The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1920-01-13
PUU IA PELE
PARK PROSPECTS

A deputation from the Chamber of
Commerce, consisting of E. II. w.
Broadbent, w. F. Sanborn and j. M.
Lydgate, waited on the Board of Sup
ervisors, at their meeting on Wednes-
day afternoon in the interest of Pun
IA Pele park.
At their request, Mr.. Moragne ex-
planned his proposition for the water
supply for the park by bringing it
from Kokee by means of 3R inch
boiler-tube pipe, which could be got
cheap on the Coast. 1t would require
about $4,000 feet of main pipe, and
would involve a tunnel through one
of the ridges to get it out of the
source ravine onto the open. This
tunnel would probably be about a
thousand feet long. From the head of
the park down to the lower end there
would be big grade, and a very
much smaller pipe would do. He fig
ured that this main pipe, including
freight, laying, distributing tank,etc
could be put in for about $4,000. 1t
would have head of about 100 feet,
and would deliver, he thought, about
$4,000 gallons day. By going higher
up on the supply stream, of course,
a greater head could be secured, and
that would mean larger supply,
within certain limits.
The committee recommended the
adoption of this plan and requested
the Board to make the necessary ap-
preparation of $4,000 for this purpose,
order the pipe at once, and authorize
Mr.. Moragne to go ahead with the
enterprise, to the end that we might
have water on the park this coming
Summer.
With a guaranteed water supply,
there was every reason to believe that
money would be forthcoming for a
community camp there.
After some further inquiries as to
the nature. of the pipe, the manner of
laying, etc., the Board passed the ap-
preparation, and gave the county engi-
neer, Mr.. Moragne, the necessary in
structions in regard to calling for bids
according to specifications to be
drawn by him.
The Puu ka Pele Road
The Chamber of Commerce commit
tee called attention to the section of
the Loan Act relative to the road to
the park. Fortunately there were no
strings on it; no specifications as to
just how the 100000 was to be spent.
Manifestly the best way to spend it was
to get the most possible good road out
of the money. Being loan fund, pre-
sumably it would be in the hands Of
the public works department and
they would have absolute control of
it. But it was to be hoped that they
might be guided by our local expert
ence, and by our wishes in the matter.
Mr.. Wishard said that the expendi-
ture of the money would be absolutely
in their hands, but that they would
undoubtedly consult with our engineer
and would probably put the whole mat
ter into his hands.
Management and Control of Park
The committee inquired as to how
the park should be administered. Mani
festly some comprehensive plan would
have to be opted,-somebody would
have to be given authority to handle
and settle the hundred and one matters
in regard to the development, upkeep
and conduct of the park. How would
it be done?
The Board suggested that the plan
adopted for the conduct of the Maize
Iona Hospital worked out very well,
and some similar one might be adopted
for the park. There were five trus-
tees, one from each district, respon-
sible men, and the whole matter was
turned over to them; they solved all
the problems, made all the ordinances,
hired all the people, conducted the
subject only to the general approval
of the Board. The Board of Super
visors had no time and no desire to
go into the details of such enterprises.
The Puu Ka Pele park should be
handled in much the same way. There
should be board of trustees, or park
commissioners, who would serve with
out pay, and who would have COM
plete control of the enterprise, sub
ject of course, to the ordinances, rules
and regulatins of the Board of Agri-
culture and Forestry and the Board
of Health.
Mr.. Wishard suggested the parks
committee be requested to formulate
some such plan for the conduct of the
Pun Ka Pele park, and submit the
same to the Board at it's next meet