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SATURDAY, JULY 21, 1906
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MANUFACTURERS.
REPORT OF THE
' COUNTY ENGINEER.
' : Wailuku, Maui, Julv l.f 190(5.
To the Honorable Board of Supervi
sors, County of Maui.
Gentlemen:
I have the honor to submit the fol
lowing rrport as County Enpincer for
month of June.
liana District. The principal work
of the month has boon repair of
roads, the largest item being for re
dressing the road from Keanae Land
ing up the valley.
Work has begun on the approaches
to Lalaau bridge, Keanae, and it is
hoped to havo the bridge and ap
proaches completed in about six
weeks, before the fall and winter
freshets.
One pier of the Kawaihopapa
bridge has been completed, and mat
erials are on the ground and work
progressing on the remaining pier.
At Oilowai bridge, a line has been
cleared for a slight relocation about
60 feet above the present bridge,
which allows the replacing of the
bridge with a cheap culvert at but
slightly greater cost than rebuilding
the bridge. This should be done at
once as the place is dangerous. The
cost' would be about $300.00.
All of the bridges in the District
which were built during the last two
or three years have been given a new
coat of Carbolineum and crude oi', at
a cost of $31. 50 for labor and about
7lVVor materials. This for eight
brijj" r&, or about $14.00 per bridge.
If '':Vi9 be repeated every two or three
years, at a cost of about five dollars
per year per bridge, it is believed
that the life of these structures will
be more than doubled.
A in . . . . I . . . . .. ,1
from the citizens of Kaupo praying
for help in securing the expenditure
of a Territoiial appropriation of One
Thousand Dollars ($1000) for renew
ing the landing and building an ap
proach at Mokuluu, Kaupo. I am
well aware of the conditions there,
and know that this Improvement is
very much needed. 'I believe .that
the appropriation made by the last
legislature will be sufficient to do the
work required. Itsrems to me proper
that this HnnoralilH limu'd riulnrs
the petition and forward it to the
Governor.
A request has been received from
the Kaeleku Sugar Co. for certain
crossings of their railroad across the
government road, which I think
should properly be made to the Hoard,
as it is for permanent track. The
letter of the manager is hereby pre
sented.
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Makawao District. Macadamizing
of the Paia Makawao Roiid Las been
carried on from the main belt road as
far as the Fernandez' gate, a- dis
tance of about 1800 feet. No top dress
ing has been laid yet, but this will be
done as soon as the lower layer is
properly compacted and then the
whole will be rolled and oiled. -
A sprinkling wagon should be or
dered for this work at otice. This
work is costing considerably more
than the estimate, due to several
causes, many of which are beyond
our control. The lack of screens
ordered nearly Gve months ago, aud
shortage of County animals I trust
will soon bo remedied. A sprinkling
cart to help compact the earth filling
and keep it from blowing away in
advance of the macadamizing will be
a material help. . Considerable re
pair work has been required on the
crusher, causing expensive delays,
which it is hoped will be minimized in
the future. The work bas been new
to all the men, and an improvement
is certainly to be expected with ex
perience. The regrading of the Taia-Maka-wao
road at I'aliuli is going along;
quite satisfactorily, and this much
improvement will be completed in
four or five weeks.
Between 700 and 800 feet of the
side bill entering Paliuli gulch have
been graded with the exception of a
short portion of hard pan that will
be removed with the aid of low grade
powder, and enough stone has been
found in the cuts to build a substan
tial well across the bottom of the
gulch to hold theill.
The road through the pineapple
country at Haiku has been recrown
ed and ditched and provided with
ample cross drains for a distance of
about It m'les.
This work is nearly completed to
the point where the route has
changed, below D. D. Haldwin's
house; according to an agreement
made by the Road Board aud Super
intendent of Puul:e Works with the
Haiku Sugar Co. before the County
Act went into effect, the latter is
grading and fencing the relocated
portion, which is about completed.
Other repair work of note is about
seven milos of the Kula main road,
and the road from Ulupalakua to
Kioneoio. The latter work is what
was authorized two months ago, and
is practically completed, but about
forty or fifty dollars additional
should be spent there in blasting
some bad rocky places, and e'earing
the trail to Kauahena of lantana.
When this is once done, u very trifling
expense will keep the trail open, and
no new lantana will grow there.
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The Kuiaha branch road has ' been
rpcrowned and ditched from one- :end
to the other, and as soon a9 the cross
ditches are- completed " this" road
should stand a long time without any
further repairs.
Anew survey ha been made of a
portion of Ihe line from Pauwela to'
ward Halehaku, crossing- the large
Kaupakulua gulch about ha'f a mile
further up? "
While the lower. line is undoubtedly
the. ideal one for grade, directness
aud distance, considering it as a por
tiotf ot''ln6"BeIt load; there are sev
eral cons'defat'ons which seem
weighty enough to recommend the
adopt'-fln'of the upper line. The up-
per line is over 2000 feet longer thuu
the lowei. but- will cost $2000 less to
construct, aud .perhaps a trifle less
to maintain
The most important item is that
the upper line can be constructed in
sections affording easy connections
with the present road. An allowance
of $5500.00 or $6000.00 tlvs year will
build a section that can be ' Used by
the public as soon r.8 it is finished, aud
about the sa$io amount each year
would complete the bolt 'road to
Ka'rfua by easy stages without leav
ing any unused gaps of new road
. Anoiner advantage of .the . upper
I'ne is. the greater ease in securing
rights of way: iu fact, the right of
way is pjactiqaily secured now. The
above considerations seem to me to
outweigh the disadvantage of 2000
feet of length iu this class of country,
and the relative 6light disadvantage
in grade. I therefore recommend
that the upper fine be, built. It should
ub uunu uy con true w : ' oueciueuuous
and plans can be' prepared iu about
a week, so that with 'an advertise
ment of two weeks bids eould' be
opened about July-28.i '' ' -
1 desire to recommend that a sur
vey be made at an early 'date for a
road to counect Kihei vtfith 'Makena
A petition has been signed by most
of the people of Makena.'Ulupa'akua
Kanaio asking for this road.' I have
not seen this petition, but several of
the petitioners have spoken to me
about it. The road would be about
tea-rones in length and is strictly a
portion oi me ma u Dell road around
ttie isianu. Jt would he used by a
large number or people. While it is
improbable that much of this road
cniut he bu,it this year, it seems to
me that surveys of ths class should
oe maue as cany as po;siu!e in order
that questions of route,, rights of
way, cost, etc:, might be thoroughly
investigated without hurry.
The Nailidihaelo bridge contract
has been completed satisfactorily,
and approved, lt is a pleasure to
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note that the local people, ' notably
Mr. Pogue, are satisfied with the
character of the work and the design
if thf bridge.
The Kailua Peahl road, a Territo
rial contract has at last been finished,
hi t ihere are some siicht extras
which it seems to me desirable for
the County to add, that wore not
specified in the oontract. Several
railings should . be set "along the
edges of steep places, and a few mere
cross drains inserted. Also a more
permanent crossing of the ditch at
West Huolo gulch should bo bujlt,
entirely of stone.
Wailuku District. Eight hundred
ff rt of macadamizing between Camp 2
and Camp 3 have been completed
during the month. This too is costing
somewhat more thaa the estimate
mi account of the difficulty in getting
men to work there. The wind and dust
at the crusher are so disagreeable
that at times it is almost unendurable
It has been considered only fair that
the men working at this place be
paid $1.25 per day, provided they
work tlie full month unless excused
for sickness.
This arrangement has been made,
and the men are working steadily.
Eighteen hundred foet of road in
Wailuku have boon redressed and
treated with, oil, the whole costing at
the fate of ttQO.OO per mile. In Iao
Valley 14,50 feet of road has been
turnpiked, ditched and drained and
a number of culverts have been put ia.
One half of this work is done by the
prisoners. As the contract work
beyond there will be finished "this
month, it seems to me to be advisablo
to, authorize a general plan to be
made for the further development of
the road system jn the valley, to be
reported upon at the next meeting of
the Board.
The sidewalk contractors have
eompleted the curbing and pavement
from the corner of High street down
Main street to tne Kepoikai building,
a distance of 1000 feet. They are
doing very creditable work and show
ing no inclination to slight it, 'but the
foreman in charge requires continual
instruction. The walk has, been made.
with an average width of about seven
feet on Main street, and it is consid
ered that the Market street walk
should be eight feet wide.
Specifications have been prepared
for construction of a Bimilar 'walk on
High street from Enos' cement walk
to Ka,lua lane, and lor a" street
crossings on Main, Market, and High
streets, and tenders have been ad
vertised for to . be opened Friday,
July 6, at 12 M,
Regarding the investigation of the
ditch on Main street which was to
have been made by Mr. Case and my
selfi lt has be;,n impossibie or U8 to
get. together . on account of Court
term, but I have made a partial in
vestigation myself and find that a
portion of the ditch must be respect
ed. below High street. I ask that
the Board allow us until next session
to make a more thorough report
I have conferred with the Wailuku
Improvement Association in the Lm
provement of the road between Wai
kapu and McG regor's Landing and it
appears to be the. unanimous opinion
that the location or the road be not
changed. I would recommend that
plans and spccifications.be made and
submitted to the Board at. the next
sessiop fqr approval,, with, estimate
of the eoafcoj! the improvement of the
road between Waikapu and Maalaea
As I have just been able to secure
proper ngtes pf survey of. the gov
ernmont lots at the Court House, it
has been impossible to make a com
plete 8urvey of tbe 6trcet.to the A
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mory, but I suggest a personal in
spection by the Board with myself
during this session to be supplement
ed later by an, actual survey after
the property lines are established
It has been impossible to do any
thing toward graveling the Kahului
road, yet, except to open up the
gravel pit and clear a line for track
at Camp 7, which has been done. In
about two weeks, we shall be given
the use of cars and . track . and this
work will be pushed with all the vi
gor possible to complete it before the
grinding season.
Lahaina District. The principal
WOrk ot this Dietriot has been maca
damizing the main street through
town, and much good work has been
done. One thousand and thirty feet
0f crushed rock has been laid, and
1300 feet of curbing. Also 350 feet
of sidewalk have been graded with
earth.
jt WjU shortly be necessary to shift
the crushing plant to Kauauli gulch
and haid'crushed rock from there,
J It is devoutly hoped that by that time
our revolving screen will have arriv
ed, so that a properly equipped plant
can be erected that will minimize the
expense of hauling rock.
Two concrete pipe storm ' drains
have been put in across the main
street, with gradings and catch
basins.
A parapet wali has been laid along
the main street three feet wide and
two feet high, 552 feet in length,
from the corner of Mill street toward
the landing. Lines and grades have
been given for curbing and macada
mizing as far as the pond to the
south of the Court House lot, and
also for new walks around this lot,
which are to be inside of the line of
trees surrounding the lot. Lines
were also run for diagonal walks
through the Court House lot, and a
plan of the frontage of the Baldwin
lot on the main street showing the
proposed change of street line, was
made. This was for the purpose of
windening and Straightening the
street at that point, to conform as
nearly as possible with the balance
of this street.
A survey has beep made for a re
location of the road at Olowalu near
the duck pond, with, a vietv of
traigtitening the (line and avoiding
the duck pond. It seems to me now
that this line has been run too close
to the sea, and it should be shifted
farther mauka. This involves' more
filling, but minimizes the danger of
damage to the road by the surf dur
ing Kona. storms. .
As directed by the Board, a new
wagon;-rather lighter than the one
now in use, has been ordered, for this
District,, as well as one for the Wai
luku District.
Molokai I District. For the first
time since my appointment I have
made a tour of inspection of all the
roads in the Molokai District except
in the valleys of Pelekunu and Wai
lua. Evidences of the efficacy of County
Government are very apparent here.
There has certainly been more road
improvements there during the last
six months than for.. years before, to
Buch an extent that about ten new
vehicles have been recently purchas
ed, and more ordered to take advan
tage of the good roads.
A line was surveyed two years ago
for a wagon road in Halawa, but as
the appropriation was- insufficient,
only one half of it was built, in the
expectation that further appropria
tions would be "secured to complete
it. As the amount necessary to com
plete this road would be about $7000.
00, it seems unlikely that the County
can complete it in any reasonable
time, therefore, it has' seemed wise
to build a short cheap temporary
road jrather steep connecting the
new road with tbe old 111 order to be
able to haul product putof the valley.
This is now being done and it is al
most completed. When the new
road shall have been constructed,
this temporary road would naturally
be used as a horse trail.
It is a matter of great regret that
the portion of new road built by the
Territory is an exceedingly poor
piece of construction. Several hun
drod feet of retaining walls have fall
en, down by their own weight, what
is left showing that the walls were
built without any regard to specifica
tions or intelligent workmanship,
The slopes of the side hill cuts were
in many esses left too steep, in con
sequence of which large masses have
fallen on tbe road.
It will oost from $1000.00 to $1200
00 to repair the damage and make
this road safe for driving, although
it could be made passable for less
than that. The matter of the peti
tion from residents of Kaunakakai
and vicinity for a new road at Pekeu
has been carefully looked into, and it
appears that the road asked for
entirely inside of the Molokai Ranch
land, leading from tbe government
road to a small ranch camp, owned
by the ranch entirely 'and occupied
only by ranch employees.
This petition must have originated
from a misunderstanding. It was
entirely without the knowledge
Mr. Munro, manager of the Molokai
Ranch, who assured me that be was
perfectly willing to build tbe road for
bis employees at ranch expense,
would seem, therefore, that this is
not a County matter at all, and it Is
my recommendation that the peti
tioners be so informed.
Tbe dump carts, harnesses an
plow have been ordered for this Dis
trict as directed at the last session
lt seems to me that the most im
portant piece of new work to be un
dertaken by the County at Molok
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We have just engaged a first
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workmanlike manner, at reason
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