The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-07-06
RUADS and LIGHTS
ARE CONSIDERED

An offer of the Bishop estate to give
land for the widening of Nuuanu ave-
nue. was received at the meeting of
the Board of Supervisors last night.
It was referred to the road commit
tee but the chairman of that com
mittee, Quinn, held that the board
could not deal with the Bishop estate
as an understanding with residents
headed by e. Faxon Bishop, that they
would secure the right of way if the
board should widen the avenue. had
already been adopted.
Superintendent of Public Works
Marston Campbell again notified the
board that J. w Pratt had protested
against the narrowing of Koko Head
avenue, adding that the Attorney Cen
eral had given an opinion that neither
the board nor the Superintendent
/ could change street lines excepting by
the process the law provided.
Quinn said the curb had been NOV
ed in to the new lines given by the
( city engineer on the strength of a
written authorization of the Superin-
| tendent of Public Works to go ahead
A unanimous report of the road
committee recommended a lease of
quarry to Honolulu Construction and
Draying Company on certain terms.
Logan reminded the board that It
lately made another quarry lease
which has proved to be illegal and it
ought now to be careful. Already an
objection had been heard outside that
the proposed lease, would be an I'M
fair discrimination against another
company, that owned its own quarry
and crusher and paid taxes thereupon,
in the business of selling crushed rock
to the United States government.
There would be no objection if tae
lease were put up for competition.
Quinn withdrew the report until
the legality of the lease could be in
vestigated.
A letter from C. Won Hamm said
that the contribution of residents TO
Pacific Heights road repairs was de-
posted in Bishops bank, and Quinn
said work on the. road had started
that day.
superintendent of Public Works
Campbell wrote asking the board to
move the mausoleum fence back to
the new street line, when the Terri
tory would paint and maintain it.
An opinion from Deputy Attorney
Milverton was received, to the effect
that as the city did not own school
houses and premises it could not be
compelled to make sidewalks on their
; street frontages. A report from the
: road committee was presented later
| and adopted against complying with
the demand of the Superintendent of
Public Works that the city forthwith
construct sidewalks at the Central
Grammar and Royal schools. Mr..
Milverton had pointed out that under
the law the lien on the property re,
sulting from failure would be against
the Territory itself.
Electrician w. L. Frazee submitted
a map, with the approval of the lights
committee, showing a scheme of in.
stalling 400 new lights in the ensuing
| six months. Cox and QInn wanted
t a detailed report in writing from the
= committee for the record A discus
r sion ensued which was cut snort by
= acceptance OF Logan's suggestion that
the electrician should go ahead with
+ the work and the committee prepare
d it's report for next meeting. The
4 plan includes all the lights for which
j petitions have been received, includ
ing two read last night.
Fire Chief Chas. H. Thurston was
, granted authority, under the appro
+ priation, to buy q "Cartercar" auto
il mobile which he had chosen as best
/. suited for his use.
# Petitions were received for fouI
lights in Christley lane and lights ant
L road repaisrs for Aala lane.
n DR. Hubert Wood was appointed
fish and food inspector for Waialu,
y district where he lives, resigning the
y position for Koolauloa, The ques
ton of having the resident physician
at Kahuluu plantation appointed, if he
i accept, as inspector for Koolaulo;
, was left to the health committee.
:. A favorable report was promised
from the road committee to accept al
o offer of the Warehouse Trust Co t,
q advance the $11OO needed for maca
J. damizing a portion of the Palolo bel
road
, An allowance of not to exceed 500
was granted the public expenditure