Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-02-17
Initial Meeting Held By
Representative
Delegates
CIVIC IMPROVEMENT IS
TO HAVE NEW VITALITY
VARIOUS QUESTIONS FOR BET.
TERMENT OF CITY COME UP
FOR GENERAL DIS.
CUSTOM.

Further organization for the civic
Improvement of Honolulu was com
pleted last night when the central COM
mittee of the various district clubs was
organized at the room of the Promotion
Committee. After electing officers, con-
siderable time was used in discussing
various plans for the benefit of the city.
Among the things receiving attention
Vas the matter OF getting rid OF bill
boards In the residence districts and
The establishment Of botanical gar
den. General scenic improvement Of
the city was the leading topic.
After the purposes of the organiza-
ton were explained. a nominating COM
mittee was selected, and according TO
its recommendation the following Off
GERS were elected: Il. |. Spalding. pres
ldent: Judge W. +. Frear, vice presl-
dent: General Davis. treasurer and
Geo. =. Thielen. secretary, these names
being adopted by the meeting.
Those present at the meeting last
night to represent their respective
clubs. were: n. S. Sachs. \. CARVE. J.
a. Kidwell. II. Rhodes. John Guild, A.
x. Gurrey d. NJ. Haughs, J. o Lutted.
VIM Weinrich, J. Il. Higgins, +. W.
Macfarlane c. Hustace. A. -. ingalls,.
\. +. GrifIiths. II. p. Wood, Il. l. Spaid.
ing. G. q. Ballentyne. J. II. Drew, l.. \
rhurston. X. Hosmer. Alex Craw
Percy Pond and Philip Dodge
But little real business was accom-
plished, as the matter or preparing by
laws was left to the newly elected OH
.ors, who will have the president call
I special meeting when they are com
,nlcted. The most interesting subject
brought up for discussion was the re.
,uUyaI OF Dillboards from the resident
districts. All agreed that in the bust
ness sections bill boards OF a limited
size could be exhibited without much
harm to the city. but that the bill
boards should be placed among the
more attractive portions OF the city
was something that none present could
approve Of. IL was stated that the bill.
board trouble had been source OF
much concern in cities on the main.
land. and that legislation had proved
| almost frultless. There are two ways
II was suggested. In which the bill.
boards could be discouraged. and they
were either to get the owners OF prop.
erty to agree not to permit them on
their grounds, or else boycott all Rnud.
advertised on them. The last men.
toned way II was decided would be the
most practicable, but before II is 10 be
adopted the question OF the legality OF
boycotting Is to be decided by lega.
authority.
Each club will be asked to donate So
| for the expense OF entertaining Park
Expert Robinson who will be here In
about week. Mr.. Robinson will be
taken about the city In automobiles u
be borrowed from various members for
Mat purpose, soon after his arrival
That botanical garden In Honolulu
Is n matter OF necessity was generally
agreed. but where II should be placed
was something that brought out var.
lous suggestions. Punchbowl was sug.
Sestcd as a proper place for It, but th}
objections raised against Punchhowl
were that Il Is too high for tile best cul.
ture of some tropic plants. That Is :
matter that will be decided by Mr.. Rob
'nson when he comes.
Parking OF the Waikiki road received
much attention, but no new ideas were
suggested. and the discussion left the
debaters in the end just where they
were In the beginning.
Attention was called TO the existence
Of the Honolulu Improvement Commit,
tee, which Is organized to assist the
various clubs in horticultural lines.