The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-06-21
IN KINLEY
PARK NOW |
SET TIED
Committee Make
Purchase of
Site.
FOURTEEN ACRES
IN THE PLOT
Arrangements for Completion o|:
the Playground Will Be
Pushed.

~ HERE will be no delay In getting:
possession of the tract OF land;
d which is to form the basis OF Nc-s
Kinley Memorial Park The ex-<
ecutive committee, which has in charge
the work OF securing and preparing the
play ground which is to keep alive the
memory of the dead President, has er-7
dered the money paid over to the frus- !.
tees of the Bishop estate and the work;
of getting ready the park win be push-5
ed at once.
The meeting of the committee In the;
directors room OF the Bank OF Ha-i
wall was well attended and the talk
was of progress fron-the first. It was1
the first business done that marked the
advance OF the project. The Letters
from the trustees OF the Bishop estate
was read. asserting to the counter pro-
posal of the committee that the park
site be made to consist of fourteen
acres instead of ten, as at first pro-
posed. The cost of the entire block
of land was placed at $4,000. The Gem
mittee by resolution then directed the
payment to the trustees of that sum
and the securing. OF a receipt for the
same. This is to permit the making OF
the deed in the name OF any assoela-
tion which may be deemed wise to ask |
20 maintain control OF the park In the
future.
statement was made by the treas
urer that there was now in his hands
or subscribed close to $4,000 Some OF
the heavy subscriptions have not been
collected but IL is understood that the
work of securing this money is to be
pushed ahead as rapidly as possible 80
that the making of the park viii not
be long delayed. There was long
as to the methods of filiing
in the ground and securing a surfacs'
which VIII be adapted TO the purposes
Of the park The subcommittee SUBJ
mitted plans for the work and these
were approved. There were on file sew
eraI bids for the carrying out of these
plans.
The future work of putting In shape
the park viii devoIve upon the Sub
committee, which made the selections OF
the grounds, and there will be some
hard work done in bringing the grounds
10 proper level and laying out the fields
for their ultimate uses. This viii not
be pushed ahead too strongly just now
as there is vet some hard work to be
lone in the way of securing the funds
which are deemed necessary foe carry
ng out all the plans along which ii Is
desired the Fairgrounds shall be fn-
shed.
John C. Rothwell resigned as chair
man of the Honolulu COMMITTEES. TO
which he had been appointed by the
executive committee upon the resigna-
ion OF Mr.. Henry Waterhouse. who
eft the Territory for a long trip
abroad. Mr.. Rothwell would not have
accepted the position but he was placed
here at a meeting at which he was
lot present, and so could not resign
lntiI yesterday. He explained that his
esignation was due only to the Fact
hat he has so much upon his haass
hat he cannot give to the matter all
he attention that it deserves.
Upon motion the resignation was ac-
eped Mr. Rothwell agreeing to con-
inue to act with the committee, es-
In the matter of securing
hartman who viii take up the work
o which from this time there viii be
iven more and more attention
Upon motion OF Mr.. McCandle-- It
ras decided TO add 10 the committee
secretary Cooper, who served during
he absence OF Governor Dole, and thu.
II the committee TO its original num-
er. nine members. The following SUBJ