The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-09-07
PROPOSED ROAD
INTO KILAUEA
HiIo Building 0rdinance---Work
at C0coanut IsIand---A
Gay Evening.

road from the Volcano House into TIL
crater of Kilauea by promptly &C
knowledging the report of the commit
tee on roads and bridges sent to hin
by County Clerk Samuel K. Pua.
Before coming to conclusion, tn,
Governor consulted with High Sheriff
Henry and Surveyor Wall, the latter
corlferring with Robert Single and G
H. Gere, the former road engineer o.
this island. The Governor wrote:
1.-The project of constructing. the pro-
posed road is, in my opinion, a good
one from the standpoints of both the
Territory and the County of Hawaii
and should be assisted by the Terri
torial Government in so far as it may
| without undue expense or inconveni-
] ence.
TT may be that the best route will
! prove to be around on the Keanakekoi
side. This would seem to be of easier
construction and, having the craters of
Kilauea-iki and Keanakekoi along the
way, would add to the interest of the
route.
In so far as the road will go over
lands of the Bishop Estate, consent
should be obtained from that estate to
the maintenance of the road as a per-
manent public way"
Governor Frear's letter will be
brought before the Board of Supervis-
ors tomorrow morning.
BUILDING REGULATIONS.
A meeting of the Board of Trade
was called for last Saturday afternoon
to discuss the matter of building reg
ulations and permits, in consequence
of the report of the secretary of the
Board of Fire Underwriters, A r. Cur
rey, and the illegality of the county
ordinance regarding the issuance of
permits.
There not being quorum, no bust
ness was actually transacted. A let
ter has been received from Mr.. Cur
rey. however, stating that he had sent
to the mainland for different copies of
building regulations, and would for
ward them to HiIo as soon as re-
ceived, SO that the business men here
could frame regulations best suited to
their needs.
Mr.. Gurrey also stated that E. G. |
Keen, the health and building inspector |
at Honolulu. would be in Hilo in the
early part of this month and might be
able to offer some suggestions. Mr..
Keen prepared bill on the subject of
building regulations, which, however,
was not passed by the Legislature. 1t
is now in the hands of the Board of
supervisors of the County of Oahu,
who contemplate passing an ordinance
n accordance with it's provisions.
1t is possible that the Board of SUI
oervisors will, this week, reenact the
ormer building ordinance, which was
lull and void because of it's illegal sig
nature.
SCHOOL INSPECTION.
School Inspector Chas. B. King re-
urned from his trip round the island
~ Sunday morning when he found
hat there were four vacancies to be
illed in the schools of this island. The
most important of these is a five-room
school in Kona, for which principal
s needed. There is also another va
,ancy in Kona, and two at Kohala.
dr. King has made his recommended
ions to superintendent Rabbit of the
Department of Public Instruction.
While the wet weather has interfer-
d somewhat with the repairing of
he school houses, especially those that
leeded outside painting, Mr.. King
ound the work to be well in hand
md the buildings in better condition
han for some time past. He does
lot say as much, however, of the
Dads, especially those in the Hama
lua district. In Kona and Kau the
'oads are, as usual, good. Mr. King
vas surprised to find the lava still
lot where it crossed the road during
he flow of last January.
CONCERT AND DANCE.
On Saturday evening there was
7ery agreeable concert, followed by a
lance, given at Spreckels' hall by the
<auikeaouli society, and a similar en-
ertainment will be given this evening
1t the same place. A number of mu-
icians from Honolulu were visiting
lilo, and among them was Mrs. Ala
,ai whose singing of Ave Maria"
o the piano accompaniment of Miss
<eahi Nalimu, was, of course, the
went of the evening. The dancing
ontinued till midnight, when all re-
;retted that it was a case of lights
nut"
COCOANUT ISLAND.
When High Sheriff Henry paid his
lying visit to Hilo last week, he found
ime to confer with Supervisor Todd
bout the work done on CocoanuI Is
and by the prisoners. After Mr.. Todd
lad explained the nature of the work
till to be done there, the High Sheriff
that the prisoners should ,
gain be placed at his disposal, as the
sland, being Territorial property, was {