The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-05-02
GOOD ROADS
FOR HIl0
Plans to improve
Waianuenue
Street.
WILL REMOVE
FLOOD DANGER
Bridges and Thoroushfares Will
be Renewed New Water Sys.
tenn to be Provided.

regard TO the improvement o
the streets and bridges OF Hilo are car
ried out II is the belief OF the engi-
neers OF the department that there viii
never again be difficulty with storm
waters such as have wrought havoc In
the past.
The plans which are to be followed
are based on the collection OF the
waters which will make waianuenus
street n torrent. away up toward It's
head, and their diversion INTO wailuku
river or their collection In the storm
sewers which run more than half way
up the streets. The method which will
| the diversion ditch. something like
three quarters of a mile on up the
i street, near the Catholic school This
ditch will be of such a nature that Ii
/ will carry on into the river all the
waters which, having their origin
4 higher up the street. cover IL entirely
| in the case OF a storm.
With the completion OF this ditch
| there Will be left for the sewers alone
the caring for the waters which fan
| upon the street. This means OF course
~ VAST OUT IL Is not
| so much when taken in connection with
the means for carrying Ii of. There is
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 a rush of waters.
The sewer will be equipped with the
new large catch basins OF the depart
ment design. The first ones will be
placed at the Court House. then in the
center OF the blocks, as well as at the
corners. all the way down. The street.
when first paved. was not given n 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 in place a grouted water
table or gutter five feet in width. This
viii tend to carry Off the water witt-
out permitting IL to wear out the street.
This work Is being done by l.. NJ.
Whitehouse- As soon as At Is completed
Ia Is the expectation OF the department
officials that there will be such bids
In response to the advertisements now
running as will permit the giving out
OF 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 IA perfect drainage
from its head TO the sea.
Before this street work is author
fzed there viii be laid In wainuenue
street the new water system for the
town This means the placing OF n ten
Inch main In the street from School
street This VIII give TO the whole city
n fun supply OF water. and will prac-
tically do away with the necessity for
the uSe OF the fire engine Mt all. the
larger supply making II possible to put
out any fire that may come with the
use only or the hose.
In Front street. for distance OF POO
feet. there vilI be put down the eight
inch system and from that point there
win be continued the six-inch mains.
This work Is all under contract and
when IL Is completed and the street
crown laid above II. there will be no
necessity FOR tearing up the streets for
some time TO come at least.
Where the storm waters OF the past
have cut out Front street there Is now
piling bridge. which will tend to pro- |
tect the street by reason OF it's permit |
ting the waters To reach the sea I'M
disturbed.
In addition to these improvements In I
the town OF Hilo there has been let To 1
NuneZ Fernandez the contract for the ,
building OF stone piers and abutments
for the Alanao bridge on the Volcano
roac. This bridge viii be OF the fun n
width Of the road and will be construct
co upon the completion OF the masonry j
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-
iau gulch is also to have new maca-
dam This road has heretofore monop-
oiizsd the work OF the convicts and
there has been built n good thorough
fare from the Pail To the bottom of the
valley. Now there will be constructed
a road from the gulch into tie city.
here being contracts for the macadam- I
zing now let. These constitute the |.
which will be made at !
1ncc and the belief OF Superintendent I
Boyd Is that these viii meet the most !
rressinR needs OF Hiio. for road i'm .
ut the present time.
While this work Is being done upon {
he roads the work In the harbor Is be- /,
ng pushed as well. There is now be- ,
ng constructed in an addition OF 30
feet to the government dock This will
Civ. needed room for the accommoda- ;
ton or vessels coming into the harbOr.
The dock has been slightly unstable
though safe. and to make IL stronger
ma prevent the rocking which ha,
marked the structure In the past, there
are being driven brace piles. In addi- ,
don some 80 new piles are being put
down and the usual protective clusters
yin he added to the dock under the
r.tnng If Improvement