Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-07-28
SUPERVISORS ARE WILLING TO
go IOBAP INROA|D TANGlL|E|

1 man considers the work that we ar
doing on King street in Moiliili as be
yond our limits as prescribed by law
the sooner we can get this thing into
court the better
Mr.. Larsen was of the same opinion
and did not hesitate in saying So I'll
any citizen OF Honolulu is so small.
he rejoined, that he is going to hold
! the supervisors. the mayor, and others
/ 60 account for that piece of work. the
sooner We can fight it out in court the
better it will please me-"
I After some discussion on the part OF
/ the supervisors, Deputy Attorney Ly.
mer was asked his opinion or the
word -mainfenance,s replying that the
common sense meaning of the term
was to restore to its original condition
some piece of work. IF road is
worn down so much that 1t needs six
inches or eight inches or gravel upon
it. said Mr. Lymer, ''it is not con-
struetion wien you put that amount
en- in order to get it back to its orig
fnal condition.
The deputy attorney said that he
did not in the least fear the outcome
of a test case, and he cited the opinion
of City and County Attorney Cathcart
to bear him out In his definition OF
maintenance.
This opinion was further borne out
by statement from G. o. Warren.
maker of "Warrenite" paving. who was
present at the meeting. Mr.. Warren
said that in his opinion the work he
had seen was nothing more than re-
pair work.
Supervisor Hollinger rose to ques.
ton some of the work, but Supervisor
j Larsen called him '"craw-fisher'' and
no sat down.
1t was then moved and unanimously
decided that the board take immediate
action in the matter. or go to the
bat as Mr. Shingle tersely put it
All Clear Until Noon.
Up to noon today, no Injunction had
yet been filed by Attorney Olson, but
every Indication points to the fact
that the Injunction may be expected
in the near future. Mr. Olson has
made several visits to the office of the
clerk this morning to ascertain the
names of various members of the
board OF supervisors, and of other Of
6cials against whose bonds the in
junction is to be served.
When asked, this morning for a
statement of his position in regard to
the complaint which caused so great
stir at last nights meeting, Mr. Brown
said:
THE position of Mr.. Olson and my
self in this matter, and we represent
the Manoa Improvement Club direct
ly, is that the road work in the three
districts we have mentioned is a d.
rect violation ofa.Act 164.
Il understand, - said Mr.. Brown,
that Mk Shins1 efrefnafked last night
that this protest was OF childish ma
ture. II wefare childish and IL Mr..
Single Is willing to go up to Manoa,
and give the roads there the same
treatment that. he is giving Queen
street We are perfectly willing to be
as children
II card It reported, continued
Mr. BroMh that Single himself adj
mits tie Queen street work is far in
excess of any work that he ever in
tended 10 have done there. What Ma
noa citizens Object I'd is the 100 per
cent payment that we have to make,
when Queen street citizens are getting
q new road for nothing
When Supervisor Single was asked
what attitude, would be assumed by
the roads committee in case Mr. Oh
son should succeed in securing this !
Injunction he replied that
1t would be his policy as chairman of
the committee to recommend TO the |
that all moneys in hand
for such work be at once turned over
to the carrying out to the fullest pos
sible extent the work on the country |
roads II the citizen laborers of the |
city are thrown cat of employment,
we shall try to make employment for
them In the country" said Mr.. Shin
gle
q realize he added, chat the Ma
noa Improvement Club and the Auto
mobile Club are fighting for prin-
ciple. and one in which myself am |
Vitally interested. The Auto Club feels |
that more work should be done upon |
the country roads, and so does not |
want funds in the treasury turned |
over to work on the streets in town I
when frontage tax for construction
work will provide money from diff
re-ent source.
THE public generally knows the
condition of the streets of the city. /
and it is to them we say again, that |
the roads committee is doing its best
10 follow the spirit of the law until
some definite standing ground may be
reached"