The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-01-26
PUBLIC
WORKS ON
HAWAII
Cooper Gets Back
From Official
Tour.
Many New Roads Are
to Be Built
Soon.
Signs of Coming Activity Are
Observed in the Crater
OF Kilauea.


Henry E. Cooper, Superintendent of
Public Works, returned on the CIaudin5
yesterday from his tour of inspection OF
public improvements on the Islands of
Hawaii and Maui Il was called home
by imperative letters" said Mr., Cooper
last evening, before had time to COM
pIete my inspection of public works on
Maui. But 1 made a trip around Ha-
wall, landing at Kailua. 1 passed
through the North and South Kona dis
tricts, Kau, Hilo, Hamakua, Puma and
South Kohala leaving the island at Ka-
weihae. One result of my trip will be
the construction of several sections of
the belt line road around the island.
The contract has already been let for
from Huehue.
THE widening and top dressing of
the road from Maguire's to Huehue,
six miles. will be undertaken at once.
The road south from the boundary line
of South Kohala. now being construct
ed under the supervision of Eben Low,
will be rushed to completion A short
piece of road on the main road from
Kalahiki to Honokua will be undertake
en- as soon as the survey can be made
This will save a long detour on the
road down TO Hookena
Another important work will be the
completion of the road from PahaIa, |
in Kau, to the Volcano House. In Pu-
ma, the road from Pahoa to the railway
will be let by contract as soon as
tenders are received from Hilo. At
Hilo a reservoir site has been secured |
for the new water works, and work on
it will begin on Monday. A contract
will be awarded for fill at Pukahae
culvert on the main road in South Hilo
In Hamakua, the Alualoa road will
be offered for tender as soon as. the
$500
20 Honolulu. The estimates for the
coming biennial period have been dis
ussed with the road boards in the vari-
JUS districts. and the amounts for the
more important public improvements
lave been agreed upon. Alfred D. |
cooper. who accompanied me as
took notes at meetings
With citizens and the various official
odies.
Il find that in the main the roads
the islands visited are in fair con- ,
ition, and 1 believe that the road I
cards have exercised excellent judg-
lent in the expenditure of public funds.
will be the policy of my department
l future to construct important new +
ork by contract
From Hawaii L went to Lahaina. and q
oent the oath investigating the water c
lpply there, and inspecting the new
alter works. 1t will be necessary. how
rer, to visit Maui for the inspection
the more important public works G
is also my intention to visit Kauai.
4
ON next Tuesday. and to Kauai the
flowing week. 1 may, however, be
mpelled to submit my estimates to
e Governor before completing my in
ection of these islands, on account of
e sitting of the legislature being so y
,se at hand. al
L found that the question of the new IL
unity government bill was being pref Id
generally discussed on Hawaii. and ST.
at the matter of the location of the ~
unity seat of the proposed county of =
nth Hawaii, as between Kailua and It's
aimea was exciting some interest. CO
ere is a similar question at issue
Maui as between Waikiki and La
ina. My time was so short in Ha-
ii that I will be compelled to visit IL
1t island again after the session of LII
legislature, and I will also go TO eN'
other islands-unless it should be Ia
,vided in the proposed new county I'd
-ernment bin that its provisions be-
ne operative at once. I believe it al
If the greatest Importance to get the I'll
Mons of the people. and to give them 4
opportunity to discuss the expendi- 20
e of public funds. en-
The volcano of Kilauea is not active he he
present, but there are some signs =
activity, notably in the great heat !