The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-03-25
ROADS IN HAWAII AND ELSEWHERE.


ROADS IN HAWAII AND ELSEWHERE.
Compliments paid in by Congressional and other
visitors are ate comparison be instituted between the
status OF highways here and that upon the mainland Confronted IN
county in these islands have the past twenty years
built long stretches of highways comparatively high standard
na1 en ain came o be e1nIoyed 10th in planning and con-
sucng roads and country OF the building of
earth surface roads has been exceptional matchmaking being the al
universal practice Recently too the advent of cheap petroleum
given considerable vogue oiled roads both in surface and
structural application Two three Honolulu with amix
ably with asphatum or biuitlic pavement .
of Bubble Roads, the roadmkng history OF the nation may be judged
hardly on par with the advancement the American people have
any country possessed the world began A
amounts to 2155OoO miles The most liberal estimate
expendu these roads both money and labor
S70OO0OOO in 1904 about $1O5
capita. At the time this would be expenditure OF
about $90O00OOO year at the present time England with
only 100000 miles Of road spends about S8OOOOOoO year. or
about IA times as much per mile $3.50
According we have less than 40 900 miles
of stonesuaced road about Of the total mileage
have 100000 miles of gravel road or about per cent OF
the total mileage Small our annual expenditure tor roads
has been has aggregated during the 3oye2r period from
therefore, say that road building in the United States is con-
sidering population and wealth. at the point at
million dollars have produced few appreciabe results
Probably expended three times much per
takes up administration the United States finding that about
half the States operating under practically the same laws as
prevailed England when America colony This system pro
des for the payment partly abor and ocaize the
counting definite lines of authority established such as
guarantee the wise and equitable conduct OF the work And TINS
anuated system prevailed all the States until less than twenty years
Islands comntab labor roads has been
practically unknown adaptable to the country as most OF the
mileage through unsettled wilderness lands Conditions OF road
building general Hawaii exceptional So mountainous and cut
up with guches great deal of the roadmang
difficult engineering problems Revenue for construction and
roads consists of grants from general funds and %
the latter being two dollars capita out OF the personal
taxes paid liable therefor and which, under the law must be
the
government six years ago. the road system the islands was 2o
thing roads would be designed Tor different islands, but e
on change with only link here and there completed
Two three had been carried through mountain passes
wears previous system for difficult works put fairly I'M
way Before that period there enormous waste OF money
policy of placing the expenditure OF large grants Tor Pe
charge of district legislative representatives In
tens dollars would be dumped into roads that led to no.
bog in So Under county government ree Oh Inc ~ b
have professional engineers to direct their road work. ana Su
Belt roads have been finished and put IN course OF s a
standard of construction inauguraed With regard TO th
gress made the mainland the same period as that Just d
for Hawaii Mr. Page says:
Road administration has either been placed sound and
practical taken in that direction in about nan OF
the States of Union comprising the New England States
York Pennsylvania, New Jersey Delaware MaryLa[u
Virginia Ohio Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin Minnesota Mis-
K. nsa California and Washington lheSe states nave
adopted principle practice or both the system OF cen
trailing State Highway Department the conduct OF
all part the road work of the State thereby securing UNI
fornv in methods economy administration, and skill IN
supervision In some of the Highway Departments the
work educational and inveigave, with view to ultimately
irving these departments administrative Some OF the
States notably Kansas, Missouri and West Virginia nave pro
vded for skilled supervision the counties through the APP
nonnent of county highway engineers In most of these
States appropriations have been made from the state treas
es or the convict force has been given to-
ward carrying road work throughout the various countries
IF Mr. Roosevelt is going to politics any degree be
vond the privilege of plain citizen he see his popularity go s
back Klartoun in gale Of andcaesarstic sentiment