The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-10-29
ROADS AND
BUILDINGS
In Lahaina and
Wailuku Are
Very Bad.

The Waikiki and Lahaina districts
on the island of Maui are sadly in need
of further appropriations to put the
roads, bridges and public buildings IN
! the condition they should be- }. Ii.
Boyd. superintendent of Public Works,
and Marston Campbell, his assistant
returned yesterday on the Claudine
| from five days tour of investigation
and they report a frightful condition
of affairs as regards the matters COM
ing under the supervision OF their de-
partment. Mr. Boyd has already plan
| ned ways and means to relieve the most
pressing needs and will ask the next
legislature for large appropriations TO
carry on the improvements which are
absolutely necessary.
The results of the visit and the recon-
mendatons to be made were told 10
an Advertiser reporter yesterday by
MIR. Boyd who is fully convinced that
| stringent measures are necessary u
adopt the plans for improvements, as
, outlined by Mr.. Campbell and himself
THE wAILUKU RESERVOIR.
I'VE reached Waikiki Tuesday" said
Mr.. Boyd in recounting the incidents
J the guests of Circuit Judge Kalua while
there. At o'clock Wednesday morn
ing Mr.. Campbell and myself made
visit OF inspection to the reservoir
which had been reported as needing inn
mediate attention. We FOUND tha' 'he
report of the affair had not been eXag-
gerated The cement work all around
) the bottom of the reservoir had been
:, al
cracks in the side. BY taking a pick
we could easily break through the
. cement to the concrete. Inc urouole
. was that sufficiently good cement had
not been used and the workmen hau
failed to lamp the concrete so as 10
make the foundation solid. The walls
of the reservoir had been built in sec
tions, and instead of the whole side be-
ing cemented at one time, there were
Joints between, as the concrete did not
overlap each section. Naturally lhe
crack opened after a while. the DOT
tom also was of clay foundation, ana
when the water got to IT. 1t bulged ana
! lifted the concrete up. We had all these
/ cracks cemented. and left instructions
to fiji. the reservoir only to hair i's
I DEPTH to prevent further damage, untii
I it can be newly cemented. l shan ask
! an appropriation from the legislature
y to re-concrete the entire reservoir. IL
Z will cost about $4,000 to put it in proper
shape. For the present the reservoir
4 will hold. with the repairs that have
s. been made. We also found that cement
9 had been used to connect the joints o,
y piping and left instructions to change
Z, this, and use lead. Otherwise the pipes
y may break apart any time, under heavy
Y pressure.
8 ROADS ARE ABOMINABLE.
2 THE roads and bridges in the Wal
8 luku district are abominable and 1t will
! take a good deal of money to put them
= in proper shape again. How much /,
will cost has not been estimated yet
Z THE road from Wailuku to Maalaea
4 is also in bad shape and 1t will require
] an expenditure of $780, 900 to make 1t as
y it should be. The Legislature appro'
priated only $1,000 for the purpose but
q that is hardly n drop in the bucket
81 The bad state of this road is due to the
" washouts of last February, and thu
n condition of things in the district II
q not the fault of the road board, but Il
a owing to the lack of funds. The roa,
81 board has an immense amount OF roac
81 to care for. larger than here in Homo
~ lulu because II connects so many isolat
81 ed portions. The hauling on this &C
X count is expensive.
THE PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
E THE court house there is a disgrac,
/ to any ten-cent town in the United
3 States. the sheriff's Office likewise. Thu
N lookup. il is dignified there by bein,
8 called prison, is unfit for human
II habitat!on, and in fact the condition O
n the building and prison is very deplor
II able They lock up prisoners condemn
9 ed for serious crimes in the same Gel
~ with DRINKS and petty offenders, await
q ing trial. The Sheriff baldwin, in
q formed me that at times they wer
y compelled to put from eight to lively
men in room eight by seven feet. oil
y account of there being insufficient room
to lock up the convicted men.
3 POLICY OF THE GOVERNMENT.
n On Thursday afternoon Judge Kalu
IL gave n picnic at his lao residence 70
Mr.. Campbell and myself, which par
E took of the nature Of a mass meeting
II when citizens expressed the needs c
their district. The people Of Wailuk
asked the intentions OF the governmer
n in regard to road improvements. etc
N and i outlined as far as possible tn
N policy of the Public Works Departmer
n to do whatever was possible for immt
E date relief in view OF the Unite
n means at the disposal of the govern
e ment. All necessary improvements al
Il to be carried out as soon as the none
" become available.
h BRIDGE PROPPED UP.
q The bridge there is also in need
~ TtpntiOn. but has bp,p nrppp.l II
u and is safe for travel for the presen
81 AT least. 1t is in better condition tina
" the bridge at Hilo, as the citizens ha,
"a seen to il that IL was strengthened
= MAALAEA WHARF DANGEROUS
We left Waikiki Friday mornir
for Lahaina, and on the way eXamii
ed the Maalaea wharf, which we al
dis covered was held up by only half
dozen piles. The rest are all loose al