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

}tThe board of supervisors last night
not only tabled the Fort street auto
mobile ordinance but rejected the
proposed compromise IL 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 wag
committed to the discretion of the
sheriff under the general law reIat.
ing to reasonable use Of TIE streets.
Deputy Attorney Milverton submit
ted an opinion, with report OF con-
ference, on the proposed ordinance to
prohibit antom ebiles from standing
on Fort street longer than necessary
TO receive or discE arge passengers.
Business Interests Heard.
After deliberation r. seemed to be
the opinion of the police committee
that the measure Bonle work consid-
cradle hardship not only on the Fort
Street merchants but also on Ller-
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 con6i.
tons complained Of could be rene.
died by a more strict enforcement of
certain Territorial laws and that no
amendment of the automobile ordi-
nance was necessary. He concluded:
II believe better results would be Sc
cured by an enforcement of the stat.
utes than by attempting to fax any az
bitrary time, because under them the
question of reasonableness 1 will de.
pend upon the surrounding circum-
stances, such as the locality, the con-
gested condition of traffic, sthe char,
acter of the street, etc.
Murray. when the amending orili-.
nance was reached on the order pa,
per, moved it be laid on thes table.
This carried unanimously and then
Murray moved that the sheriff be In
stfucted to prevent automobiles from
standing more than fifteen minutes
on Fort street and more than thirty
minutes on other streets within the;
area bounded by Nuuanu and Alakea,
and Beretania and Queen streets.
Attorney Peters, who was present
with Mr.. Merle Johnson, chairman of
the committee Of the Merchants As
ISOLATION, opposed setting a time
limit, arguing that circumstances
might render this a hardship in indi-
vidual cases.
Low supported the Association S
attorney and moved In amendment
that the Direction 81 automobiles on
the public streets be placed in the
49,, - 49, ~. ! - - - 5s5.t5 W.
Murray after some remarks, stated
that II The sheriff did not ssatisfaotor-
lily attend to the duty he would rein
troduce the ordinance.
The amendment carried by the af-
firmative votes Of Arnold, kruger,
Low. Mcclellan and Murray. Amana
voted In the negative.
Rapid Transit Paving.
A letter was received from the |
Rapid Transit Co.. per G. @. Ballen.l
tyne, manager, in reply to a letter OF
inquiry, which stated that at date, |
October Is, there had been delivered |
at the company's yards $4,000 ohia
blocks for use in paving King street,
between NuualIu street and the bridge |
and that they were stacked and Tn |
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 conclud. I
ed as follows. i
I'VE would also say that you are
rot more DESTROYS of having this paw
ing laid than we are, but, as a good
job can only be done with seasoned
hlnckc wa ho1iova N fo he IN the in /
terest OF the city, the supervisors and
the company, that the work should |
not be prosecuted until the blocks are I
in fit condition"
On motion of Mcclellan Inc com
Inunication was received and ordered
lied, and then on motion of Murray,
seconded by Kruger, the clerk was |
to write to the company and
ask It to inform the board when the |
blocks would be seasoned. il ~,
Just before adjournment Low had a
motion passed to request the com
pany to repair its portion or other
streets.
Dance Hall inspectors. "a
The board unanimously appointed
The nominees of the Humane Society /
for dance hall inspectors-Judge W.
L. Whitney, Humane Officer Rose c.
Dawson and License Inspector w. p.
Fennell. "
A permit was granted to w. A.
Hall for a dance at K. OF p. hall.
courtesies to Democrats.
Permission was granted to the