The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-07-07
COUNTY BOARD
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had torn down the old Brewer build
ing, but funds ran out before the other
structure was reached. They could
demollsh it and sell the material at
auction to help pay the expenses.
Road Supervisor Johnson, being con-
suited, said he could not tell what it
would cost, but he had a gang to go
down there in the morning. Answering
further queries he said it was intended
to keep up work on School. Nuuanu,
Queen, Fort and Houghtailing streets.
Lucas understood there was $4,000 in
the loan bill for widening Nuuanu
street
Johnson said the right of way had
not yet been procured from all the
owners.
Adams said there was no use in the
Board going beyond the bridge until
the Territory did the widening. Re-
plying to a remark by Lucas he went
on to say he did not see any use in
going into the Queen street repairs just
then. They should finish up all the
odds and ends of road work already
begun, and then they could see their
way clear for other work He men,
toned several partly finished streets
where the money should go first.
Moore oonS;Ioro5 ,.,o,,1, ~ -o,x;.-
money to complete work begun.
Get that place down there fixed"
Lucas calculated.
Adams did not know how they stood
with regard to that building, whether
they had any right to tear it down.
Lucas moved that a committee be
appointed to wait on the Superinten-
dent of Public Works and get a re-
port by tomorrow at o'clock" Ascher
seconded the motion.
c. L. Wight, addressing the Board by
request, said that all that Mr.. Adams
said was perfectly correct, but for
every buggy that travelled over those
unfinished streets fifty drays passed
along the place mentioned by Mr. Luz
cas-. The whole business of the city
was concentrated in that locality.
The motion carried and the chair ap-
pointed Lucas and Archer to see SUI
perintendent Holloway
Adams said he had looked at that
piece of roadway that day and doubt
ed if ordinary road construction was
suitable for the heavy traffic. They
ought to inspect and compare different
classes of roads to ascertain what was
the most durable. His idea was not to
obstruct. but to get road down there
which would not have to be renewed
every eight or twelve months.
OTHER BUSINESS.
The chairman brought up the legal
of a county seal. On mo-
ton Of Moore it was left to a commit
tee, the chair appointing Archer, Moore
and Paele.
Adams came back to roads, saying
Il would like to have this road bust
ness settled one way or the other
where We are going to work.
Sans got plenty of money! Lucas
made reply. Let him go ahead"
Adams asked what did the keepers of
the park do.
''They are not in my department"
Capt. Johnson answered. "Holloway's
in charge"
Adams moved that a committee be
appointed to ascertain the names of the
keepers Of Aala park and Emma and
Thomas squares. Some desultory talk
followed, from which it appeared
the places mentioned We're deemed
neglected.
Sheriff Brown came in having been
asked by a member, to tell about police
station conditions. He said the Board
Of Health had destroyed the mating
and left the floors in bad appearance,
but he thought he had funds enough for
purposes in the allowance
the Board had given him for the month
Moore thought the Board of Health
ought to make good any damage it did.
Chairman Smith said he was a men,
Der of the Board of Health when a
similar question was raised and the
matter was passed up to the Legisla-
ture. The Board of Health had great
powers.
Lucas brought up the matter of
rules, holding forth the typewriter
draft, and at 9 o'clock the Board
agreed to put in an hour on the code.