The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-02-01

to prevent a recurrence of such an
evil.
It is not right that there should be
only one avenue Of communication
leading anywhere from Lilina street,
throughout It's entire length of one
mile from King t. JUdd street. It
is not right that the great Nuuaru
Avenue should have only one outlet
to the North for an equal distance.
If former governments had done
their duty, at least two new streets
connecting Liiha and Nuuaru would
have been opened years age. Had
that been done, the embarrassment
due to tie closing Of School street
bridge would have been essentially
relieved. Vineyard street was care
fully staked out several years ago,
but opened from Nuuanu street to
the stream only, owing to the chronic
impecuniosity of the Public Works
Department. Another new street mid
way from School to Judd was sur
veyed and opened half way, nearly
two years ago. In addition to these,
Beretania street has the aspect of
waiting to be extended to Liliha
street, with no intervening stream to
be bridged.
This North West district of the
city has enjoyed the least attention
from the Government of any. A
large and most desirable tract be-
yond Liliha, little more than mile
from the Postoflice, is simply rural,
inaccessible by any road By height,
location, and climate, it seems des-
tined to yet become favorite part of
the city Being taro land, supplied
by copious springs, it has the disad-
vantage of extreme subdivision into
small native claims. In order to
open streets, these must be cut
through, and we'll paid for by the
Government.
The Kulaokahua plains, now the
favorite tract for residences, was, on
the contrary, arid and desolate. The
Government owned it, and wisely
laid it out in regular avenues, with
numerous cross streets, laid on
water, and sold the lots at auction
! There Is convenient access to every
block. Progress is being rapidly
made in macadamizing the main
avenues. The tramways will soon
bring the whole district into close
connection with the center of the
city. Meanwhile the Liliha street
region is left out in the cold, and its
chief street of access closed for two
months by a work of imperative
necessity
Even when the tramway comes up
Nuuanu. Liliha street will have but
small benefit, for lack of communica
ton across the intervening space
We think that Vineyard street
should be cut through to Liliha, and
we'll graded as soon as possible. L
necessary, the bridge over the Nuu
anu stream at that point might bt
delayed few months, and tempo
rary causeway for wheels laid across
the bed of The stream, like the ont
as Aloanalua. Get the road ope1
and the public using it the bridge
will soon 20llow. The same mign
be done with the now street iron
near the japanese consulate. Twt
streams there have to be crossed
but the purchase of the land for tn;
street should cost much less thar
below. Open the road and let tn,
people get through. Good bridge
and matchmaking can wait littl,
if need be. But let us have some
thing done at once-let a beginning
DO made. 1t is not fair to keep tina
section of the city bottled up as a
present. Relieve the pressure OF
the arteries and let the blood hov
freely to the extremities. Give
scope to the natural growth of the
city in all directions. The Lilihs
district is now actually atrophied fol
lack of proper circulation.