The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1906-06-16

A beginning has been made IN a
small way on the repair of the Kula
Homestead road and the Kula bel!
road, but much extension improve
ments are needed there, which can
not be undertaken for several weeks,
partly due to q shortage Of labor,
and partly due to the press of other
work.
The pineapple Road" running
from Kokomo down through PGpoma
lei and Haiku to the Main road,
which has had little attention, and
none at all in many. places, for several
years, is being recrowned and drain
ed and bitches cleaned out. A portion
of this road from D. d. Baldwin's
place up to the fiat above Pun Ka-
uhikoa, should be relocated to avoid
the excessive grade, if there is to be
any considerable increase in its use,
as the pineapple industry would seem
TO indicate. The extent of this relo-
cation to reduce the principal steep
grades would be from 2 to % miles.
Without any survey whatever rough
approximation of the cost would
place it at about s., 900. If this work
ever should be undertaken, it is high.
ly desirable that the line should be
staked out at an early date, as the
region is settling up, and rights of
way could be secured with much less
difficulty now than later after they
have been planted and otherwise
improved. l therefore suggest that
preliminary survey at least be made
as soon as practicable to enable the
making of more definite report on
the matter.
On the Paia- Makawao road, the
portion from Fleming's house, short
distance above the Foreign Church,
has been relocated, joining the main
road again just below the Junction of
this road with the Kahului Spreckels-
vile Makawao road. Fiual grade
stakes have been set, and work has
begun on grading. The maximum
gradient on this relocation is 81.
Greatly to ny regret, it has been
impossible to submit plans and spe-
cifications complete for this meeting,
of the relocation of the main road
from Pauwela eastward toward Ha-
lehaku. The field work has been
completed, the line having been stalk
ed out, grades set, cross sections
made, ETC., but several days office
work will be required before the
work can be advertised. This will be
completed by the 8th or 9th of June,
and tenders can be advertised for in
the MAUI News issue Of the 9th.
The line has been staked out com
plete as far as the branch road run
ming down through Ulumalu from the
main road, just to the west of Pun
Kuloli, and is Is, 200 feet in length.
Until the road be completed to a
connection with the branch road in
Ulumalu, it will be of little use to
the public, but once this connection
is made believe all through travel,
certainly all through vehicle travel
will take the new road, even though
it involves a mile of extra travel up
the branch road to reach the main
road again. The maximum grade is
6%, but this is employed only in the
worst places, to reduce cost.
A wagon for hauling rock, earth,
ETC., somewhat lighter than those re-
Gently purchased, has been bought
and equipped with bed suitable for
the purpose, and this will be put into
commission as soon as the new mules
have been thoroughly broken to har-
ness.
Work on the Nailiilihaele bridge is
going along quite slowly on account
of difficulty in securing labor, which
seems to be a general complaint
! throughout the district.
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