Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-06-21


in process of construction. 1t is esti-
mated that, in four months time. the
new bridge will be ready for the public
to travel over.
Reconstructed River Wall.
During nearly every heavy rain, the
Nuuanu stream wall which runs from
maulla of st. Louis College to the sea,
has suffered to a greater or less eX.
tent. During the last freshet, one hun.
bred feet of the wall just mauka Of
Vineyard street was torn away. A lit
tie while ago, Mr.. Dwight stationed
there a number OF expert workers and
there has just been completed a wall
that will stand the buffetings Of any
volume or force of water that Nuuanu
could send down. A concrete base has
been put down to depth of four feet,
The Kukui street bridge support Oh
the Waikiki side was also put in O
dangerous condition by the last fresh
ct. 1t seems that when this support
was built, a foundation Of soft coral
rock was put under the harder stones
constituting the support proper. The
water undermine the support, crush
cd or washed away the soft coral rock
so that the support simply hung in tho
air A concrete base running down
four feet and along the wall for some
distance on either side, finally taper
ing off into points, has been installed,
and now there is no danger of anyone
taking an involuntary bath in the mud
dy waters OF the stream.
Raising Car Tracks.
On the way over to Liliha street, the
reporter had occasion to take notice OF
the work that is being done on King
street, from the Haaliliamanu bridge
to a position near the Boys Brigade
Trade School where the street takes
a sleeper grade as 1t runs along to.
ward Kapalama.
1t will be remembered that, during
the rainy season, this particular
stretch has ever been a perfect mud
hole with varying undulations &C
cording to the depth Of the series Of
ruts. This has all been done away
with. the Tramways Company's tracks
have been raised-to height of If
teen inches In some places-the street
has been filed in and rolled and now
there Is no longer any trouble or delay
about getting to the depot or to any
point beyond the bridge mentioned.
liIiha Street.
This is Liliha street." said Mr..
Dwight, as he and the reporter turned
up from King. It was really beyond
belief. There, stretching away as far
as Vineyard street, was n beautiful
boulevard, and the reporter fully eX
pected to see number OF children
come out with roller skates and go
/ gliding away down the street.
This thoroughfare, which has ever
called forth all manner of abuse from
the residents living along its borders
has certainly been transformed. and
the work Is being carried along stead
lily in a mauka direction so that, In u
t.w weeks now, Liliha street viii
stand with the best in Honolulu. II
might be mentioned, in passing. thai
during Mr. Dwight's administration al
road supervisor, he has succeeded IL
maCadamlzing and putting IN the very
best of shape, that portion Of Lilih'
street between Wyllie and Judd. II
addition to the work carried along ~
the lower sections
, Dancer Removed.
On the way out to Kalihi, 1t was no
tiCed that the premises owned by
Queen Liliuokalani and once occupied
by the late Col. Halves, British Com
Missioner, Is also succumbing to thu
| Onward march of progress in thu
fence is being moved back to the new
street line.
This was one of the most dangerou
places on the Kapalama portion o
ling street on account OF the very mai
row space between the tracks of tn
Tramways Company and the fence
Many accidents have occurred there
This condition was made worse by tn
recent laying Of the Rapid Trans
Company's tracks. The moving bac
p OF the fence will remove every bit {
r the danger that was always threaten
: ing there.
Z On kalihi-uka Road.
The last street visited was the Ka'
hi-uka road, which leads from Kin
street, just Eva of Kamehameha, y
= through the Kaiulani tract and theHt
into Kalihi valley.
The lower part of this road was bui
some little time ago, but the upD'
portion, beginning a short distance b
yond Frank Harveys home, was on
started a short time ago, and hi
? progressed with such rapid STRIDE
that it has already reached the upp
limit OF the Kaiulani tract and wol
/, Is now being carried along by the si'
( of the small gulch and up into the VI
ley proper.
}. Special Features.
There are special features along Il
\ line of this road that must be mentio
cd. In the first place, the stone tn
, Is being used as top dressing Is bell
3 crushed right at the scene OF oper
! tons. Then, again, toward the maui
limit OF the KaiuIani tract the roa
! which used to run down into the gull