The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-04-11
MORE SIDEWALKS
FOR THE CITY
SUPERVISORS PREPARE TO INIT
ATE A PLAN FOR THESE NEED.
ED IMPROVEMENTS.
,(From. "Wednesday Advertiscr)


Under the supervision of City En-
gineer Whitehouse, the supervisors are
about to initiate campaign whereby
the dearth of sidewalks in the city will
in a measure be relieved.
The first action is to be taken as re.
CARDS Pauahi street, and Engineer
Whitehouse last night filed blue print
and copy of the ordinance fixing the
curb and sidewalk lines and the grade
on that street.
According to the law, when the city
has established the grade and the other
necessary lines, the property owners
must proceed to lay sidewalks in con.
fornity, and as soon as possible. IT
they fail to do so, the city puts down
the walks and the cost of the improve.
ment becomes lien on the property
benefited. g., iH
The city engineers are now at work
fixing the grade on other streets and
it is announced that the work of inn
proving the city in this manner viii be
pushed as rapidly as possible.
The city engineer also submitted es'
Inmates for three new storm sewers
which he declared are badly needed.
One is to replace the sewer on Hale
kauwilia street which has been blocked
for number of months, due it is sid,
to the fact that contractors Mt work
on a foundation, pumped it full OF
black sand. Whitehouse said that the
sewer had been uncovered and found
beyond repair and recommended the
construction of new one at an esti.
mated cost of $4,000. He also rccom-
mended that one be built on School
street from Liliha to Puunui stream.
In connection with the disregard of
the rights of the city in the pumping
of sand into the sewer mentioned, Su-
pervisor Petrie said he had a complaint
to register against Eva plantation
which he said had calmly ignored the
supervisors and had blocked the Waia-
nae road leading through the planta-
tion by running tracks for the cane
trains on 1t, and endangering the lives
of travellers on the road. He further
declared that whenever this plantation
wished to put water from one field to
another on the other side of the thor
oughfarc, it coolly proceeded to cut a
ditch across the county road.
'The road was there before the
plantation was,'' said Petrie, "and
think it is time that we make these
people consider the rights of the pub
lie. would suggest that the city at
| torney be instructed to notify the plan
tation people that if they trcspass agar
on the county roads, they will be prose
,cuted.' a}F
Supervisor Pacheco suggested tha
the city engineer be first instructed t.
notify the plantation of its trespas
and that if this fails the city attorne,
be instructed to proceed against thu
owners This suggestion was adopted
A communication was read from Ma
ior h. +. Cheatham of the quartermas
ter corps of the army, asking on behalf
of the government the right to lay {
pipe line from the government well oil
Sapahulu street to Fort De Russy. TIL,
petition was referred to the city engi
teer aud the road committee.
The Waialae, Kaimuki and Palolt
Improvement Club asked the supervis
mrs to furnish prison labor to level of
md lay out the grounds of LiliuOkalan
A communication from former Cover
nor George r. Carter to city enginee
was read. He said in part: "Will yol
send up and remove two bridges on tn
Andrades so-called Scenic Road be
fore somebody falls through them.
has been over year since Sam viii
DER or myself took horse over th
frst of the two. When my man rope
it off the line was stolen.
"The building of the road illustrate
The folly of our plan of procedure.
wonder if Oahu will ever be as wise a
Kauai and refuse to build road IN
less provisions are made for its vi
Keep.
II never wanted the Scenic Road
built for it would destroy the privac
of my place which is its charm and
was foolish of me TO yield and dee
the right of way for now the old for
across the stream is gone and my Ian
is cut in two. I wonder if could &c
the road closed and my land bacl
: Would the county officials consent
:. Would 7 have to 60 to the legislator
for relief"
Engineer whitehouse said that b