The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-11-27
ESTIMATED BETWEEN $4,000 AND
$4,000.
Road Supervisor Campbell States 1t
Effects of Storm.

Road Supervisor Marston Campbell
estimates that the damage to streets by
the storm of Sunday night will be be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000. 1t will take
month of the hardest kind of work,
says the Supervisor, to place matters In
as good shape as they were before the
flood.
1--WE were just getting over the pre-
Vious Storm explained the road man,
when the second disaster came upon
us. At the time of the first storm l es-
timated that the damage was $1,000.
Repairs were just about completed
when the second storm came, spoiled
all and did new damage.
"The main damage done by the last
storm was on Wilder avenue, Piikoi,
Keeaumoku, Lunalilo, Kapiolani, Kinau
and Victoria streets. This was caused
by the overflow of the Makiki ditch,
which runs from the gulch below Lu-
nalilo home toward Punahou and is in
tended to divert the water from the re-
sidence sections of Makiki. This idea
is a mistaken one. The ditch itself is
inadequate to the purpose and, more
over, there must be permanent and
adequate drainage straight across this
locality to Independence park. The wa
ter below the ditch was in itself TOO
much for the cutters with the result
that there was a flood two feet deep all
over the country.
"The new bridge at Kalihi escaped in
jury although property above was dam
aged to some extent by water backing
upon it.. The bridge was not quite fin
ished and the old material remaining in
place caused blocking of the stream
and the overflow above. Around Ka-
mehameha school and on the town s,le
of Liliha street there was cOnsid ble
damage, both to roads and to property.
Arrangement are being made for the
widening of King street in P1lama,
NNrhp done there
will no longer be great danger from
storms.
"The Punchbowl ditch banks were
burst in several places and the water
washed down on the settlement below
I have men working on the ditch today
and it will soon be in good shape agoiL
This ditch, like others is inadequate
to requirements in storm time.
"Fort street is the natural drain fol
a large section below Beretanld street
The only thing that will remedy the
usual trouble on that thoroughfare Is
the introduction of storm cutters. Ar
rangements for these are now under
way. At a. m. Monday Alakea stree
was like an immense ek, the wate
extending from sidewalk to sidewalk
1 do not know how this can be remedieC
very much at present.
"Kinau street is in frightful condi
tion and must remain so until the spell
of bad weather is broken, Cor we sim
ply cannot do anything there now
When good weather comes again W.
will put in proper drainage and do re
quired work on it. Punchbowl and MI
Ter streets are also in bad condition an
will require a great deal of attention.
81 hope the public will bear with -.
a short time longer in street matters
added Mr.. Campbell "The past few
months have been the worst in yeal.
upon the roads and we have been york
ing under great disadvantage. Stree
while the appliances for carrying on tn
mileage has been steadily increasing
work have not been increased. Usloi
every particle of machinery at my dis
posal I am able to get out only sixty
eight yards of material in a day. Hoy
far will that go? 1t is not half enough
can chock up holes with dirt but a
soon as a little rain comes it is washe
out again. Our live stock and men al
tired out from the hard, extra work
the past two weeks.
"The new apparatus will soon be In
stalled back of the Insane Asylum an
the appliances near Lunalilo home wi
be increased three fold. This will Civ
material for all the streets and l al
sure Honolulu people will then see som
good streets. Let everybody be patier
am sure the bad streets do not ammo
them so much as they do me. AS 500
as we get the proner appliances in plaC
things will be different"