Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-30

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ASPHALT MAcAoAM PAYMENTS
tracted for, the city and county has
been very actively engaged, as is
shown by the summary which follows
The former type Of on macadam
was practically abandoned for the
much superior asphalt macadam.
Only the east side OF Euuanu ave
nue., from the Royal Mausoleum to
Puiwa Lane, and several portions OF
King street, were constructed with oil.
The King street sections between
Punchbowl and Alapai streets was
very expensive, due to the enormous
excavation done The cost OF this
work was "a cepts a square yard, and
the portion Of King street, Keeaumoku
to Kalakaua avenue, cost "a cents
The slight EXTRA cost Of asphalt
over the oil, is more than compensat-
ed by the advantages derived from It's
use For a cheap pavement, the as
phalt-macadam has been found to be
very excellent type.
The following streets Of the city
and county have been paved with
asphalt macadaln:
Contracts:
A contract dated May u, 1912, was
awarded TO ME- Picanco for the con
struction Of the west portion OF Huu.
anu avenue, so feet makai ofsJacH
lane TO Puiwa lane. The contract CALI
ed for an asphalt-macadam, includirs
concrete curbing and cutters. The,
total cost of this work was $S,l27.23. :
September II, 1918: Lord-Young
Engineering Company, Ltd, was
awarded the contract to construct
40 feet asphalt macadaIn road in the
Waialua district, 1860 feet long, from
the end of road built by the Oahu
Loan Fund Commission between Wa
hiawa and sWaialua. The contract
price for this work was $16,500.o0.
An additional $4,000 was paid by
the city and county for one extra
drain, 5000; aid for an inspector,
$4,000; unit cost Of the above $1.SS3
per square yard.
Oct. q, 1918: John Fl. Wilson was
awarded the contract 10 construct a
40 foot asphalt rnacatiam pavement
2723 feet long, from the end Of section
NO. / under the Oahu Loan Fund
Commission, station 69-l2 to the Waia-
hole stream, station 96-S5 (area 4235.S
square yards at $1.2566). =.
The contract price for this work
was $5322.45. - 3D.
In addition to the above contract,
Pas lineaI feet of extra road work
was constructed BY the same contrac-
tor for s417.60. Unit cost of the above
$1.2565 per squaresyard. :
December H,stet3 FJehn " Eernan'
der and j. G.. Costa was awarded the
contract to construct q $50 foot az
phalt macadam pavement, about 3943
feet long. at Wahiawa, from the
boundary lire OF theB. s, military res
CREATION to the Wahiawa railroad sta.
ton. d
The contract price for this work was
s6984.00.
IN addition to the above contract,
466 lineal feet az road was also paved
by the same contractor for $S07.S3,
and the inspectors pay for four
months and three days $S15.00S max
ing the total cost $s406.83. Unit cost
ofsthe above $L1702 per square yard.
pTHER IMPROVEMENTS.
The much felt want Of good coral
road 70 PuuIoa, crystallized itself In
u 8 contract on July is. 1912. John
81. De Eries was awarded the work
for $22, 970.06 fhls Roadway was sup
posed to be open u the public on
November 1 q the same year. It ex-
tends from Moanalua to Puuioa, con-
tigG6ns to the right Of way Of the
Oahu Railway & Land Company for
all but 5000 feet sof rs length, the
total length being 1850 feet. The
shhezfade Ss s24 feet wide and the CO.
raj wearing surface rs feet wide.
Due to the Acknowledgement and inisa
Applied energy, the contractor was OBJ
liged To- surrender the work 70 the
bbndsimen. the Henry Waterhouse
Trust Co. Ltd on December a. :
Part Of the new alignment extend
ed Through the cane fields of the Ho-
nblalu Plantation Co, and had to be
pure chased for y1l64 90. The balance
Of the new right Of way was exchang.'
ed for the old right Of way with the
Hull. - N. 0dLAOns IuGlsshSOu OCAA1S
contaminated for one dollar, and the
agreement that the city and county
wesild construct any appurtenances to
the roadway that Mr.. Damon might
desire Pursuant to this agreement,
the city and county Is now having con-
structed, as extra work, "a 12-foot
bridge over q subway in a fill. This
win cost all Of q thousand dollars.
At the point where the, roadway
Parallels the railroad track, the right.
of-way OF the Hon. Rapid Transit aud
Land Co, under the name of the Pearl
Harbor Traction Co., is crossed. The
very acute angle Of the intersection
between the road and the transit com
.pany's right-of-way; the grade Of the
track, about EIGHT feet above the
grade Of the road, and the very close
proximity OF the steam railway track,
makes the CROSSING very unfayorable at
best In view of these difficulties, the
Hon. Rapid Transit and Land Co, in
stead Of cooperating with the city and
county to make the crossing as safe
and simple as posSible. as any public