The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-02-24

The Senate met at 10 o'clock this
morning for its third days session.
Absent, Senators Kauhane and Ly.
man of Hawaii.
PRAY er by the chaplain.
The act making special appropri'
atoms for salaries and pay rolls fol
the the ensuing term Of two years
the Current Accounts bill and
Homestead Leases bill appeared OH
the tables. The sum of 81, 93o,734
was asked for.
Senator Rice reported the appro'
priation bill mentioned above.
Senator Brown reported the
amendments to the rules, striking
out the word ''engrossing" and
substituting "typewriting." The
object is simply to do away with
engrossing and some expense. The
Senator reported that a joint COM
mittee of the House and Senate had
decided upon this course. On mo-
ton of Senator Warehouse the
amendments passed.
The committee from the special
session appointed on the Pail road
reported as follows:
We have carefully examined the
Nuuanu Pail with reference to the
construction of a new wagon road.
On the South side the gentle
slope into Nuuanu valley presents
no difficulties. On the North
side there is a very steep rocky
slope. Here line Of road
with a grade Of r34 per cent. was
located by w. K. Lawrence III
1882. This location runs through
the lowest pass with a cut of I1
feet at the summit.
A line was located by w. w.
Bruner in 1880 with grade of
per cent, and construction was
begun on this line the same year
In place of a steep grade in the old
road approaching the Pail from the
South side, about one-fcurth OF q
mile of new road was built on q
grade of 6 per cent, also about
400 feet over the summit and at the
beginning of the descent on the
North side. These two pieces Of
road are now part of the travelled
road. On the same location a
length of 1000 feet was constructed
at The lower end Of the grade. This
portion has not been used. Boil
Of these lines and the present road
are shown OH the accompanying
map.
The accompanying profile across
the Pail shows possible tunnel.
Its value is not commensurate with
its cost. The grade of the tunnel
shown here passes 200 feet below
the summit of the gap. The sum
nit of the grade is 90 feet higher,
or only no feet lower than the
gap. The Northern portal Of the
tunnel would be on a very steep
slope, along which the grade
would be continued.
A tunnel as shown would shorten
the road nearly half a mile. 1t
would, however, be all Objectionable
feature for wagon road. Its cost
would be about $7o, 900, while the
cost of the rest of the road would be
reduced comparatively little there
by. Taking into consideration the
nature of the traffic and the topo-
graphy, as well as the grades and
the condition OF the roads leading
to the Pail, we think that grade
of per cent. is suitable one, and
that the line located by Mr.. Bruner
presents the most economic location
of the road. The fact that the road
has been partly constructed on this
line is an additional reason for
adopting it. The amount already
expended is $40, 600. OF this amount
$500 was paid for the survey and
location.
The DETECTION in this line toward
the East is favorable for q future
road to Waimanalo.
The danger of from the falling OF
loose rock from above the road APP
pears to be no worse OH this line
than on other possible lines, and in
any case can be almost wholly pre-
vented.
The length of road remaining to
be built is ~ miles as stated, of 8
per cent, usual width Of 20 feet,
and in no case less than IL feet.
We estimate the cost Of completing
the road, including matchmaking,
at $4,000.
There are several steep grades
between Honolulu and the Pail
which can be easily improved. A
large portion of the road is rough
and is kept SO by allowing the road
to become the bed Of stream dur
ing heavy rains. The cost of pre-
venting damage would here be
much less than the cost Of repairs,
with the further advantage of hay
ing a good road at all times. There
is no special difficulty in properly
draining the road.
Respectfully submitted,