The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-06-24
M'kIMLEY
PARK NOW
SETTLED
Committee Makes
Purchase of
I Site.

possession OF the tract of land
which is to form ih. basis ~ Nc
Kinley Memorial Park. The eN-
.cutive committee which has in charge
the work of seruring and preparing the
pl,v ground which is 20 keep alive the
m.nory of the dead President, has or
dered the money paid over TO the trus-
tees of the Bishop estate ana the WORK
Of getting ready the park VIII be- push-
20 al once.
The meeting of the committee ia the
directors room of the Bank oi Ha-
uaH was we'll attended and the talk
WAS of progress from the first IL was
The first business done that marked the
advance of the project. The letter
from the trustees OF the Bishop estate
,yas read asserting 10 the counter pro-
posal of the committee that the parkA
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 $1,000. The COM
mittee by resolution then directed the
payment TO the trustees OF that sum
and the securing of receipt for the
same. This L. to permit the making OF
the deed in the name of any as5Ocla-
ton which may be deemed wise TO ask
to maintain control Of the park in the
future.
y statement was made by the treas |
urer that there was now In his hands
or subscribed close 10 $4,000. Some OF
the heavy subscriptions have not been
collected but IL is understood that the
work of securing this money h to be
pushed ahead as rapidly as possible 50
L. ..N
be long delayed. There was long
discussion as to the methods Of hlling
in the ground and securing surface
which viii be adapted to the purposes
of the park. The Subcommittee sub
mitted plans for the work and these
were approved. There were on file sew
eral bids for the carrying out of these
plans.
The future work OF putting in shape
the park will devolye upon the sub
committee, which made the selection of
the grounds, and there will be some
hard work done In bringing the grounds
To proper level and laying out the fields
for their ultimate uses. This will not
be- pushed ahead too strongly just now
as there IL yet some hard work TO be
done In the way OF securing the funds
which are deemed necessary for carry
ing out all the plans along which it IL
desired the Fairgrounds shall be fin
ished.
John G. Rothwell resigned az chair
man Of the Honolulu committee, to
which he had been appointed by the
executive committee upon the resigna-
tiOn Of Mr.. Henry Waterhouse. who
left the Territory FOR a long trip
abroad. Mr.. Rothweil would not have
accepted the position but he was placed
there at a meeting at which he was
not present and so could not resign
until yesterday. He explained that his
resignation was due only to the fact
that he has so much upon his hands
that he cannot give to the matter all
the attention that II deserves.
Upon motion the resignation was ac.
ceped, Mr.. Rothwell agreeing to con.
tinue TO act with the committee, es.
pecially In the matter OF securing q
chairman who will take up the work
To which from this time there will bc
given more ana more attention
Upon motion OF Mr.. McCandle.s II
was decided to add to the committee
Secretary Cooper. who served durinl
The absence Of Governor Dole, and thus
MI the committee to its original mum.
ber, nine members. The following sub.
scriptions have been received by tn,
treasurer: