Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-10-24
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Enthusiastic Mass Meeting
Gives Endorsement to Big
| Improvement
With the strong majority boosting
every inch or the way, ready to pay
their part or do their share for the
improvement. Of Honolulu. the public
meeting held by the supervisors last
night on the extension Of Bishop street
was rewarded with success.
AT the next meeting of the superyi-
sors resolution will be introduced by
Lester Petrie. chairman Of the roads
committee, ITO whom credit Is given
for starting the project. reciting that
Bishop street Is to be opened through
to Beretania. and setting the assess
ment district therefor
The district which will bear the ex-
pense Of this work will begin at a
point 100 feet mauka Of Beretania,
thence at right angles to the Waikiki
side Of Fort street, thence at right an
giles to the waterfront, thence at right
angles to Alakea street to point 100
feet mauka of Beretania and to the
point Of beginning
This was the decision reached BY
the massmeeting last night, assembled
in the supervisors chambers, munici-
pal building. With q rising vote II
was decided that the extension should
be made ard that the district should
he bounded as given above.
But Two Objections Heard
Only two objections to the project
were heard one came from VIM. H.
.McInerny, who declared that he saw
no reason for the undertaking at this
time; the other from Judge Monsar-
~, who endorsed the statement Of
LcInerny Tobe sure there were 9TH
- not in favor Of the project If the
assessment district for the work only
(, included the enc block Father VAL
lentin. speaking for the Catholic mis-
sion, which owns 80 per cent of the
property n the block: stated that the
mission would oppose the undertaking
unless the, Assessment district were
larger thafsa block Il larger, 1t would
be In favor OF II.
As against MeInerny and Judge
! Monsarrat, representing the opposi
| ton to the extension, many spoke
!. heartily lin favor OF it, among the
number being Marston Campbell, who
led the enthusiasts throughput the
tnteeting; Ed. T0Wse, Guy Gere, James
/ Wakefield, r r. Reidford, who sec
onded the enthusiasn1s for the work
and w w Chamberlain A number
Of other persons spoke offering sug'
bgestions, mostly relating to the lines
for the district. They were Super.
FisCr Wulter j. Steiner Mayor
/ Tern and Albert Waterhouse.
Mayor Fern presided at the meet,
ling and Supervisor Petrie called up.
ON the speakers and argued his view
lof the different points which arose
At the opening Of the meeting he was
strongly IN favor of having the dis,
| trict only comprise the block Of Bere
itania. Port. Hotel and Emma, but
ivhen Father NNl1nIin game notice
Icf the miS1ina,,s IS lection to such q
Isn6all district. e abandoned his dis
ltrict idea and. called for suggestions
| horeSS,art /. Reacbed.
Soon an aereemenf was reached
(which was reduced to the form Of 3
Irasoh,tion &c given below. 8 :.
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