Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-09-03
To
CD. AHEAD ON
SCHOOL BLDGS.

II was decided by the Loan Fund
Commission, at a meeting this morn
ing, to go ahead with the building of
The Kauluwela schoolhouse, for which
$4,000 is appropriated. Bids will be
! invited forthwith for the work.
4 Governor Frear was consulted by
|, telephone TO ascertain if a road
: proposition related to this school was
/ settled, and he replied that all was
right and the commission might pro-
coed with the building.
I Land Commissioner Tucker was
reported as saying that no doubt ne
gotiations for the site for the pro-
|, posed kalihikaf $4,000 sdooihouse
would be satisfactorily concluded.
/ Mr.. Petrie< expressed a fear that
/ trains would disturb the school on
. the proposed site; it being near the
/ railway.
Mr.. Fern said most of The people
at Kalihi Camp had been driven out
by the Board of Health. He thought
the noise of trains would be so brief
,, as not to amount to. Ierious dis
: turbance.
! Chairman Adams did not regard
| either objection as sufficient reason
for rejecting the site. There was no
i doubt the place around the school
] would build up.
! No further action was taken.
A new courthouse, Jail and jailor'S
cottage at Waialua on The site of the
present buildings, AM a similar
group of buildings at Eva, for which
] new site has to be bought, were
4 considered together.
i Mr.. Fern made the suggestion
\ which was entertained by the other
1 commissioners, that tn material in
i the old courthouse miQt be utilized
! in building the jailor's cottage.
There is $4,000 appropriated for the
Waialua structures, aid $4,000 for
the Eva, including the site. ".- -.
Mr.. Johnson reportd on the Eva
site, saying four lots we're available
but advised that fifth be bought
also, which would mae the site 225
feet square, fronting on the main
Eva road. The enFe cost would
not exceed $500.
Messrs. Fern, Petrs and Johnson
were appointed to attend further to
the matter and repet back to the
commission. ? ...'. .~.=
On motion of Mr. Petrie, it was
voted to employ Emry & Webb, ar
chitects, to draw plas and specified
lions for both sets Il buildings.
1t was reported tht the Pohukaina
schoolhouse was finjhed but not yet
accepted, although tie members were
satisfied that a god job had been
done. 3d.. 49,.
Mr.. Fern promise to have data on
school street extenon completed for (;
next meeting. Ceci Brown. and Abra- |
ham Fernandez VIE the only ones
, holding out for betr terms than were |
offered Replying suggestion by !;
the chairman, INSTRUMENTATION pro- |
.ceedings be takenAt once. Mr.. Fern
advised waiting Il the outcome OF I
pending negotiatits. T." .:.~. -,
Mr.. Adams mae the remark that I
!, the figures given amounted to nearly |
one-third of the Propriation Of So, |
900 for the work. -. 49,. " |
people are vel eager to get roads, |
but they don't wat to pay for Them"
Mr.. Fern OBSERVE .s~.
Frog laneW conically exclaimed !
the chairman. ....... .... !
! A resolution Rring on No. l con-
:. tract of the belroad, to adjust the
work to the mGy available, was at
. Mr.. Ferns reqst deferred till next
meeting. = ~
: At the close tthe meeting the 9TH
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