The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-03-13

ing signs.
(3) Persuading street railroads TO
adopt the ''U-shaped' or grooved rails
on all streets.
(4) The providing of neat serviceable
rubbish boxes on the streets.
90 The Establishment of six public
Fairgrounds and a number of childrens
gardens in the crowded sections.
60 A series of popular lectures on
public beauty apd sanitary objects by
authorities.
Cd The appointment and mainten-
ance of women sanitary inspectors who
see to the proper removal of garbage
in the crowded quarters
go The Junior Civic work among the
children in cooperation with the board
of Education.
90 The appointment of the Kings
Highway Commission which has taken
up the connection of all parks of the
city by this road, the Kings highway.
The plan provides for widening the
road erection of bridges, viaducts,
statues. rest-rooms, and systematic
tree planting. In addition to this bill
of deeds DONE" the children have been
enlisted through a Junior Civic League.
Active steps are being taken in the
public playground and children's gar
dens enterprises. Three Fairgrounds
were opened on vacant lots. and 81, 200
were spent. The average daily attend
ance was 500. The plans for the next
each playground.
The Municipal Art Society of New
York has a commendable plan. 1t Sc
thing at once timely and practical
which promises the greatest return in
beauty and interest for the outlay. The
good things which it has given to New
York in this way form an interesting
list:
ID 1t placed on the wall of the GRIM
inal courts building an artistic Mural
decoration by Simmons.
CD 1t set up on Fifth avenue the
beautiful Hunt fountain designed by
Price, with two symbolic statues, which
are the work of French.
CD It conducts competitions and
awards prizes for works of art for the
actual execution of which it does not
itself pay. Through this medium there
have been provided public shelter,
drinking fountain and ornamental
bronze statues.
(4) In the Isle of Safety on Fifth av-
enue, designed by Ciani haven built
of stone and brass and costing 81. 600
will be provided for pedestrians. This
idea is such a good one that the Isles
will be reproduced at intervals On this
busy avenue.
60 They were instrumental in stop
ping the work of destruction in the
Palisades.
60 In 1902 they held a successful
art exhibition where We're
exhibited models and designs of parks,
etc.
CD They have arranged for new
type of street signs. 1t is triangular
in shape for the convenience of both
sides of the street and the Elevated
and is affixed to the electric or gas
light posts.
In every Civic Federation or organi-
cation for social improvement there
should be perspective in all that is done.
The aims should be simple and practi-
cal. The public should not get the idea
that the end sought is visionary or that
mere prettiness, a sort of false exte-
rior, is desired. The guiding principle
should be to do that which most needs
doing in the easiest and most tactful
way
The Honolulu Civic Federation is a
little more inclusive in it's objects than
most of the societies mentioned before.
1t is not a reform society, although it
will undertake reforms if necessary. 1t
is the purpose to deal squarely with
public questions from citizens stand
aorrfNv
no set. It is organized to shape the
course of things where possible and,
where impossible, to the sure good in
the formation, to minimize the evil in
the execution. With a full recognition
of the Importance of striking at es-
sentials and at vitals. and of avoiding
the tone and attitude of the carp1ng
critic. the Federation has organized on
the simplest possible lines. The enum-
Grafton of the five committees of the
Executive Council gives a good idea OF
the kind of things which come under
the surveillance of this organization.
They are the Committee on Member
ship and Finance, on Legislation and
Public Servants, which has oversight
over the making of law and the choice
Of public servants, on Law and Order,
which sees to the enforcement of law
and the proper carrying out of the du-
ties of our public servants on Educa-
ton, Charity and Public Health, and
on Streets, Parks and Public Works.
OF all the many objects and plans
which are now being cons dered by
these committees, I shall briefly call
your attention to but two or three.
These have selected partly from rea-
sons of general Importance and partly
from reasons of personal interest.
BILL BOARDS.
Those kinds of advertising which have
the official name of display" are, in
general, sins against propriety and
against art. The question now is. are
they also sins against law and whether
Dr. not they can be regulated by law and
then Whether or not they can be regu-
lated by sense of propriety, and, fl
nalIy. whether they can be made works
Of art