The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-08-13

Tho Committee on Roads. nhdees
hni Parks, reporting ~ the petition
fof the opening of the lane running
through from l,usu street 10 neFetania
avenue, reported that " the residents
Of the district would Mcguire the right
% wby. the committee would maead
annie aud put u In hrst class condi
ton.
The Oahu Railway a Land Co, on
recommendation OF the Road Commit.
tee, was granted the permission asked
for to extend their pipe line At Waia'
lua.
James Pacle. Road Oveuccr Of the
kooaupoko district, reported to the
Board that during the month Of July
his department laid 500 running feet
Of road with macadam and finished one
bridge at Kaalaca IS by 10 feet, be.
sides the other routine work.
The report of the Garbage Depart
ment for July showed total receipts
of $l506g0 and disbursements of
Sl25597, leaving a balance of $250.93
to the good.
July Arrests.
The police report for July showed
ESQ arrests and 216 convictions, with
fines and costs to the amount of $lS11..
80 collected.
Treasurer's Report.
Treasurer Trent's report for the
month of July was presented to the
Board. 1t showed total receipts for
the month, including the $246S4.26 cash
on hand July /, of $l60, S09.42. OF
this amount, $S7,2l5.26 came from the
Territory. The total disbursements
amounted to $43,Sl2.34, leaving u cash
balance on hand of $1i6,697.0S.
A petition by residents of Nuuanu
valley for the immediate repair Of the
road surface of Nuuanu avenue from
Beretania street to the electric light
station, was referred to the Road Com
mittee. The petitioners claimed that
the road has become dangerously rutty
in places.
Palolo's Plea.
Carlos Long asked permission to ad.
dress the board, and on its being grant.
ed, urged the Supervisors to take steps
valley n good road. The road is so bad,
he declared, that when the weather is
wet, those who live at the upper end
and unable to get to town.
Z Attorney Glen Quinn also addressed
the board on the same subject, but he
was more vigorous and went so far as
to accuse the Supervisors, present and
past, of having failed in their promises
to the Palolo residents. "For years
and years and years." he said, "the
government has been promising us up
in Palolo valley to give us road. And
we have not got it. / suppose most
of you gentlemen would not think of
living up in Palolo valley as we do.
But / am glad to say that the love Of
home is so firmly implanted in our
breasts that we are willing to make
many sacrifices for the sake of our lit
tie homes. Gentlemen, if were to tell
you the sacrifices / myself have made,
L am sure it would bring a tear to the
eye or cheek of the board. But / m
not going to tell you.
"This morning when / stepped out
of my little home to come to the city,
| my horse went down in mud up to his
knees, and this is not wet weather,
either. Why, gentlemen, the road is so
bad ID. up there that the cows give sour
Mayor Fern said he wished he had
vote on the board If he had, he
would vote to appropriate $500 or
$400 out of the road fund and hire
residents of the valley to build the
road. He thought that would settle
the problem, and he asked that some
member of the board make motion
to that effect.
Quinn, however, opposed any such
action. He said the road committee
was already working in several places
about the city, and hoped before a
great while to reach Palolo valley and
build good road there. He advised
the Paloloites to wait. The matter was
left in this situation, being referred
to the committee on roads.
The board took its adjournment to
Tuesday. August II.