The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-07-14
Board Of Supervisors Turns Down
Country Club and Accepts Plan
ming Commission Compromise
ONLY FAIR TO PEOPLE
CITY FATHERS DECIDE
But After Vote Is Taken Member
Horner lntimates That Project
Has Not Been Won

The supervisors last evening put the
stamp of their approval on the Circle
Drive plan for giving the upper Puunui
district an outlet 10 Nuuanu avenue.
They adopted the report of the com
mittee which recommended this route,
which likewise had been recommended
previously by the city planning com
mission. 1t Is the one which the Oahu
Country Club has been fighting bitterly
ever since its suggestion by the Puunui
residents, some six months ago.
Not all the supervisors approve the
route, however. +. NJ. Hatch and Rob.
ert Horner voted against it last night.
Mayor Lane was not present. Dan
LoRnn and Ben Holinger, who had ex.
pressed doubt concerning its advisable,
~ and mt former session voted with
the majority to table the favorable
committee report, explained their rea-
sons for altering their position
Hollinger For Fair Play
Hollinger said he still questions
whether Circle Drive can be put
through as an actual Improvement, but
Thought it would be only fair to the
citizens Of the district TO give the pro.
ieet test. Logan said he had desired
to know more definitely whether the al.
ternate route as proposed by the Cuun-
try Club members, would be practical.
He was satisfied on this point last
night by a verbal report from City
Engineer Collins, who asserted that
the alternative route while feasible,
"would be much more expensive than
Circle Drive. Collins would not go on
record with figures, having made no
estimate of the proposed route mauka
Of Circle Drive. He had estimated
roughly that Circle Drive would cost
approximately $4,000.
Other Route Not Feasible
The route suggested by the Country
Club, which would leave its own
grounds and the privacy of its golf
links intact. would take the road across
a deep gulch, that would require much
Gil, and rs the bottom of the gulch is
eomposed # swampy land this wodld
have to be drained, said Collins. More
over, the land to be acquired for it is
more expensive than that along the line
OF Circle Drive.
The discussion was enlivened by q
tilt between Supervisor Horner and
George McKinlay, Puunm resideuter,
and bit of sarcastic oratOry by at
torney Philip l.. Weaver, a Puunui
prepayment. EIorncr wanted to know
why the alternative route had never
been put before the city planning com
mission. McKinlay, who had just fin
ished speech against it, remarked
Z that the route was 80 foolish no one
bad Thought Ct proposing it before SEM
sible persons.
Horner rctortrd that he was taking
the word of no one man that it was
foolish.
s. Weaver said he thought experts
should be listened to- The city plan.
ming commission, recognized experts in
this SORT of thing, have recommends
Circle Drive.
Gentle SLAM At Golfers
a. Because rerta6n d.ntlcmen want
10 strike their little golf balls from u
eertnil tee, is no reason why the i'm
TrOyements for Il certain considerable
portion of Honolulu should be held IN
or let 60 by the board entirely" he
said.
Horner still insisting that the com
mission = opinion concerning the alter
native route had never been sought,
Weaver replied that admitting this to
BE- u fact, the plan would be thrown
out On the showing made by the city
engineer. II would be Impractical fin
aneially, he declared.
When the vote was announced final
B, showing that the favorable report
iop Circle Drive was adopted, John +.
q. Stokes started some mild applause.
Supervisor Horner called out:
ssi'T nst's all right; you haven't got
Circle Drive We"
But they re nearer to it than they
over were before" Larsen answered.