Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-28
PUuNuPS CASE, FAVORlNG CIRCLE:
DRIVE, IS Set FORTH BY STOKES
its boundary

q read gees along its boundary. -.
The two properties together
stretch across enc -nalf Of Nuuanu val
lay and absolutely obstrnct small
home DEVELOPMENT on that side of the
valley. All We want is 10 have CIR
outlet reach up to this obstruction and
run alcng Il =-,'..-.. ..-.=.. .....
sour two opponents. for real rea-
sons net yet come 10 light, object 10
the route. and threaten to use their
mcHey and influence to block the i'm
.proyement. ..:. -.. -.
Now the question OF the route was
gone into tire most thoroughly by the
City Planning Commission six months
ago. All the many arguments were.
listened TO and the other routes suS-
gested b. tie Country Club and Mr..
Sherman we're considered in full.
Circle Drive was then recommended
by the commission. This body is COM
posed of three Country Club members,
and the wives of two other Country
Club members. The recommendations
was adopted by the supervisors on
July 4 by.asyote ofEfive to 10. What
is the object of digging up the matter
again? Is il to make attorneys fees?
! The money used UP in attorneys fees
i already would go we'll towards the
building of the road. " -: ...
incidentally, i might mention that
the Puunui people are none OF them
wealthy, and car not afford to hire
attorneys. Bat, this is now a section
tof America where special privilege OF
lShe wealthy fewz to the detriment OF
| the ordinary citizen is supposed not
to exist Why should it be permitted
| here? T.: ........- 80: =
1T would be a disgrace to wish that
wriggly road Of Mr.. Sutton's on to
| the community forever. If Hawaii
! street we're extended 1t should go
fstraigbt across to Nuuanu avenue,
and not squirm around like snake as
! Mr. Sutton proposes. However, the
people affected by the straight route
object to it, and Mr.. Sutton has to
make. his road turn all sorts of cor
ners to dodge the directors. The re
sultant route is one which any decent
man would blush in recommending.
"One word more. Mr. Sutton. by a
wonderful juggling of figures, shows
| that his route of Hawaii street extern
! sion, which the city engineer says Will
cost $4,000 moro tn; Circle drive, will
| by the time Mr.. Sutton makes few
mystic passes cost in reality $4,000
less. Mr. Sutton's work is SO def
that il would deceive anyone not IA
miliar with the facts.
Thanking you for. the space kindly
permitted, .:' ...... . ~.
/ II JOHN F. G.. STOKES
| Collins Answers Sutton .:..
Maintaining that Circle drive is the
lonly logical mauka outlet for Puunui
| district, George Collins, county en-
gineer. has given out the following re-
| ply in answer to the letter of f.. M.
Sutton, which apneated this morn
| ing: .~- ~. ~
So long as we continue to locate
streets in Honolulu by dodging the
| property of people who do not want
roads near them we can expect to see
the city develop its thoroughfares in
| the same old corkscrew fashion that
has characterized the past. 1t wouln
be better for the city and the people
OF Puunui to give up altogether the
/ idea of an outlet than to consider for
| a moment the latest proposal OF a
meandering location for Hawaii street
! extension. f.. -.:..~- p"