Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-05-06
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by the Instructions OF the Honolulu
Park Commission | have the honor to
extend to the House Of Representatives
an invitation to visit the Kapiolani
Park at such time as may be conven-
tent TO that body, in order that the
members thereof may see for them
selves what is being done and what is
desired to be done during the coming
period.
In this communication beg to draw
the attention of the House Of Repre-
sentatives to several facts, viz:
II. The Kapiolani park is no longer
under the control of private corpora.
ton, but is exclusively public park,
the commissioners thereof being APP
pointed by the Governor with the APP
prevail of the Senate, and serving with
out pay.
"2. Heretofore, the communication
between the city and the park has been
SO poor that except upon special occa-
sions but few people visited 1t, and
but slight expenditure in development
seemed profitable.
20. All this has now changed. With
electric car communication established
many people visit the park every day,
and on Sundays and holidays several
thousand go there.
Under these circumstances, II would
seem to be in the public interests 10
change the policy concerning the park,
and begin development of the same on
modern lines. in order to make II SAN
itary and beautiful. II is not sanitary
because the waterways are filled the
greater part of the year with stagnant
water, Shiny. ill-smelling and malar-
ious
The greater part is not beautiful,
because the land is too sandy to sup
port vegetable life without water and
there is practically no water for irri-
cation. e.. .. ....r
Realizing that the changed condi-
tons require a change of policy, the
Commissioners have engaged a trained
landscape gardener as superintendent
OF the Park. The old buildings were
very dilapidated, and with the help of
private subscriptions, they have been
removed and a new and artistic resi-
dence for the superintendent erected.
THE small plot at the entrance has
also been laid with water pipe and
filled with soil and grassed as an OBJ
ject lesson OF what can be done.
AS the Legislature is the body with
whom the decision of what shall be
done at the park rests, the Commits
sioners earnestly hope that your honor
able body may see its way clear to ac-
cept this invitation.
IF II. is accepted, and you will let
the writer know the hour the House OF
Representatives desires to go to the
park, special Rapid Transit cars will
be provided for the purpose.
a.. A. THURSTON,
Secretary Honolulu Park Commits
sion"
Resolutions Introduced.
Resolution by Mr.. Kealawaa, referred
to the Public Health Committee:
$4,000 for schools at Kamaili and Ke-
aukaha, Puma and Puueo.uka and Pa.
paaloa, Hilo."
Resolution by Mr.. Kealawaa, referred
to the Public Lands Committee: $4,000
for the improvement OF River Boule-
ward from the new Waikiki bridge to
Reeds Island bridge"
No Free Newspapers.
Resolution by Mr.. Paele, lost: RE.
solved, that the Sergeant at Arms be
and Is hereby directed to supply this
House with copies of all newspaper
published in this city-both English
and Hawaiian"
Speaker Beckley put the motion as
follows: IAN those in favor of free
newspapers stand up" Only two men
stood and the resolution was killed
Resolution by Mr.. Nakaleka, referred
to the Public Health Committee: "2i0
for pay of School Agent OF Molokai for
the next biennial period"
Senate Bills Advanced.
Senate Bill s, providing an appropri-
alton for the expenses OF the upper
house for the extra session and the I'M
paid bills OF the regular session, passed
second reading under suspension OF
rules.