The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1902-01-07
Public Works Department Gets
More Money TO Garry on
Improvements.
MkTTERS on HAWAII PROGRESS
VERY LITTLE DAMAGE is sUs-
TANNED BY ROADS IN
HILo DISTRICT.
Assistant Superintendent Campbell
ADDS Recommendations Regard
ing Present Faulty Construction
Of culverts-5ridge Material Now
on the Ground Ready 70 Use.

The immediate prospect OF an i'm
proyement In the drainage OF Kewalo
district is not the brightest at the
present time declared Superinten-
dent OF Public Works James Il Boyd
yesterday
4 am still in hopes that may be
able TO arrange with the heads Of
other departments for a satisfactory
sum with which 10 carry on some OF
the imperative improvements. With
the present sum allotted to the depart
ment. there is not much chance Of ap-
propriating anything for the necessary
work OF improving the condition Of
the lower districts Of Honolulu"
At a meeting OF the Territorial exec
utive council yesterday afternoon, at
which the heads OF the various depart
ments were present. the department
Of Public Works was allowd an in
crease in tie monthly appropriation
consigned TO the charge Of Superin-
tendent Boyd,
Whether the Public Works Depart
ment viii be enabled to see its way
clear TO appropriate a small amount
Of the additional sum allotted 10 that
branch Of Territorial government, for
Kewalo improvements, remains to be
seen. Superintendent Boyd declares
that he is in hearty sympathy with
the requirements Of the section of the
city. and will do all in his power TO
render the locality more sanitary.
Slight Damage on Hilo.
Damage by storm in the Honohina
and Hakalau districts on Hawaii has
been very slight according TO the re-
Uorts from these sections received by
Superintendent Of Public Works J..
II BOYD In his latest mail from the
big island.
Concise statements from Road Com
missioner Chalmers. and also f. f.
Richards. agent for the Public Works
Department with headquarters at
HIo. show that Affairs on Hawaii are
moving along smoothly. and work is
progressing at a gratifying pace
Among other things, Mr. Richards
states
The roads in South Hilo are in
fairly good repair the last heavy
rains causing no great amount of dam
axe.
New grades should be run between
Houolii gulCh and Papaikou. as there
are grades between these points over
which It is impossible to haul much
az lead. From Papaikou 70 Onomea
the road is In splendid condition. hsy-
ing been recently mscsdamized. From
Onomes 70 Hakalau the road is exceed
ingly rough for light vehicles. but is
in good repair and will carry heavy
traffic all right
Mr. Martin informs me il will re-
Quire about four months 20 complete
the Hilo side Of Hakalau gulch, pro
vided he has the same average force
OF prisoners he now has which is
about thirty men.
An impossible Road.
The road from waikamalo TO Lau-
pahoehoe is still impossible TO wheel
cd vehicles During q conversation
with Mr.. Walker. chairman OF the
North Hilo Road Board. be informed
me that he had sent you a full report
CT the condition OF affairs. and also q
request that Mr. Campbell or some
other equally competent engineer. be
sent up 10 look over the ground and
assist the road beard with his advice.
Il is a good idea and might result in
a considerable saving in the end.
The present powder magazine. be
sides being too small for present re-
quiremeuts. viii soon be in the center
OF populous district. There are now
within 200 feet Of the magazine two
school buildings accommodating some
thing like one hundred children. Sew
eral residences are also being put up
in the immediate vicinity, and Il viii
be a matter OF but a short time until
the magazine is entirely surround sd
by buildings. The building is about
ten by twelve. built Of Wire netting
and plastered and Is at the present
time about two-thirds full OF explo-
sives. A new building thirty BY thirty
should be constructed and a good 10
cation would be about mile farther
out on the road leading to the garbage
dumping ground
The Matson people" are still put
ticg In piles az the mouth OF the Wal