The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-03-02


and added that from the promotion
standpoint it would be a good thing
| for the community. 1t would add an
! other place as a tourist attraction. He
| thought it would be we'll to see lead
| ing japanese and discuss the matter
| with them. A tea-house on the island
| would be quite apropos, it was sug-
| gested.
zoo FOR THE PARK
| Mr.. Thielen said that the acquisi-
ton of an aviary or zoo for the park
| would add to the features already
| there mentioning the Aquarium. which
| was one of the city'S leading attrac-
tions.
Mr.. Lutted spoke of the section of
| Waikiki which his club had taken over
This was along the Beach Road. There
was a stretch of about 500 feet from
the Kalia Bridge to the japanese club
house bordering on the stream. This
needed attention. The bank needed
filling UP and if planted with grass
and studded with palms. it would make
the Beach Road quite attractive. He
thought prison labor might be procured
for this work
Mr.. Lutted thought that water pipes
could be laid from the new or upper
Nuudilu IcSciSOII " with
perforated pipes at the Punchbowl ends
so that water would be trickling over
the face of Punchbowl most of the
time When planted with shrubs and
grasses the Punchbowl would be
beautiful bouquet rising in the midst
of the sea and a great attraction as
viewed by people on incoming steamers
Mr.. GriffithS said that the defacing
the walls of the banks where the road
had been cut in various places in Nu-
uanu valley. was a matter which need
ed serious attention. People carved
their names in the banks and some
people carved obscene words. A re-
ward of $25 had been offered by two
gentlemen living in the valley for the
arrest and conviction of persons de-
facing these walls. It was suggested
to Mr.. Lucas that the Supervisors
might take this matter up.
w. L. Howard referred to the sign
| board nuisance. A great many tour
| lists had spoken to him about them,
| especially of the one great nuisance
| which confronts the eye in the banana
plantation of Waikiki, just off the Wal
kiki road. This sign not only affront-
| ed the eye and blurred the scenery
! but it INSTRUCTED the fine, grand view
| of Manoa valley.
SIGN BOARD NUISANCE
| He knew that many families were
maintaining a steady boycott against
| the wares referred to on the sign
| board and he felt that the movement
was growing He was not an advocate
of boycott, but he believed that some
! thing ought to be done to have that
| sign removed. He believed that if the
| matter was taken up direct with the
man whose wares are SO advertised,
and the matter presented to him in
way that would show that such adj
! vertising methods are hurting the
town, that manufacturer would order
his posters removed from the board.
Mr.. Spalding said that a committee
could be appointed to handle this sign
board matter
Then ensued discussion of the
method of selection of varieties of
trees for the characterization of different
streets. Mr.. Spalding asked whether
the clubs had considered in adopting
the poinciana tree for Wilder Avenue,
that it was prone to send out surface
roots which would interfere with the
curbs and the sidewalk. rs it proper
sidewalk tree?" he asked.
John Kidwell said this had been con-
sidered He believed that when sur
face roots did appear they could be
attended to and kept down and in time
the tree could be induced to send it's
roots downward. The monkey-pod tree
was prone to put out tremendous sur
face roots, but he thought these could
also be trained properly. The monkey
pod he added, was a rapid-growing
tree.
At this moment the electric lights
went out, leaving an oil lamp burn
ing. But as this lamp did not act
right, it was extinguished, and the
meeting was adjourned.