Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-02-07
PLANNING
BODY VOTES FOR
LAIMI ROADWAY
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propositioh, either by the right of emf
nent dom ain or by the frontage tax
system, and strongly recommend the
Laimi ROAD extension"
Il do not believe the lower roads
answer the request of Puunui citi
zens," declared Mr. Dillingham;. They
have askedsus for bread and we woulo
give them a stone, so to speak. II the
city is going to be forced into q law
suit some time on the question of
opening up roads through private
lands now is as good a time to begin
as any" ..-'~
Mayor Lane stated similar view
He said as far as he is concerned he
is willing to see the matter go to
court and be settled one way or an
other.
Stokes Makes Guarantee. .... .
j. F. G. Stokes of Puunui made a
plea for the extension of Laimi road,
handing in a guarantee to pay double
the assessed value of the Country
Club grounds for parts cut off by the
road, and per cent more than the
assessed value of the Sherman prop
erty for similar severed portions.
Mrs. Lowrey, who spoke at the be-
ginning Of the meeting in favor of Cir
Gle Drive, withdrew her recommends.
tiCns in the latter part OF the meet
ing in favor of l-aimi road extension.
She declared that roads which en-.
ter Nuuanu makaf of Circle Drive, e.
pecially Hawaii street, which has been
proposed by f. w Sutton, president
OF the Country Club and attorney for
George Sherman, leave Puunui in a
pocket. .. .-.....
A. F. Wallis only objection to Circle
Drive was that he believed it. would
be held up almest indefinitely through
legal proceedings instituted by Mr..
Sherman. He proposed rather than
this a road entering Nuuanu nearer
town, but voted with the rest of the
commission on the final decision fol
Laimi road extension. ...... i
When President Sutton of the
Country Club was informed today of
the recommendation of the planning
commission. he was surprised to hear
that definite action had been taken
without hearing from the Country
Club, ~" u: ."= ".@ =
1T do not understand that the mat
ter Of whether the property owners
are poor or rich enters into this he
said. 1.-The proposition is as to
whether the road will give service to
make its construction worth while or
whether it will needlessly sacrifice
such property as the Sherman proper
ty and the Country Club grounds.
"The road lower down goes through
unimproyed property and can be put
through with half the expense and
without necessity of a condemnation
suit, whereas the upper road will cut
into property that not only is i'm.
proved, but which constitutes a tour
list asset Of great value to Honolulu
; ""No notice of the meeting today was
sent the Country Club or Mr.. George
Sherman or his attorneys. Further.
more the guarantee made By Stokes
is not binding and could not be en-.
forced, hence should not be an argu.
ment for the road he favors.
"A survey of a road to come out
200 feet lower down than the Laimi
extension, and which would not in.
jure the Country Club grounds, and
would go all the way on unimproved
property, was submitted to two mem.
bers Of the city planning commission,
with sketch and the road indicated.
But this appears not to have been con-
sidered by the commission
Mr. Sutton indicated clearly that the
Country Club will fight the Laimi ex-
tension. .....