The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-03-12
Hawaiian Association Resolves
To Enter Public Affairs in q
Constructive Spirit g.
SUPERVISORS BID THEM 49, VI =
cRlTIclSE WITH FREEDOM
Logan Says City and County
Need Advice Of Specialists in
Building New Roads

The Hawaiian Engineers Association
resolved last night to give the city, the
county and the Territory the benefit Of
its professional advice and construct
i've criticism in all public affairs that
have engineering features; and three
members of the board of supervisors
heartily babe them welcome.
After carefully considering the dues
Of decorum and the demands Of pro,
fessional etiquette, forty members Of
the association, gathered together in
the assembly room of the public library,
struck out from their RESOLUTIONS every
clause restricting their freedom of ac-
ton as an association to take an active
interest, not only as to general policy,
but as to design and execution, in all
engineering work connected with mu-
nicipal or territorial affairs. 3. a ,
Some Knocking Helpful .sn. y
n As Alexander Valentine, head over.
seer Of the Hilo Sugar Company put
it, "If we want to get results, we've
got to criticize, we We got to knock. =
Said Supervisor Logan, chairman of
the board s legislative committee:
"This board is under campaign obi.
cations to classify its roads, and IL
hasn't done it. Why shouldn't the. en-.
gineers give us the benefit Of their ad,
vice and criticismf notice that va
rious other civic and charitable organ
izations arc not backward in telling
US how things ought to be done. They
butt in rather ruggedly, and, for one,
think they have perfect right to. "
AS finally amended and adopted by
those engineers present last night at a
special meeting, for submission to the
verdict ty letter of the association as
a whole, the resolutions read as fol
lows:
Whereas, it has been deemed proper
and advisable that this association as
whole take an active interest in such
public affairs ms have engineering fea
lures; therefore, be it .
Resolved, That this association keep
in touch as to policy, design and execu'
ton with all engineering work in con
neetion with municipal or territorial
affairs, by the appointment of special
committees to follow up and report
upon from time to time, with recon-
mendatiOn If necessary, on the prog
ress and results of such work, and that
this association act on the recommended
tons Of such special committees at reg
ular or special meetings called for the
purpose, by means Of resolutions pre-
scented and approved by a majority OF
those voting and present at such meet
ings."
In approving the spirit of the reso
luton, Supervisor ,Hollinger took coca
sion to make the qualification that
criticism and attempted dictation by
individual members, which he said he
had encountered in the, past were thor
ougllly objectionable and always would
remain so. W
Supervisor Larsen welcomed criticism
with both hands and hoped it would
be free and frequent. of etiquette
forbids, "'he said, "throw etiquette tt
the winds. ~
"We need advice" said Supervisor
Logan. From what can learn, the
whole theory of construction and main
tenance of roads just now is in &
chaotic condition. We are going
through a formative stage.
"Take the $4,000 we have just spen
on theory of maintenance. venture
to say that ninety per cent of the worl
on which this money has been spent
might just as we'll have been shovele(
into the sea. Much of it won t las
month. Some of it admittedly wa
done in the knowledge that at the les
it could not last more than four months
What England Is Doing
England Just now is letting its oil
roads go TO blazes-spending nothing
ON them for maintenance until it ear
determine how they ought to be re
built, from the bottom up, on a perma
nent basis. Motor truck and pleasure
car travel have brought about change
the results of which are even now blu
imperfeetly apprehended by all but tn
| specialists. ".. ..'.s
1T is on such questions that W,
! should like to get information from
you engineers. When the Planters As
ISOLATION, one Of the most exclusive or
! CARNATIONS in the world, benefits b.
Your advices and fosters your conven
tons, l cannot see why we should d
| less 'ii3, e.. -
| N'"Taking pattern blipdly from Cali
| fornia will not serve We spent 10
of money on King street, following a.
idea taken bodily from California, an,
it was big failure
! After having put itself on record a
to general policy, the engineers wen
farther and approved specifically tn
spirit and intent Of Acts 81 and 1871
passed by the legislature of 1918, pro
viding for the opening and improy
ment of streets by assessment of I'D
joining property.
without infinitely analyzinG the law
which. as engineers, the members of tn
association professed themselves ineou
| petent to. do, they recommended tina
the acts be pressed to fair trial b.
immediate and vigorous enforcement
Although unqualified TO pass on tn
legal aspects OF the problem, they fel
that street improvements contracted 70
under the provisions of/the' acts iwohl
receive proper engineering considera
ton and supervision, which made til
subject one At for their consideration