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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 224 Draft 01 1959 a COUNTY OF HAWAII - STATE OF N-AWAII RE SOLUT ION NO. WHEREAS, for a period of over 50 years the residents and homesteaders at Kurtistown, District of Puna, County and State of Hawaii, have tried to struggle along without an adequate water supply; and WHEREAS, the agricultural and residential potentialities of the Kurtistown area can only be utilized to the fullest extent only where water is made available; and WHEREAS, the Board of Water Supply of the County of Hawaii is now prepared to advertise for bids for the construction and development of the Kurtistown water system, provided moneys in the sum of'$63,000.00 as contemplated by Act 150 of the S.L.H. 1957, can be made available for the project; and WHEREAS, there is now the sum of $102,344.92, which lapsed under Act 295, in the State Treasury available which may be allocated to any project the Governor of the State of Hawaii may deem necessary and advisable, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS of the County of Hawaii, that the Honorable William F. Quinn, Governor of the State of Hawaii, be and he is hereby respectfully requested to exercise the good powers of his office to make $65,000.00 of the sum aforesaid available to the Board of Water .Supply of the County of Hawaii for the construction and development of the Kurtistown water system. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the County of Itawaii be and is directed to send certified copies of this resolution to the Honorable William F. Quinn, Governor of the State of Hawaii, Honorable Stanley Hara, Finance Chairman, 2 9 1959 . House of Representatives, Honorable Jack Suwa, Representative, First Representative District, William H. Chun, Manager Engineer, County of Hawaii and to Yukio Koshi, Representative of the Kurtistown Homesteaders. Dated at Hilo, Hawaii, this 29th day of September, 1959. INTRODUCED BY; iervisor, 1st Senatorial District. SEP2,~M8