The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1907-10-04
|sPEED LIMIT
TO BE LOWERED

Automobile drivers and Sheriff Tau
kea came in for good share of roast
ing at the hands OF the members o
the Board of Supervisors at their reg
ular meeting last nigh., the former 70
speeding and the latter for letting then
do it. The subject formed a principa
part of the meeting, the amended au
tomobile ordinance being up for frs
reading.
The ordinance as submitted by thu
County Attorney left blank spaces il
which the clerk could write the speed
limit and the slow limit boundaries. a.
decided upon by the members and 4
was in fixing the boundaries that the
question Of the recklessness of autoist:
and the negligence of the Sheriff came
in. Chairman Hustace had the draf
read and then explained what had to
be done, asking that the boundary
matter be first taken up.
Supervisor Harvey wanted the me-
1 cessity of putting limits ON explained
as he thought the fact that there was
an outside district tempted fast run
ming. There are more accidents out
side the present limits than there are
inside. Once these people get outside
the city they go like the dickens" he
| explained.
Yes. and they scare the horses in
my district" said Supervisor Archer.
| Its just fun for them to see a mans
| horses running away. When they see
horse is frightened they foot their
horn and make all the noise they can,
just to brighten It MORE
The chairman suggested that the
board go ahead and put the ordinance
into shape for a first reading and then
have a committee consult with the Au-
tomobile Club about it. He also drew
the attention of the board to the fact
that the automobiles were not rush.
ing around in the city as they used,
probably because the drivers had heard
that an ordinance was being drawn up.
He suggested Vineyard as the mauka
limits and Kapiolani as the Waikiki
limits.
This opened the general subject and
all kinds of limits were proposed. Ev-
cry street from Maunaloa to Moanalua
was named.
Now look here, gentlemen, said Hus-
tace, after the discussion had some
what abated, we must be careful. We
have the matter of speed to take up
and we cannot block everything"
why should we let these automo.
bile men have any special privileges? 20
asked Harvey. when a man on horse
back or a hack driver goes fast we
have them arrested"
We'll, this matter is going to be laid
at my door, as usual" explained Hus-
tace. although l am taking little part
in this and letting you do all the talk
ing. Already have heard that I was
to bring in an ordinance tonight to
kill automobiling.'
1--WE want an ordinance and we want
it enforced said Harvey.
well, the present ordinance is not
being enforced" said Hustace, and
we don't want to waste our time now
in passing another ordinance that will
not be enforced" He then went on to
explain that he had called the atten-
ton of the Sheriff to the fact that
machines without numbers were being
run around town. that children under
age were running machines and that
but the Sheriff had taken no action.
He also stated that the Automobile In
spector had told him of one man run
ming machine who had been refused
a license. When Hustace had aske1
him why he had not informed the
Sheriff he stated that there was no use
in doing SO as no action would be
taken.
Supervisor Dwight objected to thi
discussion and wanted the question O !,
boundaries first settled. He was in
formed by Hustace that the boundarie /
had already been settled. Dwight
couldn't remember any settlement but
let it go at that. /
Hustace suggested eight miles an
hour as the proper maximum speed fol- i
inside the city.
why not make it temp" asked
Dwight.
Because if we make it ten they'll
go twenty and If we make it only eight
perhaps ten will satisfy Them" ex-
planned the chairman.
Yes, and If we say eight they'll go
a hundred as soon as they get to the
Eva district" was the opinion of
Archer.
ORDINANCE AS PASSED.
The ordinance finally passed first
reading as follows:
Section I. Section XIV of Order
No. 5, of the Ordinances Of the County
Of Oahu, entitled An Ordinance Re
lating to the Registration, Identifca-
ton. Use and Operation of Motor Cars,
IS hereby amended so as to read as
follows:
Section XIV. All motor cars op-
Grated on any highway in the County
IF Oahu shall be operated under and
subject to the following rules, viz:
Speed Limit. No person shall on
'rate a motor car on public highway.
within the area bounded on the makai
'ide by the sea, on the Waikiki side bv
hapiolani street, on the mauka side
by School. Luso and Kinau streets
Ind on the Eva side by Asylum road i
It a rate of speed greater than eight
miles an hour; nor either within or
said area. recklessIy or neglf-l
sentiy, or in a manner which is dan-l
ferrous to the public, having regard to
ne width, grade, nature, condition and
ise OF the highway, the grade of ad-
dining declivities, and the traffic and