The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-12-13
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Minister'S School-The monthly
meeting of the Maui minister's school
will be held in Makawao Union
Church. Wednesday morning at $3.50.
Unexpected Mail - The steamer
Helene came into Kahului yesterday
morning bringing mainland mail via
Honolulu. She is taking on a load of
canned pines.
Watertender Application-An appli
cation for watertender at the Wal
luku Water Works was refused, at
the supervisors meeting Friday, there
being no vacancy.
Manulani Coming-S. S. Manulani
will arrive at Kahului, Sunday, De
cember is to take a cargo of pine
apple from the Haiku Fruit & Pack
ing Co., and Pauwela Pineapple Co.
Pauwela Gulch 6ridge-The bridge
in Pauwela Gulch was completed
early in the month to the satisfaction
of residents in the pineapple growing
district.
Liqht Wires Across Road-A petit
ton to allow light wires to cross the
highway near the Pauwela school
house was granted by the supervisors
Friday. to the Haiku Fruit and Pack
ing Co.
Lahaina Armory Lights-It was
voted at the meeting of the board OF
supervisors last Friday that the Coun
" of Maui would no longer pay for
the use of the lights at the Lahaina
armory.
Booked for Manoa - Passengers
booked to leave on the Manoa leav-
ing Friday night for Honolulu: Miss
NJ. Payne. Miss NJ. Veale, Miss M.
Boyd and for the coast: Miss Ger
trude Towne.
Temporary Bungalow-Bids for a
temporary bungalow at Lahaina
school were opened by the supervis-
ors Friday and the contract let to d.
/. Kalakaua for $1100. He was SO
lower than Brinsmead & Faustino.
School Social - The Paia night
school will give a closing social to
windup this years term at the jap
anese church in Paia, Thursday ev-
ening at 200.
Extention G~ranted-The petition of
Joe G. Freitas for an eXtention of IL
days over the date of December Is,
in which to finish the lao Valley
road on account of rain, was granted
] DN TIE super NlSOlo Illudy Oh lCNOli
mendation of the County Engineer.
Kula Managers Cottage-Agree-
ment has been reached for a three
bed room cottage, one story bungalow
type for the manager of the Kula
Sanitarium, the county engineer re-
ports and plans and specifications
have been completed. The cost will
not exceed $500.
Fleming Tract Water Main-A petit
ton for a water main to furnish wa
ter for domestic purposes on the
Fleming Tract, signed by 10 petition
ers, was granted at the supervisors
meeting Friday and the County En-
glneer was instructed to proceed in
the matter.
Contracts Granted-The contract
for hauling to Kula materials for the
extension of the Kula pipe line was
granted to NJ. N. Calasa for $4,000.
The contract for hauling materials
for the same line to Kihei was grant
ed to Manuel r. Medeiros Jr., for
$3.50
School Repair Work-Work done
at the schools by the county engi-
neer's department in November in
cluded two new toilets at Huelo
school, four at the Haiku school, gen
eral repairs to school cottage at Hal
ku and painting the principals cot
tage at Kamehameha Ill school.
Rough at Lahaina-Such a sea was
running off Lahaina last night that
the Mauna Kea was unable to land
mail from HilO or to take on passeng,
eTs. The kilauea attempted to make
a landing of two boats but failed and
took Lahaina passengers around to
Kahului.
New School Cottaee-Bids for a
new teachers cottage at Lahaina
were opened by the board of supervis
oTs on Friday and the contract award
ed to Brinsmead & Faustino for $27St
ID. |. Kalakaua was next lowest with
an offer of $27S6.99 and Charles Say
age bid $500.
Boy is kilIed--Joe Castro, the five
year old son of Frank Castro, an EN-
ployer Of the Haiku Fruit and Pack
ing Company, vas struck by a truck
reported TO have been driven by g
Japanese named Tajiro at Haiku Sat
urday afternoon at $50 o'clock
Death resulted almost instantly. TIT
body was taken to Makawao GENE
terry Sunday afternoon for interment
lao Valley Road-Recent progress
on the lao Valley road has been slow
because of inclement weather anC
labor shortage and the county engi
neer has decided two build two addi
tional culverts. Realizing that the
contractor could not do the additiona
work within a reasonable time the
county engineer has put a number o
men from the Waikiki road gang OF
the job and will endeavor to have the
additional work paid for from the
balance remaining in the $4,000 ap
preparation.
| County Light BiIls-There ha!
arisen a dispute between the Count!
and Maui Electric Company owing tt
the fact that the old meter did no
| register correctly and the matter wal
l gone into at some length by the coun
ty engineer in the report he present
? ed to the board of supervisors Friday
Two meters are now running and con
PARSONS are being made. There is
t difference in the figures of the CON
pany and the county of about $500