Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-01-03
GERE REPORT
IS SUBMITTED
City and County Engineer
Gives Outline of Depart
ment Work Done.

City and County Engineer Ceres
report, exclusive Of the portion pub
lished in the Bulletin yesterday,
is as follows:
81 beg to make report Of the work
OF the department OF the city and
county engineer for the year ending
December 81, 1910 las follows:
During the year this office has
complied with 100 requests for street
/ line and grades from private persons,
and has given line and grade and
furnished plans and profiles when
required by the construction work of
the various road districts.
"A survey of the belt road from
Heeia to Kahaluu was made and the
road relocated as far as the Pakole
beach. The right of way through
Heeia was given by the Bishop Estate
trustees, the city and county purchas'
| ing strip 80 feet wide across the
Heeia-k ea beach for borrow purposes,
the price being $50 Work on the
| SuDS Iuue vi Illlo ocCIloi IS SoihplO'0u
with the exception of the construc-
| ton of three reinforced concrete cul-
verts, which are estimated to cost
$4,000. The right of way through
the land of Kahaluu on the line OF
the relocation has not as yet been
secured, objection being made to the
relocation by the Kahaluu Pineapple
Company.
"A short stretch of the main road
at Laie Malo, 1900 feet in length, was
relocated to do away with the sharp
turn in the old road, and one and
one~half miles between Kahuku and
Laie relocated and reconstructed, par
alleling the railroad right Of way,
Railroads Aid Work
The main road on the south side
of Waimea gulch has been relocated
mauka of the o. R. & l.. Co., track,
| thus cutting out two dangerous rail
road crossings and reducing the
grade on the hill from nine and a
| half per cent to four and half per
cent. The Oahu Railway and Land
Company is bearing part of the ex-
pense of this work, its men making
the cut which joins the railroad cut.
The work is about two-thirds COM
| pleted a., 1a
AT Kipapa gulch several turns
were cut back to help the alignment
/ and q retaining wall built across the
sharp turn on the Waialua side OF
the gulch.
"In Honolulu district the work OF
the city and county engineer would
be much simplified if the Board of
! Supervisors could be induced to pass
ordinances covering the following
| points; 5e
What Is Needed.
/ 81. Provide that all subdivisions
which open up new streets and alleys
shall be submitted to the mayor and
board for approval Of street and al
! ley widths, alignments and grades,
and make it obligatory upon persons
making such subdivisions to have all
street lines marked by permanent
monuments, properly coordinated to
some government Trig station, and
a plat of SUI h subdivision placed Of
record either in the recorders Office
or the Office Of the city and county
engineer.
SO. Provide for the fixing of per-
manent street and curb grades and
the width of street between curb and
property lines.
"3. Amend ordinance one relating
! to curb stones to make the minimum
depth of stone curbs 16 inches.
Il would again call it to your at
tention that in my opinion consid-
cradle saving can be made by the
city and county by contracting the
major portion of the construction
work, leaving the maintenance to be
looked after by the forces of the city
| and county, also the desirability Of
| treating the macadam roads i'll the
outside districts with oil as rapidly
as possible The deterioration of dry
macadam under motor traffic can be
prevented in no other way.
Asks Salary Increase.
Il would respectfully ask that the
salary of Robert Kalauakalani be in
creased from $50 to $50 per month
and that of |. j. Hopu be increased
from $40 to $50 per month, and that
if the present arrangement Of hand
ling the school work is to be CON
tinued, that this office be allowed a
sufficient added appropriation to al
low the employing of competent
stenographer and bill clerk. ! would
also suggest that the efficiency of the
city and county engineer would be
much increased were suitable auto
mobile provided for his USE"
BUSY DAY FOR BAND BOYS.