Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-10-27
ROAD WORK MAIN
SUBJECT IN BOARD
Supervisors Will Grain
Rapid Transit Co.'s
Tracks

"lnasmuch as the County has as
sumcd the burden OF maintaining pub
lie roads throughout the Territory
and as section .. subdivision 2, chap
ter of the County Act deals with the
subject and grants the County the
right to purchase and otherwise ac.
quire property. can see no legal rca.
son why the County should not accept
an easement over the road In qucs
ton"
Tho Bofs'd held a short discussion
on the matter but decided 10 take ac
ton at a later date. and. by motion
County Attorney Douthitts opiniop
was laid on he table.
a complaint of the Rapid Transit
Company next came up. Il was in re.
lation TO the grade caused by the re-.
pairing of Bcrctania street between
Piikoi and Pensacola streets. where in
order to obtain good results the Road
supervisor found II necessary to mako
two crowns in the road, one on each
side of the tracks. and the water shed
IN this way, according to the Rapid
Transit Company. was a source OF an.
noyancc and danger.
Superintendent Ballcnlync said:
The method of grading on Bcrctania
street viii give two crowns on tho
street, making the track the waterway
Tor onc.halr of the road. This is oh.
jcctionable. as the cars use more now
or and possible short.circuiting by
moisture thrown up may occur. Also
from the same reason the motors ON
the cars may be burnt out. People
standing on the running boards will
DC splashed by this gathered water.
There are other places where the
wafer stands on the street, as on King
street near South. II is only fair that |
INC tracks should not be made water
way and II absolutely necessary provi.
sion should be made for drainage. II
Is not our idea to impede good roads
but rather to help them. We simply
wish to discuss and settle these mat.
ters easily"
Engineer Gcre stated that the term
grade simply referred 10 grade of the
curb but not OF the street itself which
was In the hands of the Road Super
visor.
supervisor Lucas stated that the
racks of the Rapid Transit Company
we're too low and should have been
placed higher in the first place. To
mango this he said would be a great
Expense to the railway company. and
le believed that drains should be nut
and the expense should be shared
" the railroad company.
Chairman Smith stated that he be.
loved the County should build catch
asins to connect with storm drains.
mis- could be done at a small ex. /,
ense.
Engineer Gcre stated that he agreed |
nth Mr. Smith. Supervisor Lucas I
loved that the catch basin be con. {
tructed and the motion was carrIeJ
unanimously.
county Attorney Douthitt presented !,
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