The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-03-12
WA|L.UKU
SIDEWALKS
Road Work Program
a Teachers Meeting
storm, Etc.

MAUI. March 9-The Board of Maui
Supervisors held its monthly meeting
during Tuesday, Tuesday evening and
wednesday of this week in it's Wal
luku Offices
Aside from routine business the
lengthy but important report of Coun-
ty Engineer Hugh Howell rendered
during Tuesday evening was the pri1-
cipal event of the session. In conse-
quence of this report, Mr.. Howell was
authorized to undertake much in the
way of road and bridge work that is
of interest to the taxpayers of the
county.
Authorization by the Board was
given for the execution of the follow
ing:
To begin n1acadamizing the main
street of Lahaina running through the
business part of the town.
To macadamize the principal Pa1a
road from the old railroad station to
the plantation hospital
To continue the reconstruction of the
bridges of Hama district, four of which
have been completed by the engineer
during the last two months. twenty
more remaining to be done. These
bridges were all built in 1898 and are
now more or less in a state demanding
repair Trusses are being done away
with and piers substituted. thus insur-
ing a longer period of durability.
To relocate the road running from
Honolua, Gahaina) to Napili, for
tot d
To reconstruct the bridge at Homo
hawai-, (Lahaina).
To build a concrete bridge at Uku-
mahame Lahaina)-
To relocate road at Omapio (Kula),
the same.
To survey road from Pauwela to
Halehaku (Makawao).
To prepare specifications and to ar
range for grade and all details for
construction of cement sidewalk
through two of the principal streets
of Wailuku beginning at the Bailey
block on Main street and extending
downward around the Kepoikai block
along Market street to Borba's corner.
This may include the Strengthening of
the streets mentioned.
OWNERS COOPERATE.
The Waikiki Improvement Assoeia-
ton has obtained the consent of all
owners of property fronting the pro-
posed line of sidewalks 20 defray one
half the expenses of the construction
of the walk, the Supervisors to au-
thorize the payment of the remaining
half. The Board will probably accede
to the wishes of the Wailuku citizens
after the county engineer has drawn
up the plans and completed the other
necessary arrangements.
Such mode of procedure as that
used by wailuku residents of Main and
Markets streets in obtaining their
sidewalk by payment of one-half of
the cost is worthy of imitation by
of the county who may in the
future desire similar improvements. A
cement sidewalk through it's principal
streets is a marked Improvement to
any town and Waikiki is to be con-
graduated.
STORM FATALITY
Wednesday evening, the 7th, during
the Kona storm, two Japanese fisher
men. residents of the town, in attempt
ing to make Lahaina had their fishing
boat upset and were drowned Their
bodies have not as yet been washed
ashore. Such are the meager details
of tragedy. of an Intellectual struggle
for life against storm and tempestuous
seas.
During a southerly blow, Lahaina
harbor is anything but a refuge for
shipping, and many boat has been
capsized there in attempting to land. |
1t was so rough on Wednesday even |
ing that the steamer Claudine did not
touch there as usual on her way to
usa
TEACHERS IN SESSION.
On Monday, the 5th, an all-day
teachers meeting was held in the Ma
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