The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-05-16

occupied the principal portion of
the time OF the meeting OF the
Merchants Association yesterday. and
as a result there has been appointed
a committee consisting OF two mer-
chants from each block from Queen TO
Rere;anIa streets. to consult with the
property owners TO see what portion
OF the expense they viii bear In the
putting down OF pavements along the
principal business thoroughfare OF the
city.
There vas not a dissenting voice to
the proposal. and in addition 20 this
action. seeing the necessity for cleaner
streets. the object lesson being the
block from King 10 Hotel. which is be-
ing kept clean at the expense OF the
storekeepers In the block. the associa-
ton passed a resolution providing for
negotiations between the committee
of the association and Louis Marks.
now In control of the street sprinklers.
looking TO the taking up by him of the
matter OF keeping swept and garnished
all the down town blocks.
FORT STREET CLEANING.
These matters came up upon the
reading OF the following report from
the committee which had I'm charge the
block which furnishes the evidence that
n street may be kept clean:
May IS. 1902.
r. w. Macfariane. Esq. President. The
Merchants Association OF Honolulu.
T. H.
Dear SIr:-Your committee appointed
To experiment with Fort street. be-
tween King and Hotel. with a view to
ket ping the same clean and watered.
beg to report that for the past four
weeks n man has been kept constantly
on the street during the business hours.
gathering up the refuse as soon as
dropped. sweeping the street continual
~. and watering the same with two
large sized hand sprinklers. In spite
OF the unfavorable natural conditions.
due 10 the method OF street paving.
We can report with absolute assurance.
that the experiment thus far conducted
convinces US that II followed out In all
the streets or the city. would be of
inestimable value to every business
house In the city.
Without the immediate following OF
all the other streets. this one block
would have 10 BE- abandoned. as all the
dust now blowing through this block
comes from the street above. ali of
which would Immediately stop IL all
blocks employed the same method OF
cleaning.
As the experiment. however. has
proven perfectly successful. your COM
mlttee would heartily endorse plan
whereby the entire business portion OF
the city could share In the blessings as
well as the expense of such an under
taking. The expense item. we would
has llUhf A ~
satisfaction OF every house on the
street
AS neither the Association nor an in |
dividual member can properly take up |
this work. without great loss OF time. |
as can easily be supposed when a num- |
Der OF men are employed on the differ |
ent streets. necessitating constant su- |
pervisIon. your committee In consider |
ing ways and means, believe IL to be 1
wise TO communicate with the present 1
owner OF the street sprinkler. inform
Ing him OF the plans OF the Association, |
urging him TO take UP the proposition |
on the lines as laid down by the Asso
citation. II IL almost certain that either /
he or some one else could be made to
see frat the great necessity for such
work as we'll as the soundness OF the
from n business standpoint
That IL would pay handsomely to any
one undertaking the work We feel as
sured. as business men would not hes
itate to pay literally for work that Is
Of real benefit Your committee feels
further that the matter of street paw
Ing for the business portion OF the city
should receive immediate and earnest
attention from this Association. There
Is no use laying back and arguing that
the government should do this work.
We know that. but We also know that
the government has no appropriation
for such necessary work. The time has
come when our streets should
be either paved with wooden blocks or
with asphaltum pavement. and even II
the entire cost OF such work should
fall upon the shoulders OF business men
alone. the investment should pay hand
somely In the saving on goods alone. A
effort should be made TO
bring together property owners and
their tenants. and this question 50
brought before them that the actual
accomplishment OF the change be
brought down to n matter of n few
not years. III
Your committee earnestly urge, that
the street cleaning proposition be not
abandoned. but arrangements made for
Its continuance as outlined above. and
that your committee may be dlscharg-
ID as soon as other arrangements have
been completed
Very respectfully.
II. r. wICHMAN. III
GEO. w. SMITH.