Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-11-19
Roads, Pro and Con, Are Dis
cussed By Body Minority
Report Brings Applause

nGpUIl 0fIIlyS HpptduoC
: Roads and road-making were dis
|cnssed at q meeting Of the Chamber
OF Commerce yesterday afternoon, so
largely attended as TO overflow the
assembly. hall of that body in the
Stangenwald building Most OF the
talking, however, was relative to the
disposition OF the report OF the com
mittee on municipal affairs on the top
4 les mentioned. While II practically
had been adopted by meeting OF the
trustees a few days ago. the endorse
ment Of all its recommendations in
blocks by the chamber was now OPP
posed, the first note OF dissent being
heard when q motion was made to
adopt and print for circulation GER
tain proposals for the opening OF new
streets, with map, which had been
submitted by Prof. Keller as q SAM
tary measure. 1t was contended by
some that the plan should not be
adopted until the members had been
given time to study 1t. This objection
was extended 10 other recommends
tions and findings Of the committee.
Supervisor Mcclellan vigorously
took exception to the unqualified con-
Idemnation of the Hakipuu road work.
land its denunciation by the commit
| tee as q political job. He maintained
THAT the work was directed first by
Engineer Whitehouse and next by his
successor, Wall, the present city and
county engineer, and that K had been
completed before the late primaries.
Further. he contended that value had
been received for the expenditure in
the grading of the road, which involved
heavy fills, ant that the construction
as It stood today was a good funda-
ton on which to build q permanent
wearing surface, which was all that
was intended from the amount of
money appropriated.
Report is Accepted.
In the end q motion carried to ac-
Ieept the report and have it printed
for circulation, the Keller plan in.
cluded, and the committee was re-
quested to look further into the Hali.
puu road matter with reference to
the objection just heard to that por-
'tioH Of It's report. L
i In "a brief statement, Acting Presi-
dent Harrington outlined the purpose
OF the meeting as follows:
AT a meeting of the board OF di-
rectors the discussion on the topic oil
roads in general came up. This b a
live one In the city today and II DC
Cured to che directors that ii would
be Of special interest to the members
oh -. ~
the municipal affairs committee and
also hear q general discussion Of II
/ by Mr.. Wichman, having the matter 10
charge It also occurred to- the d.
rectors that It would be gratifying to
lhave present here the members Of the
board Of supervisors-elect and also
members Of the present board There
|, was meeting to be held with the com
I mittee on county and municipal af-
! fairs on Monday, and the mayor-elect
was, through mistake, not included
!. in the general invitation sent out to
be present at that meeting, at which
only one Of the members of the board
OF superyisors-elect was present / un,
derstand that today the mayor-eieet
has seen number OF superintendent
and they reached the opinion that ii
us not proper that they should appear
before the Chamber Of Commerce q
! the present time. It was not the
thought OF anyone connected with the
chamber to tell these men what e
i do. The spirit of the movement and
dinvitatiOn was to get these gentlemen
who have these responsibilities on