Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-10-30
Regulation of Traffic in Retail
Bus ness Section Turned,
Over to Sheriff


: The beard Of supervisors last night
not only tabled the. Fort street auto
mobile ordinance but rejected the
proposed compromise of fixing time
| limit for autos standing on that and
other streets in the business section.
The whole matter OF regulation of
| automobiles upon the streets was
committed 10 the discretion of the
sheriff under the general law relat-
ing t6 reasonable use of the streets.
Deputy Attorney Milycrton submit
ted an opinion. with report of con-
ference, on the proposed ordinance to
prohibit automobiles from standing
on Fort street longer than necessary
TO, receive or oiscl arge passengers.
Business Interests Heard.
After elaboration it. seemed to be
the. opinion Of the police committee
that the measure woulG work consid-
cradle hardship not only ON the Fort
Street merchants but also on mer
chants engaged in business ON ada
cent streets II was felt, however,
that vehicles should not be permitted
to stand for an unlimited time upon
any public highway. The attorneys
opinion was In effect that the condi-
tons complained Of could be rene
died by q more strict enforcement Of
certain TerritoriEl laws anu that no
amendment CT the. automobile ordi-
rance was necessary He concluded:
II believe better results would be Sc.
cured by an enforcement CT the stat
utes than by attempting toHfix any a..
bitrary time. because under them the
question of reasonableness. will de-
pend upon the surrounding circum.1
stances, such as the locality, the con-
gested condition of traffic, the char,
acter OF the street, ETC. 1920 !
Murray, when the amending ordi-
nance was reached on the ORDER pa
per, moved 1t be laid on the table.
This carried unanimously and then
Murray moved that the sheriff be In
structed to prevent automobiles from
standing more than fifteen minutes
on Fort street and more than thirty
miputes on other streets Within the
area bounded by Nuuanu and AIakea,
and Eeretania and Queen streets. 4
Attorney Peters, who was present
with Mr.. Merle johnson, chairman of
the committee of the Merchants As
sociation. opposed setting q time
limit, arguing that cireumstances
mightsrender this q hardship In indi-
vidaal cases. A
Low supported = the AssoSiatiouss
attorney and moved In amendment
that the direction Of automobiles on
the public streets be placed in the
hands of the sheriff.
Murray, after some remarks, stated
that IL tbs sheriff did not satisfactor-
lily attend to the duty he would rein
troduce the ordinance. -
The amendment carried by the af,
firmative votes of Arnold, kruger,f
Low, Mcclellan and Murray. Amana
voted in the negative. i
Rapid Transit Paving. i
A letter was received from the |
Rapid Transit Co. per G. g. Ballen.
tyne, manager, in reply to q letter of
inquiry. which stated that at date.
October Is, there had been delivered
at the company's yards $4,000 obia
blocks for use in paving King street,
between Nuuallu street and the bridge
and that they we're stacked and un |
dergoing The seasoning process. The
letter assured the board that there |
was no desire on the part OF the com
pany to delay the work and eonclud-
ed as follows: /
I'VE would also say that you are1
not more DESTROYS of having this paw
ing laid than we are, but, as a good
job can only be done with seasoned
blocks, We believe II to be to the in
terest Of the city, the supervisors aud
The company. that the work should
not be prosecuted until the blocksar
In cit condition" - "a . egg
On motion of Mcclellan tine com
was received and ordered
lied, and then on motion OF Murray,
seconded by Kruger, the clerk was
directed to write to the company and
ask 1t to inform the board when the
blocks would be seasoned.
Just before adjournment Low had
notion passed to request the com
pany. to repair its portion or other
streets.
Dance Hall inspectors.
The board unanimously appointed
he nominees of the Humane Society
or dance hall inspectors-Judge W.
Z. Whitney. Humane Officer Rose c.
DAWSON and License Inspector w. P.
EenneIl.
A permit was granted to w. A.
Hall for dance at X. of P. hail.
;ourtesies to Democrats. ~
Permission was granted to the