Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-28
PuUNUPS CASE, FAVOR|NGCIRClE
DRIVE, is SET FORTH BYSTOkES

q road goes along its boundary. =.
The two properties together
stretch across one-nalf o. Nuu&nl val
lev and absolutely obstruct small
home development on that side OF the
valley. All We want is to have our
outlet reach up TO this obstruction and
run along Il. -. -. -.... -
Our two opponents. for real rea.
sons net yet come to light, object to
the route. and threaten to use their
money and influence TO block the i'm
proyement. .... F-." 49,. III.
Now the question Of the route was
gone into the most thoroughly by the
City Planning Commission six months
ago All the many arguments were
listened 10 and the other routes sug-
gested By the Country Club and Mr..
sherman were considered in full.
Circle Drive was then recommended
by the commission. This body Is COM
posed Of three Country Club members,
and the wives of two other Country
Club members. The recommendation
was adopted by the supervisors on
July IL by a vote of five to to. What
is the object of digging up the matter
again? Is il to make attorneys fees?
The money used up in attorneys fees
, already would go we'll towards the
building of the road. 49,. -. II .
incidentally. ! might mention that
the Puunui people are none of them
wealthy, and can not afford to hire
attorneys. Bat, this is now a section
of America where special privilege OF
the wealthy few to the detriment OF
the ordinary citizen is supposed not
to exist Why should it be permitted
there? s...>.-... -
1T would be disgrace to wish that
wriggly road of Mr.. Sutton's on to
the community forever. If Hawaii
street were extended it should go
straight across to Nuuanu avenue.
and not squirm around like a snake as
Mr. Sutton proposes. However. the
people affected by the straight route
object to it. and Mr., Sutton has to
make his road turn: AL sorts Of cor
ners to dodge the DIRECTORS. The re-
sultant route is one which any decent
man would blush in recommending.
"Cne word more. Mr. Sutton, by a
wonderful juggling of figures, shows
that his route of Hawaii street extern
sion, which the city engineer says will
cost $4,000 more than Circle drive, will
by the time Mr. Sutton makes a few
mystic passes cost in reality $4,000
less. Mr.. Sutton's work is so deft
that il would deceive. anyone not IA
miliar with the facts. .....
Thanking you for the space kindly
permitted, -. ..'->. 49,. r.. =
JOHN F. G. STOKES.
| Collins Answers Sutton ...
Maintaining that Circle drive is the
only logical mauka. outlet for Puunui
district, George Collins, county en-.
gineer, has given out the following re
ply in answer to the letter OF E. NJ.
Sutton, which appeared this morn,
| ing: .... . III =,
$50 long as we continue TO locate
| streets in Honolulu by lodging the
property of people who do not want
roads near them we can expect to see
the city develop its thoroughfares in
| the same old corkserew fashion that
has characterized the past. 1t would
! be better for the city and the people
/ OF Puunui to give up altogether the
| idea of an outlet than to consider for
moment the latest proposal OF a
meandering location. for Hawaii street
! extension. E.... >........:.. =: