The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-09-18
After Months Of indeciSlon and
fDickerih1 Supervisors De- I.
termine To Pave Road X
HIGHWAY WILL BE
FINE AUTO COURSE
Tenement Project Of Chinese SO
ciety Protested by Many
Residents Of District

After months of indeeision and dick.
ering, the board of supervisors has de,
cided 70 pave the Eva side Of Knlai
kaua avenue. Lester Petrie, chairman
OF the roads committees, made this
statement at noon meeting OF that
body yesterday.
The supervisors win meet IN caucus
this afternoon to determine IL the road
shall be given a permanent or TEN.
porary pavement. The supervisors i'm
tcryiewed by representative Of The
Advertiser showed themselves TO be
strongly in favor OF a permanent pave.
ment for this stretch Of thorougnfare,
saying that 1t was one OF the most
constantly used roads in the city, and
therefore should be given durable
pavement. ~
II was through a letter from Joseph
A. Gilman, addressed 20 the board, that
the subject of Kalakaua avenue came
before the body. Mr.. Gilman made an
offor TO pave the makai side of the
avenue with Warrenite surface at
|Sl.s5 q square yard This price was
given TO include the necessary exeavat.
ing and rolling, as well as the actual
paving. n
y ~ AaNbO ouIldSo 70 rave
There are ii, 900 square yards on the
makai side Of this avenue, and the cost
of paving 1t under the offer of Mr.. Gill
man would therefore be $2O,350.
The Waikiki portion of this road is
in good shape, and, say the supervisors,
when the other side Is paved the ave.
nue. will be one Of tho best in the city
for automobiles,
"We are going to pave Kalakaua
avenue right away said Supervisor
Petrle. 1--WE expect to begin by the
first of the month. We have only to
decide now whether it shall be tenn
porary or permanent pavement. /, for
one, believe IL should be permanent. -
Supervisor Pacheco seemed TO be of
the same mind, and declared the offer
Of Mr.. Gilman was better than any
they had received from him before.
"A resolution was introduced at the
meeting 20 establish lines abuttine on
property in Kapahulu road, between
Waialae road and Kanaina avenue.
The owners were directed by the reso.
luton to construct and curb the side
walks at once.
About seyenty.fve residents Of Aala
lane petitioned the board for improve.
mcnts to their road aud for electric
lights They said that no improve.
ments had been made to the lane for
six years. Tho petition was referred to
the roads committee
II looked gloomy at the meeting for
the Wo On Fui Kon Society, which is
trying to get a building permit to al.
low 1t TO construct tenement and club
rooms on North Kdkui street.
Strong Protest Against Permit
"a strong protest has been made
against the Issuance Of this permit by
residents In the vicinity, who assert
that II will work detriment to their
property. The protest was made in the
form Of a petition, signed by twenty.
seven residents, accompanied by a let.
ter from Lorrin Andrews, in which he
says that the building, as contemplated
by the Wo On Fui Kon Society. "would
be a menace 70 the neighborhood and
seriously affect the sanitary conditions
of that portion of the cityS "A, SN
A1etter came In at the meeting, writ,
ten BY Judge c, W. Ashford ana al.
reeted TO the mayor and board. He
urges the supervisors to provide for
more clerks at the district court, stat.
ing that the work Is too much for the
present number of clerks TO handle, and
consequently delays are suffered in the
transmission Of records Of the court to
tho circuit court. The letter was re-,
ferred to the ways and means com.
mittee. =" .t'r h|
tEr " -------------.s. 60 II, d. .,,