The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1906-04-07

particular attention has been paid
to making and clearing good-sized
bitches and cross-drains. A very
trihing expense hereafter will suf-
flee to prevent any further damage.
If this work had not been done
now the cost of repairs would short
ly have to be trebled.
beg to recommend that the
branch road from the Keanae
Landing running up the valley,
which is almost impossible for
teams on account of frequent wash
outs and very poor drainage, be re-
paired at once. This road was
built in 1899 as horse trail and
widened by the Koolau Ditch peo-
pie little over two years ago at
their expense. With this excep-
ton absolutely no money has been
spent on its maintenance since its
construction. 1t should be we'll
ditched and drained and in many
places redressed with gravel or
gravelly earth. The extent is
about two miles and the cost will
not be less than $25000. The
Ditch Company has kindly donat-
ed the powder that will berequired
to enlarge the bitches and break
open quarries for top-dressing.
With the exception above noted it
will hardly be possible to under
take any but the most trivial road
work in this district this year, as
a number of bridges will require to
be repaired in order to keep the
roads open.
A new bridge entirely should be
constructed at Lalaau stream at
Keanae where in times of high
water horsemen cannot possibly
cross. This will cost about 81 ,000.-
90, but with the present indication
for the return of trade wind wealth
er this can be delayed without
much danger for another month.
A large culvert at Wahinepee
stream was washed away by un-
usually high water the last few
days of February. 1t was too late
for me to include this in my last
report. This must be repaired at
once. The cost will be about
$4,000.
The bridge at Kuhiwa Gulch,
Nahiku should be replaced by re-
locating about one quarter of
mile of road, crossing the stream
at more practicable point, also
improving the grade of the road.
AS this would entail an expense of
some $1500.00, l hesitate to recon-
mend it at this time but the bridge
must be repaired. The cost of re-
newing the old bridge would be
!, about $4,000.
l am having all bridge lumber
now coated with mixture of equal
parts of crude oil and carbolineum.
, All pieces under thirty feet in
length coated by immersion in a
tank for one hour, thereby caus-
J ing the maximum penetration OF
: this germicidal mixture. From
the appearance of the lumber so
treated after several months trial
! am very strongly of the opinion
that this is the best timber pre-
servative short of the expensive
creosoting process, we can use. |
notice that it withstands the wash
of the rain remarkably and upon
cutting the timber so treated the
penetration is noticed in places as
deep as half an inch. This does
not hold with any other timber
preservative | have ever used.
Moreover, this is the cheapest
paint on the market.
| beg earnestly to recommend
that the road-overseer's Isalary be
increased from $40 to $50. With
the large district he has to cover,
bis expenses for travelling reduce
his salary to about that of an or
dinary day-laborer, and l wish to
take occasion here to state that