The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-05-20
the ROADS
Of kauai
Campbell Reports
TO Executive
Council.

~ the regular meetnr nt the ESccu
tive Council yesterday superintendent
BOYD submitted u report upon the roadl
ana bridrts of Kauai. ana the need an,
Hpst of improvements on that island ~
complied by Mstsiuu Campbell upor
the return from he recent tour of In.
NestiEatlun. The report Is u lengthy
one. covering nearly the entire island
ana outlining the conditions of publ,
works ON Kauai. ana the cost of what
ever improvements are necessary.
summarized. the tWelNe-page type
written report Is as follows:
The road from Waimea 60 Kekaha
has been well built but the heavy
rains make immediate repairs neces-
sary. The road Is but from one O.
three feet above high water. and Is
constructed through very DOGGY coun-
Try. About 1000 feet of the road lead
ing TO Kekaha min has been macad-
amized, but the crossing for the rail-
road is cut through the macadam. and
Is unsightly. The plantation company
has been notified to place the crossing
in proper shape.
Puehu gulch viii require twelve
foot timber opening. and this will be
done out of the Road Boards funds.
The worst washout is at Waiawa gulch
and a foot bridge is reqsired, which
will cost $3.50.
The road from Waimes bridge to Ke-
kupue valley is in good condition. but
the grade is excessive and the valley
is flooded by every storm. The road
should be raised AT least five feet. and
equipped with proper drains and Gull
Verts The road through the bottom
OF Mahinauli eulch needs grading and
ditching. but the road from there to
the top of the hill on the Makaweli
side is in good condition.
From MaknWcli mill TO Camp 4, and
on to Hanapepe Valley the road Is In
very bad condition. Hanapepe bridge
is in a fair state of preservation, but
the superstructure requires painting.
Engineer Campbell says that the roads
in Waimea Village are not really roads.
and recommends that the road engi-
neer be sent there to make a survey.
The Wahiawa bridge was submerged
during the recent storms and the wood
work is rotten; IL Is recommended that
new masonry piers be constructed. the
total cost of which will be 1920
The roads about McI3ryde plantation
are in good condition. the work having
been done under the supervision of Mr..
McBryde. with few EXCEPTIONS says
Mr.. Campbell in his report. Il con-
slider the roads through this district
to be the best dirt roadways l have
ever seen" An allowance of $500 per
month is recommended for the district,
also the purchase of grading machine
for $500.
The roads about Koloa plantation are
sadly dilapidated. but the plantation
has offered To transport all rock to the
crusher, and furnish all power and
teams needed to improve them. pro-
vided the Government furnishes the la
Dor for the crusher and for spreading
the stone. The cost of the work will
be $1,000. as the crusher can be taken to
Koloa from the Lihue district.
In Lihue the roads are in bad con-
dition from the last storm, and should
be raised but the road board has al
ready been doing repairing, and some
OF the roads are in fair condition. The
allowance of $500 per month is not suf-
hcient to repair the storm damage, and
II will cost about $500 to make the re-
CURED improvements. The purchase of
a road grader and a horse roller Is
for this district
The Waimea bridge. Mr.. Campbell
reports has been badly misused. the
plans for it's construction not having
been followed out. The supcrstructure
was painted with tar without first re-
moving the accumulated rust and the
bridge is now rusting rapidly. 1t is
recommended that the bridge be paint
ed aud the approach repaired at "A
cost of $500. The bridge is of narrow
and obsolete type and the superintend-
ant does not think it worthy of extern
sive repairs
In the Hawaiian district the roads
are in fair condition. but need some
'cpairs. The purchase of IA road grader
S recommended for this district also.
AnahOla bridge in this district was car
Red out to sea in the recent storm. |
out Mr.. Hundley recovered the bolts. |
washers and iron and rebuilt the
bridge, raising the piers five feet. The
approach needs to be graded, the esti-
mated cost being $500. The road board
5 highly commended for it's work I'm
iealing with The emergency. 1t is rec
also that a bridge be con-
tructed across Wainahi guIch for the
of ladies and children At
ending the school which is situated on
he other side OF the creek. Children
re Obliged TO remove their clothing
md wade across the river. which Is
aid to be very dangerous at times. IT /.
recommended that a light bridge be
INSTRUCTED across the gulch at a cost
f $1,000.
Roads through Hanalei district are
\ good shape, and the needed repairs
an be made from the road funds. II
recommended that bridge be built
I kalihiwai Rulch, which is crossed
ow by means of a ferry conducted by
he board at a cost of s35 per month.
Ihere should be constructed at this
ONT, the report concludes, "a bridge
cylinder piers of 100 feet span. The
ost OF same will be approximately
1000. 1t is / consider. necessity to
he travelling public and II funds per-
nit should be built"