Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-03-13
WOODEN BLOCKS.
FOR QUEEN ST
Supervisors Hold Long
And TalkdtlYe
Session


Items Of real business which were
transacted last night, the meeting
OF the Board of Supervi -ors might
well have been called one for The "pru.
mitigation of the noble art Of talking"
Charlie Hustacc brought up the most
important business of the evening.
that of paving Queen street from Fort
To Nuulnu, and considerable argument
ersued rs to what II was better to use
on the street. Figures were submit.
ted showing the relative cost Of dill.
feront kinds of paving. which were as
follows: asphaltum. S9149: bltumen.
N0l99I; macadam, $500, and wood
blocks, $i2.3G3.09.
Chairman Hustacc made u plea for
the use Of the wooden bloc KS on the
street, for the reason that, though the
iirst cost was larger, they would Be
really great saving IN the long run.
lie also stated that from the pypcr.
.cnce of users of the ohiu IN this con.
nectiOn, II would hardly be practicable
To make try OF the blocks made from
this wood. After Il certain length OF
time ana usage, he stated, II became
worn and slippery, so much so that II
was hard for the horses to obtain a
firm ioot.hold. The Northwest blocks.
such as were figured on By Sam John
son, would cost si2 5G5.G9, but they
would amply justify the expenditure.
They were in use in a number OF large
cities in the States, and were found
to be excellent where hcayy loads
were hauled over the road.
Before SCing ahead with the work
however II would be necessary tn
purchase q concrete mixer AMI a
hitumen plant, the former to cost $500
and the latter $3.50. Tho Board votrl
20 buy these articles. There were all
/ kinds Of discussions between the VA
rious members or the Board concern
Ing the ndY!sab!lity OF spending tat
large SUM for wooden paving blocks
which would be needed TO carry out
The work. Archer wanted to, know
whore all the money WAS coming from
whereupUn Chairman ilustacc pulle.
"A written statement from his pCckct
| showing that there was balance OI
| hand In the treasury of $4,000 which
was saved M for Just such purposes
II was suggested that the w0Ddul
blocks would arrive here II bad Cundi
! ton, Gvlit or broken bus Chairman
I!ustaCe stated that they would no
lc accepted If such were the case
When the vote was called, the Boar.
was unanimous In favor Of using III,
wooden paving blocks at II cost OF thu
sum already named.
Fire Chief ThurstOn presented hi,
report for the month Of February, an.
n number of petitions for road repair
Ing were read. Supervisor Dwigh
asked for and was given $500 for
rev bride in Manoa Valley. Harvcl
called attention to a bad spot OF
School street which Sam Johnson sal,
no would look at and have fixed. Til,
other members reported everything
going along well IN the different dc
partments.
The various reports read and ap
proved were as follows:
| The report of the County Treasure
for February was presented. The re
port showed the recsipts OF the mont
to have been Sl1l,OOO.97. Of which
| Si3,557S3 had been cash on hand. Tn,
total expenses Of the month had beei
only $40,6ll.32, leaving the cash OF
hand at the beginning of the presen
month S70,7S9,G5 The expenses wer,
under the following heads
County Attorney, sl02G.35: Auditor
! S297l5; County Clerk, $G29.O5; collcC
ton road tax, si.55; Eva road district
sl,3791l; electric lights, Sl2S5.2l
County Engineer, s326.G5; fire depart
ment, s5,S62.55; garbage department
S1i9O,23; Hawaiian band, sl346.15
Kapiolani Park, s7O4.5O; keepers o
parks, 5000; Koolaupoko road district
sl0O5.52; police department, sS245 .23
police and fire alarm, sSG236; pound
master, $l5i.90; road department, $l4
1904; Sheriff and deputies, $685.
Treasurer, $335; Waanae road dis
trict, 1898; Waialua road district
S3tS.lO. and sundry accounts, S9S45S
Tho balances remaining on hand /
the credit OF the various districts 4
the road tax special deposits was: HI
noluln district, si9Ol.79; Eva an
Waianae district, s253S.55; Waialu
district, s6G3lS; Koolauloa district
$G9370; Koolaupoko district, sl52,OS
and outstanding warrants, Sl4O.