The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-01-07
First Step Undertaken Is To
Thoroughly Reorganize Engin-
eering Department Of City
BELT HIGHWAY ROUND
ISLAND SEEMS ASSURED
Members Larsen, Single and
Logan Get Into Another
WrangIe Over Business

Road work and road policy occupied
practically the whole of the attention
of the supervisors at last night y
meeting. The matter of the Hakipuu
road was discussed at length, the seq,
regatiOn of the road budget gone into
and explained, and here and there a
definite hint was given of changes in
the conduct of the department, which
may he expected to go into effect in
the near future.
Since the resignation Of City Eng.
neer WhitehOuse the road committee has
been busy recognizing the department
With twenty-five improvement districts
under frontage tax law either planned
or under way, an unprecedented amount
of engineering win be required, which
the city has got to pay for until the
improvement districts go through and
the money is reimbursed the city as
provided by law.
Work win Be Rushed
This work will be prosecuted by the
board with all possible vigor, and with
this end in view and in order that the
most satisfactory results may be OBJ
tanned, the engineering and road de
partments are being reorganized with a
view to the greatest possible efficiency.
It was announced last night that in
future the road committee would come
in direct touch with each road over
seer and his work, rather than leave
this matter to the engineer and have
1t come to the committee through his
report.
1t is also probable that the resolution
providing for the monthly program of
road work will be repealed and the
road committee left to go ahead with
the work needed and report to the
board after the work is completed. 1t
is believed that in this way the com
mittee will be given freer hand and
be able to achieve better results.
Belt Road Around oahu
In the matter Of the Hakipuu road
the policy of the hoard will,be to com
plete the Telford base and coral top
dressing from KuaIoa point to Waia-
hole bridge, and to lay four,inch con
crete road on the top of the present
road from Waiahole bridge to the foot
of the Pail.
When this work is finished the stretch
Of road between Hauula and KuaIoa
point will be attended to, and when
this is completed there will be a good
belt road round the entire island.
The estimated cost of the road from
KuaIoa point to Waiahole bridge. as
explained by Supervisor Shingle, is as
follows: =,
Spent to date approximately $4,000
for 5000 feet laid.
To complete Telford base 49,. $f2,0 900
To complete drainage. .... 5000
Six-inch coral dressing. ........ $1,000
IOtal ............... ...... $50, 900
Where Money Comes From
The estimate cost of the work on the
Waiahole Pail stretch, distance Of
1915 miles, Of which % miles are in
good shape, leaving six miles to be paw
ed, is $4,000, making a cost for the
entire job of $105.OO0
The approximate amount to be ex.
pended by the road department for
the district Of Honolulu for the month
Of January is $1,000. This amount is
taken from road tax funds alone and
cannot be spent in districts other than
IN Honolulu. where the money is collect
ed Practically no general fund mOney
will be spent on the roads, except in
the districts Of Waianae, WaimanalO
and KOOlaulOa.
In several cases material and sup
lies have been cut down, and four can
toners at KuliouOu have been eliminat
cd
Twenty-Five hundred dollars VIII be
spent on labor, material and supplies
For cleaning tltt streets, each month,
tnsteal Of $500 as formerly.
Larsen Assafs overseer
Supervisor Larsen started tie fire
works when he wanted to know hov
Sam KeIiinoi came TO be appointcd
road Overseer when he was sure thai
the majority Of the Dard were OF
posed to him. lie griIlc,L Keliinoi So
VeTely, saving that Will" he was cool
bOOkkeePcr he was not good road
oy'erseer By any manner It means He
wanted him sent back t. his hooks,
He next paid his rcsnects to Car
Widemann and demandcu to know why
he was retained in the road depart
ment in the capacity of chief clerk.
Widemann, he said, Was incompetent
and MANY complaints had been made
that he didn attend to his duties.
' He holds his job because he has
pull, said Larsen, "aud because he 5
relative of Sam Parker. He is un-
worthy to hold his Job and he wOuldn t
remain where he is if the board were
not playing fAvorItrs. II is because Of
this policy that men IKE Charley
Fhurston can get money which they
usk for their department, / won t
stand for any pets any longer, that +
III th"rA "a tr~ft 49,
Arnold Has His say
Supervisor Arnold explained that the
city enpineer had the appointment Of
his assistants and that ali that the su
pcrvisors had to say in the matter. was
when it came to salaries II the city
engineer didn I make good the board
would deal with him.
Supervisor Shiuplr u~Lrd Larsen what
he would do in ORDER to increase the