The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-07-06

ne county engineer. 1t is not improbable
( public opinion on the matter.
obliged to proceed in accordance with
so much Of the provisions of chapter
81 of the Revised Laws as apply u
the closing OF public highways.
Further answering the request of the
Board OF Supervisors, / would say that
l. certain roads or portions of roads
| within the County of oahu are made
| dangerous by use of the same by auto
| mobiles. the Board of Supervisors
would have the power of regulating
the use of the same by ordinance. This
| is done in many of the cities on the
mainland when, by ordinance, certain
highways or public streets are made
boulevards, thus restraining heavy
traffic thereon. l can see no legal rea-
son why the Board of Supervisors could
not pass an ordinance regulating the
use of certain roads within the County
of oahu, especially when the use of
such roads by automobilists and the
| traffic thereover by automobiles would
be made dangerous to the rest of the
travelling community thereon. In other
| words. for the protection. safety and
| wellbeing of the community at large,
| 1t would rest within the police power
possessed by the Board of Supervisors
to pass an ordinance regulating the
traffic of automobiles over certain
| roads, their use thereover being dan
| gerous or unsafe to the rest of the
| travelling community
/ have the honor to be, sir very re-
specially yours,
T.. A. DOUTHITT,
County Attorney, County Of oahu.
MANDAMUS PROCEEDINGS.
Notice of the institution of man
damus proceedings was given in the
| following form:
Honolulu, June 80 1906.
ID. Kalauokalani, Jr., Esq, County
Clerk, County of oahu, Eek OfIicio
Clerk, Board of Supervisors.
Dear Sir: ! beg to inform you that,
| In pursuance of the request made by
| the Board of Supervisors, l have this
| day instituted mandamus proceedings
| against j. II. Fisher, as Auditor of the
Territory of Hawaii to compel the is
suance of a warrant for delinquent
taxes due the County of oahu.
| l have the honor to be, sir. very truly
! yours, Il. A. DOUTHITT,
County Attorney, County of oahu.
STREET IMPROVEMENT.
The following communication from
, County Engineer Gere came to hand:
Honolulu, II. H., July 3, 1906.
Hon. Geo. w. Smith, Chairman Board
of Supervisors, County of oahu.
/ Sir: In re the proposition of Brewer
a, 20 al
streets | would beg to state tina, |
find that the firm of Lord & Belser are
the only ones equipped to do the kind
of work proposed. This firm has an
agreement with the Honolulu Road De-
partment to do work of this sort two
inches bitumen on six inches concrete,
for twenty-four cents per square foot
The other property interests on the
south side of Fort street have signi-
fed their willingness to complete the
guttering to King street.
] would suggest that the placing of a
catch basin ON the makai side of Hotel
street and Just Waikiki of crossing
and connecting the same with the
storm sewer, would do much to relieve
the situation.
Inasmuch as the construction Of the
gutter viii necessitate the reconstruc-
tion of at least one half of the street
macadam, I would recommend that the
execution of the work be referred to
the Honolulu Road Department.
Respectfully yours,
G. II. GERE,
County Engineer County of oahu.
AN ECHO FROM MOLOKAI.
Director Walter Brinckerhoff of the
Molokai Leprosy Investigation Sta
tion made the following request:
Honolulu. T. H., June IS. 1906,
Mr. George w. Smith, President Board
OF Supervisors. County OF oahu,
Honolulu, T. II.
Sir: l have the honor to request your
assistance with respect to the plan
ming of the Loprosy Investigation Sta
tion by your granting permission to MIR.
G, II, Gere, County Engineer, to ac-
company me to the Island Of Mulokai
for the purpose OF determining the foas-
Utility, probable cost, etc, OF building
a wagon road from Makaluahau Point
To the site OF the Leprosy Investigation
station. Mr. Ceres experience and tech
meal knowledge win be of great value
10 me In furnishing data To the Surgeon
General of the Public Health and Ma
rlne Hospital Service with regard to
the above named Improvement, which
improvement viii bee ~ great value To
the station. and IL Is hoped TO the
Lcper settlement,
The trip should not consume over
two days
RpsnCgtuliv,
WALTER 70, RRlNCKERHOFF,
Director MUlukM lHprosy lnyestiga-
tou station
Leave has boon granted derr to make
thr tup. The o. =, r. g. Manning
/. VIII convey thu engineer io MnloknL
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