The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-08-05

be nity teeC Wlde ana lOut'lOob
sidewalk: and that the city and
county engineer furnish to the
propertyowners, when requested,
their proper street grades and width
in the City and County of Honolulu
as soon as the Rapid Transit and
Land Company starts to lay their
track.
Reports on Thoroughfares.
The road committee, by its chair
man, reported that the committee has
had in mind the building Of a road
on the Waialua side of Waimea gulch
wherein the city engineer has negotiat.
ed with the O. r. & l.. Co., for the
right of way of said road, the company
also agreeing to remove the loose rocks
along the cut which will make a saw
ing to the county. At the present time
the road is very steep and very difficult
to negotiate in wet weather 1t is
also very dangerous, as people, wagons
and autos, would have to cross the rail.
road track twice in a very short dis
tance. The proposed new cut will elm.
mate the railroad crossings entirely.
The city engineer was instructed to
proceed with negotiations with the rail.
road company and the road supervisor
of Waialua district is also instructed
to build the road as soon as he has
finished with the work at Waialua.
The committee recommended and the
board approved of the suggestion that
in the very near future Hotel street
from Alakea to Nuuanu be scarified
and a light material added when neces.
sary. The committee also recommended
that no oil be put on the street at the
present time. Bethel street is to be
treated in the same manner. In regard
to n petition of ]. A. Rath of Palama
relative to the disposition of garbage,
the committee, after investigating same,
reported that in some instances people
put out rocks and dirt in such large
boxes that the garbage men could not
put them in the wagons. The commit
tee stated that the garbage department
is only intended to remove light gar.
bage and rubbish. The superintendent
of garbage is instructed to give the
best service possible.
A report was made on a complaint
of F. ]. Testa relative to poor trimming
of trees and burning Of some along the
Lualualei road in Waianae district. The
matter has been referred to the road
supervisor of that district.
The committee reported that curb
ing and retaining wall will be put in
along property owned by b. +. Dilling.
ham on Alexander street according to
agreement.
Mayor Fern asked that Fern Lane be
repaired and this will be done.
Some Rotten schoolhouses.
The request of a committee for $l5
per month during school vacation time
, for luna to supervise small gangs OF
prisoners who will clean up the school
yards, plant grass and such, caused
some discussion relative to the
\ condition of some schoOlhouses. Mr.
Logan reported that some school build
e ings, which the board of education
wished to condemn, have been put il
, repair. Supervisor AHA wanted some
repairs and an extra building attached
, to the present Manoa school building
: but Mr. Logan said the whole building
, was so rotten it would be mistake tc
attempt to repair it. 1t was stated also
that some one wanted to exchange land
for the school site so the school could
@ he located elsewhere in the valley. The
I luna salary was voted.
a It was reported that Sheriff Jarret
:. wanted a police box put in at Docto
r Maekall's office The matter was re
A ferred 10 committee.
n Koko Head Matter.
The city attorney stated, in al
ouinion, that the board could procee,
with the alteration of Koko Hea,
avenue, Kaimuki. He had seen MI
Douthitt, resident on that avenu,
and suggested to him, in order t
avoid any possibility of litigation, tn
special proceedings which the boar
wished to take and the residents eoul
institute proceedings and he undeTst)o
that such action win be taken,
Tine city attorney also stated that h
doubted whether the board had powe
o borrow money, as for instance, $llO
to build 1000 feet of road in Palo,
Valley, the money TO be furnished b
the Henry Waterhouse Trust Compan,
He suggested the road could be buiI
on tenders and the contractor paid q
ward the end of the present term o
Office of the board.
Music Lanai offends.
The lanai in Captain Berger's prem
ises where his musicians of the Hawai-
an band practise for concerts, project
into a part of the Coney property an
the board was asked by the Henry w
terhouse Trust Company, as agents fl
the Coney estate, to remove it fro
their property. The city engineer WI
instructed to remove the lanai from Il
fence line.
The superintendent of public worl
informed the board he had secur,
enough land at Nuuanu avenue al
Kukui lane to widen Nuuanu avenue
that point.
A fire box will be placed at SecoI
and South streets. This is near the ire
works section. It was stated that su,
box is necessary. Should the ir,
works, for instance, burn down,
would result in great loss to the ir,
works people, but, also, hundreds of pc