Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-07-08
UNITED MANOA
WANTS PAVING
Plan EXPEDITED
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yard, except that East Manoa road is
to be considered main artery of traf.
| fic, and is to be paved with either
concrete or bituIithic. as the super.
visors decide, at a cost not to exceed
$40 per square yard
The property-owners OF Manoa are
willing to stand the cents per square
foot assessment, and as the protest
last night represented only IT per
cent out Of 100 per cent. and as last
night was the final date Of protest al.
lowed, Manoa owners are now virtually
united, and 1t only remains for the SD.
/ perVisors to put through the project.
East Manoa road work is to be paid
for 25 per cent by the city and IS per
cent by the property owners. In the
rest of the district the paving is to be
paid for 100 per cent by the property
, owners.
~Asphalt-macadam must necessarily
be laid because the assessment is not
sufficient to provide for a more costly
material
Present at last nights public hear
ing were Mayor Lane and all of the
supervisors except Horner. About two
score Manoa residents attended and
evinced a keen interest in the dis
cussions.
Though the meeting was called spe-
officially to receive written protests,
only one such was filed. that being
from F. M. Swanzy, on behalf Of Mrs.
Emily c. Judd. who objects to an as
sessment Of about $500 for the us
feet of frontage she owns on Manoa
road. Mr.. Swanzy,s contention was
that Manoa road is already in good
condition and that It is unfair for Mrs.
Judd to be saddled with that large
share of the cost, when the roadway
for which she is to be taxed is to
serve principally as means of egress
for Manoa district residents. The
city, he was informed, will pay %
per cent Of the cost on that thorough
fare which has been nominated as the
chief artery for traffic.
Two letters were read, one from F.
C. Anterior and one from the j. B.
Anterior Estate, Limited, pointing out
that while good macadam would suf-
flee for the side streets, the four main
roads Of the district should be paved
with some more lasting material.
such as bitulithic. The letters were
filed.
superintendent Forbes Speaks.
Supervisor Hoilinger suggested that
Charles r. Forbes, superintendent Of
public works. be heard from. Mr..
Forbes returned this week from the
mainland, where he has investigated
city and county roads.
While was on the Coast" said
Mr.. Forbes. 7 travelled over more
than $50 miles of roads In the VI
entity of Portland, Tacoma and Seat
tie. The result of my investigations
is that the best roads obtainable are
those Of bitulithic Gaping on a con-
crete base. Asphalt-macadam roads
do not hold up well in rainy districts
Where the traffic is to be very heavy
the concrete sub-base for bitulithic
roads should be reinforced with a
cheap screen netting. This reinforc
ing adds about per cent TO the cost
Il firmly believe that the best pos
sible roads for Manoa would be btu
lithic roads On concrete bases In my
opinion no road in the Hawaiian is
lands should be laid without con-
crete base. for the rains here are so
frequent tand especially so in Manoa) /,
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