The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-12-16
NOT A JOY, BUT
A JOYOUS RIDE
Supervisors Make a Farewell
inspection of Oahu's Fine
Roads.

The outgoing board of supervisors
took a consolation prize ride Yesterday
and were as happy as so many boys on
a lark and as proud of the fine roads
the two swift automobiles Travelled over
as though they had collective mort
gage on every mile. The truth is that
TO a malihini the main roads on this
Island of Oahu are properly pride com
peiiers to those who are responsible for
the condition in wilch they are at this
time, with still brighter ourlooks when
the work in progress is completed.
The party which started yesterday
from the city hall TO make the final
inspection Of the road work in the var.-
Gus districts consisted Of Supervisors
Quinn AHA, Logan. Cox, Kane and
Aylett. assisted by G. II. Gere, city en-
gineer, and City Clerk KaIauokaIani
And they are experts when it comes to
examining roads while speeding along
at a haole rate of speed. one big auto
piloted by Chief Engineer Gerc SCI the
pace and genial Jim Quinn traiIed
along behind just out Of reach Of the
dust. which might otherwise have blind
ed the examiners
The route led ont King street TO the
Moanalua road, thence 70 the Eva road.
which was followed through to the Wa
hiawa district, where side trip was
made to the school presided over by
Mrs Brown and her sIXty-one japanese,
twelve Koreans and one Hawaiian. who.
punched as scholars turn out prize copy,
for their ages, while their parents work
in the pineapple fields nearby.
Holds En- Up.
Mrs. Brown, in the most fearless man
ner. held up the whole board Of super
visors and the city and county officials.
First she impressed them with the won
derful abilities Of her scholars and call
ed q lot Of them by name, which duly
impressed the inspectors. Then she told
them what she wanted for the school,
and II looks very much as though she
was going to get it. but after that the
supervisors boarded their autos, opened
up the full-speed clutch and in a whirl
Of red dust disappeared from Wahiawa.
So far. over the roads trayersed. there
was mighty little criticism to he made,
3 he greater part ti tAt lidft itatt -
macadamized. and at the rock-crUshin-
plant and through the big 4ulch work
is progressing in a systematic manner,
without any danger Of the workmen
becoming exhausted. The construction
is good aud provisions are made 70 pro
tect the finished road from damage by
heavy rains as much as the nature Of
the country viii permit.
The supervisors may not he expert
po)iticlans-in fact, they deny that they
are-aut they know a good road when
they ~ide over one.
Sugar Coated Road.
It was in the WaIalua district that
the first sugar-coa-ei road was struck.
This kind Of road chri-tened by
Quinn. : a new scheme and q surprise
to all when it is first discovered. after
which II $ a delight. if the traveller
IS an autoi~- The sugar consist
Of q fn4 coral sea sand spread over the
maca3am. and its valuable quality IS
( that L has -he same effect ou the road
IS though + was war-reE aI the time
preventing dust and NJ the same time
saving the raa#ae8 from scaling and
other wear and tear av rae speeding
AUTOS
Tn Waialna, at the home Of .,Ardv''
| Cox homemade l1au was spread for
the .an-~y supervisors ana II IS no