The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1922-07-18

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filtered pipe line of H. c. & s. Co.
will be furnished the Puunene School
as result of the generous offer of
Manager f. f. Baldwin for that com
pany, the county engineer reported
to the Board of Supervisors at the
Friday meeting.
Charge Dismissed - The case
against Pedro Bautista, charged with
assault with a deadly weapon was dis
missed yesterday. Neither the com
planning witness % the chief witness
saw the defendant handle a revolver
but said they were told by two boys
that he did so.
Will Seek Bids-For the construc-
ton of a women helpers cottage at
Malulani Hospital and a court house
on Molokai the County engineer was
authorized at the Friday meeting of
the Board of Supervisors to adver-
tise for bids to be opened at the next
meeting of the board.
Kuiaha-Kekipi Gulch Road-Report-
ing on the Kuiaha- Kekipi Gulch road
work to the board of supervisors the
county engineer said that work on the
Freitas contract was not going for
ward so rapidly as at first The Hal
hu IIulI COMPANY > COltldCl was
completed on June 25, Low say
Postmasters Reappointed-Snortly
after Maui News went to press Fri
day it received an Associated Press
dispatch announcing the reappoint-
ment of A. T. Costa as postmaster
of Wailuku and 4. ID. Silva, Jr. of
Kahului. The news was communica-
ted to them from Maui News Office.
For Community 4ouse-At the meet
ing of the supervisors last Friday a
request was received ron Miss Ruth
Gibbs Tor the old court house at Hama
to be used as a community house, es
pecially for gatherings of children. The
matter was referred to Supervisor
Drummond with power to act and the
board expressed its satisfaction al the
interest taken in community affairs
and its desire to cooperate.
Savage Gets Contract-Bids for
the building of the proposed nurses
cottage at Malulani Hospital were
opened Friday and the contract
awarded to Charles Savage. He was
the lowest of three bidders and his
time for completing the work was
shorter than either of the others.
Savage was $3.50, work to be COM
pleted in so days and the other bids
were $4,000 and 20 days and $4,000
and so days.
Wahikuli Beach Road-C. r. Bailey,
head of the land Office in Honolulu
has asked the county to have plans
drawn for a road along the Wahikuli
Beach lots, Lahaina, and asked for
suggestion as to type. The board of
supervisors considers an old bound
macadam road necessary and author
lied the county engineer to give the
land department the cooperation ask
ed. The proposed road is about a
third of a mile in length.
Joy Riding Again-On probation for
his many theftS of cars to go joy rid
ing, several months ago, a youth who
lives up lao Valley has broken his
parole and returned to his former bad
practices. He took a car belonging
to Watanabe, drove out into East
Maui and left the car at Hamakuapo-
ko. This youngster was responsible
for the epidemic" of auto thefts last
fall and winter which kept the police
guessing for several months.
For Detention CottarN-Purchase of
the necessary equipment for the de-
tentiOn quarters for juveniles was au-
thorized by the board of supervisors
Friday on recommendation of the
county engineer. The required equip
ment was four folding cots eight
sheets, four blankets, four pillows,
eight pillow slips and a dozen towels.
The other necessary furnishings +
a part of the ~jailors cottage equip
ment, the two being combined.
Kahakuloa Road-Chairman S. E.
Kalama of the board of super yisors,
County Engineer Paul Low, Comfy
Attorney e. r. Bevins and County Au-
ditor Charles Wilcox made a trip over
the Kahakualoa road yesterday morn
ing to see what is necessary in work
for widening. The trip followed the
request of Worth o. Aiken manager Of
the Pauwela Cannery for action that
will make the road available for truck
ing plants and farm Implements to
the pineapple lands his company has
leased.
KahakuIoa Road-Telling of the
taking to K~ahakuloa of a tractor and
a pillow and of the breaking of the
axel of the pillow in transit and the
sending of a second pillow, a letter
from Wort o. Aiken was read to the
board of supervisors Friday. He said
actual work on pine lands was start
cd and it would soon be necessary
to truck over plants and asked for
speedy action in widening the narrow
est spots of the road TIE county en-
ginte r was authorized t1 have pri-
soners put to work on the road as
asked.
Mine Layer ln-Yesterday a mine
layer was in port at Kahului besides a
tender and three sea planes. The
minelayer has departed but the ten
der and sea planes were still in port
this morning.
May Purchase Stock-E. A. Buford
assistant manager of Benson, Smith
& Co. was on Maui from Saturday to
last night looking over the Maui Drug
Company with a view to the purchase
of the Honolulu held stock in Maui
Drug Company by his concern, it was
reported. He came over with Harry
Decker and Frank Thompson whose