The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-12-05
''BEbUT|FY
HONOLULU
Catch-Phrase Arouses
Residents to
Action.

| 1880
| There viii be no meeting of the ad-
visory committee for the promotion of
city Improvement, and the Promotion
Committee will consider only routine
matters
At the last meeting Secretary Wood
was asked to look up the law with
reference to estrays, the Promotion
Committee desiring that it shall be en-
forced. The enforcement of the law is
one of the factors which will aid in
developing a sentiment for city i'm
provement AT present, property own
ers are not quite convinced that it is
time for them to lower their fences
owing to fear of estrays entering their
premises and doing damage. The law
is as follows:
DAMAGES FOR TRESPASSES BY
ANIMALS
Sec. 412. On Public Roads, Lands. If
any animal mentioned in section 400
shall treSpaSS or stray upon any of
the government roads in and around
the city of Honolulu, town and district
of Hilo, Hawaii, towns Of Waikiki and
Lahaina, Maui, or upon any govern
ment road bounded on both sides by a
legal fence, or upon any government
land, in this Territory the Superin-
tendent of Public Works or road au-
thorities of the several districts, or
such person or persons as may be
thereunto authorized in writing by such
superintendent or road authorities, are
hereby authorized to take up such ami
NAL and to impound the same in ac-
cordance with the provisions of this
chapter. The owner or owners of such
animals SO taken up or impounded shall
pay to the said superintendent or road
authorities or such person as may be
authorized by him or them as afore-
said the sum of not more than twenty
five cents for each animal so trespass-
ing as expenses incurred in taking up,
driving and impounding said animal to-
gether with all pound fees as provided
in this chapter. And in case the said
charges and pound fees are not paid,
the animals impounded shall be sold
at public auction as provided by sec
ton 405.
The animals enumerated in Section
400 are cattle, horses, mules, asses,
swine, sheep and goats"
Since the Inauguration of the city
Improvement scheme by the Promo
ton Committee there is a decided
change in the appearance of Honolulu.
Property owners are leveling their
fences and extending the lawns out to
the sidewalks, Mr. F. ]. Lowrey be-
ing among the first to carry out this
idea. Hedges are being trimmed, IN
used premises cleaned up, and long
grass cut short. The conscience of the
citizens generally seems aroused over
the Beauty Honolulu" idea.
Even the cemeteries are showing i'm
There was some criticism
recently concerning the cemeteries;
that many of the walks We're filed with
grass and weeds. The Nuuanu cene-
teries are being cleaned up, the walks
the grave mounds has been moved
down.
The new park on Nuuanu street is
fast assuming an appearance which in
dicates that it will soon be an at
tractive spot. There are some I'M
trimmed hedges along Nuuanu street,
but it is believed these will shortly be
attended to. A hibiscus hedge which
grows UP unfortunately, is yet an
untidy object, although it may yield
beautiful blossoms. A trimmed and
well-kept hibiscus hedge is a joy for
ever.
There is room for much Improvement ,
along King street from Punchbowl
street to the Waikiki turn and vicin-
ity. No thoroughfare is used so much
as King street as a means of trans
portation between town and the beach,
and every tourist visiting the city, at
some time or another passes along
that way. Yet the avenue has any
number of untrimmed hibiscus hedges,
hundreds of yards of rank growths j.
which have no SeInDiduce Oh peSt ulS-
Many premises all over the city need
the critical pruning knife of a lands
cane expert Years ago when lawns
were being made and trees and shrub i
berry set out. they We're attractive. But
when the trees and shrubbery grew /
ND. premises We're filed with con-
of foliage which falls far
short of making them beautiful. 1t IS
hard for a family some times TO part
with a tree or shrub which they have
vatered and trimmed and watched
yrow up from a tiny plant. but if they
IRE to join the Improvement process
sion, they must make use of the knife
md the axe
The Makiki section is deriving much
,enefit from suggestions as to improve
nent. Above Wilder avenue property
,vners and tenants seem TO vie with