The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-02-27
GROWING ROADS
Stone CFlSl6T GTiliS MGTTily
Around HilO.
new BUILDINGS GOING UP
And Water Front Bust
ness is Good.
Fire Destroys Cane at Pau
hau-News CulIed From
Exchanges.

John A. Scott informs that a
contract has been let to Mr.. Mum
by to erect a new store building 32x42
it., on Waianuenue street between the
Volcano Stables and Spreckels' corner,
and it has already been applied for.
A party, Mahi Lonoaea, from Maui,
has rented a piece of land on the beach
Waiakea road, and he will erect hack
and livery stable thereon. He will
conduct a livery business in Hilo. The
stock to be used in the business are
the property of Sheriff, Mr.. Andrews.
1t has been a busy lively week in
Hilo. The bay has been full of ship
ping, local and foreign, travel has been
lively, court matters have brought
many pepole to town, spell of bright
weather caused much travel to
town, every team and mechanic is
hard at work, and consequently good
cheer is felt everywhere.
Mr.. Furneaux is rapidly extending
the extent of his office plantation in
Olaa, and will not stop until he has
thirty acres set to trees. He will
shortly receive some coffee seed pro-
duced at 1000 feet in Guatemala, which
is about the same climate conditions
that exists at 1900 feet at Olaa, with
which he will experiment.
Last. Sunday evening a fire was
started in the cane fields at Paauhau,
and no more than an acre was burnt
before the flames were extinguished.
The origin of the fire was considered
very suspicious, and last Thursday
they were being investigated.
Robert Young will receive by the
next ship to arrive a modern stump
puller such as is being used in clear
ing forests in the States. 1t has a
capacity of 40 horse power, and is
operated by two horses and wire
cables. G. G. Kennedy will put up the
machine on Waiakea to try it, and if
everything works we'll it will be kept
busy.
The little wooden bridge that spans
the gulch alongside the Wainaku mill
the form of a stone arch and fill with
earth, which will be so placed as to
out the road at that point.
The opening under the arch will be
exc feet, sufficient to carry off all
water that passes through that gulch.
Mr. Vierra estimates the cost at about
$1,000
Z. E. Richards one day this week
during a drive of fifteen miles through
Olaa passed ten teams and wagons
driving to Hilo with business to trans
act and freight to deliver.
The installation of the new electric
light plan, which was successfully set
in motion this week enables the COM
pany to put in the twelve arc lamps
about our streets, and also
to wire and supply demand for near
~ 800 more lights in private homes
and business buildings. A contract
for eighty lights for the new Foreign
Church has been secured and will be
hung by the company. (Sic).
There is a steady grind and crushing
going on at present on road work on
he island. The Puma road for which
Mr.. Amarel has the contract, is now
been paved beyond the 14mile post
and is the best work of it's kind that
has been done on this island. If Mr..
Amarel continues to make the same
progress in the next few months he
will earn about $1,000 bonus to which
ne is justly entitled.
On the Volcano road new work is
ed as follows: Cross road from the
IA mile on the Volcano road out to
he pahoehoe. Bride track rocked
Xix feet wide from the 1912 mile on the
Volcano road to the inside lots. At
he 4th mile on the roadway widened, |
md a ditchway twenty feet wide Will |
Je graded for an outlet for the storm |
waters.
In the case of Captain Rosehill of /
he Norma" versus the Montague |
faust combination. Judge Hapai on |
friday of last week, rendered judg |
nent in favor of Captain Rosehill.
The Santiago is expected daily from /
Frisco. The finishiugs for the For |
ign Church is expected by her.
In regards to the demand for road /
oller for the Volcano road for which 1
here is some use, but very little pros |
lect OF getting it. a gentleman well |
-ersed in road work and particularly /
he Volcano road, suggests the follow !
ng: More attention should be paid /
o the road by arranging to have men /
where possible to work on roads dur |
ng excessive rains, TO prevent the rain /
waters tracking down long stretches |
If road by digging frequent outlets 1
through the grassy sides. And in the |
york OF the regular repair OF the road /
he new material placed on the sur
ace of the road should be thoroughly !
into position and not left TO
ie worked down by traffic. tamper
or this purpose OF about twenty
,ounds weight can be made for 50.
For the PERIOD years-ending
Iarch 81, 10. W. w. Bruner informs
IS that there will be completed on this
sland 80 miles of new roads, which
Tin substantially give every port on
he island more or less tributary
Dads, that can be driven over in
wagons and on upon easy grades