Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-03-22
ROADS TAMU'
HOURS Of TIME
OF CITY BOARD 4
Kicks, Plans, Difficulties and
Investigations of Projects
Handled BY Supervisors

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apolis, was there and excited envy by
his tales of good road building as he
talked freely Of miles Of seven and
eight-inch concrete and bituminols
roads.
A petition from residents of the Sea
View tract was brought in to the
| board with the request that II give
| its consent to improvement Of Rocky
Hill street and Vancouver highway
for the frontage of the College Of Ha-
| waii. Seven and a half inches of
asphalt macadam Is to be- laid, new
curbing put in and cutters and storm
sewers installed at an expense OF
$9146.S3, according TO the engineers
estimate. The city's share of the ex-
pense will amount to $1335.41.
Logan Attacks WaIdron.
The engineer was Instructed to go
ahead with plans for the improvement
of the district, but not until after Sn.
pervisor Daniel Logan arose and
pointed out that Fred L. Waldron,
who owns nearly 90 per cent of the
frontage and now gains access to his
property through the Manoa district,
although not assessed for the Manca
improvements, had refused to sign the
petition and opposed the improVe-.
ment project,
"Mr. Wa1dron is the man who,
vfcfousfy attacked the board for IT'S.
failure to get the roads of the county
In shape in his address as retiring,
president OF the Chamber Of Com.
rnorno - dop1orod Inpon
"He pretends to be public-spirited
man. He questioned the motives of
the members of the board in his ad-
dress, claiming that they served for
the $50 a month there is in it. Yet
here we are trying our best to get de-
cent pavement laid and Mr.. Waldron IS
trying to block us. He's false alarm.
He can we'll afford to pay the $14G0
Il will cost him in assessments, yet he
refuses to sign this Improvement petit
ton"
Survey for Drainage.
Another Improvement project came
to the attention of the board when o
communication from George NJ. Col.
Inns, city engineer, was read, declar.
ing that before any steps we're taken.
to improve the Kaimuki district a
survey of the drainage should be.
made. -,,r ~-. ..-.,. .....,4.e. ..,I.:sx or
ut is improbable to improve the.
district as q whole on account of the
large areas of unoccupied land" read
the letter. Before improving any;
street, such as Sixth or Ninth avenue,
the drainage scheme of the entire dis
trict should be considered and proyi-
sion made for it, in the plans of any
single street If it is not, at some
future date It win be necessary TO
tear I'D portions of the then Improved
street to install storm sewers" An
appropriation OF $1,000 for a study III!
the drainage of the district passed
first reading. -. L. .,
Kaimuh came into. the nme1ight
twice again at the nesting. First Su.
pervisor Logan told the board OF a
discovery he had made. .-..I
Wanted Pay for 10 Feet.
A promoter who has taken over the
old Beckley tract has reduced the road
width from 40 feet to 80 feet and now
wants the city to pay, him for the 10
feet necessary TO widen the street to
90 feet, Logan declared, Dld maps
show the width of the road to be 40
feet "A. M. Cristy, first deputy city
attorney, was requested to Investigate
and report to the board. a. r..
Then the fnuroFernsnt of Koko
Head or; eleventh avenue was dis
GUESSED by A r. Clark declared that
. petition, to have tie work done I'M
der the frontage tax, laws was being
circulated and probably would have
the signatures ,,of so. per cent of the
property owners before the next meet
Ing .ag a.q,s, i,,.sa,,,, ,,,i;.s' a.
ssome Of them object to signing be-
cause the Rapid Transit Company is
running heavy busses over the road. "
declared Mr.. Clarke. We hope to
get enough signers without them,
though"
| Repairs to the road the Rapid Tran
sit Company is using for its Kaimuki
bus line cost the city $409 last month,
according to the city engineer. Su-
pervisor Charles N. Arnold asked him
for the exact amount after learning
that Attorney Cristy is studying the
legal status Of the bus line situation.
Some of the members of the board be-
lieve that the Rapid Transit Company
should be compelled to pay enough in
license fees to provide for the upkeep
of the road.
Complaint was received from v.
Fernandez that the pavement torn up
by, the gas company. in Kinau lane
last November had never been re
| paired. He said that he had seen the
gas company, Mr.. Whitehouse, Mr..
Single, Mr. Keliinoi, Mr.. Collins and
the mayor" and received no satisfac.
tian.. After discussion the engineer
| was Instructed to notify the gas com
pany that unless repairs were made
1 at the spot complained Of within five
days the city would do the work and
charge Ito the company.
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