Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-10-01
"A SPOT OF BEAUTY
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with the exception OF one ON the cx-
IRENE Eva boundary, be located be-
meath the surface In Iron boxes that
ARE now on their way from tho Coast,
Surrounding the three open sides Of
the park Ia nine-foot sidewalk which
has already been furnished with tho
regulation curling OF the city streets.
Next above comes u sevon-foo terrace,
also furnished with curblng and Il il
ia this that row OF polnCiana rcgla
trees Will he planted The holes Will
DO dug very soon and fresh water viii
be allowed to stand In them In order 10
wash away as much OF the salt M pos
siblo.
on tho River street side the trees
VIII DO planted 36Ia feet apart. while
ON tho mauka and makal sides. the In.
tarv0l will he 20 feet. On the EVA slide
there are a number Of 0nsightly Chin
csc dwellings which having been built
but recently, will probably Jtand there
for many years to come. For this rea-
son, the trees will be planted only 20
feet apart In order to shut f: ON view
the buildings In question For the
present, there will be no trees In the
park proper.
Back for about eight feet from the
terrace where the trees are to he plant
oil Is slope which will greatly en-
nance the beauty OF the park. This
graceful curve which surrounds tho
whole park will be grassod like the Ie-
malnder
At the Waikiki mauka corner OF the
park will be built the finest band stand
IN tho country and In years 10 come,
the band will hold forth there on reG-
ular nights. This grand stand VIII
cost tho government nothing. H. y.
Dillingham; having made donation
OF II.
Running around the park viii be a
onG-llfth " a mile race track for run
ming races and at the mauka end Will
bg an up-to-date baseball diamond.
The long stretch OF the TRACK on tho
Eva side has been extended in n
straight line for distance mauka aud
makai, sufficient 10 make = hurdlr
course Of 100 yards.
The prisoners AT work on the park
grounds are all picked men. Among
them are skillful carpenters who are
engaged In making fine guards for the
trees and other things necessary IA
the work Of getting the park IntJ
shape.
While digging In the park the other
day the immense yertebra Of whlls
was dug mp and as II Is about all one
man can do to pick It up. some con-
ception may be formed Of the I'm,
monsc size of the whale from which
The bone came.
Mr.. Cooper has a faculty OF dOing 4
great deal with very slender means
and this shows up at Thomas Squar,
as well as Aala park. The item ID
labor II almost nil and yet both lhes,
public parks would be a credit to clllci
much larger and with greater facilities
than Honolulu.
| While a reporter was looking at th'
new park this morning, man VIII
had also been viewing the work, said
when the work on the park IL CON
pleted. q portion Of the Nuuanu strean
wall opposite the place should be re-
moved and steps built down into TN
stream where on moonlight night
boats could be furnished to people de
string a ride. There Is a long stretcl
that would give fine row. OF course
In the day time, there would be NJ
fun riding M and down but In IN
evenings when darkness softons every
thing, there would be a great charn
10 spin on the stream. 4 small launcI
could be used 10 take people up an,
down the stream and believe II wOul
pay someone TO do IT,"