The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-11-18
THE PAVING MATTER.

An approach to rational the board of supervisors on the
particular the Warren bitic contract upon which Its
attack the board was nevertheless based makes
mssaements regarding that matter which call for correction
Asserting supervisors fed with the Warren
proposal February last the Advertiser proceeds to say
one any suggestion that fguresb secured from other
although there was lot OF talk ABOUT advertising "
This So suggestions that bids from other con
tractors different kinds of paving, should be obtained majority
of the board however, bituiic from information re-
gardng elsewhere It's promoters also were the first ones
readiness work. and therefore entitled o
special consideration provided that they proved then terms to De
reasonable important element for if once battle
pavemens opened there would be small chance OF
decision within year
1t mayors the paving ordinance had been
board resolved to call for bids AS the resolution
Warrenl
people they would bid the resolution not carried out
To back stage be mentioned that the failure to prove the
terms together ndcreet promoting the
much do with the sustaining the mayors veto Here where
the Advertiser might have found to ccse the board 1t was
suggested the road committee when the matter was referred to
that should report DATA showing mat the price WAS a anG com
mitee disregaded the making only
the ordinance Similarly satisfaction obtained from
the chief promoter by member who asked him for data answer the
objections regarding the price SO the members of the road committee
equally with the Warren people responsible for the fact that the
figure reply definite allegations showing the price to
excessive The like silence maintained by the road committee
promoters again brought up this
the committee had failed make any reservation of its
funds for the work which could easily have done at any time be-
July the further back the easier If therefore
Advertiser laid it's fautndng in the right place it's criticism of
supervisors this matter would have real weight
There other assertions and opinions in this mornings article
T d DO nin nodf to the board Of supervisors as whole Here are
Two years have passed since the present supervisors
o office, today nearer having
decent downtown payements than then
This is what the supervisors to blame for. They have
utterly neglected their opportunity 1t because the
matter presented them because they have
spent plenty time in talking 1t is simply because
they incompetent do anything but sit around
wrapped in their mantes of Importance. Fort street has
been dsgacefu condition months,
declared intention of the supervisors it, but whether
they expected paving concerns going fool with them
for sixteen thOusanddOla contract whether they hoped
to disgust the Fort street merchants that they would
in and do the work themselves, is not in the minutes
The first Merchant
tire length has been deceny with btutc process
surface clean and smooth asphalt Pieces it
plumber laying pipe when it completed
pared fayOaby in hardness with the samples
hbed here Hotel street from Aaea Richards
and paved with oiled macadam doing with dsTepuabe piece
of street which the most dsgacefu heritage considering tina
Hotel street led to the leading hotels and clubs left county gov
whether the supervisors expected paving were 90