Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-03-31
KAIMUKI EAGER
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FRONTAGE TAX
Collins and Arnold Attend Club
Meeting; BituIithic for King
Street Extension


: proyement was given by George Nj.
! Collins. city and county engineer, last
night 10 the largest meeting of the
Kainuki Improvement Club held for
some years past. He explained the
seeming delay in having any of the
| improvement schemes so far instituted
reach the stage Of actual work by the
contractor.
| Being a new thing here, the provi-
sions of the law were being handled
with extreme care by the supervis-
ors, the engineering department and
the attorneys. When the system was
once got under way, however, Mr.. Col
Inns said, rapid progress would be
made.
II was the only method for solving
the road problem in this city which
the law permitted, the speaker OBJ
served, and with the limited revenue
OF the municipality was also the only
practicable means OF having good
streets throughout Honolulu.
The assessment of the cost on prop
erty benefited was the mode prevail
ing in San Francisco and other coast
cities, and, the speaker believed, in
! a majority of cities of the size of HO-
nolulu. or larger. on the mainland.
Drainage Survey Necessary. ..
Mr. Collins referred to the drain:
age survey his department was now
making OF the Kaimuki district, as a
necessary preliminary to the perfec-
ton of the various Improvement plans
already under action by the syoervis-
ors. AT the conclusion of his talk, the
engineer answered questions from the
president and different members OF
the club.
Supervisor Arnold. who arrived late
with Supervisor Hpllinger, was intro
duced as the new chairman of the road
committee and briefly addressed the
meeting. Among other information he
gave was that the committee had de-
cided. on report Of the engineer not
yet presented to the board, to have
King street extension made OF bitulitl-
ic on a crushed rock base.
He explained that this improvement
district had been halted by protests
OF the Rapid Transit Company and
other frontage owners against the
making of concrete road there, with
the proviso that If the material were
changed to bitulithic on crushed
rock base the protests might be con.
sidered as withdrawn.
Will Get Fair Test.
On the matter of the other entrance
to the dfstrict-the extreme end OF
Beretania street which the club had
recently petitioned to have repaired
he said that the board would likely
put the stretch under q frontage tax
scheme for q concrete road. Thus
there would be given comparative
test of the two types of pavement
alongside of each other and with SINH
lar class Of traffic.
Mr.. Arnold was warmly applauded
when, after relating the facts of the
boards interest in Kaimuh as well as
street Improvement generally. he re-
marked. Perhaps when 1t is realized
what we are actually doing you will
not think us the bunch of dubs that
some people say we are"
Before the arrival Of Mr.. Collins the
club adopted an amendment to the by
laws abolishing the initiation fee OF
ST. and substituting Therefor the
payment Of four months dues in adj
vance -
Help Fill Treasury. LII /
Anticipating the passage of this res
oIution the directors had made a can
yass with the result of securing 80
new and reinstated old members, to-
gether with an addition of more than
$40 to the treasury.
A. F. Clark, as chairman OF the
clubs road committee, reported on
the work done by the supervisors, and
IN the ensuing discussion Supervisor
Logan told of the progress made IN
three or four frontage tax schemes
for the district, on which action was
at present suspended until the drain
age survey was made.
He mentioned that OF the very night
when the public meeting called by
the club passed a resolution demand
ing the repairing of the Beretania
street entrance the Board of Super.
yisors took the matter up on the ini-
tiative of Supervisor Larsen.
Will Canvass Owners.
President Zeno K Myers, on the
suggestion OF William Rasemann,
asked the individual members to can
yass their respective streets for the
necessary so per cent Of frontage
owners to ensure improvement
schemes therefor. The president
thanked Mr.. Collins and Mr.. Arnold
for their attendance and valuable in
formation. Messrs. Orth and Pierce
Of the engineers force were among
those present
A noteworthy feature of the coca.
sion was the fact that not one word
OF opposition to the frontage tax law
was heard Several residents on the
contrary manifested great eagerness
to have the system put IN operation
N Kaimuki, as we'll as to be informe1
regarding the best means on theh