Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-07-04
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OUTLET SCHEMES
Supervisors Table Puunui Mat
tiers and Proceed With Sec
0nd Reading of Budget

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| PuunuI outlet matters were laid on
the table, the budget pessed second
reading and Beach Walk Improvement
went enc step further at last nights
meeting Of the supervisors.
Supervisor Arnold. as chairman OF
| the road committee, brought In q re.
pnrt recommending the adoption OF
Circle drive as the outlet for Puungii,
Is predicted in yesterdays Star-BuL
let,nr. The report called on the city
engineer to take. the first steps
towards pushing throngh actual work
on the Pnuniu Improvement work.
Several months OF discussion OF
plans for an outlet for, Puunui before
| the city planning commission. with
most OF which the supervisors are ia.
miiiar, and three or four trips to the
district appear to have confused the
members of the board and there are
almost as many plans for the improve
ment of the, district as there are SUI
pervisors. ~ f ,,ssa
Supervisors Arnold, Larsen and
AHA have agreed to back up the plan
OF the city planning commission in
tie road committee report. Super
visor Hollinger is protesting against
the change Of the planning commits.
stems recommendation from Laimi
read to Circle drive and urging the
first Supervisor Horner has plan
for, the Improvement Of the district
that he tries to explain every time
Puunui comes up for discussion.
Supervisor Logan wants the city en-
gineer TO prepare an estimate of cost
OF the different plans and submit
them TO the board before decision is
made, despite the statement by Super.
visor Arnold that the law will not al
low the city to bear this expense. Su.
.pervisor Hatch objects to the city
paying % per cent OF the cost of the
Improvement in Puunui, contending
that an outlet" to the district is not
Of general public benefit and that the
district should bear the whole ex.
pense.
With four kinds of opposition SUI
pervisor Arnold's motion that his com.
mittee report be adopted was lost by
o to 2 vote, Supervisor AHA being
absent. This is the first time in sew.
eral months that the board has re.
fused to back up one of its commit.
tees.
Arnold then moved that the whole
matter be referred to the committee
on parks, Fairgrounds and schools, OF
which Supervisor Hollinger is chair
man, and his motion was lost, mo-
tion Of Supervisor Logan to lay the
matter on the table, making 1t the
business of the whole board, prevail.
ing
The budget passed second reading
without opposition, except for mega.
tive vote from Supervisor Homer on
the ground that the salaries set are
too high. A meeting was called for
Wednesday noon to vote on it for the
third and final time, thus allowing the
mayor the legal 10 days in which to-
veto or sign the bill before July TO-
the first pay day Of the new period.
Public hearing on Beach Walk was
set for July Is, the assessment rate in
the district set at $.04S1937 per square
foot and the city's share of the cost
Of the improvement declared to be
$445.91. A map of the district show.
ing each piece of property assessed
and the amount of the assessment is
on file in the city,s engineers office
and NAV be examined at any time