The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-08-16
SUPERVISORS make
APPROPRIATIONS
E0RNEW Highways
kallua District To Be Made Ac-
cessibls BY Road That win T.
=. Open Up Fertile District
RECONSTRUCTION OF .....
s.'' OTHERS rs APPROVED
Unexpected Fund Of Ten Thou
sand Dollars Found In Terri
torial Treasury Due To City, i.

Appropriations for new and import
ant rOad improvements, amounting to
more than 5000, were unanimously
voted by the board of supervisors last
night. Although these appropriation
were only up for first reading last
night, the general feeling Of the board
is that they will be passed when final
action comes. uE5
These appropriations are; $sl75, for
the construction Of road 20 the Kni.
lua district, on Windward Oahu; $26,.
000 for the reconstruction of the town
side Of the Pail road; $4,000 for the re-
construction Of the Tantalus Road; and
$20, 900 for q concrete road from the
junction Of the Pail and Waimaualo
Roads 10, the intersection Of the Kai-
lua Road. 9- e
The first and most important appro-
priation, in the minds Of the supervi.
sors, was one for $Sl75 for the con
struetion of n road into the fertile Kai-
the island. On behalf of the farmers
and residents Of that section Of Oahu,
Judge Frank Andrade addressed the
board at length rs, to the needs Of a
road in that district. He said that
the land over there would produce the
finest farm products to be found any
where. .'. ID
Farmers Marooned
Prom October last year to May this
year, the farmers we're almost narooned
in ,Kailua, owing to the impassability
of-the road. In some instances, he said,
rice growers were obliged to ferry
their produce across KRneohe Bay In
boats and then have it hauled to Homo.
lulu Tons of rice, went TO waste there
last year. Twelve acres of WatermelOns,
that he knew Of, rotted on the ground
for the lack of means to get them TO
Honolulu. I.
Supervisor Petrie heartily advocated
tn appropriation for road to 4 lilua
and drew the attention of the board to
the fact that the leases of, Waimanalo
plantation would expire within the next
two years, which would mean the throw
ing ON the market Of hundreds of acres
OF rich cane lane, available for home
steadefS He also said that the finest
beachs IN the islands were in ,Kailua
and Waimanalo and with good road,
that section Of the island could be
turned into a pleasure resort, which
would far putriVal WAIKIKI f... =
Mr.. Petrie did not believe in building
q temporary road to this district, he
said, and advocated an appropriation
of 100000 for q concrete road to be
built from the junction of the Pail
Road and the Waimanalo BOad to- q
point which would connect with the
Kailua Road. He said that this work
could be done at a saving to the cOun-
ty, if it was built at the same time
the proposed Belt Road was under con-
struetion!- as the equipment would be
in the vicinity Of the proposed improve
ment. The board unanimously voted
for this appropriation.
Supervisor Mcclellan said that there
was $l0,175 available in the territorial
treasury, which was due the city. This
money had been appropriated some
time ago as an advance to the Terri
tory for the construction Of the Origi-
nal belt road and he asked the board
to appropriate $Sl75 of this for the
immediate construction of the Kailua
Road and $4,000 for the reconstruction
of the Tantalus Road. This motion
met with the approval of the board.
In asking for an appropriation Of
$4,000 for the reconstruction of the
Pail road, beginning at the top and
working toward Honolulu, Mr., Petrie
said that this road was rapidly falling
to- pieces and that action should be
started on the project as soon as pos
sible. AS in the ease with the KaiMa
road, he said that this work could be
Hndeftaken in conjunction with the
construction Of the belt road, thus saw
ing considerable expense to the city.
An appropriation of 500, to be ex.
pended for the lowering of the water
mains on Alapai Street to conform
with the proposed permanent improve
ment, which will be started on this
street shortly, passed first reading last
night. Appropriations amounting to
$500 for new school buildings in the
Waialua district passed second reading
and were ordered to print. An apprO.
priatfon Of $I99 for Immediate repairs
to the Kailua road passed. Supervisor
Mcclellan introduced q resolution, ask
ing fer an appropriation of $1,000 for
the purchase Of equipment for the city
lighting department, which passed first
reading unanimously A bill for new
equipment of the police department
amounting to $2629.70 was passed by
the board.
Committee To Meet Pau
Supervisors Hollinger, Petrie aud
Mcclellan were appointed committee
by Mayor Fern to meet General Pan
upon his arrival here, en- route to Aus
tralia.
A petition was received from TWEEN
ty-two residents of the Kapiolani dis
tfiet asking for the installation Of
watermains on Edner Street. The mat
ter was referred to the waterworks
superintendent.
Residents of Puunui Avenue sent n
communication to the board, drawing
its attention TO the way that water
OverfiOwed on that thoroughfare after
heavy rain. City Engineer Cantin
was instructed to make an investigA
tiOn of the matter.
Albion Clark addressed the board at
length regarding much needed repairs
to Waialae road and said that in ceF-
tain sections huge rocks were in the
roadway, which were Il great danger
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