Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-21
PUUNUI OUTLET
CAUSES HEATED
WORDY WRANGLE
Property Owners instructed to
Prepare Legal Petition With
Proper Signatures

Argument which grew almost heat
ed at times on the question of whether
or not a road should be built out from
Puunui at the upper end Of the dis
trict. formed the basis OF an interest.
ing meeting held yesterday afternoon
in the assembly room Of the city hall.
Members Of the road committee sat
in state, Chairman Robert W. Single
presiding. and listened to the argu-
ments advanced by representatives OF
Puunui, who want the road to lead out
and connect with I-aimi road on Nuu-
anu, and representatives Of the Coun-
try Club, who do not want such
highway.
J. G. Stokes led the faction desiring
such a road. He stated that he did
not consider unreasonable the request
which he and his fellow citizens made,
that Puunui residents have waited for
90 years to have an outlet built from
the section; and that they have now
got busy for themselves.
Mr.. Stokes did not feel that such a
road as proposed would damage the
Country Club to any great extent,
merely cutting off one hole on the
golf links. He said that there is a
vast amount Of land on the other side
from which the club can replace the
loss.
No Promise From Club.
E. w. Sutton denied that the Coun.
try Club had even promised road
through the district as Mr.. Stokes had
limited. He said IL such q road had
been mentioned II had been by ind1'
yiduals who had no authority for such
statements.
Sutton thought that Puunui should
naturally seek an outlet toward town,
that only persons desiring to go up
the valley would have use for road
at the upper end of the district. He
mentioned as a substitute Hawan
street extension, which he said would
be cheaper and shorter, besides form
| ing a more central outlet.
e /. Spalding, for the Country Club,
declared it was public spirited organ.
ization in that it had converted piece
OF unforbidding waste land into one OF
the most beautiful places on the Is
land. -
He thought Mr.. Stokes had per.
sonal object in pushing the Laimi road
extension, and that he desired to I'M
prove his own property. MIR. Stokes,
he said, lives on the extreme upper
edge of the district, and naturally
would like a road near to his property.
Differences in Cost $1,000.
Spalding compared the proposed
cost of the two projects, Hawaii street
at $4,000 and Circle Drive at VA
OO0,t and asked the supervisors II 1t is
practicable to expend an ADDITIONAL
$1,000 in the latter road.
Stokes then rose again, claiming
that his personal integrity had been
attacked, but Spalding informed him
that interest" and not integrity" had
been mentioned. .... ~.
other representatives from both
sides spoke, and then Supervisor Shin
gle asked the Puunui committee to
meet with the road committee, declar'
| ing the hearing closed.
In the meeting which followed Mr..
Single explained to the Puunui COM
mittee that he had no personal feeling
on either side Of the question.
He suggested that the Puunui peo-
pie discuss the matter again among
themselves, and then present to the
board q properly worded and legal pc
tition, bearing the signatures of So per
cent of the owners and stating their
wish in the whole matter. 1t is ex-
pected that such papers will be pre-.
pared in about a week. ... =.