Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-08-27
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to the wharves which are now over
crowded and In which the population
has eIcroached on the agricultural
lands devoted to wet agriculture to an
alarming degree, '.,s......~'
Half Million Necessary.
The last Legislature made an ap-
preparation or $4,000 to extend and
widen Frog lane from School street
to ,Kuakini street The loan fund COM
mission in whose Jurisdiction it came
has found on Investigation that it
will cost more than the. available
money to put the. street through. If
this is any criterion OF what it will
cost to open up roads In the city, l
make a rough estimate that it will
cost more than half a million dollars
to cut up the big blocks within the
area bounded by Nuuanu street, Judd
street, Kanehameha Schools. and the
wharves.
:. Il believe our laws should be mod
ernized. Our present statute dates
back to 1892 twenty years ago. The
area that | speak OF is the area from
which come most Of the tuberculosis
cases. It, is filled with auwais, some
of them running alongside the gov
eminent streets, a standing Invitation
to water.borne diseases. believe
that the cutting up Of these areas
and the other big blocks In the. town
proper should provide sewer facilities,
fresh water, light and air, and the
disposal of garbage matters that con.
Germ the whole city. 1t concerns the
retired business imam with his villa at
KaimukJ the resident Of College Hills,
the business mani Of Makfk and ev-
eryone who is interested in keeping
Honolulu free from epidemics and dis
eases. The man of intelligence and
financial independence should be as
much interested in the welfare of the
poorer classes and the. condition of
their surroundings as he is in the
welfare of his own family and the
improvements of his own neighbor.
hood.
Needs for Sanitation Roads.
Comprehensive plans SHOULD be
made for these roads, which | Lave
called sanitation roads, and for the
disposal of storm water-plans that
will run from Kaimuki to Fort Shat.
ter and up into the valleys-and the
property benefited within this area
should be assessed to cover the cost
of these Improvements.
1--WE never can put through the
mileage of roads necessary with our
present laws remaining as they are to-
day The city and county. can be en-
powered to issue bonds to be secured
by these assessment liens on the prop
erty The financial end of the project
can be taken care of provided the
community of Honolulu is prepared to
adopt the plan of building health
roads by assessments. | am prepared
to advocate in the Legislature a bill
along these lines. But | feel it is
wasted energy to proceed in matter
of this kind unless there is public
opinion to back up the general fea-
lures of the bill
Must Unite on Plans.
There are many roads that should
be constructed for the convenience OF
traffic or for sightseeing which |
would not include in the general
scheme at first, because opinions will
differ so widely about such roads. Yet
am convinced the time has come
for the people of Honolulu to bury
or forget their personal preferences
and unite on a plan to build roads
which the health authorities say must
be built to enable them to keep Homo
ZULU clear of epidemics and reduce the
death rate.
Il would like to call attention to
the report of the sanitary commission.
believe it should be studied by every
member of the Chamber of Commerce
and of the Merchants Association. |
have tried to do so to find out what
measures should be taken to prevent
disease, and in every case it comes
down to the opening Of health streets.
I will show anybody through the parts
Of the town that | have been through.
and let them see the physical reasons
for my beliefs"