The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-04-07
KAL|H| WINS
King Street is to be
Widened.
Bishop Estate Donates Lsn5--Fire En-
CINE and Hydrants Assured.
Street Extensions.

The first work OF an improvement
club for the benefit OF one district of
the city has been done and the sue
cess is scored for the Kalihi League for
Public Improvement. The accomplish
ment was announced by President w.
NJ. Mulch in calling to order the meet
| ing of the league held in the Kalihi
school house last evening, when he in
formed the 200 people present that the
Bishop Estate had consented TO the
donation of all the land necessary for
the widening of King street to sixty
| feet from the bridge, that NJ. =. Robin
son and other property owners were
ready to take the same action and the
railroad company undoubtedly would
| join them.
The meeting of the league was the
regular quarterly one and the reports
made were all of the same tenor, sue
cess in the endeavors of the executive
committee for improvements. The
committee reported as follows in part:
Your committee, on the 9Th day of Feb
| ruary, last, hau AN In,crNie~ Wan tIle
| Minister of the Interior with special ref
| erence to the widening and matchmaking
| OF King street. Since then, the Bishop
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| OF the street tor this purpose. and fav-
| orable action is expected from other prop
| crty holGcrs. Inc Minister OF the Ia
| terror mas asked Tor the sum OF about
| ..BuOO tor the improN ement OF KING
| street. The same mas been grated, anu
| sc are assured that work Wal be active
| y started soon as ---e appropriation
| - available. An Appropriation has been
| -rauteG IoT the purchase OF "A large num-
,er u ny uranus. anu We are informed by
| the Superintendent OF water W orks that
| some of them VIII be placed IA our 0ls-
| trlct; ana the minister of the Interior
| ADVISES as tnat "A nre engine VIII be
| .OCattu near me ..amehamcna SchoOl, OF
| u raIama pumping plant.
! The Council of State has given the
| r,oaId OF l1ealth for the purpose OF re-
| moving SarDase, "a larger APPROPRIATION
| han an former years, on me Board
| representation that IT Will hereafter re-
| move garbage from districts not hitherto
| operated IN. We have addressed com
| .uuu.CatOn to the board OF nealth, ana
| We shall follow up me same, asning ina
| ,ur u4striCt be included among the new
| districts from which garoage Is mere
aIJer TO be removed. AS 40 Other pubi'c
| reeds, such as electric Lights, sewers,
| .Iuu a puUlIc paIh, your committee Wiil
AXE them up and report specnIciiiy upon
| mem at the next quarterly meeting OL
| ,nc league. Ne Deg IeaNe TO further re-
| .urt ana recommend the adoption OF the
-olIov1ng resoiuJlOn.
| RESOLVED.
| First.-1hat L is the judgment of this
League, that immediate steps should be
sdkGu Tor the eNleuSlOu u liltg az Va
street, School street, and kuakini
street through the kalihi district accord
ing to the plan hereto annexed, ana made
a part OF inns report, ana that the Tx
/ -cutINe ConImIt..e be ana are hereby
authorized to request the Minister OF the
anterior 10 dIreCt the Department Of Sur
.cys to make surN eys Tor such extern
SION, or 10 take sucn other steps he
Ieems best, or as may be lawful ih the
premises.
oeOOAU.-1 hat a copy OF this report be
presented. to Tie MIaister OF the Interior.
al OI wnIcn is respectfully reported.
Lated, AprIl bIh, 1900
Executive ConimIttee-T. McCants
stewart, Chairman. George W. Farr,
~ Geo. Ii. huddy, IL. X. G.. Wallace,
| ". NJ Mintoa.
W. VI. .,utcn, President.
Allan Herbert, wee President.
| h. h. Fabian, Secretary.
y. ferLan.ez, treasurer.
In moving the adoption of the report
Chair man Stewart went over the IN
tervlews with Minister Young and
Superintends mt of Water Works Brown
and said that he had every reason to be-
Ieve taat there would be rapid prog
.ess made on improvements as soon as
the money was made available. The re-
port was explained in Hawaiian by
Abraham Fernandez and was adopted
"Itn a shout Of approval.
Vail h. Fisher made a characteristic
ADDRESS urging that the citizens OF Ka-
} lihI improve their property and should
the government refuse to open the
streets from lack of money that they
should open them without charge
Stewart explained that he would ask
.ldt the streets proposed to be extended
should at least be surveyed so that
there should be no building in the lines
to be so used.
There was a tax on municipal gov
eminent by L. NJ. 5oyd and several
musical numbers during the evening.