Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-06-21
PUUNUI OUTLET ].
MATTERS HEARD
BY SUPERVISORS
Circle Drive Matter is Given
Hearing and Started on
Routine Course

A long delayed improvement project
was started on its way by the super
yisors last night.
e. w. Sutton argued long and
Yaliantly for more hearings and in
yestigations on the road TO be estab-
Iished as mauka outlet for Puunui.
Representatives of the Puunui I'm
proyement Club argued as strenuously
that the board should dispose OF the
matter at once, according to the rec
concentrations Of the city planning
commission.
The motion before the board was
to refer the matter to the road com.
mittee, and Supervisor Arnold, chair
man OF that committee, said there
would be no delay consequent to the
reference, as George III Collins, city
engineer, would have report on the
cost OF the work ready for the next
meeting. Puunui's heart jumped at
this, for II Arnold planned on bring
ing in preliminary engineers report
il meant that he was already deter.
mined to abide by the decision of the
planning commission and adopt Circle
drive.
The road committee has put much
study on Puunui's troubles and ia
those who know this Arnold's declare
tion was net surprising.
And Puunui's heart jumped again
when he said that if either side want
ed TO talk any more on the question
II would have an opportunity, either
when the report Is brought IN or At
the public hearing. At the public
hearing they viii have an opportunity
to present a petition Of protest and II
SIS per cent of the affected property
owners sign 1t the project is killed.,
declared Arnold.
sutton SAID at the outset of a 20.
minute talk on the proposed road that
he wanted 1t distinctly understood
that he was not speaking for the
Country Club, that he was talking
only for George sherman, whose at,
toIney he Is.
sutton brought forth but two new
facts in his long discussion. One is
that a canvass of the members OF the
planning commission mad revealed
that majority of them believed
Circle drive to be an ideal road,
but that the only practical one is
compromise road. The other Is that
the real reason there is such agitation
for an outlet to Puunui at the mauka
end Of the district is that It is hoped
In that way to divert tourist traffic to
the Pail and around the island
through Puunui and in that way en-
nance real estate values in the dis
trict.
Then he used the argument that the
club did not want the road on the
border Of its property and objected
to paying about $1,000 in taxes for q
road II did not want.
John L. Fleming, member OF the
Country Cub, who lives on the far
edge Of Pnunui. sprang the surprise
OF the evening when he arose ana
asked as a member Of the clup that
Circle drive be put through. He
raised a laugh by pointing out that
Sherman's residence is $50 feet from
the proposed road and yet he objects
to it as spelling his privacy.
He somewhat startled the gathering
with declaration that assessments IN
Puunui are being deliberately KEEP.
down for the Country Clubs benefit.
.The club is not assessed for even
half Of what it should be-" he exclaim-
ed. In order to be consistent neigh,
boring property valuations are kept
down"
q. j. Boisse, J. F. G. Stokes and a
number of others also spoke for Pun.
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