The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1905-08-04

1nere was a full attendance OF tne
Oahu supervisors at the meeting held
In the board rooms yesterday after
noon. Clerk Kalauokalani read the
minutes of the previous meeting and
they were approved. The Committee
on Public Expenditures had not been
able TO get hold of all the vouchers to
examine them. so its report was de-
ferred, as was that of the Committee
on Ways and Means.
The subject of the relocation of the
Kipapa and Waikakalaua road was
brought up, 1t appearing that the road
was unfinished and without a sfence.
/ Portions of a communication from Su-
perintendent of Public Works Hollo-
way were read.
Mr.. Low of the Eva and Waianae
road board was present and, being
called on by the chair, stated that the
road was constructed at cost of
about $4,000, half of which came from
the loan fund and half from the gen.
eral roads and bridges fund. The
road was started by the Public Works
department of the territory and later
turned over to the Eva road board
The road, he said, was in a miserable
condition and no four or five thousand
dollars would put II into first-class
shape. Many people still used the old
route. The road board had not been
notified that there had been an agree.
ment made with the II estate to trade
the old 100-foot roadway for the new
50-foot right of way.
| Lucas stated that 1t would be neces-
sary to have fence put up
along the road before the county could
own the road. He suggested that the
necessary 10000 feet of fence be put DIP
at a cost not to exceed $500.
This aroused Adams, who could not
see why the county must fence the
road. Low stated that it would take
about $4,000 to put the road into fair
condition and safeguard it against the
rains. He hoped that the board would
appropriate this sum. Adams did not
want to "blow in" so much money.
| After considerable discussion the mat
ter was dropped for the time being.
Clerk KalauokalanL read the reports
of Road Supervisor johnson and cer-'
| tain communications from various de-
departmental officials as follows:
| JOHNSON'S . HEHORl.
Road Supervisor Samuel Johnson re
ported that the county would have to
pay three prison lunas at the Makiki
quarry for the month of August, as
their services were on work done for
the county. One was paid at the rate
of 800 per month and two at SIS. Mr..
Johnson also reported important work
4. n, 80 T,.lx t.xrt n,
Honolulu Road Department as follows:
MACADAMIZED STREETS.
Nuuanu street, Kuakini to Judd, ex-
cept bridge, 1850 TT; Fort street, Vine
yard to Beretania, 1000 IT.; School
street, Nuuanu to Nuuanu Stream, 760
fft.; Kukui street, River to -, 200 it.;
Kuakini street Nuuanu to -, 1000 it.;
Queen street Il side), Maunakea to
Nuuanu, 300 IT. Houghtailing road has
been filed and graded and top dress
ing of quarry waste put on and rolled
to the extent of 1850 it., making total
of $3.50 IT. of road graded and ma
cadamized during the month of July,
1905.
An entire new planking has been put
on the John Ena bridge at Kalia, Wal
kiki
The report does not include small
repairs. IA
Mr.. Johnson submitted list of pro-
posed work for August as follows:
Continuation of work on Queen street
and Waterfront: continuation of work
on Kuakini street; continuation of
work on Kukui street; continuation of
work on Houghtailing road; commence
ment of work on Punahou street, from
King street up; commencement of work
on Waianae road from Kipahulu road
to the terminus of the II. r.. T. & L.
! Co.'S track.
At the completion of Liliha street I'm
about weeks), the department pro-
roses to commence on Liliha street,
from King street up.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
A communication from ]. A. Gil
man, chairman of the Board of Fire
Commissioners of Honolulu, was read.
Mr.. Gilman submitted the estimate for
the fire department for two years, the
fgures being those sent to the last
legislature, restoring the salaries TO
the amounts paid before the cut made
by the special session OF 1904. The
increase is but S3s5,OO per month. The
commissioners asked the board to re-
store the salaries If possible.
w. L. Frazee. superintendent of
electric lights, police and fire alarm
telegraph, asked for an appropriation
of 500 for the expenses and mainte-
nance Of the police and fire alarm sys-
TENS during the month of August, also
the regular salary of an electrician al
500 per month.
All the communications were re
ferred TO the proper committees.
Mr.. Low, representing the Eva roat
board, explained why road work haC
been going on and money had beer
spent during the month of July aftel
the supervisors had passed a resolu
ton forbidding the expenditure of roat