The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-02-22
YELLOW FEVER
PRECAUTIONS
Mr.. Pinkham Addresses Oahu
Central Improvement
Committee.

at the HiccIlHS VI Inc Oduu 1ehtidi
Improvement Committee last night in
the rooms of the Hawaii Promotion
Committee, Mr.. Pinkham was heard on
the subject of yellow fever precautions
and the following. officers were elected
for the ensuing year: President, z. X.
Myers; vice president, Judge Frear;
treasurer, General Davis; secretary,
Robert Shingle, and another member to
act on the executive committee, Mr..
Thurston
Mr.. E. /. Spalding occupied the chair,
and in the absence of Mr.. Thielen, who
has left the Territory, Mr. H. p. Wood
consented to act as secretary.
A communication was read from the
Honolulu Improvement Advisory Board
presenting suggestions, first, on the
open lot on the southwest corner of
Punahou street and Wilder avenue;
second, or the Queen Emma property in
Nuuanu valley, and third, on the Nuu-
anu stream from Vineyard street to
Kapena falls. The recommendations
of the Advisory Board on the first SUBJ
ject have already been put into effect.
In regard to the second subject, the
board Is emphatic in it's opinion that
the Queen Emma property should be
kept, and for the present at least put
in order for pleasure ground. In re-
gard to the Nuuanu stream proposition,
the board advises against a carriage
drive along the stream, and makes the
suggestion that the footpath going up
to the falls be made more passable
for distance of 800 yards down it.
The answers given to twelve ques-
tions asked by Andrew Wright Craw-
ford, vice president department of
parks. American Civic association, in
regard to the progress of Improvement
work in Honolulu, were then read.
George p. Thielen wrote rendering
his resignation as he was leaving the
Territory for an indefinite period.
A. T. Grifiths, chairman of the Ho-
nolulu Advisory board, wrote advising
that hereafter meetings of the board
would be held at the call of the chair
man. and that matters requiring the
fore be brought to his notice.
A letter from H. p. Wood, secre-
tary of the Hawaii Promotion commit
tee, enclosing copy of resolution pass
ed by the Automobile Club of Hawaii
at their last regular meeting, and also
drawing their attention to the fact
that the same club purposed forward
ing letter to the Department of Agri-
culture at Washington, asking that their
lecturer on good roads, S. c. Ian
caster, be asked to include Honolulu
in his itinerary, and asking for similar
action on the part of the Central Inn
provement Club, was read.
The retiring president, E. I. Spald-
ing, then delivered the following ad-
dress:
PRESIDENT SPALDINGS AD-
DRESS.
Honolulu, February 21st, 1907.
The Central Improvement Committee
it's first year on the 18th
inst and in accordance with the by
laws adopted on March 1st, 1906, / have
to present the following review of the
of the committee for the
past year.
Seven meetings have been held in
ALL Those of February 10th and March
1st were devoted to the details of or
ganization, election of officers, and
adoption of bylaws, provision was al
so made for the entertainment of Mr..
Robinson, the authority on parks; the
further meetings of the committee
were devoted to consideration of va
rious matters of public interest, among
which / will mention the following:
Construction of a loop road in Pau
oa valley.
Retention of Queen Emma property
in Nuuanu valley for q park and FL
tration site.
A valuable address from DIR. c. B.
Wood on the necessity from a health
standpoint of a filtration plant in con
nection with the Nuuanu reservoir sys-
tenn.
Attention to telephone and other
poles and to sign boards.
Opening up of mountain trails.
The construction of a belt road
around this island.
Repairs to Halawa or Pukaki hill
road, and the necessity of good roads
in general as a Valuable asset to this
Territory.
Improvement of the government
stables lot.
Additional public conveniences for
The residents of upper Nuuanu and al
so the beach road.
Request to the Planters Association
20 stain their line of fence on Wilder
avenue and vicinity.
Request to Supervisors to attend to
street cutters, and calling their atten-
ion to the urgent need of repairs To-
various roads.
Attention TO vacant lots, new park
and opening up of mountain streams
10 the public.
Communications have been received
rom the several improvement clubs on
various subjects testifying to their ac-
ivity, and altogether there Is general
evidence about the town that sufficient
las been accomplished to establish the
-alue of the improvement movement.
Honolulu from its racial, social and
,ther differences, is peculiarly city
If spasmodic effort; it responds en-