The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-12-19
PLANS FOR
USING OIL
ON STREET
Experiment Will Be
Made on New
Block.

when the paving Of Bishop street Is
undertaken there will be made an ex-
periment in the Iaying OF the top dres-
sing, which may have most decided
effect upon the future street making OF
honolulu. While it was at one time the
intention to make this new street,
which now runs from Hotel to King
only. an example by paving IL win
bitumen or asphaltum, this has been
given over and the thoroughiare VIII be
racadamzed, as are the surrounding
streets.
The new block of street has Deeh
decided to the government by Alexander
Young and the Bishop Estate trustees
under an agreement that the Territory
shall put down pavement as soon as
possible. The work of curbing the
street is now going on, and though
Superintendent of Public Works Cooper
has not taken up the matter, 1t IS very
likely that no time will be lost in get
ting to work upon the paving. There
has been constructed a storm sewer to
the center of the block by the Young
Building Company, and this sewer will
be continued the length of the street
before the paving Is done. This will in
sure the keeping down of storm wa
tiers along the line of the street, and
will as well prevent wash. In the deed
Of gift is a clause which will prevent
the placing of transit lines or electric
poles upon the street for a long term
OF years.
1t is after there has been constructed
q thoroughly good foundation and the
preliminary work of paving has been
done, that the experiment with the top
dressing will be attempted. The plan
Of operation, as described by Assistant
Superintendent of Public Works Mars
ton Campbell, will consist of thoroughly
sprinklng the well rolled broken stone
with oil, after which the smaller stone
and gravel of the top will be put on
and rolled into the oil thus placed on
the road. This will tend to make the
lighter top a compact mass, held to-
Sether with the oil.
The California fuel which is now be-
ing used here is in reality only btu
men base combined with volatile oils
and these lighter substances are taker
up by the air and disappear, leaving the
bitumen or asphaltum in composition
with the sand or gravel which has beer
rolled into it. In the opinion of Mr.
Campbell it may prove that the resui
Of the making of the top dressing IL
this way will be that a matriN is form
Cd which will give the road firm an
compact top, which will mean mini
mum of dus. and increased capacity /
withstand wear.
The only attempt made here to fin
the effect of the treatment of road
way with OH, was the experiment mad
upon Richards street some time age
when the top of the street was treate
with oil after being rolled thoroughly
the oil being mixed with sand. Their
was some washing off of the oil, durin
the heavy rains which came shortl
afterward, but even with the road com
pleted before the oil was applied, ther
has been very little wear of the stree
and in the opinion of those who hay
watched the developments, the expert
nent was a decided success.
Mr.. A. A. Young, representing III
Young Building, said yesterday tha
the company would furnish the oil S
that the experiment might be made an
he was very hopeful that there woul
be developed a street paving whic
would be hard and firm. and whic
would prove entirely suitable 20 II
climate. 1t is expected that work upo
the street will be developed very sool