The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-11-12
SPENDING LOAN
MONEY ON HAWAII
LARGE AMOUNTS BEING PUT
FORTH BY THE PUBLIC WORKS
DEPARTMENT.

HILO, November S.-There is an in
creased activity in the local office Of
the Public Works Department, as con-
tracts are being let for additional road
construction and surveys are being
made for new roads. Most Of this
work is being done out of the loan fund
the appropriations of which have to
be expended on or before the end of
the fiscal year. Road Engineer G. H.
Gere has received instructions to re-
survey and cross-section the Keaukaha
beach road and specifications will i'm
mediately be drawn up i'm order to let
the contracts.
There is an appropriation Of $4,000 for
Keaukaha road under the bill. The
proposed Richardson street, connecting
Front and Volcano street the right of
way of which has already been secured
from j. 7. Brown is being restaked and
estimates will soon be called for in or
der to build this thoroughfare.
The specifications for the Kalapana
road went down to the superintendent
of Public Works on the last mail as
also for the connecting road from Ka-
lahiki to HonOkua, near Hookena,
South Kona This latter section up
on the completion of the Kapapala di-
vision, will complete the bet-road cir
cling the island. Good progress is be-
ing made on the Pahala road to the
Volcano House. Benton & Arioli have
finished 21,251 feet and there remains
about four and a half miles, upon
which the work is being rapidly push
ed. Owing to breakdowns i'm machi-
merry and remoteness Of the work from
a base of supplies the work has beer
delayed. 1t will require six months
hard work to complete the contract.
Y. NJ. Whtehouse has been allotted
the contract for building the Hilo Ar
mory at a cost of $4,997 The appro-
priation was not sufficient to cover the
tender, but through the efforts of Cap
tain Fetter and members of Company
d, the deficiency has been made up
1t is stated the Company are seeking
to have permanent stage constructed
in the armory the cost of which they
agree to stand.
Benton g. Arioli have been awarded
four Olaa contracts upon bids as fol
lows: Peck Road, 1870 days, g. cents pc
lineal foot 18A mile road, Olaa, s.
days, 81 ,6OO7O; 141a mile road 100 days
$500 20; II 1-3 mile road, $50 days S.,
42775. Benton & Arioli have the %
mile, Olaa, cross-road, of which mill
and half has been sub-graded. Thirt!
men are daily employed there. Thu
Kamahiku, Puma road, which takes tn
place of the old Pahoa trail, is abOu
complete. Herman Elderts, sub-con
tractor has sixty men employed there
Contractor Whitehouse viii finish tn
Ookala- Kukaiau road this month, sat
isfactory TO himself and the citizen la
Dor interests. Whitehouse has finish
ed the Aleamai bridge and put in
temporary wooden bridge at Waiaama
pending the construction of 40-foo
concrete arch at that point. Word ha
been received that wooden bridge a
Kaieie gulch, at the Hamakua end o
thy district has given way, but a
bids for a concrete arch have alread,
been advertised for, Engineer Ger
hopes to have the work of reconstruc
ton soon under way. Altogether tn
district is to be congratulated upol
the progress being made in road build