The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-03-13
SUPERVISORS WALL I
BECAUSE Of KICKS
stctmed BY Representatives Of
Various Districts Demanding
Road ImprovemshtA.
(Ffom wedaosday Advertlser.)

(Ffom wednesday AdyertIser
"wc have the hooltworm,v moanci
Supervisor Paekceo last night az the
meeting Of the board Of county super.
visofs.
Ne are short Of funds walled
Supervisor Lester Petrie.
All this after representatives from
Iipper, Nnnanu, from Manoa Valley,
from Kaimuki. from Liliha and vari.
COS load super visors had clamofed for
repairs and extensions Of roads IN tho
City and County of Honolulu.
Supervisor Petfie eominiserated fur.
Their TO his fellow board members;
81 have henrd this cry from friend
Of mine as far away as Egypt So
we are getting IL on all sides. In the
mean time, we are doing ali we can
with the funds at our disposal. 10 meet
the situation. 4ug ,tias
Tells Result Of Conference.
The result OF the conference between
Supervisors Petrie and Mcclellan with
Governor Pinkharn, regarding the pro.
blem OF Honolulu's unemployed, was
briefly reported verbally by Mr.. Retrie,
who said that Governor Pinkham con
sidered the care Of these unemployed
a tesltorial problem ana that he would
take up the question with the sugar
planters or whoever was responsible for
bringing these. laborers to Hawaii So
that matter was postponed indefinitely
by the board. Yfat
James r.. Taylor was present again
In the interest on road improvements In
the Nuuanu Valley Tract, on Puiwa,
Laima and Park roads. He wanted at
least a greet grade established by the
county engineer SO that,such road work
as the property owners were willing TO
do At their own expense could be done
properly. He referred TO the fact that
the petition Of the property owners had
been held up since December ON tech
niealities and farther stated that he
vas ready to sign . paper giving an
easement through Park road, IL that
wcilll result in action by the super
vis0rs. Supervisor Petrie said be would
take the matter up with the county
engineer and endeayor to do something.
Residents wiling to Pay. M
Z .;Ra \. iReidford, representing the Ma
noa Improvement Club, presented q pc
tition amply signed for the Improve
ment Of the lower MaDoa road from the
forks to the eisterly boundary Of the
College Hills tract. The residents in
the valley ask for twenty-fouf.foot
Warrenits pavement and ask that. the
entire, cost Of the Improvement hestaf-
ed against the property abutting on
he street he Improvement Is figured
70 eost ~, 426. The distance 10 be
paved rs AS3S feet Of which 1875 feet
Is. public property. The objection to
immediate action ON the petition as
voiced ,ly Supervisor Pctrie was. that
thes'rnrritory and not the county own
cd the property, Mr. Petrie said the
e6untyl Twas ready TO IRoeeed in the
matter 'if the way was found clear.
a KaimIal<i Residents Want Action.
1nbehalf Of Kaimuki, "A. r. Clark
pointed out the need OF that suburb for
immediate repairs to the roads. He
desired action and referred TO tine
numerous times his section had been
before the board without results. He
was of the opinion that Kaimuki resi-
dents would sign mp for the improve
ments Of the streets uhder the frontage
tax law IL tho board would make
definite proposal that the county woul.
bear forty pr cent Of the cost.
A resolution deciding upon the dis
triet to be assessed for the extension
Of School street from Gulicl avenue
70 Kalihi Valley road WIS passed the |
frst reading.
Owing TO the absence Of Deputy
County Attorney p. l.. Weaver, the
traffic oriinnnee was not taken up,