The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-09-05

tlon OF the Pail road below the Wal
manalo Branch by constructing an
equal number of linear feet on the Ho-
noiulu side of the Pail, the same TO be
j macadamized Is feet wide instead of
/ l6 feet as called for by his contract.
/ 1 beg TO report:
! The contract entered into by Mr..
| Whitehouse with the County of oahu
/ specifically states the section of road
1 To be macadamized under the contract
! as being approximately IL 900 feet in
length and from the top of the PaH to
. the bottom on the Koolau side
l am advised by the County Attorney
that the Board can not legally enter
into the agreement proposed. nor do 1
deem ii advisable to cancel the con-
tract.
There remains 1850 feet of road be-
| tween the end of finished section and
| the culvert at the foot of the per
cent grade. much of which is in de-
plorable condition and fully as bad as
large proportion of the upper section.
As the bottom of the hill this to
me seems to be the point aimed at in
the specification. although the distance
is 9461 feet instead of 1900, and 1 be-
lieve Mr.. Whitehouse should be di-
rected to complete to that point.
1t is quite true that a portion of the
road on the Honolulu side of the Pail is
in need of repair the macadam being
nearly worn out in many places, but
this is boulevard compared with the
lower section on the Koolau side.
L see no reason why. if the funds
are available and the Board desire,
they cannot enter into a separate
n ont s%ot,~
perform this work on a basis of cost
of materia! and labor. plus a stated or
percentage profit.
1 have made the following estimate
of the cost of such work which places
the cost of stone delivered on the road
al s1.S5 per Gu. yard. rolling 27c. per
Gu. yard, sprinkling 15c. per Gu. yard,
which totals 1927.
The coating should be heavier than
that specified for the Koolau side. say
6 inches of No. and 11-2 inch of
screening, or 11.25 Gu. feet per llneal
foot of road IS feet wide.
5000 fit. road 1850 Gu. yds. at
Plus 10 per cent.....-.......... 1852
The cost of the rock per cubic yard
Will have to be arranged with Mr..
Whitehouse.
The cost to the County of such a road
at the price of the present contract
would be
5000 feet at $1.1s S-4...........$ S,593.5O
Inspection ...........-......, 10000
Total .........S 5,t93.oO
1 would recommend that the con-
struction of a concrete parapet wall
from the new pail arch to the top of
the pail be given precedence over the
matchmaking of the road on this side.
This can be completed for about
100000
Respectfully submitted,
c.. H. GERE,
County Engineer, County of Oahu.
LIGHTS FOR MOILIILI.
a petition from the property owners,
taxpayers and residents of the Ka Moi
liili district was read, asking for two
electric lights. one in front of the Moi
lili church and one on Beretania ave
nue., this side of the church. The mat
ter was referred to the committee on
electric light.
AMERICAN SENTIMENT.
Moore introduced the following reso-
luton. which was unanimously adopt
ed:
Be it Resolved by the Board of Su-
pervisors of the County Of Oahu, that
it is the order of this poaId: If>at
until such time as proper civil service
rules can be put in operation by the
oe n &c
ploye in any department under the con-
troll of the Board Of Supervisors shall
be discharged from such employment
on account of his political opinions.
and that the employees in any of said
departments shall have the right ana
privilege of attending any meetings
they desire after working hours. with
out being molested or inundated; and
be it further
Resolved, That any employee who
shall be discharged or laid off for ex-
ercfsing the rights and duties of a citi-
zen and voter shall report the same "a
once to the Board of Supervisors, as
they are not employed for political pur-
poses. but to do work for which they
are paid by all taxpayers of TINS
county.
MOORE'S BACK PATTED.
..The chair wishes to express its ap-
probation of Mr.. Moore's work as a
member of this Board" said Smith
.orhrouehout he has acted as a gentle
man. and though Democrat has not
played politics.
Neither has Paele," exclaimed
Lucas. land there isn't a member OF
the Board who has cause to be asham-
ed of himself"
THE COUNTY'S COST.
Estimates for the coming month
toDped off the business of the meeting.
1t will take s43.310 to run the county
for the period named.
Ar e-a0 n. m. the Board adjourned
until the 8th at 1880 p. m.