The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-04-07
CITY PROGRESS !,
MOVES DEAD N,
i .NUOANO VALLEY
CONDEMNATION Proceedings win
Have TO Be Begun against
Long Departed
~ IN 49,
BAD BOYS IN KALIHl ..
n " AcAUsE or PETITION
Sea View Hearing Set For Meet
ing Of MayE2-0ther Items
Handled

The widening of, Nuuahu street in
he neighborhood of Judd Hill win
aeeessitate condenmA ion proceedings
being brought against same of the un.
tnown dead buried lin the Nuuanu
cemetery and the living representa-
ives Of those known.
The work which has teen talked over
n the board for several months was
finally put into the hands, Of the city
engineer last night at the meeting of
he board of supervisors, " start pro-
'eedings looking towards condemnation
If the land of the Won Holt, Brown
md Pratt families. The laiM bof the
Nuuauu cemetery will be dee led to the
city for the sum of one dollar. This
information was conveyed to TIT, board
by letter from j. r. Gait of the Ha-
waiian Trust Company.
King Street Extension Again
| In the matter Of the irr vel = at
King street extcnsh II I Wa af'e -
t was decided that as thc roP = y
owners along the i'm ro' em@'lt " u |
| 'itulithic p yemen on = eF shell roe
Vase il woull be wise to lie them ea"9
it. They are to tny the G,l sOf tie
cost but as a comparison in lasting
qualities for future generations to be
guided by II was also decided that the
9eretania street improve ment,, from
AlexardeT street to the Waialae road,
should be laid with six,ineh concrete
with a squeeze coat.
Some bad boys In Kal.hi valley wee
complained of by George X. NJ H.,
- aaanaiatinn II
seems that these urchins have been in
he habit of trapping the young h as
ants raised in the valley and on com
plant Of the gun club the police r"
covered several of the young birds
| which were captive.
Board Asked For Action
The petition requested the board t.
take action looking to the punishment
of the boys who were taking, the game
birds Illegally. and recommended that
steps be taken to put the offenders i'll
the reform school. 4. Co.,,
An opinion from the city ATTORNEY il
which the refund of fo"ty-eiPht dollars
o the B'aisdcll Hotel on account Of it,
license was reported against, was read
| ~ the clerk and the application of the
| hotel for the refund deniel.
The matter of the widening of South
street, makai of Queen, and the latter
street at its connection with Ke1we,
was gone into by the road G. mmittce
The land affected is owned by the Ran-
| i'd Transit COMPANY and TO straightcn
and widen the thoroughfares about
| 900 square feet will be necessary to
be taken.
Would Exchange With Territory
This land is at the present time L.
ing for about thirty six cents square
! foot and there is a proposition on foot
| to attempt to get an exchange Of IAN |
with the Territory for the land in ql'S
! ton so that the city will not be put t.
the expense of purchasing III" property
| needed. City Engineer Collins was in
conference with Land Commissioner
| fivenburgh yesterday Afternoon on the
matter but no dcfnite plan was ar
| lived at.
The ordinance providing for tn"
hearing on the Sea View, MHn0a. i'm,
provemcnt was read and the hearing on
he plan will be had on the eveLing of
May 2.
The new sewer ordinance AMI tue
emergency hospital bill were dee red
ntil next meeting.
Lusitana Work Under Way
Engineer Collins reported that the
Lord. Young company, low bidders On
] he Lusi; ana-st eet improrem, mt, had
, begun its work without the TO mality
" SHINING a contract or the offc al
award of the bid. Psrmis sion was a k
ed to have extra inspector placed on
the work, as it is Eeing done under the
| supervision of the city cngi' GERS ohio"
Progress was reported on the reIav-
ing Of Queen street with wooden
blocks. The work was begun SUNDAY
| and will be finished before the cnd of
the week. The work is bepy done an
/ der the personal supervision of the
lcity engineer and it VIII cost the nuGI.
Eripality when finished at the fa q OF
two dollars and sixty cents So arr
Yard.
How Cost Is Made Up
| THIS cost is made up of one drl'a-
and eighty Gently a square yard for tn
blocks and eighty cents yard for tn"
removal Of the old blocks and the lac
ng of the now ones with tip d ess-
ing.
A new eulvert at Kaneohe, to cost
5000 was app opriated for out of thu
permanent Improvement fun and there
u a probability that the. work will lc
One by contract unless it is shown
hat the road department can do it
cheaper.
! The board adjourned, uttl April 10.