The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-11-29
BOULEVARD
FROM CITY
TO PARKS
Club is Projected
To Garry Out
Work.

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IA the plans for the construction of
a boulevard which will connect the city
proper with the park and Diamond
Head road, have reached such a stage
of development. that a meeting of the
projectors, to inaugurate the Boulevard
Club, will be held before the end of
the week The original plan has de-
veloped until now what was at first dis
cussed as simple driveway to Ka-
piolani Park, is planned to be an
avenue which will be a distinguishing
feature of the city.
According to the present outlook the
idea of those who have been at the
front in the arrangements for the drive,
is to make the boulevard of great
width, give it ornamental features and
separate crowns for the various veh
cles which will use it. The location of !
the boulevard is not settled in the !
preliminary discussion, but it seems |
probable that the original idea to con-
struct a roadway through the district
which is to be tapped by the extension
of King street, will be taken up first.
The building of the boulevard will be
work of magnitude, and will consume
many months.
Captain n. Grswold, who is promot-
ing interest in the proposed bOule-
ward, has secured the signatures of
fifty representative men of Homo
lulu as the nucleus for a club which
will be regularly organized. and it is
then proposed to seeure the names of
at least 1000 persons, who will pledge
themselves 20 pay 81 a month for TWEEN
ty-five months, thus bringing in $4,000
toward the cost of constructing the
speedway.
THE proposition" said Captain Girls
void, "is for four-mile speedway,
starting somewhere in the neighbor-
hood of Union Square and running
straight out to Kapiolani Park, there
connecting with the Diamond Head
road. 1t is proposed to make this a
l00-foot wide boulevard with a 2O-foot
track in the center for bicycles flanked
on either side by rows of poincianps;
30-foot driveways for carriages on
| either side of the bicycle roadway. AMI
! two 10-foot sidewalks for pedestrians
with rows of palms lining them. The
= boulevard would be covered with as.
phalt rock, making it free from dust
and mud in any kind of weather.
THE manner in which we propose 10
raise the money is by organizing a club
names-to contribute 81 a month fol
twenty-five months, that list to be ad.
ded to until it amounts to 1000 names
This of course, will include bicycle
riders. and by this means $50 900 will be
raised. 1t has been suggested that
there are possibly ten wealthy men In
this city who would give $1,000 each
toward the boulevard, which would add
$50, 900 to the fUrd.
II This matter was brought up before
committee of the Senate at the last
session, the project was approved and
the members SAID they would endeavor
to secure $4,000 from the government
to be contributed to complete the prop
4 osition, making a total fund of $780, O0
prominent banker said to me a few
days ago that 1t would be one of tn
- greatest monuments to progress thai
Honolulu could build, and with oul
tropical climate and beautiful towering
trees, it was possible TO make of it one
Of the most delightful drives in tn,
world. Imagine four miles of poinci
anas in full bloom lining this boule.
ward. Tourists would have something
to talk about and ii would be one OF
the greatest advertisements that Ho-
nolulu could have. Perhaps at the en-
trance to the boulevard the proposed
-, Mckinley memorial might be located
an arch maybe.
TO People who are called upon to pay
only 81 month for twenty-five month.
would not feel the small outlay, and We
In feel certain that those who take uleas.
~, ure in riding bicycles or driving horses
would be willing to contribute this
N much toward securing the speedway
In
ladies who drive form an auxiliary club
and help the matter along. There are
. large number of ladies in Honolulu
who are experienced horsewomen and
there is no reason why they should not
take an interest in the matter. l an
told there are 1000 bicycles being rid.
= den in Honolulu and perhaps about hal
as many horses being driven. Surely
from all these ample support should b,
secured
Another suggestion which has beer
handed in to us is that the school chill
dren take a hand in the matter b,
planting many of the trees, in honor o
their Arbor Day.
The boulevard proposition was out
lined in a conversation between Ne,
Macfarlane, Robert Shingle, Mr. Eakil
and number of others who are fond q
. horsefesh, and Macfarlane suggeste,
|. that an attempt be made to construc
" a drive straight out To Diamond Hea,
by way of Kapiolani Park. The sug
gestion was snapped up at once, and i
meeting with favor wherever mentione,
amongst the business men,"
The agreement which is now beinl
circulated and~signed is in the hand
. of r.. w. Shingle, at the Office of Herr
lad Warehouse & Co., and is as follows:
-. HONOLULU BOULEVARD AND IN
.ne PROVEMENT COMPANY.-SUH
ne SCRIPTION LIST.