The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-12-22
WHAT is THE MATTER WITH OUR ROADS,

Hawaii spending money for roads BY the hundreds Of thou
sands Of dollars and with limited exceptions has but little show
WHY
There three definite distinct reasons which out
like a sore thumb These reasons are. Ri
Because the who eoptfo the road work selected
primarily because OF political qualifications
knowledge Of road making maintenance;
Because with exceptions the county supervisors persist in
directing and supervising road work which they
Of placing it in the hands Of competent engineer
giving him full and authority then holding him response
bic for results Kauai has done this and s the only island the
group which getting full value for its road expenditures
s. Because when road is completed instead of proceed
ing forthwith put section handsn charge and preventing
getting Of repair allowed go steadily
al when has be rebuilt good example Of this
road from Moanaua Pearl City year ago good
don Not being it, the are rapidly
developing If something promptly to be
rebuilt in another year section hands had been work
promptly when ii was first completed II would be in as good con
diion today the day it built gssa alsf ss
life which not under constant super
vision does not exceed six and during the greater part Of
that time ii is fit travel ,es
One three miles will keep the same mile
Of road perfect condition for fifteen twenty years. varying with
weather and other local conditions NJ
To summarize-we will have good roads when:
Road officials primarily selected for efficiency and not
when road construction and maintenance are placed under
the control Of professional engineers instead Of professional poll
ticians;
S. When the system Of section upeep Is adopted instead Of
the system Of allowing the roads pieces and then rebuild
ing them. a
THE WAY ToKEEP ROAD IN REPAIR IS TO NEVER
LET 1T GET OUT OF REPAIR.
will be great joy The Advertiser be able say
voters at the election .ass
Voters Of Honolulu: y. t8s5t |T .aEt 4.
e present board Of found our road system mred
in the bog Of politics They p out the bog and placed in
the firm ground Of efficiency ~ sssFtsFl "a Y
They found struggling along the hands and
job chaser rapidly getting nowhere and steadily growing worse
They placed the hands of competent professional road makers
and asked for results but good roads and they have secured such
results; tar .ns5
They found system which swallowed thousands of dollars
and kept the roads condition make Christian They
have sytemzed road upeep that for every thousand dollars
during their Of Office they have thousand dollars
worth of road to show for it
Before election they promised good roads and they
done what they promised tf sfa i}aGFa tal.lsat
They have the road department with the sole object Of
making and maintaining good roads and political machine
to their own reelection b gsB-a n .t. lt 5s
They have made good and they deserve reelection
IT, two years from The Advertiser can uthfuy make
that statement the incoming board Of supervisors will be reelected
by the biggest majority rolled up Honolulu.
Gentlemen OF the board is The Advertiser be allowed the
pleasure Of printing the above draft Of editorial years
now? -C l,%@.ft .ts