Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-03-31
FOR WIDENING
KAP AHULU ROAD
Energetic Action Taken by the
Local Improvement
Club

. Although the president, Vlce-gEesi-
dent and several of the usually most
active members of the Kapahulu I'm
provement Club were uhavoidably abb
sent from the meeting called for yes
terday afternoon, at the residence OF
John A. Bortfeld, Gazette avenue.
there was SO good an attendance that
postponement was out Of the question.
p. s. Gay was called to the chair.
An important report was received
from the special committee on the
proposed extension Of Hayden avenue,
and the secretary, as chairman of the
committee, was instructed to proceed
with negotiations for the necessary
land on. the lines he. suggested.
r. 8. Kelly reported back a petition
to the legislature, which the commit
tee on the widening of Kapahulh road
had asked the secretary to. draft to
which the committee had obtained
more than one hundred signatures.
Along with the petition for preseHta-
ton were the signed agreements OF
most OF the abutting owners on the
toWl side of the road, to donate the
necessary 10-foot strip of land on CON
dition that the road be widened and
improved. Major Timberlake, COM
+manding the coast artillery corps,
Fort Ruger, signed his hearty APP
prevail with the statement that he had
recommended to the war department
that free grant be made of the
strip In front of the military pumping
station. Others agreeing were the
superintendent of public works with
the approval of the governor. the
Bishop Estate, the Campbell Estate.
Henry McCallum, Cecil Brown, w. C.
Achi. Kapahulu Dairy, Frank Andrade,
]. ]. Gouveia, Frank Gannell, III. B.
Brown, Lum Ho Shee, Estate of
George C. Beckley and Wo Sing Wal.
In all about 1000 lineal feet is donated,
leaving only $50 feet of non-conseht-
ers to be,condemned.
Besides setting forth the facts re-
garding the donation of land, the pc
tition represents: -
THAT the Kapahulu road, from Wal
alae road to Kapiolani Park, has for
many years been one of the chief
thoroughfares and most popular drive
ways between the city of Honolulu
and its principal public park just
mentioned.
THAT the said road has been neg
lected for fifteen years, in that period
receiving no repairs worth mention
ing, and is now almost impossible 4
in dry weather on account Of ruts.
and dust, and in wet weather on ac-
count of bog holes and mud.
That, while the conditions just
shown imply~a necessity for the i'm
mediate paving of the said road with
oiled macadam or other durable ma
terial, it is very desirable that the
road should also be widened to a
breadth sof fifty, feet including side
walk space of regulation width on
either side"
The spetition asks for an ap-
preparation of $1,000. or as much as on
investigation may be found necessary,
for the purpose of condemning such
land as may not be donated for the
widening.
A reply from the board of health
to complaint from the club regard
ing hog ranch caused a discussion
which resulted in instructions to the
secretary to request the Oahu central
Improvement committee to take up
the question of having hog ranches
prohibited in residence sections of the
city, regardless of distance from the
postoffice." 1t was the sentiment of
the meeting that the keeping of "a
family pig should not be opposed,
uprofided only that its pen was, kept
in sanitary condition, but hog-rais-
ing on a large scale in built-up resi-
dence sections should be abolished
In view of the important matters
pending, the club decided to meet |
weekly until further orders. Therefore
the club adjourned to Sunday after
noon next. at the same place.
The petition says:
This petition of the residents of Ka-