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

at luc DOdl 'hctIlIS laSl AiSh' 49,
Brooks, secretary Of the North Shore
Good Roads Association of Mime
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 bitumin0us
roads
A petition from residents OF the Sea
View tract was brought in 10 the
board with the request that it give
it's consent to improvement OF Rocky
Hin street and Vancouver highway
for the frontage OF the College Of Ha-
wall. 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 or
S9146.83, according to the engineers
estimate The city's share Of the eX-
pense will amount TO $1331.4.
Logan Attacks WaIdron.
The engineer was instructed to go
ahead with plans for the improvement
of the district, but not until after Su-
pervisor Daniel Logan arose and
pointed out that Fred l.. WaldroE,
who owns nearly 20 per cent of the
frontage and now gains access to his
property through the, Manoa district,
although not assessed for the Malca
improvements, had refused to sign the
petition and opposed the improve
ment project
"Mr. Waldron is the man who
yiciously attacked the board for its
failure to get the roads Of the county
in shape in his address as retiring
president of the Chamber Of Com
merce," declared Logan. -; -
HE pretends to be q 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
1t will cost him in assessments, yet he
refuses to sign this improvement petit
ton"
Survey for Drainage. 60. -.
Another improvement project came
to the attention OF the board when q
communication from George M. Col.
Inns, city engineer, was read, declar-
ing that before any steps were taken
to improve the Kaimuki district a
survey of the drainage should be
made. ...:..
| 1T is improbable to improve the
district as a 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 provi-
sion made for it in the plans of any
single street. II it is not, at some
future date it will be necessary to
tear up portions of the then improved
street to install storm sewers" An
appropriation of $1,000 for d study of
the drainage of the district passed
first reading. ...- 49,. Is. H.
Kaimuki came into the imelight
twice again at the meeting. First SUI
pervisor Logan told the board of q
discovery he had made.
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
40 feet, Logan declared. Old maps
show the width Of the road to be 10
feet. a. M, Eristy. first deputy city
attorney, was requested TO Investigate
and report to- the board
Then the Improvement of Koko
Head or Eleventh avenue was dis
cussed BY A, F. Clark declared that
q petition to have the work done un
der. the frontage tax laws was being
circulated and probably would have
the signatures OF so, per cent of the
properly owners before the next meet
ing ~ -, - S,T>, !. -
Some Of ihem object to signing be
cause the Rapid Transit. Company is
running heavy buses over the road.
declared Mr.. Clarke, I'VE hope tc
get enough, signers. without them
| though"
Repairs to the road the Rapid Tran
sit Company is using for its Kaimuk
bus line cost the city $409 last month
according to the city engineer. ST.
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 il
| license fees TO provide for the upkeel
of the road.
Complaint was received from V
Fernandez that the pavement torn VI
by the gas company in kinau lan'
last November had never been re
paired. He said that he had seen "th'
gas company, Mr.. Whitehouse, NJ
Single, Mr.. Keliinoi, Mr.. Collins ant
the mayor" and received no satisfac
ton. After discussion the enginee
was instructed to notify the gas com
pany that unless repairs were made
| at the spot compliance of within fiv'
days the city would do the work ant
charge it to the COMPANY
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