The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1911-12-22
HIlZON[R RAPS
ROAD COMMITTEE
Calls Il Worst Has Ever Known
lin Plalntlye Mood Asks
improvements.

"TMs 10 the worst road committee
/ have ever know" was Mayor Form 3
Disguised comment At the close Of last
night's session Of the board Of super.
visors, after he had requested the board
to repair a road which runs close to
his house, opposite KapiOlani Park, and
the board members had "sassed" him.
The mayor complained that ditch had
not been completed and II heavy raino
came the water would run over into
his yard.
The mayor was in complaining
mood, for he also told the supervisors
that it was a shame the way they left
Kapiolani Park in darkness between
Makee Island and Fort Ruger road. BE
related an incident when he was tramp
ing along the dark-as.Egypt roads and
bumped into two soldiers. He wanted
eight arc lights installed in the park.
The road committee was raked over
the Goals several times. A number of
Manoa residents. owning property on
Ferdinand and Adolph avenues, called
attention to the way the government
wagons cut the streets while hauling
gravel, and the petitioners, in asking
for repairs and the establishment of a
grade, said that former petitions had
not been needed.
king Street Inspector.
Engineer Gere asked for the ap-
pointment of an inspector for the King
street paving at $3.50 month. Low
wanted to know who was to get the
Job before he would vote. However,
he was finally convinced that only a
competent man would be appointed and
the board approved the recommended
tion of the engineer.
Low raised another point during the
meeting with relation to the crushed
stone which the city is supplying to
its streets, saying that he believed the
clerk should call for tenders for sup
plying the rock. He believed the city
would save by this method. He and
the mayor entered into considerable
discussion over the matter, the latter
contending that if this was done the
100000 plant of the city would go to
ruin. The mayor recommended that all
the mules of the department be sold
and hauling fractions be purchased to
haul rock wagons, each with a capacity
of dozen wagons at a time.
There was talk then that If this
course was followed that the citizen
laborers employed at the crushing
plants of the city would be out of work.
Low said they would be employed by
the contractors, as they would have to
employ citizen labor only.
The clerk was finally authorized tc
ask the contractors what they could
supply the crushed stone in the usual
four sizes for, the material to be dump
ed at the Kakaako bunkers and at the
Nuuanu extension.
Chinaman Came Back.
The city engineer reported that the
widening. of King street beyond Kane
hameha ~ road had been perfected
with the exception of one frontage
which belonged to two Cinnamon, one
of whom had been supposed to be il
China. The other Chinaman had giveI
permission to go ahead and the fences
moved back, when the second Chinamal
turned up again. He wants, as com
pensation, a cement sidewalk in from
of his place to be paid for by the city
The engineer recommended this b.
done. The mayor said the second
Chinaman had never been out of Ho
nolulu. The road department will lool
into the matter.
The road committee will also investi
gate the question of ownership of the
Waikiki Bethel street sidewalk. When
the property line was moved back and
the street Strengthened there were GER
tain pieces of property decided to the
city. The board believes the sidewalks
belongs to it. If the property owners
control it then the city wants them tC
lay a cement sidewalk, this being the
only stretch in the business section
without a walk. If the city owns il
the city win lay a sidewalk.
Punchbowl Wants Lights.
The Auwaiolimu Club, through it
secretary, A. d. Castro, requested tn
board to supply lights for the ney
streets, functions and extensions tina
will shortly be laid out in the Punch
bowl district. There via be thirty-tw
functions. Mr.. Murray and Mr.. Arnol,
stated that the budget for 1912 Gale,
Tor electric llght extensions costlnl
$4,000 and this district would be pre-
vided for.
The lane which runs from Kalakau
avenue to the front of City Clerk I
Kaulauokalani, Jr.'s place has bee
named Kalauokalani Lane in his honor
The road committee notified tn
board that approval of the engineer
plan had been given for placing ston
block paving on the outside Of eac
rail of the Rapid Transit tracks o
King street where the new bitulithi
pavement is to be laid. The city is ais
to remove the surplus road metal froi
that portion of the tracks. The Rapi
Transit owns the dirt, but il has bee
the custom Of the city to remove
whenever repairs are being made.
City Engineer Ceres estimate for
new eulvert to parallel the old one
Kapiolani Park, adjoining Makee II
and, is s3l6l. Part Of an old wall WI
be used.
The treasurer reported for Novemb
receipts $40, G0i75, and expenditure
AJAX N.uH.