The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-09-24
UPERVISOR SINGLE
y OUTLINES POLICY

~ OUTLINES POLICY
| The board Of supervisors has forum.
lated its policy for road Improvement
The plan compels the city to rely up
on its frontage tax for permanent i'm.
proVements, beginning October !. II
is the intention to use the general
fund only for Improvement Of country
roads, especially the belt and Pail
roads.
The policy is exuected to result in
completion of the around theisland
road within less than n year at cost
of less than $4,000.
Policy Is Announced
Robert W. ShingIe, chairman of the
road committee, announced the policy
yesterday in a statement which is as
follows:
"ln order that the attitude Of the
| board of supervisors relative to all
street work within the district of Uo
nolulu may be clearly understood by
the public, the board has authorized
statement to the effect that il is
proposed to live up to the provisions
Of Act 1874 of the Session Laws of 1915,
more peculiarly known as the frontage
tax law, and to carry out such pro-
visions both in the letter and in the
spirit of the act.
It is not the intention of the board
to do any further work on the streets
within the district of Honolulu ac-
cept such work as constitutes .unepes-
tionabIy repair work and ,mgeipten;
Funds Are Provided
"The budget adopted in June COW
ering the last half of this year pro
vided $4,000 for road committee re-
luirements within the city of Homo
lulu proper, to be expended at the
rate of $4,000 per month. To this
amount have been added several
thousand dollars to provide for Oiling
of streets and purchase of equipment.
"Beginning October l new policy
will be inaugurated. The sum of
$4,000 viii be transferred each month
from the Honolulu road account and
expended in permanent construction
of the belt road, beginning at Waia
hole bridge, the end of the present
mac adam, and extending to Kualoa
Point, a distance of three and one
half miles.
Board To Determine Plans
'The board will determine upon the
plans and specifications of this road
at Friday nights meeting. The pub
lie can be assured that the board will
profit by the experiences of the belt
road commission in the road built in
Koolau.
"lhe estimated cost is less than
$50 900, and will be entirely paid for
in the manner outlined above. The
work will be done by the city and
county under the direct supervision of
the city engineer.
"a portion of this $4,000 monthly
allowance will be expended from now
on in the building of a concrete road
beginning at the top of the Pail anu
extending to bottom of the KaneOhG
side. Cement retention walls will b.
constructed at the dangerous turns on
the road.
Good Rock To Be Used
"The rock for this work will be
supplied by the city crusher running
under new plan of supplying rock
suitable for ooncreting purposes, elm
mating all rescreening and recrushing
A considerable saving will be effected
by this change.
the city, which sum will be used in
the maintenance of three road gangs,
one of which is to repair all gas and
water and sewer trenches at the ex-
rense of the gas company and the
water and sewer department, street
sweeping, sprinkling, machine and
blacksmith departments, fourth lis
trirt stables, dangerman, material anu
supplies and the road engineer s Of,
fee.
Road Overseers Oscar Cox of Wal
alua and Andrew Adams of KOolau
Ioa are progressing rapidly with the
new belt road between Puupakea an.
Waialee school. When completed tn,
belt road will extend from HonoluI,
to Hauula. The board has decided
appropriate sufficient money out Of
general revenue to- be expended by
Overscer Adams in completing tn,
belt road from Hauula TO KauloG
Point, connecting with the work abov,
mentioned.
"UPon the completion of these two
projects, the belt road will have cen
completed out of general revenues an
with citizen labor under the direct
supervision of the city and county al
ministration. BY that time the board
will have in mind the matter of put
ting in first class condit =, that pOr
ton Of the belt road built on the wind
ward side of the island by the Gov.
/ ernors commission, which has proven
an utter failure.