The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-10-22
AUTOS CAN Do
15-M|LE GAIT
CFrom saturdays Advertiser.)

- OuoiLlCoo was liCio ny liz
Board of Supervisors, all members be
ing present, last evening and consid
eralbe work was accomplished. 1t wa.
decided that the automobile ordinanc,
should stand as originally designed
making the speed limit in the city
streets at Is miles; various road mat
tiers were brought, discussed and re-
ferred to the committee on roads
parks and bridges, and 1t was resolved
that laborers should be employed ir
the Road Department on Saturdays
A proposition to pave Queen street
with ohia blocks, between Fort and
Eva of Nuuanu, where traffic is heav-
| lest, received enough attention and eX.
1 cited sufficient interest to carry 1t over
to the next meeting and it was agreed
| that whether or not ohia blocks were
used it was necessary that that Sec
| ton of road should soon be improved.
w. r. Castle drew attention to the
necessity of cleaning the streets and
there were numerous other matters
of interest hereinafter referred to.
TO WORK ON SATURDAYS.
Road Supervisor Johnson reported
| that the department had issued curb
ing notices, several having been COM
piled with. He asked for instructions
as to procedure where the curbing ordi-
nance was not complied with. The
County Attorney has the matter in
hand. Johnson also stated that owing
to the shortage of funds no work with
the exception of cleaning and imme-
diate repairing of streets was carried
on by the Road Department on Satur-
days, "but as there is no saving in the
cost of maintenance of stock on that
day, l would ask as to whether the de-
partment should make Saturday a
working day, and although law was
passed calling for five hours of work
on Saturday, not being very definite, 1
beg TO ask how many hours would
class Saturday as full working day."
Archer put in a resolution ordering
the employment of laborers on Satur-
days and to carry into effect the pro-
visions of Act 2, S. L. 1907. The reso-
luton was adopted. The law provides
that half day on Saturday is a days
work.
FIFTEEN-MILE AUTO LIMIT.
Ct understand the sheriff is willing
now, where he wasn't few days ago,
to put this ordinance into effect" said
Chairman Hustace, referring to the
automobile ordinance. THE trouble is
that people have been driving their
machines at a speed greater than fif-
teen miles an hour in the city limits
and since this matter has come up men
have come to me and admitted that
they have ignored the law"
Supervisor Harvey reported for the
committee appointed to investigate the
matter of the speed of automobiles, fol-
lowing the suggestion that machines
be limited to eight miles an hour in
the city limits. This committee by
actual experiment found that the
eight-mile idea was too much of a
and recommended the fif-
teen-mile limit as per ordinance, and
the report was adopted.
Supervisors Harvey, Fern and Archer
constituted the auto ordinance COM
mittee and they came to the conclu-
sion that the proposed eight miles |
speed limit be struck out and would
recommend that all motor |
cars be allowed to operate at fifteen |
miles an hour within the proposed limit |
area and would further recommend
that in the operation of all cars the |
should slow down at all
street corners as well as on all switches
within the city limits"
OHIA PAVEMENT.
County Engineer Gere submitted an
estimate of laying pavement of ohia
blocks on Queen street from Fort to
the Eva side of Nuuanu street: s17,995.
He understood that the Rapid Transit
must bear the expense of the street
between the rails and one foot on each
side, so that the cost to the county
would be reduced to S1563. Ten per
cent additional is recommended for in
;identals.
Chairman Hustace declared that
had to be done with that
section of road; it didn't pay to be
matchmaking. Dwight
favored the ohia blocks.
Harvey was doubtful If they would last
onger than any other kind. 1t was
agreed that careful consider
Ltion was advisable and the matter
will be discussed at future meetings.
Engineer Gere turned in tenders for
the ohia blocks, from the
Lumber Co. and the Hilo
Co. The former bid $40 per
900 board feet at Honolulu dock and
he latter s4S.50 at Hilo wharf.
DUST SPOILS GOODS.
n. S. Sachs Dry Goods Co. asked to =.
ave Beretania avenue and Fort street :
lied to prevent dust which was ruin
lg goods. A similar request was made
ONE time ago.
Fire Chief Thurston reported that his h
apartment would soon need 1000 feet 7
f 21a inch hose at a cost of $500. He &
eported three September fires: Loss, +
,65; property at risk insured for $19,- n
10; liability of insurance companies, n
8. s
LEGACY FROM OLD BOARD. C
Judge Weaver appeared to urge i'm =
-ovement of Manoa road, remarking =.
lat it was not new business that he -
as bringing up, but legacy left the =
,ard by the preceding board. He
ked for improvement of the old low
Manoa road, which needed grading
make it passable in places and for
y,,acadarnizipp of the extension of