The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1906-01-12
PROMOTION
PROGRESSES
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and Secretary Wood present. An early
visitor. who met the members OF the
board. was Or Homer Brigham Of New
York. who spoke Of the gratihcation he
felt In visiting the islands.
Mr.. McCandless spoke OF certain
street improvements and told OF new
idea recently started In Tacoma. This
was TO build a new line OF curbing be-
yond the established line and fill this
in with lawn and trees. He thought
this idea might work well here.
OPPOSES PARKING ROAD.
As to Waikiki road, he felt that 1t
would be a mistake to park the avenue
in the center. The Rapid Transit track
was now at one side and that being
the case he thought It would be much
better to run a double row of trees
on either side of the road. The mauka
row would be on the makai side OF the
railroad track.
Mr.. Spalding thought II this question
was left to Mr.. Robinson. the park
expert who is to arrive here next
month. 1t would be a good plan.
Mr.. McCandless said he understood
1900 feet OF curblng was being made
for the Territory at present and he
believed this was for Waikiki road. II
80. then something should be done at
once. The Supervisors will be address,
ed on this matter.
HAVE DECIDING VOICE.
Mr. Spalding referred TO the great
enthusiasm of residents over the city
improvement plan. Various big prop
erty interests, he said, would cooper
ate in the movement Among these
were Governor Carter and the John ii
estate.
As to ladies serving on committees
and in Improvement clubs, Mr.. Spald-
ing said that they should undoubtedly
have a voice in the matter, but in Sc
lecting names for the organization OF
clubs he had selected men only to be-
gin with.
Their wives will have the deciding
voice anyway" said Mr.. Spalding.
Mr.. Spalding said that so far there
was some indecision among those will
ing to form organizations as to how
to proceed in their initial efforts. The
best plan would be to call district and
section meetings and talk the matter
over in a neighborly way.
The deserted and weed-covered lot at
the corner Of Punahou street and Will
der avenue, opposite Isenberg's, and
belonging to the Department of Edu-
cation, was commented upon. one
member stated that Superintendent
Babbitt had reported the department
had no money on hand for improve
ments. Mr.. Spalding said the boaro
had better sell the lot IL 1t couldn't
keep 1t looking decent.
IMPROVE UNsIGHTLY LOTS.
The following letter from Mr.. Thurs
ton was read:
Honolulu, 7. H., Jan. 6, 1906.
Mr.. II. p Wood, Secretary Hawaii
Promotion Committee, City.
Dear Sir: Yours of the 2Sth ult re-
questing me to organize an improve
ment club in that division Of Honolulu
known as Bates street, is duly on
hand.
In reply, 1 beg to state that / will
be glad to do this or any other work of
a similar character in which can be
of assistance to the committee in do
ing what consider most valuable work
for the welfare and progress of Homo
lulu and it's inhabitants.
/ would like to repeat what / said
orally to you and Mr. Spalding a day
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parks.
1 think that the cleaning up and
grassing over of open lots, such as
has been done at Palace square and
opposite the Young Hotel is even more
important than the movement to keep
the door yards in good shape, for the
reason that residence lots, even though
not kept in the best shape. are more
LOT
are left to be covered with unsightly
weeds and become rubbish dumps; so
that they give a bad character to the
entire neighborhood which may other
wise be quite presentable. The few
lots already cleaned and grassed over
through the efforts of Secretary Atkin-
son have added greatly to the beauty
of the city There are number OF
other lots, however, which can be made
equally beautiful at nominal expense,
If there is someone to take the respon-
sibility of going ahead with the matter
AMI who can at the same time make
arrangements with the Government for
prison labor in connection Herewith
The upkeep of the lot such as keep
ing it tree of weeds and irrigated dur
ing dry weather, requires supervision
and labor which in the aggregate will
cost considerable unless prison labor
can be had to attend TO 1t.
II each of the forty or fifty improve
ment clubs are to have the super
vision and secure from the prison au-
thorities prisoners to care for the lots
am afraid they will wear their well
come out and be a nuisance to the
prison authorities, whereas II the mat
ter were in the hands of one particular
committee 1t seems to me that thii
feature of Improvement perhaps woulC
he more efficiently looked after
These suggestions are made as a re
suit of my observations OF the way II
which the work OF some OF the redeem
ed :ots has gone on. II has been con
Quoted in a haphazard, unsystemati
fashion, giving good final results, bu
wasting good deal of energy whic
might have been expended with bette
results II under some direct and re
spOnsible supervision,
may be wrong in my suggestions
and II may be that purely local super
vision and effort win be more effectual
j simply make the suggestions 10