Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-08
CITY PLANNERS
STAND STANCHLY
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Commission Reiterates Recon-.
Inendations; Puunui Folk
Make New Move

Two important Developments OF to-
day In the Puunui Improvement con-
troversy We're:
/. City Planning Commission reit-
Grated its recommendations in favor Of
Circle Drive, the road favored by the
Puunui Improvement Club and op-
posed by the Country Club
2. Announcement made that Pun
nui property-owners are circulating a
petition TO open up, an old right-of-
way through the Country Club
grounds. This is looked on as a strate-
gic move in the maneuvering the two
sides have carried on for more than
a year. -.
Because they believe it is the only
logical outlet for the Puunui district
the members of the. City Planning
Commission at meeting this morning
decided that their recommendation
made last June favoring Circle Drive
should stand 49,.
In making this decision the mem
beers declared that they are not in
fluenced by the question of whether
Circle Drive would benefit or fnjure
any one particularly but are simply
actuated by a desire to choose a
street which win be benefit to Ho-
nolulu as a whole; perhaps not so
much now as in the future. ..-,
The meeting was attended by sever
al of the supervisors and held be-
hind closed doors but following the
session the decision reached was Civ.
en- out. ..~-- ID -.
In recommending Circle Drive
Mrs. ]. NJ, Dowsett, chairman of the,
commission, said. I'VE did so from an
entirely disinterestcd viewpoint. The
board OF supervisors seems to be.
troubled over the question of the cost
of building the various streets pro-
posed. That did not enter into our.
discussion. We have studied the whole
situation carefully and as a result
have come TO the conclusion that Cir.
Gle Drive is the logical choice II the
streets of Honolulu are to be properly
laid ont, the planners must consider
the future and not so much the pres
ent. It was along those lines that we
reached our decision"
Circle Drive, however, Is not the
only plan which the commission has
opening up that district. At the meet
ing this morning II also recommend.
ed that Maui street be extended to-
Np1anuS avenue and another, street
run between Il and Circle Drive par.
alle1 to Nuuann and near Nuuanu
stream. Both Jack lane and Hawaii
street could then be extended to meet
this new street. by. following cont
this plan Commissioner A. F. Wall
said, the entire district would be
opened up and many more people
benefited II any other street than
Circle Drive Is chosen this plan as
q whole could not be worked ont m q
logical manner. i ~
BY invitation of Mayor Lane, the d
commission wtli be present at the
meeting Of the supervisors Tuesday
evening.
The petition to open the old right.
of-way through the Country Club
grounds was being circulated this
by John F. G. Stokes, who
has been one of the leaders in the
fight for Circle Drive.
This right-of.way was closed about
10 years Evidently the Puunui
folk believe they have found legal
way to open Il Stokes guessed
roughly this morning chat it will cut
off three or four holes OF. the present
club golf course. SThe Circle Drive
scheme interfereE only with the now
famous sixteenth hole. The right-of.
was line cuts into the club property
on the lower side. west of the stream, |
and runs on d diagonal across the
golf links to meet q roadway.
The petition Is being signed not
only by Puunui people but by citizens
in general" STOKES said at noon. 1T
has now so names on It and we'll
have q hundred presently. It may be |
to the supervisors tomorrow
night,