The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-11-17
As TO THE
CITY PARKS

At the meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the Civic Federation held
yesterday in the offices of Castle &
Wilmington, the committee on streets,
parks and public works presented a
report which had features of general
interest. 1t called attention to loss
to the public of that part of the Bishop
Trust which had originally been set
aside for park purposes and to the
plans for the getting out here of a
competent man to lay out park sys-
TEN:
Honolulu, T. H., Nov. Is, 1905.
To the President and the Executive
Committee of the Civic Federation,
Honolulu.
Gentlemen: The committee on parks,
streets and public works begs leave
to submit the following report.
Certain matters have been referred
to this committee by the Executive
Committee: l. The advisability of
placing cans for rubbish at various
points on the city streets, especially
at the Post Office. 2. The investigation
of provisions in the Charles r. Bishop
Trust in regard to parks, and money to
be spent on parks.
i. The chairman of this committee
has conferred with Postmaster Pratt in
regard to placing can for rubbish at
the Post Office. He desires that we
wait until he completes repairs now be-
ing made on the walks in front of the
building. The kind of can desired is
being investigated.
2. A letter from che secretary of
the Bishop Estate informs this com
mittee that there are no funds in con-
troll of the Trustees of the Chas. r..
Bishop Trust from which to furnish aid
for park purposes. We are informed
that, by an amended trust deed, provi-
sion for assistance to parks, originally
contained in the Trust, has been
rescinued.
The committee takes pleasure in re-
porting that an appropriation of $500
has been made by the Board of Super
visors to bring out here Mr.. Charles
Milford Robinson Oh Rochester, N. Y,
for the purpose of laying out com
prehensive park system for Honolulu.
Your committee got in touch with Mr..
Robinson through correspondence in re-
gard to the sign board evil. He ex-
pressed n desire to come out here and
jas he made the very reasonable offer
to come out here and do the work
planned for $500 it seemed to be an op-
portunity to get a first rate man at a
comparatively small cost. The commit
tee decided that it was desirable first
to work for such comprehensive park
plan and secondly to try to get this
particular man out here to take up the
work. While no one here has a person
al knowledge of him, he has been on
special missions to Europe for Harper s
and the Atlantic Monthly. He has
made similar plans for Buffalo, Detroit,
Colorado Springs, and other cities. He
has written two, at least, standard
books on this question. He has the
hearty recommendation of such men as
Secretary Mayo Fesler of the Civic I'M
provement League of st. Louis. Under
the circumstances, it seemed best to
take active steps to get the appro-
priation and to bring him out here. Mr..
John Lucas championed the measure in
the Board of Supervisors, and to him
a large measure of the credit is due.
The committee wishes to call atten.
tion to the fact that this is Just the
and that the final success of
'hO PioJSSe ucPcHu upon Rtu-
ting a feasible and attractive park plan
and secondly upon gradually building
to it. Both of these ends will require
the united support not only of the Civic /
Federation, but of all who are interest
ed in the Improvement of the city.
The committee wishes to call atten. |
hon to the large amount of interest !
that exists among the officials of the
and among individuals
IN civic improvement. 1t hopes that all |
persons, official and unofficial, may CO.
operate in this good work.
Respectfully submitted,
A. +. GRIFFITHS,
Chairman, Committee on Parks, Streets
and Public Works.
The other members of this commit
zee are F. j. Lowrey, G. w. Smith, F.
}. Dodge, r. s. Hosmer. The Execu-
i've Committee appropriated money for
he cans for papers and rubbish to be
placed near the Post Office 1t was also
'oted that this Civic Federation affili-
lte with the American Civic Associa-
ion.
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