Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-17
PROTEST AGAINST
KALAKAUA PAVING
ON PRESENT PLAN
CONTINUED from page one)

ponse TO another question he said thai
personally he considered these esti
mates as possibly not quite accurate
He said warrenite might be laid fol
less than was quoted and that the
figure given for concrete was too low,
and referred to the fact that the Dow
sett estate recently had laid some con.
: crete which cost $3.50 yard
J. A. Gilman, head of the bitulithic
company, was then called on and in.
formed the meeting that his estimate
given to the city was $3.50 per yard
plus the cost of grading and with a
4 five-year guarantee.
Meeting Generally Favors Warrenite.
The discussion for nearly half an
hour then dealt with the merits OF
the three types of paving and nearly
all the weight of decided opinion was
emphaticaIly in favor Of warrenite or
bitulithic. Incidentally Mr.. Gilman
said that warrenite and bitulithic as
| laid in Honolulu are virtually the same
and that he could make the figures
he quoted cover either warrenite or
bitulithic, though in the states the lat
/ ter is a type with which more detail
i cd care Is IdhtH Tic SOoS 10 hcS
urally few cents yard higher.
! Warrenite Has Proved Itself.
Mr. Gere made some very pert1n-
emit remarks which created an impress
sion
personally, from what l know of
warrenite as against concrete, / would
favor warrenite for the reason that
concrete has not been sufficiently de-
monstrated here to warrant such a
big experiment with it as this will
be-" he said. Therefore, consider
bitulithic superior to concrete Can
didly, don't know much about con-
crete, but / recognize that it is being
built successfully elsewhere. There
fore. in favoring bitulithic, do so
for the reason that concrete has not
proved itself here and the improve
ment should not be made as an expert
ment"
He commented also that asphalt
macadam, properly laid, makes good
pavement and that he believed much
of Honolulu's trouble with this type
has been because it has been put
down too thin. He gave credit to
Former City Engineer Caldwell for
| inaugurating new plan OF rolling
which secured much better results
than formerly.
One or two opinions in favor of as
phalt-maeadam were heard but 1t was
soon evident that the majority OF
those present are in favor OF a better
pavement. F. M. Swanzy summed up
the opinion by declaring that while
The is not informed as to the relative
merits of concrete and bitulith1c, he
feels that Kalakaua avenue should
be paved with the best"
| w. H. McInerny spoke for the gen.
eral public interest. ;.
Il am not property-owner affected
by this particular Improvement so far
as frontage goes, but / feel that we
must have the best paving we can
4 get at any reasonable cost" he said.
ll"Warrenite has demonstrated itself In
| Honolulu. am in favor OF 1t for kala-
kaua avenue"
Attitude Of Bishop Estate.
/ Attorney c. H. Olson, representing
1.-THE Bishop estate, said that the es-
tate favors bitulithic or warrenite as
against concrete. 1t was also made
plain on behalf of the Bishop estate
that it is making no protest on the
matter of cost nor the proportion or
cost.
The third feature-what district
shall be assessed-was given little
discussian, with the result that the
owners probably will not seek to have
the district zone" instead OF a
frontage-tax plan.
The general lines of the district
row include all the property fronting
on Kalakaua avenue from John Ena
road-just west of where the Rapid
Transit line crosses the duck ponds
to Makee island, which is the town
end of Kapiolani park.
One speaker pointed out that GER
tain property owner has only a few
feet fronting on Kalakaua avenue,
though behind this he has 20 acres OF
land which will be benefited, and
raised the point that the assessment
should be over the zone rather than
On the frontage property alone. How
ever, Mr.. Gere remarked succinctly
that if a zone" is created now, it
will raise unwelcome complications
later on, since when other streets are
put through nearby, property owners
OF Kalakaua avenue will have to help
pay for them too.
Satisfied with Frontage Feature.
This ended the proposal to ask the
supervisors to assess on the zone"
plan, and it was apparently taeitly
agreed that Kalakaua avenue owners
who are for the improvement at all
will be willing TO pay the .property's
share Of the cost on the frontage-tax
plan. ~" II.
Action Decided On. II
c. C. Won Hamm gathered up the
loose reins of the meeting in COM
prehensive motion that committee
be named and a protest signed by
prpperty-owners be drawn up at
once. to be used If necessary by the
committee in asking tomorrow night
that action by the supervisors be de-
ferred a week In this week it is
hoped to adjust the questions of pro
portionate cost and type. of paving.
Only one negative vote was recorded