Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-06-21
.PUlIN(U OUTLET
!. MATTERS HEARD
BY SUPERVISORS
Circle Drive Matter is Given
Hearing and Started on
Routine Course

A long delayed Improvement project
was started on its way by the super
yisors last night
f. w. Sutton argued long, and
Yaliantly for more hearings and In
vestigations on the road to be estab-
1ished as mauka outlet for Puunui.
Representatives OF the Puunui I'M
provement Club argued as strenuously
that the board should dispose Of the
matter at once, according to the rec
concentrations Of the city planning
commission.
The motion before the board was
to refer the matter to the road COM
mittee, and Supervisor Arnold, chair.
man OF that committee, said there
would be no delay consequent to the
reference, as George NJ Collins, city
engineer, would have q report on the
cost of the work ready for the next
meeting. Puunui's heart jumped at
this. for If Arnold planned on bring
ing in q preliminary engineers report
1t meant that he was already deter
mined to abide by the decision of the
planning commission and adopt Circle
drive.
The road committee has put much
study on Puunui's troubles and to
those who know this Arnolds declara
ton was not surprising.
And Puunui,s heart jumped again
when be said that If either side want
ed to talk any more on the question
it would have an opportunity, either
when the report is brought in or at
the public nearing. AT the public
hearing they will have an opportunity
to present a petition Of protest and II
80 per cent Of the affected property
owners sign it the project is killed,
declared Arnold.
sutton salo at the outset of a 20.
talk on the proposed road that
he wanted it distinctly understood
that he was not speaking Tor the
Country Club, that he was talking
only for George sherman, whose at
torney be Is.
sutton brought forth but two new
facts in his long discussion. One is
that q canvass OF the members Of the
planning commission mad revealed
that majority Of them believed
circle drive to be an idea" road, |
but that the only practical one is
road. The other is that |
the real reason there is such agitation
for an outlet to Puunui at the mauka
end OF the district is that 1t is hoped
in that way to divert tourist traffic to
the Pail and around the island
Puunui and in that way en-
nance real estate values In the dis
Lrict.
I hen he used the argument that the
CLUB did not want the road on the
border of its property and objected
to paying about $1,000 in taxes for q
road 1t did not want
John L. Fleming, member of the
Club, who lives on the far
edge of Puunui, sprang the surprise
OF the evening when he arose and
asked as member OF the club that
Circle drive be put through. He
raised laugh by pointing out that
residence is $50 feet from
the proposed road and yet he objects
to it as spelling his privacy.
He somewhat startled the gathering |
with q declaration that assessments In
Puunui are being deliberately KEEP
down for the Country Clubs benefit |
The club is not assessed for even
halt OF what it should be. he exclaini-
ed. in order to be consistent neigh. |
boring property valuations are kept
down." -
G. J. Boisse, ]. F. @. Stokes and /
number of others also spoke for Pun.
49, 15s