The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-02-13
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attitude OF the Advertiser OF the Sub
+ jet OF paving for this city II fact we
would not be surprised any morning
10 see the organ change it, attitude
: again concerning municipal govern
ment for Honolulu and come out boldly
declaring that Honolulu must have
municipal government and that IT has
always favored II Being ike It's
editor and owner. devoid Of all pm.
ciple and character, no one need De
surprised to see II advocating mat
ters II has been opposing a little
thing Ike q change OF from; does Tot
trouble the Iwilei Defender
In its issue Of yesterday morning it
prints a portion Of an old report q
Consul Saephard Of Hamilton. Ontario
upon the success in that city Of Tar
macadam pavement. The extract
from the report Of Consul Sheppard is
printed as editorial and therefore 81
. is to be presumed that1t met the edi
torial ideas OF being eminently proper.
We do not see how Il could be other
wise Tor the editorial in the Iwilei De
I fender Is selected with such great
care lfronl exchanges that only what
is 1T and appropriate is used OF
course the IwileI Defender did not
always favor tar macadam pavement
or any other kind Of pavement. for
that matter. It could see no necessity
for house numbering when that very
essential feature OF city life vas urged
By The Republican. and sidewalks
were something that should be relig-
iously tabo0ed.
on October 18th last The Republican
published the report Of Consul Shep-
hard in trn. our washington cores
p0uaent having sent it on here as
valuable information for Honolulu, in
view Of the fact that a great deal Of
paving would <oe done here within the
next year The letter OF our CORES
pondent not only contained the fol
lowing from Consul Shepherds report
which the Advertiser publishes with
its endorsement but added the re-
mainder OF the report describing how
the pavement was laid anu how the
tar was used:
After years of experiment, this
city is laying down a pavement that
for excellence, durability and cheap
ness is recommended for eXamina-
ton by all interested in municipal
works. The possibility OF making
good roads at reasonable cost has been
demonstrated and tests extending over
a number of years on business streets
proves that tarred macadam makes
not only a smooth and solid roadway.
but one that can be kept in perfect
repair at nominal expense. Inc first
cost in this city, where limestone is
abundant and near at hand, is from 20
to SO cents per square yard, and the
engineer estimates the cost of repair
ing on heavy traffic streets at less than
one cent per- yard per year. while as
phalt costs three cents. The addition
of tar renders the roadway impervious
TO water. frostproof in winter and pre-
vents mud GEc>dust in summer 1t is
easily kept, does not require Scrapiug.
thus avoiding wearing OF the surface.
One block or tar macadam laid more
than year ago on a business street
where there is heavy teaming shows
no perceptible wear today. In resi-
Dental Streets these pavements have
been in use eight years, without any
repairs, and are still in good condi-
ton
The Republican editorially called
attention to consul Shephard's report
on Oct. >. last, and suggested that the
Superintendent of Public Works make
a small test of this kind of pavement
in Honolulu and if it proved successful
that it be adopted instead of the or
binary maeadam laid here. OF course
the Morning Iwilei Defender could see
no use in testing anything that had
been reported upon by United States
Consul, especially when The Repub-
lican had called attention to it. and on
October 9Th it took sufficient notice OF
the fact that it had oeen scooped on q
matter Of some Importance to this
city to say:
Tar movements are nonular in
the tropics. That is to say. people
who are stuck on them stay
stuck
OF course the Morning Organ could
see no bench. in trying tar macadam
payements in Honolulu then. OF
course not. But following the publioa.
ton OF the Consurs report in There
publican it was copied by other papers
on the Mainland and in the course If
the intervening months percolated into
the Office of that sheet through an ex-
change and now that defender of
female slavery suddenly finds that it
is good lning to endorse.
1t will be the same way with NUM-
cipal government after while: the
Organ viii be finding it the very thing
for this city to adopt
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