Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-12-31
ROAD POLICY IS
LONGDEBATED BY
NEWC CITY DADS
Quinn Unable to Get Approval
of Appropriations He Con-
SiderS Necessary

James c. Quinn, supervisor-electa and
the man v no Will head the road com
mittee under the new administration.
found last night that a strong majority
OF the new ciIy fathers were absolute
ly against his plans for immediate road
construction. -
AS result. Quinn declared this
morning. upless the plans for spending
the citys' funds are revised. the fire
department and the police department
will get most OF the money while
needed construction and repair on the
roads is postponed for Ave or six
months.
Another version OF the results of
lbs. nights caucus is given by the SUI
pervisors-elect who debated with
Quinn until a late hour Larsen and
Logan say they do not approve of
81 Lending any money on road construc'
ton unless the engineering speciflca-
lions are definite and believe also that
the frontage ak laws should be strict
~ enforced. Others of the new super
visors could not be reached today fer
an expression, but according to Quinn
IL was q pIOpOotCIOh vi OLA oSoAhSN OhC
last night.
0uinn's Plans.
II believe that two stretches in par.
ticular or the round-the-island road
should be greatly improved" said
Quinn today. Il brought in my plans
last night for appropriations for road
work 70 include four and a half miles
from Waimea to the Boys industrial
School, which would cost not over $16,-
600: and three miles in the Hakipuu
section, which would cost about 500.
600 Also I wanted some more ap-,
proEria ions.
But right away found opposition.
1t is proposed to appropriate large
amounts for the fire and police and
other departments. II these plans go,
through, there is going to be nothing
left for roads-not even enough for
maintenance"
Larsen Stands Firm.
+ Supervisor-elecS Larsen said today:
/ Il am thoroughly convinced that the
board should not try to run the de-
tails of its road work through a COM
mittee but should make the engineer
results. We have no time to get out
and boss the men over the job L
think the road committee should be in
charge of the policy but leave the de-
tails to the engineer. ri. T..
Furthermore, / believe that our i'm.
portanS road-work should be done by
contract. AS a matter of fact, It will
cost $4,000 for the city to put its
road building equipment in shape for.
work. Only two of our rollers are
seryiceable and the day of mule-power1
is gone by. Competitive bidding will
save the city a great deal of money
do the work at the minimum figure.
AS to new work, stand by the
frontage-tax., All local improvements
should be done under that law-atI
least, this board should give the law
a thorough test. Perhaps on some oil
the country roads where they are used
for autos and are general benefit,
the frontage-tax may not apply. =
The issue was not settled in the eau
Gus last night. Another caucus is to
be held Saturday and perhaps one viii
come before that While the super.
yisors are talking the matter over
with plenty Of spirit and sticking to
their opinions, it, was believed today
that they can get and reach a har-
monious conclusion, =,
One thing that Is causing trouble
all around is the lack of funds for
The new administration
has to economic closely and it Is
difficult to work out a well-balanced
program in a hurry.