The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-11-03

Waianae road district 342 81
Eva road district Especially ..... 1000 o.
Road department ................ Asp. IS
/ X oolaupoko road district. ........ 16S. 0C
Garbage department ...... 1850
Road department ................ 20-OC
| The following communications We're
read:
AN HONORABLE REQUEST.
Honolulu, November 1, 1906.
Hon. Geo. w. Smith, Chairman Board
of Supervisors, County of Oahu, T.
H, City.
Sir: l have the honor to request per-
mission to empty waste water from the
Hartman steam laundry, corner Mer-
chant and Alakea streets, into the Mer-
chant street storm sewer.
Building Inspector E. G.. Keen is ia
niliar with the intended work and ap-
proves of same. Very respectfully,
BRUCE HARTMAN.
Referred to the County Engineer.L
STATISTICS WANTED.
October q, 1906.
Mr.. G.. w. Smith, Chairman Board of
Supervisors. Honolulu.
Dear Sir: L enclose to you a copy
of a general letter received by me from
Andrew Wright Crawford, Vice Presi-
dent Department of Parks, American
Civic Association.
AS Hawaii and particularly Honolulu
have done so much to promote park
and Improvement work in the time
from July 1. 1905, to July 1, 1906, and as
this information, If given to Mr. Craw-
ford, will be widely disseminated, it
will be to our distinct advantage to fur
nish him with complete and detailed
statements on the points about which
he makes inquiry.
May I ask you to send me, then, the
fullest possible answers to the questions
which come within the jurisdiction OF
your office or about which you have
definite information? I will gather the
answers from all possible sources and
forward them to Mr.. Crawford.
Very truly yours,
A F. GRIFFITHS.
Following is copy of Mr.. Crawford's
letter:
Will you please give me as prompt
an answer to as many of the following
questions as you can without inconven-
fence, as to the parks of your city dur
ing the last year? All of the questions
refer to the time between July l. 1905,
and July 1. 1906
How many parks have been acquired
by gift, purchase or condemnation by
your city during that time and what is
their acreage?
How much river frontage, if any. is
taken in these new parks?
How many Fairgrounds have been
opened or constructed in parks previ-
ously secured?
How many new Fairgrounds have
been acquired as such
How many miles of parkways have
been secured?
What sums of money, if any. have
been voted by the people of your city
for park purposes?
What proposals for new parks or park
systems have been made officially or
by park or Improvement organizations
in your city?
What proposals of changes in the city
plan, that is. your system of streets,
have been made and what suggestions
therein contained are being carried out?
What evidence OF increased interest
in parks. Fairgrounds and the city plan
have been offered?
How many park or improvement as
there in your city?
How much has their membership been
increased during the past year. and
what was their membership a year ago?
Has any step been taken toward en-
aiding your city to acquire lands that
front on new streets. parkways or
parks to sell after their opening aud
thus recoup the expense of their acquf-
sition? Yours very truly,
ANDREW WRIGHT CRAWFORD.
Vice President Department Of Parks.
Referred to the County Engineer.
ROAD WORK DONE.
Honolulu, T. H. Nov. > 1906.
D. Kalauokalani, Esq, Clerk County
of Oahu.
Sir: I herewith respectfully beg to
submit a statement of the most i'm
portant work completed in the month
of October, 1906.
I beg to state that besides other
work such as repairs In the outer dis
tricts of Manoa, Kalihi Tantalus. Niu.
etc, and oiling. patching and repairing
in and around town. this department
has been able to build 1855 feet. or 2.9l
miles. of new road, $500 feet of which
were constructed of coral and 1855
feet were macadamized.
Following is a list of the new roads
built and macadamized: Waialae
road. graded and nacada mixed, 1850
feet: Kapukakf Hill road. drained and
macadanlized. $3.50 feet, Liliha street.
graded and macadamized. 1925 feet: