Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-05-08

scheme OF all that nave been pro-
posed yet knowing that there are OBJ
jections to 1t. at has been said that
children will wander over the grassed
tracks more readily than out into the
street, and that there is that danger
In the scheme" Collins said this morn
ing. again, it has been pointed out
that people alighting from the cars
will have to Cross the tracks In some
instances. Cars will not run oftener.
than at I'VE minute intervals out
there. 50 lido not see that that Is . very.
strong objection. but have picked
sAaws In aiikof the other schemes and
lam perfectly willing to have others
pick flaws In mine. consider It the
best Of all. 1t ID up to the Supervisors
to decide what they want to do"
Much study Of conditions affecting
the pavement and improvements on
KalakaHa avenue was made by the en-
gineeFi before hts recommendation
were made. His report deals with the
growth Of Honolulu, showing by graph
lie curves that 1t will probably reach
100000 by 1880, exclusive of an army
population that 10 to reach $4,000 next
year and may be many times that In
1880, with the Waikiki reclamation
scheme Of the territory, by which
streets are to be cut through Kala,
kaua avenue every $40 feet and which
viii add at least 1000 people to the
population of the immediate district;
with the development of Kapiola1i
park, the public baths, the hotels along
the avenue, the beaches and the
aquarium, which will cause the double
tracking of the avenue In future; with
the traffic on the avenue, which was
counted from 6 a. m, to 10 p. m. on
April 90; with the change from horse
to automobile traffic In the territory
as shown by taxes collected on We
hicles: with o dozen minor facts that
will affect the avenue In the future.
Urges USs OF Concrete.
Study of the traffic conditions on
Kalakaua faEenhe, which he found to
be 95 per cefit automobile beyond Ena
road. convinces him that q reinforced
concrete pavement six inches thick
with a squeegee coat Of road oil and
stone screenings viii furnish a salts
factory road. Collins declares In his
report. He says that the present and
future use of the road, with practical
ly nothing but rubber-tired vehicles
running over 1t, does not warrant q
more expensive pavement. A btu
lithic surface Is recommended In re-
port he made about two months ago,
on instruction Of the supervisors, but
he declares In this report, which con-
tains his own opinion. that II neees-
sary the roadway can be surfaced at
some future tine with q bituminons
top of titulithis or Topeka specifics
ton.
He recommends concrete as the
proper pavement for the avenue as
| 1t Is particularly adapted for the class
Of traffic on Kalakaua avenue. Is fea-
sonabIe in cost and within the means
of the city, and as 1t must be used as
q base for any type Of pavement He
points out that the city must pay As
per cent Of the cost Of the improve
ment and declares that q pavement Of
relatively low cost, as concrete. should
be specified.
Shows Cost Difference.
In q table Of costs he shows the dit.
ference between the scheme at pres
emit before the board. paving the entire
present surface with bftulithic, and
the scheme he proposes, paving "a
foot width with concrete. Under his
scheme there are 26,050 square yards
Of paving to be done at an estimated
cost OF 1915 square yard for btu
lithic and 50 for concrete. Under the
scheme now before the board there
are $1,000 square yards Of paving TO-
be done The assessment per front
foot against the property owner un-
der his scheme il $4.3e for bifulithic
and t3.45 for concrete Under the
other scheme Il Il t5.5e for bitnlithic
and t4.o1 for concrete.
The cost to the city and county