The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-06-23
'SUPERNSORsFAVOR
CIRCLE DRIVE Plan
Board Leaves Way Open For
More Hearings On Much
Z n Discussed Question IT,
Attorney Sutton For Country
Club, Makes Hard Fight Against
Suggested Route

The board 0f supervisors last night
placed its approval on report from
the city planning commission, which
favors the route for a Puunui road as
asked for by the residents Of Puunui,
as against that for which the Country
Club, and some property owners In
Nuuanu Valley, have been contehding.
Both. proposals have been discussed
at great length for many months past,
and were argued over quite a good deal
last night, but though It was stated
during the meeting of the supervisors
that there had been enough discussion,
and too much, the action taken leaves
the way open for more public hearings.
Sutton Flights Hard -, -
"A hard fight for the Country Club
was made by E, w. Sutton, represent.
ing George Sherman, as a client owning
property which will be affected by the
road the Puunui Improvement Club. Is
seeking. sutton stated at the, outset
OF his remarks that he appeared only
as counsel for Mr.. sherman, but later
IN his argument he prese nted the Coup-
try Club g case, saying that he happen.
ed to BIO the only director Of the club
present and therefore took occasion to
speak for il. IL ~. y -
The report of the city planning com
mission, signed by Mrs. j. NJ Dowsett
gave, that commission s efforts to set.
tie the long-fought controversy over
the route of the road that shall. give
the Puunui residents communication
with main roads, The report recon-.
mended,. in brief, that the tsCircle
priVe' plan be adopted. CD. Boise.
as president of the Puunui Improve
ment Club, addressed the board in favor
ct an immediate adoption of. the report,
he thought that the matter had been
40 long discussed. that it was time for
action. ..,s ne, -
p Mr.. Sutton spoke very strongly
against the. report. He declared that L |
would be very unfair to the country
cub to adopt the plan suggested, point
ing out that the property taxes that
would be assessed against the country
club would be about $7O00,. and that
the club would get absolutely no bene.
htif the road is built on the proposed
reute. He said that the club is mot
wealthy, and did not wish to have TO
pny such sum for a road it did not
want anyhow.
Down 70, Brass lacks
He also suggested that the. road. !
coming down to. brass tacks.', wasl
for the benefit, of real estate dealers
y. Puunuir and. for owners Of lots In
Puunui. Sutton said that the club had
done all in its power, to, compromise |
the controversy regarding, the route the |
road should take, but had not been abba
TO get, together. with the Puunui yepre.
seRtatiyes. I'd. He urged that the CIV
planning COMMISSIONS report be refer. |
red to committees, for q, further pub. |
lie, hearing. , , rsg E,5,,
~ John l.. Fleming surprised the QatK- |
ering that nearly .ilIed the meeting
room of the board, by a speech ia |
which. as a, member, of the, country
club, he emPhatieally opposed its at,
ttude. He said he had DO authority 1
to speak for the club, but that he knew I
there were trails owned by. the. people, |
ON the lands in dispute. years before |
the club was formed, and that 1t would |
not matter much to the club il il lost |
a "hole or two" in its golf course,
by the construction, OF a new road.
When Sutton wanted, to reply to this
speech, Supervisor Hatch exercised his |
right Of Directing to Sutton's making
4 second speech.
Tired Of Hearing
Supervisor Logan said that the public |
was tired of hearings on the subject
and that if the matter had to be fought
out in the courts, as a question of con
1emning rights Of way, the fight had
better start at once. Arnold said that
the road committee could report with.
IN week on the costs of the work
~ road construction, and the matter
was left TO the road committee, for a
report at next weeks meeting, when
City Engineer Collins will have figures
the cost of the road build
pg, called for by. the plan of the city
planning commissions.