Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-10-28
ROBB|NG PETER
TO PAY PAUL

Country districts. including Eva. |
Waialua. Waianao and Kuulauloa. will I
have to rub along with considerable I
less moneys to carry ON road work, !
while the amount taken from their al !
lotcd appropriation goes to fatton the 4
pockets of road laborcrs and pay for
supplies that go into highways in the /,
city of Honolulu
There Is but one down country" rep !
rcsentative with the present Board OF
Supervisors, In the person of Charles
Arnold. He represents Eva district.
When the cutting and slashng of
outside district appropriations were
proposed and eventually carried 10y al
i've to two vote, Supervisors Arnold
and Low were found ON the side with
the country districts. Murray, Eru-
ger, Amana. Mcclellan and Dwight IA
vorcd the reduction in sums before APP
lpropriat"d for the maintenance of Coun-
try roads. the money to he applied to
making up the deficit found in the
fund given Road Ovorseer Charles VIII
son for the widening of Nuuanu street.
May Be Issue in Future Campaigns.
This may become vital issue in
the next campaign" is the way that
one supervisor puts the matter. THE
five supervisors. including Murray.
| Kruger. Amana. Mcclellan and Dwight.
made long and pitrous appeals for
support among the voters In the out
side districts. Had II not been for the
aid given these men In the country
they would never have landed under
the wire AZ winner.
| Now they bllthcIy take away money
which rightfully belongs to Waianae
Waialua and Eva without as much AZ
asking by your leave. Ia the mainte-
nance of country roads u large force
of men and voters are Interested. 1t
means employment which now has been
denied them, while a so-called Homo
lulu Republican political machine has
been strengthened at the expense Of
the outside districts"
Arnold has offered strenuous ohjcc-
ton to the withdrawal of at least $3.50
from country road funds to assist in
covering up an Ovcrdraft incurred by
Wilson of Honolulu district. 1T IL an
injustice to the country people" he
says. Murray attempts to soothe the
ruitled feelings of the voter In the
outer districts by stating that Nuuanu
work Is far more important to all con
cerned.
Low takes the stand that Kipapa
gulch road IL in bad condition, and to
back up this assertion he points To u
lengthy complaint that has been
brought to the attention Of Mayor Fern
by II. tulman, who declares that q
section of the road some fourteen miles
distant from Honolulu, and leading
into WahIawa, just beyond the first
gulCh. Is at present covered with loose
and sharp corncred broken rock which
has proved dctrimcnt to all autOmO-
bile tires. The edges of the rock cut
complainant much expense. The road
is In sore need of attention. and sup
porting this contention other auto own
crs are mentioned.
However, with. the sanction Of Muir
ray, Kruger, Amana, Mcclellan and
Dwight, the country voters must take
a rest, and the reduction in appropri-
alton for road work In outside districts
will leave a working capital including
the following amounts: Eva. $40;
Waialua, 500; Waianae, $3.50, and Ko-
olauloa, $3.50.
At city Hair 1t has been stated
that these reduced amounts will leave
some of the districts practically with
out funds to carry ON new work oI
even take care Of repairs. The cXpens,
Of maintaining horses, mules and the
services Of special "watchmcn" to guart
steam rollers and rock crushing plant,
and macadam piles will just about eat
up the slender appropriation set asid,
for the respective districts.
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