The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-03-23
IMP PR0vEMENT
CLUBS WILL
CONTROL

down in the report of Park Expert
Robinson, has been relinquished by
the Promotion Committee into the
hands of the Oahu Central Improve
ment Committee, with which BODY IL
rightfully belongs. A meeting of the
executive committee of the Central
Improvement Committee was held
yesterday afternoon at four o'clock III
the rooms of the Promotion Commit
tee, at which this resolution was COM
municated to the Central Improvement
Committee, and the utmose interest
is being taken in the work which now
masses into the hands of a body which
will give ii particular attention. Maps
are being prepared showing the dis
tricts into which the city will be d.
yided, under the control of the sew
eral local improvement clubs, and the
work of improvement will go ahead III
earnest.
All the members of the executive
committee were present at the meeting
yesterday afternoon.
In accordance with the bylaws
adopted at the last meeting of the del
aegates to the central committee
standing committees were appointed
as follows: Committee on vacant lots.
of which l. A. Thurston was made
chairman; committee on streets, side
walks. street cleaning, etc, of which
General Davis was appointed chair
man; committee on signboards, poles,
fences, etc., of which Hon. w. F.
Frear was appointed chairman; COM
mittee on valley and mountain roads
and trails, of which George p. Thielen
was appointed chairman.
WORK OUTLINED.
The work Of the several standing
committees was outlined in a way that
shows that the men at the head OF
affairs are thoroughly aroused to the
necessity of getting the work well IN
hand at once. The committee on va
cant lots, for example, is to see that
the vacant spaces about town are
cleaned up and kept clean. and that
smaIl parks are laid out in these lots
wherever it is at all possible or feasi-
BILE
The committee on streets, sidewalks
and street cleaning is to have its eye
upon the city's thoroughfares, to see
that they are kept in order, and To
take steps when they are not. The
committee on signboards, poles and
fences is to go after the billboard
nuisance to try and get ugly poles
taken out of the streets and to Sc
cure the removal of fences as fast as
it can possibly be done. The commit
tee on valley and mountain roads ana
trails is to look after the construc-
ton of these, and to see that they are
in picturesque places and picturesque
Iy kept up after they are built.
The Advisory Board. formerly work.
ing i'm conjunction with the Promotion
Committee on Improvement work, ana
consisting of r. S. Hosmer, AleXduder
Young. Superintendent of KarIolani
Park. Mr.. Haughs and Mr.. Mcintyre
of Moanalua, was appointed to act as
the advisory committee of the oahu
Central Improvement Committee, the
Promotion Committee having relln-
,qushed entire control of Improvement
work into the hands of the Improve
ment Committee.
NEW BYLAWS.
Following are the bylaws adopted
al the last meeting of the Central
Gcmmittee:
ARTICLE I.
This organization shall be known as
the Oahu Central Improvement Com
mittee.
ARTICLE II.
Obiects.-The objects of the Com
mittee shall be to encourage and aio
the formation of Improvement Clubs
define their districts, serve as Con
gress of the several clubs, and promote
improvements of general character ol
interest in Honolulu and on the lslanc
of Oahu.
ARTICLE III.
Membership.-Sec. 1. The Commit
tee shall be composed of delegates Sc
lected by the several improvement
clubs regularly enrolled on the records
of the Committee.
Sec H. Each club may select one
delegate to be a member of the Com
mittee until its annual meeting mex
following his selection, or until hi
successor is selected; he shall present
to the Secretary written certificat,
of his selection signed by the Secretary
of his club.
ARTICLE w.
Offcers and Elections.-Sec. l. The
Officers of the Committee shall be {
President, Vice President, Treasurer
and Secretary, and such other Officeri
as III may ucem auNlsahle.
See. /. The Officers shall be elected
by ballot MT the annual meeting u
serve for one year from that date, ol
until their successors are elected.
ARTIVLE v.
Meetings and Quorum.-Sec. !. Th'
annual meeting shall be held in Febru
AIRY.
See. II Special meetings may b.
called at any time by the President
aud he shall call n special meeting a
any time M the written request of no
less than 6vo delegates,
See. III, Seven members shall con
stitute u quorum
ARTIVLE VI,
President, Vice President and Chair
man pro tem,-Sec. ], 1t shall be th'
duty of the President TO preside at al
meetings of the Committee, 10 cnll spe
cial meetings as provided In Article V
10 present az the annual meeting re
port reviewing the proceedings of th
Committee during the preceding year