The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-12-15
HAWAII 5 PRETTY PARK
THE NEW COMMISSION is ACTIVE
IN LOOKING AFTER IT.
A Thorough Inspection-Needs-Di
mond Head - Roads---Sprinkling r
Drainage Course-Surveys

The new Kapiolani Park Commits
sion, appointed by President Dole, has
taken hold of the magnificent beauty
spot with firm grasp and with the
determination to keep it up to the
standard and to make Improvements
when means are afforded. The Star
is able, by the courtesy of Secretary
Thurston, to present the following ac-
count of a recent meeting of the Com
mission
MEMBERS PRESENTLY. &. Irwin,
Cecil Brown, e. S. Cunha, Paul lsen-
berg. Jr., and L. A. Thurston.
Mr.. Hustace was unable to be pres
ent owing to i'll health.
INSPECTION OF THE PARK-Thc
Commissioners secured wagonette
and drove in the Park for about two
hours, examining different points of
interest and matters which needed in
vestigation.
BOUNDARIES OF pARK-A resolu-
tion was adopted instructing the Sec
retary to obtain a map of the Park
and ascertain whether or not the pres
ent westerly boundary of the Park
was the true boundary line or wheth-
er some of the land lying beyond did
not belong to the Park. He was
authorized, if necessary, to secure the
services of surveyor to investigate
this matter.
OWNERSHIP OF DIAMOND HEAD
A resolution was also adopted in
structing the Secretary to ascertain
whether or not Diamond Head was
under the control of the Park, and if
so, what the location of the boundary
line between the private property
along the foot of Diamond Head and
Diamond Head was, Mr.. McCullom
stating that cattle pasturirg ON the
slopes of Diamond Head were killing
off the young trees.
PIPE FOR FLUSHING PONDS 81
resolution was adopted appointing w
G. Irwin and Cecil Brown committee
to wait on the Minister of the interior
and seeif he would not let the Commits
sioners have some of the secondhand
pipe belonging to the Government
sufficient to lay from the Government
artesian well at Waikiki, which runs
brackish water, and also to see wheth
er he would not allow the Commits
sioners to lay such pipe from sucl
well and use the water for flushing
the ponds in the Park. as, under th'
existing conditions, in dry weathe
the water was insufficient to properl'
flush the ponds and the odor from
them became offensive.
NEW ROAD ALONG THE WEST
ERN BOUNDARY OF THE PARK
Mr. Irwin stated that the road alor!
the western boundary of the Park cos
the Park more than all the othe
roads put together. for the reason tina
all of the rice raised on the rice field
lying mauka of the Park was carte
to town over this road in heavy drays
thereby cutting up the road and ruin
ing it for pleasure purposes.
\ resolution was adopted instruct
ing the secretary to communicat
with the Minister of the Interior an
see whether the Government woul
not bear the expense of building
separate freight road down the ives
ern boundary of the Park in order t
preserve for park purposes the pre-
ent road, the location of Such ne
: road to be decided upon when IL
definite western boundary of the Par
was ascertained.
LEASE OF THE RACE COURSE
Mr.. Irwin stated that there was II
longer any lease on the race cours
{. to the Jockey Club, and that in h
opinion it was preferable to continr
. on in the same way, charging II
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