The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-06-03

" the raising of the grade OF King
street between the Nuuanu
bridge and Aaia road. for the purpose
OF getting down a bottom upon which
is TO be placed the snew maeadam.
There is now being placed in the street.
at the lowest point. sixteen inches OF
stone and this amount will lift the road
out OF the mud for all time. The tram
way tracks are being first raised and
the street will be repaired after this
is completed.
The street at the point which Is now
under repair has been for some time
the very worst spot in Honolulu. when
the amount OF travel over 1t Is consid-
cred The storm sewer was put IL
there two years past, but owing to the
fact that IL was only a matter OF mud
which came to the catch basins. the
sewer did little to improve the charac-
ter of the street. The work has been
delayed for some time, owing to the
fact that the location of the quarry
from which the stone was to be drawn
caused the breach with the Board or
Health and the work on all streets or
the Fifth District was cutoff.
Recently there offered q senance for
the purchase of the ballast which is
brough. in ships coming to this port
without cargo. The contract calls for
the delivery of the stone at any point
decided upon by the Superintendent of
Public Works at price which, while
it is greatly in excess of what should
be paid if the rock could be had from
a nearby quarry, is less than would be
the cost if the rock had to be hauled
from Kewalo OF far Kalihi. This rock
Is hard and makes excellent underp1n-
ming for a roadway.
There are now 1000 tons of rock on
the docks and this is being put into
the road as fast as possible. II Is the
plan of the Superintendent of Public
Works to have a movable crusher put
On the waterfront, for the purpose OF
breaking this rock and thus making IT
available for every use TO which 1t may
be put on the roads. The blocks are
so large now that it would be impossi-
BILE for them to be used except for the
foundation for the road. The cost is
sc much greater than il should be. that
the department will not be able to do
SO much with the money at Its COM
nand, but the work will be carried on
as long as possible and to as great ex-
tent as il may be under the circuYn-
stances.
The Importance OF this work lies
principally in the fact that the sur
roundings are now in the most insan-
itary condition. and they cannot be I'M
proved materially without the putting
down OF new pavement. This is in
line with the filing which is being
done all about the Aala district, where
the levels OF various lots which have
teen far below surrounding territory
have been raised by the dumping OF the
credgings from the harbor. There are
three of these lots, one on the Peabody
property near Vineyard street, another
uakai OF St. Louis College and the
third, the first 10 be completed. on the
Waikiki side of the stream. above Be
retania street. There are yet several
spots which are to be filed In and
these viii be completed as soon as pos
sible
As soon as the Aaia roads are I'm
ished the working force of the depart
ment will be concentrated On the roads
of the Palana and Kalihi districts.
These win take a deal OF refitting, and
IL is expected that the entire length OF
King street will be graded and repav-
ed. frcrn the stream down to the Ka-
mehamaha " road. This work while
II Will be delayed often by shortage of
rock. as the portable crusher will have
to be worked upon small deposits all
the while, Will be prosecuted with all
possible vigor There are several
stretches which will need some filling
before the new rnacadam may be put
down. but generally speaking, ali Shi.
has been done.
The work on Liliha street has pro-
gressed to such stage that the curb
ing is being placed all along the road.
When this has been done the compile
tion of the top dressing OF the road will
take place. and the street be made as
nearly perfect as possible. The heavi-
est work has been done IN the street,
the filling being practically complete.
but there IS little Of 1t on which the
tor. dressing has been nut down and
the road completed This work will be
GcHe ahead Of King street, wherever
DoSsfb bic, as II is desired to push the
street aloBg and close with II as rap
idly as the supply Of rock viii permit