Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-04-10

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through the recently organized i'm
provement club are putting energetic
effort into public work, which merits
favorable action on the part OF officials
and the unanimous support of the COM
munity. Wide streets, good streets and
plenty of them are first Of many i'm
portant foundation measures ueces-
sary to the progress of the modern city
along modern lines.
Certainly II cannot be said that the
Kalihi and Palama districts have had
more than their share of the leaves and
fishes of legislative favor that make for
the Improvement of the city as q whole.
For years the only direct avenue for
an immense amount of traffic to tins
portion of the town has been King
street which is hardly better than a
lane. No district Of the city
has suffered more neglect or more in
convenience.
The Kalihi Improvement Club has
already established Its right to exist
euce and to hearing by securing for
the government large part 81 the land
necessary for widening King street
at practically oexpense to the tax
payers. The next request equally
worthy Of the good record Of the club
Is to secure the extension OF School,
Vineyard and Kuakini streets, thus
giving three additional avenues to the
residence and business portions of the
city on the Eva side Of Nuusnu stream.
That this extension Is a public neces-
sity, 1t Is hardly necessary to argue
before the taxpayers or The authorities |
The only subjects for argument are |
the details Of ways and means.
1t is understood that the first request
will be for the Interior department to
complete the surveys Ger this extern
sion. This Is not only feasible but
every citizen will recognize the advisa-
bility of the Interior department TAX
ing immediate action. 1t Is merely a
matter Of time when these streets will
have to be extended. To establish i'm
mediately the lines for the extension
will forestall the probability of houses
being erected on the stree. lines and
assure the final extension at the least
possible cost to the government for
land damages. The land for these
streets can, at the present time, be OBJ
tained at nominal figure. In many in
stances the land will doubtless be Of
fered to the city in lieu of the increas-
cd value of the adjoining property.
In fact the Club takes large RESPONSE
bility In dealing with the property
owners. Judging from their success
In dealing with owners along the King
street line, 1t may be anticipated that
the club will obtain results highly
Minister Young cannot afford to [
throw stumbling blocks in the path
way of the members of this club who,
"hlle having a certain degree of self
interest, are in fact forwarding a line
u work In which every public spirited
citizen has a direct interest. If Mr..
Young's previous record counts foc
anything there Is every reason ;"
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Iieve that he vii. render every assist
ance possible, both as an official ard n
private citizen. Mr.. Young is an advo-
cate and worthy exponent OF progress. (
sound business-like progress. This is
the keynote Of the activities of Homo
Iulu's first Improvement Club. They {
have the support of the people They
cannot fail to receive the sanction of
the officials,