The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-03-14

meeting OF the DOaIu unJll the regular
order of business was concluded
There was an entire absence of elo
.quence excepting when Mcclellan, the
lone Democrat, paid a fitting tribute
to the resigning city and county en-
gineer
1t was not until Mayor Fern called
on visiting citizens that the air be-
came electrified Nuuanu valley mono
polized the chairs of visitors with a
purpose on the occasion, the purpose
being to secure the prompt compile
ton of the improvement of the aven-
ue between the cemetery and the
Country Club-work on which has
been conducted ftfully for sixteen or
seventeen months and which is now
threatened to be left unfinished. Com
posing the Valley deputation were
Senator A. F. Judd, George Sherman,
w. II. McInerny, II. H. Walker, J.
D. Mclnerny, F. T. P. Waterhouse, H.
c. Carter and S. A. Walker.
The discussion the Valley people
started developed the fact that the re-
port of the road committee mentioned
below, referring to the ways and
means committee a recommendation
that $S4S2, the amount estimated by
the engineer as necessary, be set
aside for completing the improvement
means nothing unless the supervisors
give it more support than was mani.
fest last night.
Senator Judd opened the ball with
dispassionate argument for the
prompt completion of the work, being
followed by w. H. McInerny, the lat.
! ter pointing out that there was danger
as we'll as inconvenience involved in
leaving a stretch of the roadway un-
completed and rough for one-half of
its width.
Murray spoke of kicks at the SUI.
pervisors from all parts of town about
roads needing attention, but said moth
! ing could be done for them if this
money was spent on Nuuanu at pres
ent. King and Beretania streets were
badly in need of repairs and he
thought they should be scarified and
resurfaced. He did not think there
would be any difficulty with traffic on
the stretch in question, as there was
frst-class roadway on one side with
room for vehicles to pass. The super
visor took fling at the previous
board for leaving unfinished work,
mentioning Emma street to which ref
erence had already been made in ar.
gument for not leaving Nuuanu in
similar state.
Mr.. Warehouse replied, advancing
the proposition that the completed por-
ton would be liable to deterioration
from dirt pulled upon it by wheels off
the ragged ground on the other side.
Messrs. Judd and McInerny return
ed to the attack with further argu-
ment, showing that economy must be
served by finishing one piece of road,
work before going ahead with others.
Mayor Fern then took a hand, en-.
couraging the Nuuanu people to keep
coming until they gained their end,
He scored the supervisors for their
course throughout, ridiculing the plea
set up by Murray that there was diff
Guilty about hauling material. If there
was a scarcity of mules, the mayor
said, the steam roller could be used
to haul all the rock needed.
Dwight said the work would have
been completed long ago by contract,
if the recommendation of the road
committee had not been rejected by
a majority of the board. He remind
ed Murray of his strenuous fight
against a contract which succeeded.
Murray said the contract was inn
practicable because there we're no spe-
cifications for the job
It now remains to see what the ways
and means committee will report, and
what the board will do with whatever
recommendation it may make.
Low, chairman of the ways and
means committee, was absent last
night, the mayor stating that he had
been detained by an accident.
New Paving Offer.
J. A. Gilman, president and mana
ger of the BitulithiC Paving & Con-
crete Company, wrote saying that,
after conferences with members of
the road committee, he wished to
modify his former paving offer. In
part the letter read: 1--WE will con
tract to lay a Warrenite pavement on
King street, or any other street where
conditions are the same, for $1,35 per
square yard, and will guarantee the
pavement for the term of five years
1--WE will also allow the county 1925
per cubic yard for crushed rock, same
to be in sizes as required by us, and
delivery to be made at our plant at
Iwilei when wanted by us"