The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-05-02


the streets and bridges 81 llilo are ear
RED out It Is the belief uf the cngi-
-necrs of the department that there viii
never again be difficulty with storm
waters such IA have wrought havoc in
the past.
The plans which are to be followed
are based on the collection Of the
waters which will make waianuenue
street a torrent, away mp toward its
head, and their diversion into Waikiki
river or their collection In the storm
sewers which run more than half way
up the streets. The method which will
be employed will be the construction of
the diversion ditch. something like
three quarters of "A mile on up the
street. near the Catholic school. This
ditch will be of such a nature that IL
win carry on into the river all the
waters which, having their origin
higher up the street. cover 1t entirely
in the case of n storm.
With the completion of this ditch
there will be left for the sewers alone
the caring for the waters which fail
upon the street. This means OF course
"a vast volume. of water. but 1t is not
10 much when taken in connection with
the means for carrying II Off. There II
now a large storm, sewer. capable of
taking care Of the waters of the street
and its tributaries. which is rendered
almost imperative by reason of the in
sufficient catch basins which. of small
size, become clogged as soon as there
Is rush OF waters,
The sewer will be equipped with the
new large catch basins of the depart
ment design. The, first ones will be
MI Oh Mt a,t-tI L.. Al,
center Of the blocks as well as at the
corners, all the way down. The street,
when first paved, was not given a per-
feet crown. The street section was
made too level and the result has been
that with the wear of years the street
has been fiattened until at some points
the center is lower than the sides All
this Will be corrected permanently. not
temporarily as in the past when the
macadam which had been washed out
by the floods was simply put back in
place.
On each side of the street there is
now being put I'm place a grouted water
table OF gutter five feet I'm width This
VIII tend to carry off the water with
'out permitting ii to wear out the street
This work is being done by l.. NJ
Whitehouse. AS soon as IT is completed
iC is the expectation of the department
officials that there will be such bids
i'm response to the advertisements now
running as will permit the giving out
or the work for the completion of the
entire street work. This would mean
that when finished the street will be
one complete water shed. with compe-
tent sewers and perfect drainage
from Its head to the sea.
Before this street work is author
lied there will be laid in wainuenue
street the new water system for the
town. This means the placing of a ten
inch main i'm the street from School
street. This will give to the whole city
full supply of water, and will prac-
ticalIy do away with the necessity for
the use of the fire engine at all, the
larger supply making it possible to put
out any fire that may come with the
use only of the hose.
In Front street, for a distance of 21OO
feet, there will be put down the eight
men system and from that point there
Will be continued the six-inch mains.
This work Is all under contract and
when ii is completed and the street
crown laid above it, there viii be no
necessity for tearing up the streets for
some time TO come at least
Where the storm waters OF the past
nave cut out Front street there is now
piling bridge, which will tend to pro-
tect the street by reason of it's permit
tinS the waters to reach the sea I'M
disturbed
In addition to these improvements in
The town Of Hilo there has been let to
Nunez Fernandez the contract FOR the
building of stone piers and abutments
for the Alanao bridge on the Volcano
lie hVia ,,riIl 4,
width of the road and will be construct
ec upon the completion of the masonry
work. The masonry work for the new
Pakihae bridge, on the main road from
Hilo to the Hamakua district, is also
under contract. The road from Haka-
lau SnIch is also to have new maca-
iam. This road has heretofore monop-
olized the work of the convicts and
there has been built IA good thorough |
fare from the Pail to the bottom of the |
valley Now there will be constructed
road from the gulch into the city, |
there being contracts for the macadam- |
tzinS now let. These constitute the |
improvements which will be made at |
once and the belief of Superintendent |
BOYD Is that these will meet the most |
pressing needs OF Hilo for road i'm
proyeinents. at the present time.
While this work is being done upon
the roads the work in the harbor is be-
no p"'7h'u 40 wen. IHeTe is now De- |
Ing constructed I'm an addition of 80
feet tn the government dock. This will
give needed room for the accommoda-
ton OF vessels coming into the harbor.
The dock has been slightly unstable.
though safe. and to make II stronger
ana prevent the rocking which has
marked the structure in the past, there
are being driven brace piles. In addi-
Ton some 30 new piles are being put
down and the usual protective clusters
VIII ne added to the dock under the
present plans of Improvement