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

A contract was awarded to Freitas
and Fernandez for the curbing OF
Kalakaua avenue, parking, from King
street to Eva road The lefty beauti-
full" was not lost night Of. as anyone
can see by riding out Kalakaua avenue
Here the long discussed scheme Of
central parking has begun to mater
ialize Slightly over 700 feet OF con-
crete curbing has been laid in a, double
row down the center of the avenue
The total cost Of this work amounted
TO $37l2.66
June II, 1918; ". D. Ellsworth was
awarded the contract of constructing
asa lfneal feet OF inch cinder road
way II feet wide, on Isabella and Pa
lolo aveRaes. connecting with Fifth
avenue, kaamuki, (area 753 square
yards at 0. 777c)-$5S5.
July q. 1913, Fred w. Meyers was
awarded the contract to construct 1850
lineal feet Of coral or nanakuh gravel
road, 1Stfeet wide, and to construct a
culvert opposite the railroad trestle,
made OF ; rows Of Sc inch concrete
pipe set carefully to line and grade,
and at each end OF he culvert a rough
rubble masonry wall set in mortar
Wing walls were also constructed the
same way, and the bed adjacent t.
each end paved and grouted In NOR
tar. The contract price for this work
was $4,000
The IS pieces o. So inch concrete
pipe used on this work were furnish.
ed by the city and county Of Honolulu
at a cost of 1929
August 10, 1913, ". D. Ellsworth
was awarded the contract to construct
357 hneal feet Of rEbble masonry re-
tanning wall around part Of the Liliuo-
kalanf school lot, Kaimuki The coz
tract price for this work was $1S34.00
October 81, 1918, Hon. Construction
and -Draying Company was awarded
the contract to deliver 100000 OF more
lava rock blocks along the Pail road
on the Koolau side, between the top
Of the Pail and a point 1000 feet from
the top. Contract price $32.25 per
thousand blocks, or $S225.00.
November 20, 1918. J. n. Wilson was
awarded the contract sto construct a
Is foot gravel roa1 on a sub-base 20
feet wide, from tho main road to Wal
Fkane wharf with Necessary concrete
fpipes for cross-dra.ns. Contract price
for 1926 lineal feet-$3,175.0O.
&:sMareh 4, 1914: John H. Wilson was
awarded the contract to patch up the
Oahu Belt Road from the foot of the
Pail to Waiahole bridge for $3.50.
Lava Block PaVements
1913-1914, Nuuanu Pail Road, 1853
yard. Total costE$7e41.3S. :.
Moanalua Road, 355 square yards,
at 1865 per square yard. Total cost
$129S.94. +
Eva District
|. During the year, ending DecembeS
81, 1912, 81 miles of good coral road
Is feet wide, be built from the Waia.
nae boundary towards Honolulu. The
cost was. $8,201.30, or at the rate of
$S905.S3 per mile.
kootauIoa District
During the year ending December
81, 1911, $500 hneal feet of coral road
was constructed at the Kakana Bay
approaches at a cost Of $6749.93. This
work was undertaken at a time when
the road was almost impossible and
under most unfavorable weather con-
ditions. The material was brought
from Laie by rail, and an additional
hauling of one mile by wagons to the
place of work. For. 1912, $47225 was
spent for same. =
The construction of the coral road
from Kahaku to Waialee had pro-
crossed steadily through the year
1911, and $500 lineal feet of work was
completed at a cost of $7246.01. For
1912, $363.80 was spent for same,
1913-1914. Construction of Hakipuu
road, Koolaupoko, at a cost Of ST.
644.52.a
1913-1914. Construction of Kahaku.
Waialee coral road, Keolauloa at a
cost of 81, 161 "a; 1890 ineal feet at
q cost of $2,3254 per foot.
BRIDGES
A contract dated July 20, 1912, was
awarded to Henry K. De Fries for re-
spIanking and retimbering of. the
Queen street bridge over Nuuanu
stream. This work cost $2232.47. The
bitulithic surfacing of the bridge was
then laid at cost Of $4,000.
August s, 1918: NJ. C. Picanco & Co.
was awarded the contract to construct
q reinforced concrete girder bridge at
Wahaiwa, Eva. An Is foot asphalt
macadam road over bridge and fill,
connecting the old macadam road on
each side of the stream. The concrete
price for this work was $500, an add
tional $1o11.58 being paid by the city
and county for an inspector and Incl
dentals, etc.
! September 8, 1918: Honolulu Plan
ing Mill, Ltd, was awarded the con-
tract to construct a 81 foot reinforced
concrete bridge at Malaekalana, Koo-
laupoko, on the abutments Of the old
BRIDGE the contract price being
1887. An additional $262.50 was paid
toesthe same firm for extra concrete
wark not covered by the. above con-
tract The walk and approaches to
the bridge was built by the city and
county at q cost of $685.,
October IS, 1918
The Lord Young Engineering Co,
Ltd, was awarded the contract to con-
struet A. foot reinforced concrete
bridge on the abutments of the old
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