The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-10-03
C0NNTY FATHERS FIND
FUNDS At 4 LOW EbB

painting the old building is approx"
r1!ately $1,000: and for building fifty
bath rooms. with toilets and shower
baths attached. $500.
An additional fifty bath rooms would
cost approximately $1,000 more.
| These figures show that for $500 the
old building can be put into good shape
and fifty bath rooms and accompany
j irg accommodations constructed, while
for $500 one hundred bath rooms can
! be made and the old buildings reno
/ waited.
The commission therefore suggest for
your consideration. and recommend
/ that your board appropriate $500 for
/ the purpose of repairing and renovat-
ing the old building and building fifty
| bath rooms, with accompanying shower
baths and toilets.
| In case it is found that fifty bath
rooms are insufficient to accommodate
the public, an additional appropriation
to build additional rooms can be made.
The bathing grounds immediately in
front of the beach are INSTRUCTED by
large amount of coral, which, how
ever, is easily blasted out. The debris
removed can be made good use of in
filing in the park. This work is be-
ing done by prisoners, making the &C
tual expenditure comparatively low.
the main cost being for powder and
tools and transportation of the prison.
ers. The work is such that a definite
estimate beforehand can not be pre-
scented. The commission are of opin-
ion, however, that it should not cost
over s5e0 and ask your approval of ex-
pending that amount in the prepara-
ton of the bathing grounds.
The preliminary DlanS for the build
irgs submitted by the architect ac-
company this communication.
l have the honor to remain, your
obedient servant,
L. A. THURSTON,
Secretary, Honolulu Park Commission.
ROAD REPAIRS WANTED.
The request of PaloIo residents to
have top dressing put on the upper
Palolo road and rolled by the steam
roller. was granted.
Residents of Kunawai lane, near Lii
liha street, asked that the lane be inn I
proved, as it became impossible in the
rainy season.
Moore objected, as there were bigger :
jobs to be completed There was Bere-
tania avenue. for instance. Dwight /
thought it would be economy to do the
work now. ,
KAPIOLANI PARK ITEM.
Under unfinished business the item /
for improving the Kunst place to give
bathing facilities to the public was
brought up. Lucas championed the |
item. The increase was due mainly to |
the use of more prisoners than usual. |
The bill ran s175 over the appropria- |
ton. Moore said he did not care to |
have anything more TO do with the !.
Ways and Means Committee if the de- |
partments were going to run over their |
The chair said the park people should |
certainly keep down to the limit
Suppose the park people didn't get |
any money at alp asked Moore.
Nothing would be done at ALL said |.
Lucas, land the property would be-
come an eyesore''
The police department keeps within |;
the limit allowed them" said the chair. /
land so should the park people
In the vote on the item, Moore and !
Smith voted against paying the bill.
principles uppermost,' said Chairman
Smith
MOORE'S ESTIMATES.
Moore gave an estimate of demands ]
salaries, including all the engineers es-
Inmates for all public work and $4,000
for the police department. Against this
the county was to get S25. 200 If it
give $4,000 more. Lucas saio they
could get $4,000 which the law pro-
vided the county should get. Lucas
gave all sorts of figures, and said that !
for the month the county should get |
$31, 600.
Moore said the Territorial Auditor
was playing safe on the whole prop
osition. Had more money been de-
the whole financial system
would have been placed on registered
warrant basis
Were not broke by a long way"
said Lucas.
What do you want for Honolulu road
work." asked the chair.
I'VE want s15.OO0'' replied Lucas.
That makes a total of $4,000 said
Moore
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