The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-03-08
BEAUTY SPOT
OF HONOLULU
Allan Herbert is
Opposed to
Armory.

he ,dDltol We tIlt
beauty spot of Honolulu, being SO CEN
trally located" said Allan Herbert at
the Hawaiian Hotel last evening 1.-THE
Rather all the buildings now there
should be removed. The bungalow is
useless and obstructs the view from
and some of the small structures lit
tering up the grounds are a disgrace
to the community. Instead the grounds
should be planted with ornamental
shrubs and flowers. Another great i'm
provement would be the removal of the
fence and the unsightly stone wall. The
Square or the park about the judiciary
building. Strangers coming here who
stone wall think the place is tabu and
that they have to get permission to
go in.
What we need is an organization
which will see that such work as this
will be done. Honolulu has been and
is still passing through a period of
transition, having emerged from the
village stage to that of a crowded and
rapidly growing city In this time OF
activity we see on every side the need
of those Influences which Citizens
Association to improve and beautify
Honolulu aims to exert.
During this time a great number of
streets have been graded, leaving the
way now open for further improve
ments by systematic planting of suit
able trees on the sidewalks, and grass
plats and beds of flowers in vacant
spaces.
with a good water supply, there is
reason to hope that many lawns will
soon refresh the eye, in spots now COW
cred with weeds or uninviting dust.
1t is earnestly to be hoped that all,
whose means permit it, will show them
selves in favor of identifying their
grounds in this manner, and also of en-
couraging their tenants in the same
way.
with green trees and lawns, choice
shrubbery and blossoming flowers, let
us take away the reproach Of Homo
lulu. Second to no other interest in
it's great Importance to us all, stands
the urgent need of more stringent
sanitary regulations.
I'VE have here a condition of affairs
offensive to all the senses, and which
threatens to injure the good health of
our inhabitants. The scope of this
work is so broad that it cannot be fully
indicated at this time, but it is hoped
that enough has been said to arouse an
intelligent interest. We desire to enlist
the earnest ana sympathetic co-operu-
ton of all our citizens, the ladies in
particular.
'.The success of similar Improvement
societies in various parts of the East
leads us to believe that a like success
waits upon our efforts.
"The completion of the sewerage sys
TEN has afforded great relief and will
go far toward correcting those evils
from which we suffer. 1t is also de-
sired that our main country roads, es-
pecially those leading to our valleys,
where there are located number of
fruit and vegetable growers, places of
resort and public interest, be well main
tanned. Citizens will feel a just pride |
in the result, and others will be drawn
hither. Let us all unite heartily in the
work of Improvement, and thus advance
the fame and prosperity of the city.
IAN persons here should labor in
some measure for this good cause. Lo-
cal politics and parties have no. place |
IN this work, nor is there any dis |
elimination between the rich and poor,
when order, neatness and beauty are |
shown forth on all our streets and with
in our private domains. With rich |
soil, kindly air, and gently sloping sur
face, nature has been bountiful to Ho-
nolulu and made IT beautiful of loca-
ton. We ought to have here one of |
the most healthful, comfortable and |
delightful of cities, filled with neat and |
attractive homes. 1t is not too much |
for us to expect.
In Honolulu trees are needed on the
streets for ornament and shade. The |
most important work to be accomplish
ed in the street tree planting, through
the residence portion of the city, is TO
set the same kind of trees at IL uni
form distance on both sides of the
street.