Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-05-03
LITTLE EXCEPT
ROUTINE WORK
DONE BY BOARD
Supervisors Meet But Postpone
Action on Number Of
Matters ;.

With three Of the most active mem
bers of the board at the Rapid Transit
hearing, the supervisors last night
postponed consideration on the few
important matters that were to have
come before the meeting and devoted
their attention to routine
Report of George NJ. Collins on IA
lakaua avenue Improvements was not
submitted to the board on account OF
the absence of Supervisor Charles y,
Arnold, chairman of the road commit
tee But it was ready, and a glance.
at il revealed that under the scheme
he recommends, eliminating the park
ing, curbing the car tracks and sub
shutting concrete for bitulithie paw
ing, the cost per front foot ID the
property owners will be reduced from
$5.4S, as at present planned, to $341.
Amendments to the purchasing
agent ordinance, which were to have
been presented last night, were post
poned. Various other measures that
members of the board had on their
desks were similarly withheld.
School Contract Awarded.
Contract for the erection of an ad-
dition to Central Grammar School was
awarded to the lowest bidder. the Pa
cific Engineering Company, whose bid
was S26.600. CURLING in the Auwaio-
limu district on the streets where the
territory is to pave will be done by
James Brown, whose bid, opened at
neon yesterday, was $685. foot for
new curb and $011 foot for resetting
old curb.
Ask Aylett's Removal. ..... "
A petition with 107 signers alleging
R. w. Aylett, garbage inspector, to be
incompetent and asking that he be re.
moved was referred to the health
committee. Most of the signers we're
Hawaiians from the sixth precinct Of
the fourth district. 1t was said during
the meeting last night that two men
who have been discharged by Aylett
for incompetency circulated the peti-
ton. 49,:
z. Henriques requested that the
board give its consent to relocation
Of the belt road near the Hauula hotel
in order that about "a acres of beach
property might be developed and SUD-
divided. He offered to pay all expens-
es Of the preliminary survey party and
after the approval Of the board had
been gained to the scheme of its own
engineers to pay the cost of reloca-
ton and construction of coral road
20 feet wide. At present there is a
sand and gravel road of irregular
alignment His request was referred
to the road committee.
Contractors Withdraw bid.
The Lord-Young Engineering Com
pany asked that its bid on the Manoa
Improvement project be withdrawn,
declaring that the price Of all mate
rails, cement, asphalt, lumber, cast
iron, etc., has advanced considerably
since the time bids were called for
and manufacturers agents have can
celed the prices they used at the time
of submitting their bid. This request
also was referred to the road commit
tee. IT. +. n
The salary Of H. H. Kennedy, sta
tistician in the road department, was
voted for the last half Of April. Com
plant was made to the mayor last
week that Kennedy was not legally
qualified to hold the position and that
the board could not pay his salary,
but the city attorney held that the
salary could be paid, as he had done
the work and there was no other
claimant for the money.
Curling of Kapahulu road has been
completed by the Honolulu Construc'
ton & Draying Company, the board
was notified, and payment of the bal.
ance of the contract price due them
was ordered. ...... !.
The next meeting was set for Tues
day night, when there will be q public
hearing on the Seayiew improvement
project. ,a:..-.. J..