The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-12-08
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Gilman Gets Conlrao, Despite
Opposition Supervisors
IN Warm Session.


pave King street from the River 20
Nuuanu avenue and Kckauliko street
from Queen 20 Hotel street, the board
Of supervisors last night authorizing
tho mayor 70 execute a contract with
tho company. The bitnlithic company
was che lowest Of three bidders for the
work. AZ least half the amount Of the
contract is to be expended in sewers,
waterways, drains, etc.
The other bids were for creosote
blocks at s2S, 12O and for ohia blocks
at Sl9,450.
The road committee recommended
that the contract be awarded the low
est bidder and Committeeman Low ex-
planned that the committee had come
to the conclusion, aside from the bid
being much lower than the others, that
bitulitic pavement was good pavement
and even If it lasted only ten years
as against the alleged twenty years
life of ohia, to entirely renew IL again
would not bring the cost up to the
whole proposed cost of creosote and
ohia. Mr. Low said that the use of
ohia blocks was in its infancy and had
not been given a thorough test in the
open, and only under wharf sheds.
General.Manager Ballentyne of the
rapid transit company, stated that he
did not approve of bitulithic as a paw
ing material for his tracks, but favored
ohia, which had greater durability.
Ohia had been used as the material by
the o. r. & l.. Co., he said, and would
still be used except that the ohia com
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not make deliveries.
However, he favored the use of
ohia blocks on either side of the outer
rails and between the rails and hoped
blocks would be used between the
double tracks.
Ed. Lord, for the Eord- Young Con-
struction Company, bidder, spoke in
opposition to bitulithic and said he
could cite instances of its imperfec
tions and temporary qualities. He ex-
pected cabled reply to an inquiry to-
day. He favored ohia.
J. A. Gilman defended his pavement
aid cited city after city on the main
land which was using bitulithie pave
ments and wanted no other. He was
ready to proceed with the work here.
Upon motion the bid of the bitulithic
company was accepted. Mr.. Gilman
announces his company will get to
work very shortly and lay the street
in short order
The railroad company will lay ohia
blocks between its rails.
Garbage versus Roads.
An overdraft of the garbage depart
ment for $50, incurred during the ban
ana stalk removal week, was brought
FHha rna1 1ana % N,,uar,,
street fund was reduced from $2400 to
$1,000 to offset this and the introduction
of resolution later to divert the $S1C
from the road department to the garb
age department projected the warmest
fight of the evening.
When Murray introduced the resolu'
tion it brought forth a howl of protests
from Low and Dwight. Dwight said he
had been in favor of n large sum when
the road department equipment was
loaned to the garbage department, but
he had changed his mind. Low objected
and called it politics and a grand stand
play. He finally said he would favor
the remainder of the Nuuanu road com
pleted by contract. He was ready t.
offer such a motion. Murray tauntet
Low and Dwight with having blocked
early attempts to let the work by con
tract, but Arnold and Dwight said the,
had no remembrances of such propose
from Murray.
However, the resolution passed anC
when Low finally did present a motion
TO have the city engineer estimate anC
present figures for letting the work b,
contract, it was voted down.
Murray wanted the law department Il
give an opinion in regard to compellin;
property owners to build cement side
walks in front of business property. Th
board directed the law bureau to turn
out an opinion.
Murray wanted TO know when tn
road department intended getting t,
work repairing Hotel between Nuuanl
and Fort street. Dwight said he Womb
put men at work at the end of the week
Mr.. Guild of Manoa, representing tn,
Manoa Improvement Club made force
full talk in behalf of Hawaiian resident
of the upper end of the valley. who hat
asked for repairs to a road which wa
now impossible. He was assured inall,
that he was right in requesting thi
work to be done and the road depart
mont was ordered to get busy on tn
work.
A. Clark. for the Kaimuld residents
wanted tons and tons of banana stalk
removed from halmukl. lie Sald
would take three weeks to get rid o
them. The health committee said
would take the matter in hand an
study the situation.
The December estimate of the roa
department was $ll $50 for Office e,
penses, stables, feed, street repair worl
etc.
Reports from users of county auto
as to the number of miles Travelled l
November were received, and the toti
showed that they were going some. TT
plumbing inspector Travelled 5sl milei
police auto No. l, 600 miles; No. .. 10C
mliesi fire department (chiefl. 37s; Fl
gineer Gere, 1925 miles, a total Of 3s'
miles
Death OF DIR. WASDlN OF
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