The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-02-12
SUPERVISOR LARSEN GETS IN JAM
WITH THE MAYOR APOLOGIES
Committee Of Engineers Submits
Report On Best Method For
Manoa Road Construction


tPntion TO the fact that under section
Is of ordinance So, relating to the
sewer and water department, the city
is now required TO make a readiust.
ment Of the rates. This will neeessitnte
n survey Of the city, he said, and re.
quire the services of several inspectors.
The cost Of the work win be about
$4,000. This. together with the i'm.
provement Of the Kalihi pumping sta
tion, which win cost several thousand
dol ars more, was urged as immediately
necessary. H.. III. -.
Light Work For Murasky
The building inspector made an aver
age Of three building inspections A..
day during the month OF january and
gave his approval to all but one OF
eighty permits issued. They called for
total expenditure Of $77,lgl. The
fees collected by the building inspector
and plumbing inspector totaiod s4l7 in
that time.
Supervisor Quinn of the roads and
parks committee was granted permits
sion by the board to use his discretion
in ordering Aala Park closed for three
weeks, after February 25. This date
was fixed to enable the carnival com
! mittee to arrange to start the Wash
ihgton Birthday parade from Aaia Park
on February %. Supervisor Quinn has
! planned TO make AaIa Park a park in
! fact as well as in name and will have IL
! PlOwed and resown to grass.
President J. l.. Mclean Of the Au-
, tomObile Club Of Hawaii was instru.
mental in having the Supervisors order
an immediate survey and repair of the
+ dangerous Wahiawa bridge. This has
been one Of the biggest dangers to
Wahiawa road traffic during the past
year or more and the action taken last
night is the first toward remedying
the condition,
An ordinance regarding the securing
of automobile numbers, introduced by
Supervisor Hollinger, was passed to
first reading and referred to commit
tee that viii probably decide upon re-
| framing the present cumbersome traffic
ordinance. A committee, consisting Of
Hollinger, Quinn and Horner, was APP
pointed to handle this. The ordinance,
though conceived by Hollinger, was
legally phrased by Deputy City Attor-
ney Weaver.
"It reads like drunkard's dream, y
said Supervisor Larsen in voieing his
opposition TO the measure in that form.
dregson Protests ''F.'..
4, Henry Gregson, engineer at Moiliili
quarry, protested against allowing the
quarry payroll, stating that while he
had worked one Sunday during the pres
ent month he was not credited with It
in his salary, while Foreman Hugely
was credited for pay for one Sunday
on which he aid not work.
An appropriation Of $3.50 for car
nival decorative purposes was author
ized. This, together with the reading
Of q number Of minor reports Of com
mittees and departments, constituted
the business Of the evening session.
Contrary to expectation, the Manoa
protest against the paving proposition
did not materialize. However, an I'M
derstanding was reached during the
meeting held yesterday afternoon. IL
probably win result in compromise
as TO the paving to be used.
This will be brought up again at the
y next meeting Of the board, TO be held
: Friday evening. 7'E@
Engineers Report rr ,SE
A report of committee Of enei-
neers dealing with the Manoa street
Improvement work is fun Of interest.
II follows: h
. ~, HONOLULU, Feb. 6, 1915.
To the Honorable Mayor and Board Of
/ Supervisors, City and County OF
Honolulu Gentlemen:
The undersigned, members of the
imocial engineers committee Of the
b,anoa Improv ement Club, respectfully
submit the following recommendation
Irelative to the proposed Improvement
OF Manoa district, to wit:
! I'D That the width of payements
between eurbs be not less than twenty
feet f20O for any street within the
district; that the more important
streets be not less than twenty -four
eet (24') between curbs; that streets
having car track be not less than
forty feet (40) between curbs.
(2.) We recommend maeadam
pavement bound with asphalt, of NOT
less than seven inches cry finished
depth, .constructed by approved pene-
ltration method, and finished with a
lsealing coat Of asphalt covered with
| Y" screened stone; street TO be prop
erly drained, to be eurbed and have
4 stone block or concrete cutters Of NOT
less than thirty inches (30') in width.
(3,) We respectfully urge that 4
more expensive pavement than asphalt
macadam Is unnecessary when the loca
ton, traffic conditions, character Of
property and property values are con
sidered. r@.:
(4) We believe that by the con
struction of proper drainage system
the proper grading Of all streets, witt
the necessary curbs and cutters, and
the construction of payements Of n,
greater cost than asphalt maeadam
that the property Of this district will
receive its maximum benefit.
CO., In recommending asphalt bouni
nacadam we take into consideration tn,
first cost, the life Of the pavement un
der similar traffic conditions will
proper maintenance, the propert,
values of the district, and the fact tina
the builders and contractors Of the cit,
are familiar with and properly equippel
for the construction of this type o.
pavement, and are in a position to bi,
intelligently and closely.