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

. Roads and rosd-making were dis.
cussed at meeting of the Chamber
of Commerce yesterday afternoon, so
largely attended as to overflow the
assembly hall of that body in the
Stangenwaid building Most OF the
talking, however, was relative to the
disposition of the report Of the COM
mittee on municipal affairs on the top
les mentioned. While il practically
had been adopted by a meeting OF the
trustees few days ago, the endorse
mens of all fits recommendation in
blocks by the chamber was now op-
posed, the first note OF dissent being
heard when a 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 a sani-
tary measure. II was contended by
some that the plan should not be
adopted until the members had been
given time to study it. This objection
was extended to other recommends
tons and findings of the committee.
Supervisor Mcclellan vigorously
took exception to the unqualified con
domination of the Hakiputi road work,
and its denunciation by the commit
tee as 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 Ii 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, anu that the construction
as 1t stood today was a good funda-
| ton on which to build a permanent
wearing surface, which was all that
was intended from the amount of
money appropriated !.
Report 10 Accepted.
/ In the end a motion carried to ac-
lcept the report and have, 1t printed
for circulation, the Keller plan in
cluded, and the committee was re-
| quested to look further into the Haki-
lpuu road matter with reference to
| the objection just heard to that por-
ton Of It's report Z
4 In a brief statement, Acting Presi.
! dent Harrington outlined the purpose
of the meeting as follows:
AT a meeting of the board of di-
rectuTs the discussion on the topic of
roads in general came up. This is a
live one In the city today and it oc-
CURED to he directors that it would
be of special interest to the members
1 of the chamber to hear the report of
\ the municipal affairs committee and
also hear, a general discussion of it
by Mr.. Wichnlan, having the matter in
I charge. 1t also occurred to the di-
I rectors that it would be gratifying to
[. have 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.
{ 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 supervisors-elect was present / un.
derstand that today the mayor-elect
has seen number of supervisors-elect
and they reached the opinion that IL
is not proper that they should appear
before the Chamber of Commerce a
the present time. 1t was not the
thought Of anyone connected with the
chamber to tell these men what &c
do. The spirit of the movement and
invitation was to get these gentlemen
who have these responsibilities on
their shoulders to hear a general dis
cussion which would give us a better
view of the facts and get business men
in closer touch with the situation, Il
Is q great mistake for anyone to as
sumo that the officers of the chamber
who have been active in getting these
men together, thought for a moment
that the chamber wanted to tell these
men what they should do Suggestion
had been made that the officers OF thi.
tcommittee cooperate with the Repub
!. lican central committee. I, personally
was against anything of that kind, ant
felt that we had no interest whateve
IN partisan politics; we are just plan
citizens and interested as bushes
men In work and seeking informa
ton just as much as we are seekin;
results.
Secretary Raymond c. Brown rca,
Mr.. Lanes letter. in which the write
stated that, after consultation wit
snpervisors-elect he thought it Inc,
pedient to enter into conferences wit
commercial or other bodies until afte
taking office, mentioning also that tw
OF the supervisors were absent froT
the territory and that the mayor an
siIpervisors-elect had not yet even COZ
ferred among themselves. In conclt
/, sion he gave assurance that the il
| coming municipal body would welcom
the cooperation and support OF til
chamber in all its policies of improy,
meIt and progress, and in the mear
time would appreciate the receipt {
copies OF reports and resolutions o
municipal matters adopted By til
chamber. /.
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