The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-05-16

tHlnF bH.t u.f, .s Ha utI bins 20
lNwr'lshfl 90. r.HHFHi .f u.eI - Ihr
Itin.e. thlur" fHDt Hft rHt w rrelf
s.rH Prom f'a honI house to ne
Wa'kIk stream fuy Trq,sft, is that ~
thr Munuh N1tel and tHp uhHnrrs
iU,Uu are he'rr made Hlrend, Tint.
VIII intIui, fhc taking back of the lIt-
II, ftHr. ln thr hauka OF tnp stream.
NhIrh VIII boo accomplished Nsrs soon
Ou OBJ. city side of the stream there
BIAS been accomplished nothing. except
thaf superintendent Boyd with hts
usual energy. has Kept az thc WORK so
uunargiuEly that there are not NOR,
than three interests which have o. be
rettlcd with before he can announce
that the road widening from the kinr
street end 10 the park will depend only
on the work Of the men
Just Eva of the stream are the
Queen Emma and the Hotel Annex
properties, on either side of the road.
and these promise 20 give some trou-
bic. The Government, through super
intendent Boyd, has offered compro-
mise which may yet be accepted and
will mean little loss 10 the beauty OF
the boulevard, since the widening must
be accepted as a fact. The loss ac-
Cording 20 the plans will include the
south siue line of the CoCoanut trees
in the Annex grounds, but MIR. Boyd
has suggested that the Government
will extend the lily pond and replant
the lily bulbs, so that within three
months there viii be just as pretty a
pond as there now is, though the cocoa
nut trees which would have to be re-
planted win not give the effect ~ trop-
- A. al a.... .H.Hl.-
the park.
ON the mauka side Of the road there
is nothing to be done but cut out the
date palm trees. unless they are moved
back. the suggestion that they be left
as dividing the driving crown from the
street car lines not meeting with Off
cial approval now. There is, however.
a growing sentiment that there should
be some such addition to the foliage
features OF the boulevard, and some OF
the Waikiki people are talking OF IA
meeting for the purpose of making rep
reservations 10 the Department of Pub
lie Works on this subject. There will
yet have to be settlements effected with
the owners and lessees of these prop
critics.
Extending from the Queen Emma
homestead TO the boundaries OF the
CornWell- Bowler-Ahrens property is the
holding of Bruce Cartwright. In these
premises Superintendent Boyd has ac-
compiished a settlement at the rate Of
less than ! cent foot. The property
IL entirely banana and vegetable gar
dens, with the exception of small
store, which can be moved without
trouble. The Cornwell property has
been offered to the Government for 10
cents foot, but Mr.. Boyd is work
ing upon the tax lists to see the values
as appraised before settling. The same
is true of the Charles Booth lands,
which lie between McCully Land Com
pany holdings, and the differences az to
values are such that the Government,
while hopeful of an early settlement,
may yet have to place the matter in
the hands Of "A jury. All the other hold
inEs are now the property of the Gov
ernment under settlement and the work
OF setting back the fences will go on
with rapidly.
The making OF "A sweeping curve
rather than the sharp elbow which IL
now at the Hopkins switch, will have
various effects. The fact that the
house at the corner which Is now un-
occupied. belongs to the Government,
makes the task an easy one, as II en-
ables settlement with Judd and Nc
Gully owners, which will be beneficial
to all and will reduce the amount of
damages which otherwise might have
to be paid. The road from the prop
erty of superintendent Boyd. instead
of having the sharp turn. viii meet the
straight stretch with long curve, the
house at the corner being left with the
rear fronting the new boulevard. This
VIII give frontage to property which
now lies enclosed by Government hold
ings, and slight exchanges there will be
ample compensation for holders who
give land further out the road.
Superintendent Boyd is greatly elated
over the progress which has been made
In the work. He said yesterday that
in his opinion there would be final set
Elements In every case before the end
OF June or early in July at the very
latest, and as there was a sufficient
frontage already secured to enable the
force of his department to keep right
along at work setting back fences,
there would be no delay caused by any
slight hanging back in the adjustment
of the minor holdings.
with this prospect the entire boule-
ward to the park should be ready FOR