The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-08-22

Interior has nothing TO do except To start
the machinery in motion. The rest is
under the road supervisors.
Rep. kalua thought the bill one OF the
best which had been introduced during
the session and he would like TO have il
all passed at once.
Section / as amended passed.
Section 2. The Minister OF the lnte-
rior shall also issue proper rules and reg
ulations for the organization OF a regular
corps of permanent road workers. TO he
called "cantoniers,' who shall be APP
pointed by him,-on the recommends
| ton OF the local road authorities, Homo
| lulu Road Supervisor and Districts Road
| Boards and assigned 10 the several
| public streets or roads or portion OF
roads, such as shall be acknowledged
to require the constant work OF these
| cantoniers.
Noble Marsden moved the section
pass
Minister Peterson moved that verbal
change be made, which would make
the meaning of the section clearer.
Rep. Marques made another verbal
amendment.
Rep. Rosa requested that all amend
ments be sent up on legal cap paper.
|
Section g. The cantoniers shall work
under the orders and supervision OF the
different road authorities, as above men,
toned, or as may be hereafter consti-
tuted. Passed.
Section f. To each cantonier shall be
entrusted a length of public road or
street, from one TO three miles, more or
less according TO the nature and necessi-
ties of such lengths, so that each man
may have enough to keep him usefully
engaged all the year round. Such
lengths of road shall be cal led "sec-
tions," classified and distinguished by a
progressive number, by which the res
pective cantoniers shall also be known.
Passed with slight amendment,
Section 5. The duty of every cam
tonier shall be to give all of his time to
the labor required TO keep his section in
the best possible good order for public
traffic, and more especially, TO attend to
the following points, subject to the regu-
lations and orders OF their superiors.
This section has nine subdivisions,
specifying the duties of the cantoniersl.
Noble Baldwin moved to strike out all
these nine subdivisions 1t is impracti-
cable to carry out every minute detail of
work. Something must be left to the
discretion OF managers
Noble Widemann-I agree that this
provision under (a) requiring the can
tonier to 60 over his whole section
every day is impracticable, but don't
agree as to the others. If the cantonier
is to take his orders every day what an
army of lunas you will want.
Noble j. Nj. Horner criticised the
whole plan. 1t would not work in the
, country.
Rep Kapaehaole thought it better
remain as it is.
Minister Peterson agreed that the
{ matter of the subdivisions might be
very we'll as rules, not SO well here.
would like to add some words to Noble
Baldwin's amendment. The amended
section was carried.
(a). Visit the whole length of his sec
ton once day, and notify the proper
authorities of any extraordinary occur
, renee;
. Noble Widemann moved it be once a
a week.
Minister Peterson thought you might
as well strike the clause out as have il
read SO. The conditions in the country
districts and in Honolulu are totally diff
. ier@nt.
hep Kalla moved it be twice week
. Noble Bal iwln-ih here is nothing prac
tical in our regulating this. In nine
cases out oil ten they will be ignored
don't think it matters particle whethe
you make it week or a day.
r Noble Burchardt thought the Who'll,
: clause should be struck out. In tin,
Q country the sections might be very long
8 Rep. Marques did not agree that tn,
4 section should be struck out. 1t wa
Q very easy to make amendments. 1t wa
. very important that the cantonie
/ should see his whole section frequently
a Noble Widemann changed his amend
t ment to at least once week.
: Noble Burchardt withdrew his motion
: The section as amended passed.
e (b). Attend to the prompt and thor
!. ough draining of all water from the road
r bed by keeping the side and transverse
: bitches and cutters we'll cleaned ant
t opened; passed;
: (cl. Make all repairs necessary t
= secure the conservation of road-beds, ant
@ fill up without delay all ruts and holes
q and other forms Of wear and tear, SO tina
8 the road or street may be always clear
n and dry with a regular and hard surface
e so as to avoid the necessity of heav,
i repairs; passed;
y Id. Remove all filth and weeds from
e the road-beds, and scrape away the dus
| or mud, and attend to the proper con
;. servation and cleanliness of the side
g walks, banks and taluses;
e Noble j. NJ. Horner-I must still asser
that this has been copied from the Law
d of some old countries, where all tn
n roads have been macadamized. Th
8 idea of scraping off the mud from tin,
country roads was absurd. The thing i
h an impossibilitv.
s Noble Widemann-I do not think thi
: section is intended for Hamakua. |
d will be good for Honolulu
e Rep. Kapaehaole moved to strike on
e the words, "scrape off the dust and mud
g Lost.
# This, together with the following fiv
: subsections, passed as read.
s (e). Prepare the stone, sand and othe
e material necessary for the repairs, collec
d these from the adjoining lands with tn
s permission of the land overs, when sucl
o material is not furnished by the road au
thorities, and keep such material in pre-
a per heaps along the roads;
r If. Keep free from filth and weeds th
d sides and approaches of bridges, parapet
r and other walls, and verify their goo
s condition:
d (g). Attend to the planting and care c
: trees along the road sides, when SO OF
dered, and keep trimmed the existin
d trees which may obstruct the publ
e traffic;
n (h). Attend to the security of thei
s various sections by placing signals a
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