The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-08-05
MAY Be ABLE
TO CHECK
MACOON
Supervisors Take Up Question
of His Thomas Square
Tenement.
WILL PREVENT IF ABLE
Quinn Reports a School Which
Has Only Japanese Flag to
Celebrate With.
WILL PREVENT IF ABLE
lTrom wednegday s Advertiger.l }


The city attorneys department will
take up the question of the right of
j. A. Magoon to erect Chinese store
and rooming house at King and Kapio-
lani streets opposite Thomas Square,
this matter having been referred by
the board of supervisors at its meeting
last night. The entire question of
tenement houses, an ordinance bearing
on that subject passed sometime ago
and the proposed building ordinance TO
be considered by the city attorney TO
arriving at an opinion which will be
submitted to the board at an early
session.
Supervisor Mcclellan brought the
question into discussion last night by
stating that residents in the vicinity
of Thomas Square had asked him to
ascertain if there wan any way in which
Magoon could be prevented from finish
ing the two.story frame structure now
in progress of erection. Mr.. McClel-
Ian had no definite plan of action to
suggest, but stated that so far the
plumbing permit had not been issued,
although the builders had gone ahead
with their work without waiting for 1t.
Deputy City Attorney Milverton stat
ed that there was no way to stop the
construction work unless it could be
shown that the building is to be used
as tenement, and tenement is a
building consisting of at least four
rooms wherein three families dwell. II
the building is being used as tene-
ment work can be stopped, or if up, the
building can be removed
Will Fix King Street.
Chairman Quinn of the road com
mittee presented large number of re-
ports on road work. One of these re
ferring to King street, criticized the
road supervisor severely. The repor,
was accepted. The report follows:
Your committee on roads, bridges
parks and public improvements, beG
ja1ve to report that King street from
an ove the center of the government
NNrsery to Alapai street is in terrible
rough and uneven condition. Thi
street was built not great man.
months ago, but it is proven yer,
bad piece of work. There is not da!
nor an hour in the day but what you
committee is not waited upon by citi
zens of all classes who are compelled
to travel on the roads in automobiles
buggies, carts or drays, complaining
about the terrible condition of saiC
street The newspapers of this cit!
have called the attention of your roat
committee to the wretched conditions.
We would therefore recommend tina
the asphaltum covering which in SOM
places is eight inches thick, and IL
some places none at all, be removed
1t can be easily removed without dam
aging the under part of the road, the
sprinkle it with very light top.dress
ing and when rolled, said road, W
think, would be in a first-class Cordi
ton for several months. This worI
can be done al a small cost.
We recommend that this work b
started within ten days as there
more traffic on King street than an.
other street in Honolulu.
To Widen Nuuanu Avenue
Quinn S report on Nuuanu avenu
was prefaced with the statement ths
there were hundreds of Hawaiians an
Portuguese and Chinese living in Nul
anu Valley who needed good road fC
walking, and they needed the rapi
transit which is to be extended frol
the mausoleum to the Country Clu
road. His report was adopted unan
mously and as soon as possible the coul
ty will proceed to widen that thorough
fare. The report follows:
In regard to a petition from sew
eral propertyowners and residents
from Nuuanu Valley, relative to
the widening of Nuuanu street
from the mausoleum up, which was
referred to your committee on
roads, bridges, parks and public i'm
provements, after investigating
same, beg leave TO report that the
Rapid Transit and Land Company
propose to extend their line as far
up Nuuanu as the old Queen En-.
mas place. The rapid transit peo.
pie inform the committee that they
can not commence said work until
about the first of November, as the
materials, rails, tires, etc, have
been ordered and will not arrive in
Honolulu until about that time.
The property owners along said
road, with but one exception, are
willing to give their lands to the
city and county free of charge, pro.
viding the city and county curbs
said avenue and moves the fences
back. There are a great many
places already eurbed and the ma
jority of the places do not require
any fences as they are already on
the proper line. The curbing and
moving of fences therefore will not
cost the city and county a great
deal of money. 1t win be benefit
to the general public as well as the
residents of that district to have
a good driveway.
We recommend that the city and
county engineer complete the sur.
vey Of said street which we under.
stand It is about finished, with the