The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1866-03-10
THE PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser.
MARCH 10

SATURDA Y. MARCH 10.
NEXT to an efficient administration in the
Government, nothing tends more to add to the
material prosperity of l. country than GOOD
ROADS. Like the arteries in the human body.
for the blood to circulate, they are the avenues
through which the industries of the country
seek life, and activity is impaired to what ether
wise would remain stagnant. Our fields may
produce cane, vegetables and products of every
variety, but unless VT have good roads to bring
the sugar to the port of shipment, the vegeta-
bles and other products To the market, and 10
carry back, in return, the imported goods for
which they are exchanged, there is no room for
advance, and with difficulty the producer gets
rid of his crop. Good roads are as important
TO the prosperity of the country as good food is
to the health Of the laborer.
Around Honolulu We are gratifed to notice
considerable improvement in the roads, extend
ing gradually out from the city in various
directions. They are under the management Of
Mr.. Go ii. Luce, and it gives Us pleasure to
say that the change is due in a great measure to
his personal exertions. The road out towards
Eva, by the use of the white coral stone, laid
over it two or three years ago, was suddenly
changed from an impossible bog 10 a smooth
and really pleasant drive for vehicles of any
kind. Last spring Nuuanu avenue was oyerllid
with the anne substance, and from a rough,
jolly road has become a most charming drive. :
Though somewhat dusty at times, the coral
makes one of the best and most serviceable roads
We have. Certainly, it has we'll stood the ter
rife storms and floods of the past three months,
and now presents a surface almost as smooth as
IN floor nf mr. ~ will need mpnHinp and
annual improvement, but it has thus far worn
well, and promises well for the future. Those
who remember what this road was fifteen or
even ten years ago, during each wet season, can
appreciate the great change.
Latterly, Beretania street has been much i'm
proved by the Road Superintendent, by the use
of the black volcanic sand from Punchbowl Hill,
is just now as smooth and fine as the drives
in a park. This shows that we have the
for making as fine roads as can be
anywhere else, and where good roads
exist there will be more travel and more traffic.
What We need now is a longer carriage road
than we have-say to Waikiki, around Diamond
Head, and thence to Coco Head, or towards
Eva. In either direction care should be taken
to have it located as much or more to encourage
the settlers in the districts through which the
roads pass, than for the pleasure of our citizens.
course. any great improvement OF this kind
cannot be executed in 4 year, but the plan should
be fixed on, and held in view with the purpose
IF ultimate completiOn-it may be Eve years
hence, or even ten.
1t has been proposed to extend Queen street
the marshes, parallel to King, max
Nc another and shorter avenue to Waikiki.
This would open up a new section Of country
N the suburbs. Tutui and School streets,
which now reach only to Nuuanu, ought to
,e extended through to Liliha street. This
would necessitate the appropriation of private
but for all necessary public uses pri-
real estate should be yielded TO the Gov
on Il fair appraisal. There are laws in
IL countries authorizing the laying out of
lew roads and appraising the lands 50 taken.
But the improvement in value to the property
where new roads are made is always consider
BILE. Such would be the case in the three
treets Just mentioned.
While adverting to road improvements, we
would again urge the construction of a side
walk on the right hand side of Nuuanu street,
the Commercial Hotel to Judd street. \
road walk, of ten or twelve feet in width, Is
nuch needed on this side of the road, which is
he least dusty. The cost of it would not be
YER a thousand dollars, and i would most
be q cheap outlay at that price. La
les and children-and We are happy TO see
heir numbers increasing each year-need a
promenade, as we have no public parks
ct. We know Of no place that would serve
D well for the purpose as this, our finest avenue.
tends TO the health, comfort or pleas
re of our citizens should be done, and the
mall expense involved Is not TO be thought of.
Last week some granite tiles, imported from
hina, by the brig NuuaHu, were sold at auc-
and our townsman, Mr.. George c. Mclean,
them all, and has laid them on his
dewalk, improving it very much. Including
is neighbor, Mr.. Perry's, premises, some two