Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-11-20
PROPOSEDCITY
IMPROVEMENTS
COST S4SO,OO0
Murray Suggests Plebiscite to
Determine Bond Issue for
Water and Sewers

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which taxpayers will cast their ballots
for or against proposed bond issue
TO secure approximately S4S0.900 for
improvements 10 and extensions OF
local water and sewer systems. will
be presented to the board OF super.
risors before the first week in Deem
be-,
Supt Harry f. Murray or the water
and sewer department has had re-
quests from taxpayers III Kalihi. tax
payers who use Nuuanu water, and
taxpayer in Waikiki and Kakaako for
copies OF petitions so that the work
OF signing them may begin immediate
h. Murray will send petitions TO
each district covered under the pro-
posed Improvement scheme
IF the people in these districts are
Is keen tor these Improvements as
the appear 10 the department TO be,
these signed petitions should be in
the hands OF the supervisors by the
iirst OF December" Murray says. Il
Go not anticipate any delay in getting
the petitions signed The people ap-
pear to be intensely Interested Should
proclamation for u plebiscite be
issued the first week in December
the election could be held the first
week in February"
Following is a brief summary of
the proposed improvements and their
approximate cost:
Filtration plant, $150,000.
Water mains-Makiki and Manoa,
$7400; Waikiki. $3S00; Kaimuki, $37,-
O00; Kalihi and Palama, $4,000; Cen
trail districts, $4,000,
Sewer mains -Kewalo, SIG 900: Pu-
nahou, $4,000: kalihi, $4,000; IWilei,
sl6,500; Waikiki, $4,000.
That portion Of the petition regard
ing proposed water system improve
nents is as follows
l. For the installation and equip
ment in Nuuanu valley of filtration
plant and accessories as a part of the
water works department of the city,
and county OF Honolulu, $l50,000.
2. For the purchase and installation
of water mains as part of the water
works system OF the city and county
as follows:
MaklM and Manca, $1,000.
Six-inch main CT knapHni street
from Wilder Avenue to Hastings
street; e-inch main on Dole street
from Alexander street TO Metcalf
street; 6-inch main on Metcalf street
from Wilder avenue TO Bingham
street; G-inch main on Lanihuli street
from Manoa to Kamehameha avenue.
Waikiki, $3SC0.
Six-inch main ON Ena road from
Kalakaua avenue to Piinaio road; g.
inch main on Hebron lane from Ena
road to Ala Moana road
Kaimuki, $37,
Six-inch main en- Third avenue from
Waialae 10 Pdlolo; G-inch main on
Palolo Valley road mauka of Waialae
1850 feet; S-inch main on Reservoir
street from kaimuki reservoir to XII
lauea; S-ineh main oil Waialae road
from 18th avenue to goth avenue; s.
inch main on Kilarea from reservoir
TO Goth avenue; 6-inch main on Winam
from kapahulu to road VI or E; 6-inch
main on 9Th avenue from Waialae road
to Kaimuki road.
Six-ineh main on kaau from Palolo
belt road TO Sth avenue; G-inch main
on 1lth avenue from Pahoa to Kai
muki 6-inch. main on 10th avenue
from kaimuki to Kilauea; 6-inch main
on Center from Waialae to 500 feet
mauka: 6-inch main on 18th avenue
from Leahi To- Waialae road; G-inch |
main on 10th avenue from Palolo to
Kilauea avenue; G-inch main on Pa
hoa from Koko Head to 10th avenue.
kalihi and Palama, $4,000.
SiX-inch main ON Kalihi road from |
King street to- Kahanu street; finch |
main on NaEIIiaa from Beckley to Gu |
lick street; G-i1eh main on unnamed
rC ad from Gulick to Nakuina street; |
G-inch main on Kanakanui from Kalahi
to $50 feet south; 6-inch main on
Houghtailing street from 1S-inch main !
to School street; 6-inch main on Pna
lane from King street TO Hiauka eco
feet
Central Districts and general,
$47 600
TWelye-incn main on Bishop street
from King street to Allen street: g.
inch main on ralekauila from Fort
street to South street; S-inch main on 7
Punchbowl street from Lusitana to |,
Ala Moana; S-ilch main on LiIiha from
Wyllie to Judd street: 8-inch main
on Hustace from South to Cooke
street; 6-inch main on Hustace from
Cooke running south $50 feet; 6-inch /
main on Kawa:ahao from Ward street
to Kamakee street; 6-inch main on
Cooke from Hustace to Queen street. /
Eight-ineh main on Coral from End
20 Ala Moana S-inch main on South !
from Queen TO Ala Moana; Pinch (
main on Ala Moana from Richards to
Channel; S-inch main on Ala Moana I
from Channel to South S-inch. main !
en- Young from Alapai to Kapiolani; !
6-inch main en- Matlock from Pnkoi to
KeeGumoke; s-inch main ON Piikoi |
from King to Elm; G-inch main on |
Elm from Piikoi to Sheridan
Regarding sewers, the petition pro-
yides as follows:
3. For the installation OF sewer
mains as a part of the sewer system /
OF the city and county OF Honolulu