The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-08-18
SUPERVISORS TAKE
UP BIG QUESTIONS
WIDENING OF HOTEL AND Elk.
TENSION OF BISHOP
grREErs.
(From "wednesday . Advertiacr.) }

That the widening Of Hotel street
will receive the attention Of the gu.
pervisors in the near future was evil
denced yesterday afternoon when the
ways and means committee held a
meeting, at which City Treasurer Shin.
gle was present 20 discuss the matter.
Besides Hotel street the extension OF
Bishop street maulla, came up for dis
cuHsion, and it was finally decided that
Treasurer Shingle and Supervisor Low
should call on Governor Frear today
to talk over the Bishop street matter
and see what the Territory is going
to do.
! The meeting yesterday afternoon
was a long one and maps of the street
and adjoining property we're examined
many times during the discussion.
To Widen Hotel
J It is the belief of the committee that
the jog should be taken out OF Hotel
street from the Fashion saloon to Fort
street and that this work should be
done as soon as possible.
With this widening OF the street
there would be practically nothing left
of the stores now occupied by Pop
Sritzer, the lunch-room next door and
Culman' Is jewelry store on the corner
+, of Hotel and Fort streets.
As these persons have leases on their
property it might take some time to
make settlement and perhaps resort
to condemnation proceedings through
the courts to get the property, but in
view of the necessity of widening the
street it is believed that action should
lie taken in the matter in the near
future.
At the present time it is impossible
for wagon or automobile to pass in
the short section of the street when
there is an electric car on the track,
and as there are hundreds of persons
going to the moving picture shows
every night and lot of traffic besides,
the necessity of widening the street is
imperative.
Set Back Fronts.
On the mauka- Waikiki corner, and
as far as Union street, the buildings
set out over the street line, and these
have got to be fixed soon, as the
Brewer estate is to put up a building
on the Union street corner which win
be set ON the street line.
In this connection the extension of
Bishop street and the closing of Union
street came up for discussion, and it
was then that the attitude of the Ter
ritory in regard to the proposed ex-
tension, and when the matter was to
come up for action, was broached.
Manifestly, the supervisors do not
want to take any action until it is
known what the Territory is going to
do, so the committee of two was des.
!. ignated to call upon the Governor to,
day to consult with him on the matter.
Open New Street.
In connection with the opening of
Bishop street, the advisability of con.
tinuing the street which comes out to
Fort mauka of the Club stables may
receive attention.
BY running this street through to
Bishop extension, it would open uI
considerable property and would re
suit in the destruction of only two
buildings, that occupied by Dunn Is
Hat Shop, and the one just above It.
To effect this there would be prop
erty opened which would be available
for several buildings, and it is said
the increased taxable value of this
property would pay for the expense Of
building the street.
Another advantage of such an open
ing would be to give the Catholic
! church a whole square, practically
bounded by the new street, Fort ant
Beretania.
There seems to be need of more
thorouphfares in the downtown sec
tion of the city, to relieve somewhat
the traffic on King, Hotel and Bere
tania streets, and this new stree
would answer the purpose to grea
! extent.