The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-08-10
MAKE HONOLULU MORE BEAU
TiFUL-


During the present summer there
has been an earnest crusade in many
OF the cities OF the mainland against
the billboard nuisance. Chicago pass
ed an ordinance requiring the consent
OF adjoining property owners before
blIi-boards could be erected in the
residence districts San Francisco
has limited the height Of biIl-boards
&c six feet and prohibited the dishg-
urenent OF poles. Buffalo and Denver
have ordered wooden bili-boards de-
stroyed under the fire ordinances and
the City Of Cleveland has taken SINH
lar action. All this has been done in
general movement throughout
the country Cor the identifying OF the
cities
Europe long ago took similar action
towards the prevention OF ugly and
disfguring marks in the leading
cities Edinburgh forbids advertising
signs wherever they can injure the
eitys attractiveness. Glasgow. Liver
pool and other towns in Britain sacrI-
fee municipal receipts TO keep adver-
tisements out Of the municipal tram
cars. London forbids sky signs and
has caused the removal OF disfiguring
placards from several railway sta
tons and piers At Richmond an ef-
fort TO turn a river island into a huge
advertising plant was defeated Ber-
lin limits its poster districts Leyden
keeps its picturesque old streets free
OF boardings. Paris protects its trees
and lamp-posts. censors and restricts
the placarders. and permits only gold
leaf shop signs on the principal
streets. In general. Europe recognizes
the public control Of outdoor adver-
Using and taxes on bill-boards are
common.
Up to the present time the bill
board nuisance has not become a
serious one in Honolulu. but already
the signs on the business streets are
becoming more and more hold. ugly
and disfiguring. II behooves the peo-
pie to take concerted action soon TO
prevent the spread of the billboard
nuisance and the erection of disfig-
uring signs. We have city that ma
ture has done much for and with a
proper and a well-directed effort upon
the part of the people. Honolulu could
be made one OF the most beautiful
cities in the world. II is not enough.
however. to sit down with what ma
ture has granted US and say We have
row one OF the most beautiful cities
in the world There should be uni
formity in the matter OF tree plant
ing and street improvements. in the
LAYING OF sidewalks and in keeping
each and every part OF the city clean.
Some years ago the women of the
pretty little county town OF Peta-
luna. California. decided that with all
the rich natural advantages the town
possessed. Petaiuma ought to be one Of
| the handsonest villages In the world.
Accordingly the women organized an
improvement society which took up
the subject Of clean streets. street i'm
provements and the uniform planting
J OF shade trees. something after the
plan adopted some years ago in the
city Of Washington. The result has
exceeded the fondest expectation OF
} the women and II Is doubtful II there
Is another village in the whole world
Of six thousand inhabitants. that is sc
: attractive and clean and inviting L
the stranger as Petsiuma-
: Honolulu not having city govern
: ment Il is especially necessary. FOL
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: charge Of such work as the women
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: higher level the taste for the beanti
i ful and the refined in Honolulu. WI,
cannot the society also take up III
; subject q heautifying Honolulu o
course TIE eEo4 may seem stipend
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