The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-05-05
MUST PUT
IN CLAIMS
Waikiki Road Case
Nearing Its
End.
SOME OBJECTIONS
WILL BE MADE
Changes at Annex and Opposite
Arouse Critici,m-Supt. Boyd
Is Moving Rapidly.


TO the plans OF the jury which
met recently, must be filed today.
There are few OF the proposed bills
ready FOR consideration by the Super
intendent OF Public Works. but the
principal ones are yet 20 come. These
viii be in today and the prospect, are
that there will be- n merry fight made
for change In the lines o: the pro-
posed road.
; The principal objection made so far
Is To- the plans OF the jury affecting the
Hotel Annex property and the residence
occupied by Mrs. Eliza Macfarlane, OPP
Posite. The former was the home OF
the Princess Pauahi Bishop and the lat
ter that OF Queen Emma. According
to the plans OF the jury. which seem
to have been reached by the putting
down OF straight lines. the curve in the
eliminated. To do this something like
ten feet VIII be cut of and the line of
| cocoanut trees on the mauka side OF
! the lily pond. and the pond itself, must
make way for the Improvement.
on the mauka side. the line OF the
street touches the row OF date palms.
which We're placed there thirty years
| ago by Queen Emma, and. crossing di-
| agonally TO the old Chinese washhouse
on the edge OF the stream. takes out all
OF the palms but one. The changes will
| be radical in their effect upon the char
acter OF the road. and will take away
much OF the charm of the street which
now furnishes one OF the most perfect
tropical touches To the entire roadway.
The announcement recently that this
change would be made had its effect
yesterday. for there was all day long a
throng OF people about the Annex pho
tographing the lily pond and the grove
of cocoanut trees. This has been in
the past one OF the most pictured fea-
lures, OF the entire Waikiki district. not
even excepting Makee island. The !
lilies. with their pink and blue shades |
in vivid contrast to the green pads |
show at their prettiest in the morning, !
and many pilgrimages are made to the
beach To enjoy the scene. This was
one of the particular delights of the
Princess.
The alteration OF the other side of the
road. where the Queen Emma residence
is occupied by Mrs. Macfarlane. under
n ten years lease. viii be just as
marked. for il is hardly likely that
there could be any successful moving
of the great palms. They are delicate
trees at best and attempts To move
others as old, in the past, have not
been successful. The represe natives
Of the lessees and the owners of the
property. Messrs. G. w. and r. W.
Macfar!ane and W. NJ. Graham. viewed
Z h.a I
great dissatisfaction the damage which !
viii be wrought by the proposed I
changes. The tropical effects the I
palms set by two aliis. the combining !
the road To- perfectly straight line. I
ali came in for criticism. There was
made suggestion which seemed TO ap-
peal To the Interested parties. that the :
road remain curved. that the ground To =
be- taken from the mauka side and that 4
the date palms be- left where they v
would divide the portion OF the road {
given over - the street cars from that q
used Tor driving. This might have o
such good effect ;hat later the plan
would De followed up and the entire :,
irving portion OF the road divided by a
he Introduction OF the palm row. max %
ne the effect one OF great beauty. o
superintendent Boyd had his atten- il
ION called t. this feature OF the road e.
lliAuEf~ last evening. lie said th1t in ~
iis opinion the changes would not a
realty alter she appearances. owing To- -
be fact that i'm both properties Their" :;
r~ other palms. and ia time there \,
WOULD he given cycu greater look of is
yopiCal comfort by the broad roadway in
med with trees. n. said that To- l.
hanc- tho plans "a; this time would n
mean much DELAY and also consider az
bile injustice. Tn. Kapiol5ni estate o'
as made settlement with the Terri :,
1ry ana there Is now being removed h,
number 90 palms which were in the
aalway : proposed. Also there would
ave e. Ice = greater strip cut of the 81
70 cemetery. which would mean also
Ne removal Of = number OF bodies All
{ these conditions convinced him that
le plan Of the jury was probably the
-st that could be arranged a the pres
NJ time. and there might be no ad-
InCe made IL the question was To be q,
opened upon each objection. m
II is understood that action will be II
ken by the Hotel Annex proprietors elt
day. but what form il viii have is
It known. There will be an effort TO
ave either one or the other OF the
les OF palms retained and the road r
ay Still made as broad as proposed.
When all claims are in il is the plan .
sn for the Superintendent of Public
'orks t. review them. and II ne finds
~ excessive he has the authority 10
)pOint commission 10 look into the
aims and settle them.
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