The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-07-19
ACROSS THE PAIL.
PIogress The Now Road which
WIZ Connect the Districts Of
Cehu with Tho Capital.

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contracted with The Government to
construct The now Pali Road, issued
invitations last week to representa-
tives Of the press and a humber of
citizens interested in tho develop
ment Of the country to inspect the
work done 80 far on the new road,
which shortly will connect Hopo
lulu with the fertile country across
the famous Pail, where Hawaiians
in days OF old fought fierce battles,
and where now the industrious Ash
atics carry swipes and okolehao.
A party of fourteen left the town
at an carly hour yesterday in one of
Paipe'1 buses, dragged by four al
legged mules, A pig, with which the
party became closer related later on,
furnished music while the party
travelled on through mud, rain and
slush. The road leading TO the
Pail was at one time very good
road, and the drive to the Pail was
pleasure enjoyed by tourists ard
kamsaipes. j. is evident that the
rosd has been neglected in a very
disastrous manner during tho past
four or fYe years, aud it is to be
hoped that the Road Supervisor
will givs his attention to the scan
dalous condition OF the road prior
to he opening of the new Pail
Road.
We arrived at the Pail in due time
and were received by Messrs. Wilson
and Wbitehouse, who have their
principsl camp and offices at that
point.
After q short rest the visitors set
out for tho Pail under the leader
ship Of Mr.. Whitehouse, who fur
nished all possible information in
regard to the plans aud progress Of
the building of tho road. The old
Pail Road will be- abandoned alto
gether, and the new road will carry
The people across the Pail at the
easy grade OF 8 percent less than
Punchbowl road or Kinau street in
Honolulu.
Steel girders with stringers filed
with concrete will be erected be-
tween Tho cliffs near the entrance to
the Pail, and the road will take its
cour9o in different direction from
the old trail misnamed a road.
The new road will have an actual
Width of Is feet on a roadbed of 20
feet wide, and wherever necessary
fences will be erected. The road
will be macadsmized in its entire
length, and a stone gutter and cul-
vers will protect it against washouts
The entire length Of the road will
be 1900 feet, out OF which about 5000
feet have been finished TO the sub
grade on The Waimanalo side.
Ground has been broken for another
2O00 feet and the macadamizing will
shortly 90 started.
: To protect the travelling public
against accidents it will be neces-
sary to close the old road for about
80 days, fact which of course will
) cause some Inconvenience to the
people on the "other" side, who
however, ought to rejoice at the
prospects of getting a fine road easy
for driving, wheeling, walking, and
riding purposes.
At present the new" road on the
Nuuanu side looks like pencil marx
, on the side of the precipitous cliffs
r The visitors were cordially invited
= to travel along the pencil mari
3 which one of the contractors assured
us was fve-fcot trail. while the
e. other modestly claimed it to bt
z about more than two feet wide, boil
! assuring us that it would be perfect
ly safe for any level-headed man tt
travel across. None of the news
q paper men claimed to come unde
the category of level headed, ant
/ preferred the sure broad old roaC
Z, which leads them to their final rest