The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-07-31
BELT ROABWQRK
! 'STARESTASNEEK
Building Of Quarters For Forces
Will Be First. Step. In. Hall.
Million Dollar Undertaking

Construction Of the belt rond "a IN
sight and preliminary work is to start
this week n the building Of quarters
and headqpartefs. for The forces which
win soon undertake the actual road
building. Construction win commence
as soon as the money is received for the
bonds which Treasurer Mccarthy has
gone TO the mainland to sell. This Is
the information given 10 The Advert,s.
er by Charles N. Arnold. chairman, of
the road committee Of the board OF
supervisors. & " b
Tomorrow or next day force Of
men at Kaneohe win start putting M
for the city and county bnildinos, that
viii be needed in eonnec ton, with tbe
building of the belt road. There are
to be the headquarters of the engineers
and living quarters and supply and
store houses for the necessary tools
and machinery. 1t has been decided
to make Kaneohe the first camp site
for the work and from there Il can
proceed as from a central point. First
il will be headquarters for the enei-
neering crew that makes the preliminA
airy survey for the road. This can be
started without whiting for the pro,
ceeds of the bonds TO be made aSail.
able and with funds which are now
properly applicable to, the purpose.
Later the construction force viii be
organized there.
viii start Prom PAN
When actual road work starts Il win
begin at the foot Of the Pail. at the
point where the present paving ends.
From there IL will be continued toward
lKnneohe and then from Kaneohe on or
il may be determined to work on from
Kaneohe Mt the same time that the
road making between that point and
the Pail is in progress for Kaneohe il
n central and convenient point, from
which to work.
Z With the exception perhaps Of Kala-
kaua Avenue before IL was paved.
there is no road on the Island OF Oahu
that has brought more criticism upon
the old board of supervisors than the
one which is followed by automobiles
in making the trip around the, island.
Visitors from the mainland have com
planned of the rough road in the same
breath that they praised the scenic
beauties Of the trip and those com.
plants have been in turn taken up by
residents, commercial bodies and the
promotion committee.
Long Source Of Criticism
Chow can we bring tourists here
with promises of beautiful drives when
they find such road conditions on their
arrivalPi Is the question the boosters
ask. And the only "come back the
board of supervisors has was q How
can we build and improve the, roads
of the island and especially. the belt
line unless we are given the money to
build roadsf'' Then came the legisla-
ture and its liberal appropriation for
road building in the next two years,
The excuse for bad roads, or at least
for that particular road, is now re-
moved, or will be when the bond money
is in, hand. The road committee recog-
nizes this and Is making ready for an
early start at the first moment that
start is possible and 50 1t comes that
the belt road is in sight,
Hopes For Great Things
x ArIolo has gTeat hopes for what the
road committee ard the board of SUI.
pervisors win accomplish for good
streets and good roads during the
present administration. He feels that
the experience he had during his hast
term and when the board of supervis-
ors were working under difficulties will
stand in good stead now that funds
will be available with which much
needed work can be accomplished,
work the need Of which was recognized
by the old board but which IL was un-
able 20 undertake. Not the least inn
portant Of such construction Is the
belt road and Arnold Is determined
that when il Is completed one source
of complaint and criticism will have
been permanently removed.