The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-10-31
STREET IMPROVEMENTS.
A RIDE WITH THE ROAD SUPER
VISOR.
The Makiki Road to be Widened-The
Temporary Railroad to the Beach
Other Notes.

and yet such is the truth. In the ten
years preceding the incumbency of the
present Road Supervisor some $1,000,
900 were spent on road work, and at
the end of that period there was little
or nothing to show for it, Since Mr.
Cummings took charge, some twenty
months since, $Io2, 900 have been
spent and five times as much work has
ben accomplished as in the whole
period preceding. A STAR reporter ac-
complnied the Road Supervisor on his
usual rounds this morning and gained
considerable insight into the amount OF
work now going on in his department
There are twelve men employed in
putting in new sidewalks on Spruce
street, where they were badly needed.
The entrance to Vineyard street from
Nuuanu is being wideDed, another
much needed improvement. Here a
wing wall is being constructed from
the bridge at an expense of over $500,
one mason and four helpers being en-
ployed on the wall, while ten others are
grading the street, which will be "a
feet wide when the present improve
ments are completed. Messrs, Water
house and Cunha contributed $Ioo
toward the expense of building this
wing-wall.
The Iwilei road from the depot,
around the Jail and thence out to the
slaughter house, is nearly completed,
only the top dressing being needed
From the slaughter house the road has
also been finished which comes around
the jail on the Waikiki side. In the
neighborhood of the Kamehameha
schools considerable street work is
going on, two gangs of ten prisoners
each being employed, one on the
Kamehameha lane and the other on
the east Kalihi road. Liliha street has
been opened up from Judd to Wilder
street at considerable expense, as part
of the road went through taro patches.
This has all been filled in with rock.
1t is noteworthy, not only in this vicin-
ity, but in others, that new houses,
fenc and other Improvements follow
the Improvement on the streets. Ala
kea street from Richards to the Es-
planade is also being graded and will,
no doubt, be the main avenue to the
Esplanade from the eastern end of the
city. The entire length of Young
street is also being reduced in height
to conform to the present grade
Twelve men are employed on this
work
Three separate gangs OF prisoners
eleven in each, are employed on the
Waikiki road, which is to be wideneo
and macadamzed its entire length
For this purpose two strips OF lane
have already been purchased at an ex
pense of $500 and the fences set back
already. Five rock culverts over the
waterways have been completed and thu
work of filling in commenced Thi
would take months to accomplish by
the slow process of carts, but undo
the present arrangements 1t will be com
peted by the first of the year by mean
of a railroad which is now being con
structed. This road starts from tn,
gate leading to the Dlmond residence
and passes through the Bishop estate
property to the beach and thence nearl
to the rear of Sherwood's place. Herr
there is a big bank of sand witt
which the Waikiki road is 20 be flle'
in until high enough to receive tn
macadam. The track is being con
structed the same width as the stree
car track, and it is intended to use tn
latter whenever required, an arrange
ment to that effect having been mad
with Mr.. Payne by which the Stree
Department obtains the use of any ant
all of the car tracks for one dollar pc
day per car. A number Of new Cal
are being constructed at the Cover
ment yard for this purpose and the
will be decided improvement over tn
old ones in that they require no III
loading, the simple act of taking out
pin doing the business automaticall
on either side. This will save ii
labor of one prison gang entirely, whlc
can be utilized on other work.
Rock for street work is mostly OF
tanned from the Kamoilili quarrie
where three gangs of prisoners an
twelve day aborers are employed
Three steam drills are used here in tn
process of blasting, while permanel
rock breaker crushes the stone int
the required ineness. A temporal
railway runs from the crusher to Ber'
tania street, the cars being loaded
running them underneath the platform
After the work of matchmaking Der
tania street is completed, which will
in a short time, only one block remal
ing to be graded, third rail will
laid from the streetcar company
stable to the quarry, which will perm
of the new cars being used, and fro
thence drawn on the car tracks to al
part of the city required, which W
effect an immense saving in the han
ling of material
OF the large number Of men in Il
employ of the street department, Il
majority receive 81 per day. Quar-
man and some others are Daid 81 ?