs. Linton said that if it took so
long to condemn land, the county
should begin at once. Waikiki needs
a hospital and the point is to get
more grounds, and the beginning of
things is to acquire the property.
THE may of the premises adjoining
the Malulani Hospital was shown to
the ladies and the plans of the County
for the extension of the Hospital vas
explained by Mr.. Fleming. He said
that their plans would take owe two
years to be carried out and would cost
over 500, 600 90.
THE ladies stated that a good hos
pital was of vital Importance. MI.
| L1aYnfpr cold tbat thnrn urnra nthnr
matters which cost considerable mo-
ney, such as water works extensions,
that had to be done, and that they
cannot stop everything for the sake of
the hospital, although he believed hat
the County should acquire the land.
He said the question was a matter of
finances. The suggestion of issuing
bonds for the purpose of acquiring the
land was made.
Women Get Parks
THE matter of cleaning up the lot
opposite the Waikiki Hardware was
taken up. Chairman Kalama said it
had been bought by the County for
the central fire station and suggested
that it would be unwise to plant trees
on the lot, but that it might be fenced
or hedged. The Woman's Club want
ed to know If they could have the
supervision over the parks of Waikiki
as was given the ladies of Lahaina
and their request was granted.
The matter of the acquiring the
piece of land adjoining the Maui Wine
was again discussed. The Chairman
said that it was not a good business
proposition to acquire the property
when the County could not use it for
some time. That it would cost the
County a lot to acquire it now. He
said the land had been turned over
to the Bank OF Maui who had released
it to a Japanese on a - year lease.
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