The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-12-07
OF WIDER STREETS
The Money to Be Applied
is Not Very Much.
Total Voted Was Small-Planning
for observation-disclosures of
Oueen-6eresania Street

Captain King. Minister Of the In
terror, spoke freely yesterday of street
widening and road improvement pro-
jectS, First he wondered how it had
been figured out that there was avail
able the sum of 100000 for the widen
ing OF Fort street.
In its appropriation measures, the
last Legislature granted from the Loan
Fund total of $4,000 for road dam
ages for all Islands. The only other
money that could be applied in this
direction at all was $4,000 for the
same purpose from the current funds
Of such realization as taxes and Ii
censes.
There had never been a well defined
plan for the widening Of Fort till
petition was presented about the time
the Love block was built. There could
be no disregarding the petition, and
such steps as were required 70 be taken
by law were followed up without IN
necessary delay. The end, for q yari-
ETY. Of excellent reasons, is involved.
The second is the unreasonable spirit
IN which 4 request for a few feet of
frontage is met with by some of the
property holders. Still. considerable
has been done.
Between King and Hotel consent
has been obtained from proprietOrs on
the Eva side Of Fort with the single
exception Of the Odd Fellows. Over
lures have been made in due season
and it may be said that the transaction
is pending" The Waikiki side Of
Fort between King and Hotel has not
| been touched yet. The authorities
aver they are doing the best that can
be done and this statement can scarce
| " be denied or contradieted. The
| business is a thing of considerable
| magnitude. Exchanges have been
made and money has been paid. There
is very little, if any money left now.
| On Fort between Hotel and Bereta-
MIA there has been a settlement with
quite number OF the owners. But TO
be dealt with YET there remains for
one alone, the Catholic Mission Their
holding extends quite a distance on
Fort street and is very valuable.
! Mr. Irwin was very accommodating
/ in the matter Of the widening OF Mill
lani street. He readily accepted a fair
exchange for 4 strip of six feet on the
Eva side Of the thOroughfare and the
result Is perhaps the best short street
/ in the town The Government took
quite q piece of the Eva side of the
Judiciary building ground.
I
has been expensive. There has been
no real great single item, but many
claims have been settled with money
and an enormous amount of labor has
been used, 10 say nothing Of material
and its production.
Men who are making a study Of the
| streets and roads Of Honolulu want
Fort widened above King and will
make every effort 10 induce the next
/ Legislature TO furnish the means, in
| the interval continuing negotiations
with property holders II is frequently
| remarked as a great pity that Fort is
so narrow between Merchant and King
that in time its lack of width must
harm it very much as a business ave
nue.. Below it Is much better, widen
/ ing nicely 10 the ESplanade. after open
/ ing between Merchant and Queen.
Queen street is 10 be much improved
/ without delay Work is now in pro-
greSs- Some frame buildings in front
OF the Honolulu Iron Works were sold
yesterday and will be moved before the
week Is out The street vii then be
fixed up clear around TO King and the
new route along Nuuanu promised
when the cholera was on will be COM
pleted az last.
Aside from plans for Fort street
Captain King has a pet scheme for
Beretanis- He was almost afraid to
talk Of II, because advance talk on
such plans has an effect On the size of
claims. He desires TO widen Beretania
into good street from Punehbowl to
Nuuanu. The latter itself has not been
/ forgotten