The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-12-20
BRAsCH Is SARCASTIC.

as square. He stated that from Alapai
out the entire makai side was con-
tinuons growth Of grass and weeds and
the entrances to certain lanes always
blocked with stagnant water.
! ~ should think that IL was up to
the road board to keep these bitches
and cutters clearn he wrote, "more
especially on the most travelled street
of the city, or maybe this is part of
the Robinson plan for the identifying
of the city"
Hustaee. stated that this work had
already been attended to and Road
Supervisor johnson added that the
conditions complained of never had ex-
listed and that he failed to understand
why such letter had ever been writ.
ten.
WIDENING OF ALEXANDER
STREET.
Superintendent of Public Works
Campbell wrote regarding an offer Of
w, f. Dillingham; TO deed S9eS square
feet of land for the widening Of Alex
ander street II the County would lay
a curb from Beretania avenue along
Alexander and furnish material TO con-
struct maintaining wall along Bere-
tania where the grade was below his
/ property. The cost Of this would be
less than the value of the land 10
be decided.
BOARD OF HEALTH KICK.
l.. L. Pinkham wrote complaining of
the condition of the Piinaio stream,
which needed cleaning out and bulk
heading. AS this had been attended
to before the letter had been written
it was simply filed away.
The citizens of Artesian street ask
ed that their thoroughfare be macad-
amized and number of the citizens
and voters of the Seventh precinct,
Fifth district, asked for five arclights
along Waikamilo road between the ka-
lihi pumping station and Kalihi camp.
The petitioners rendered thanks in
advance. Both petitions were referred
to committee.
COSTS MONEY TO MOVE.
! Dwight presented the figures of the
County Engineer on the probable cost
of moving the old ishmarket building
from the present site on the water
front to Aala park. The figures, which
totalled $4,000, staggered the men,
bers and the plan was dropped imme-
diately. The engineer s estimate was:
Taking down building and haul
ing. ................. ...$ 1900
New piers for columns. ........ $500
Erecting e .................. 5000
Repairs to roof, etc. ...... 1000
Total. ................ $lS,3OO
Are you standing in with the XII
lohana Art League and the others who
want to keep the building there?'
asked Hustace, after catching his
breath
Engineer Gere said he was not sure
but that it costs as much to take an
iron building down as to put it up.
The estimate was a conservative one.
Hustace then suggested that the spe-
cial committee see what another build
ing for the park could be had for. He
heard that one of the present fish
market buildings was for sale.
KEALOHA NATTER PAU.
Hustace said he was very glad to be
able to report that everything was
satisfactory now regarding the finan-
ces of the Koolaupoko road district.
ROAD WORK.
Supervisor Johnson read a report of
the road work under way showing that
much was being done throughout the
city in readiness for the rainy season.
Engineer Gere reported having be-
gun work on the Watson road on the
nth or -{d aff he ;c1o MI ole 4,
matchmaking of the main round-the-
island road was proceeding in good
shape.
FOURTH VERSUS FIFTH.
Archer asked johnson how many of
the fifth district roads had been oiled
during the past year.
None that 1 know off, answered
Dwight.
How many in the fourth district?'
answered he asked: What do we
spend SO much in oiling in the fourth
and none in the fifth for?"
Hustace and others explained that |
only streets running up and down hill |
were being oiled and the object was to |
save them. Lilfha street ought to be |
oiled, but there were few such in the
fifth.
Archer said this was the first he ever
heard of the reason for oiling and pro-
posed several fifth district streets
which might have oil money spent on.
Archer also began to kick at the |
neglect of the Kewalo streets, which
are flooded during the rains, but drop
ped this when told that the particular
work had just been finished.
''It seems to me, Mr.. Chairman" re-
marked Archer, not willing to drop the
matter altogether, that in those dis
tricts with the three and four-story
houses they are always brushing up
and fixing, but when they have one
story houses no attention is paid"
well, you are a member of the COM
mittee, why don't you see that things
are right?' asked the chairman.
Yes, I'm a member but 1 have
mighty little to say about it,
Johnson offered to drive him around
and see what is being done and
Dwight objected to Archer's insinua-
tons that he was showing any par
TALLY between the rich and the poor
districts. Nothing of the kind was
going on
After this unusually quiet squabbie
the board adjourned to meet again in