Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-27
PAVING
PROJECTSFOR
BERETANIA UP
Highway to Be Hard Surfaced
From Alapai to Punahou and
From Alakea to Nuuanu

A resolution to hard-surface Bere-
tania street from the terminus Of the
asphalt macadam paving at Alapai
| street to Punahou street under the
frontage tax statutes, two-thirds of
the entire cost to be borne by the
abutting property owners and one
third to be paid out of the general
fund of the city treasury, is in the
hands of the clerk to the board of
supervisors and will be presented by
Supervisor Single at the meeting Of
the board Tuesday night
Another resolution is ready for pre-
sentation for paving Beretania street
from Alakea to Nuuanu, the cost share
of the city being one-third as in the
other case With the existing section
OF asphalt macadam from Alakea to
Alapai, these improvements will COM
plete durable paving of Beretania
from Nuuanu to Punahou, or dis
lance Of two miles.
The Improvement was predicted In
the Star-Bulletin several days ago
when parking on Kalakaua avenue
was projected This latter proposal
was realized last night when the sup
ervisors passed on second reading the
necessary resolution. In addition to
these improvements. Il Is understood
that scheme Is under way for the
paving of Ninth avenue, Kaimuki.
That the Beretania street work has
.een projected quietly for consider
able length of time is indicated by
the fact that the resolutions now in
the hands of the clerk of the board in
corporate definite specifications as to
type of paving and curbing. The
pavement Of the Alapai-P unahou sec
ton is to be asphalt macadam on
six-inch crushed rock base, and that
of the downtown section bitulithic.
The curling is to be lava rock, the
cutters concrete blocks and the storm
sewers to be constructed of concrete
pipe. Under the law any improve
ment specifications may be changed,
II this is shown desirable at the pub
lie hearing required, but IL the esti-
mated cost for assessment on benefit
ed owners Is thereby raised another
hearing must be advertised and held.
The resolutions were to be present
ed last night, but at 1880 the board
had not yet reached them and, as
Supervisor Arnold's homeward-bound
train leaves about that hour and the |
other members of the board confess
ed to being sleepy, the meeting broke |
up and all unfinished business, incind- |
ing the resolution, was postponed UNI |
I'll next Tuesday evening.
Beretania street has already been |
designated q main thoroughfare under
the territorial law. by reason of
resolution introduced by Supervisor
Hollinger This declaration makes it |
possible for the supervisors to pay
one-third of the cost of the work out |
Of the general fund, the property own
ers to pay the remainder This scheme |
Of payment is authorized in the reso-
lutions.
The Honolulu Rapid Transit & Land
Company will be required to pave be-
tween its tracks The residents on
Beretania street have many times urg-
ed the improvement Several years
ago water-bound macadam was laid on
the street and, while the road depart
ment has been giving 1t continual at
IGNITION. yet the street during rainyf
weather presents picture of water
holes and mud, bumps and ruts. The
city already has spent thousands of
dollars in efforts to maintain the
street in tolerable. condition.
Il