The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-10-19

| into an enormous arid waste Of maea-
! dam, unsightly to behold and expen-
siye to keep up. Across the end OF
/ the Gore block is a small place OF
vacant land nicely grassed and con-
tanning two or three trees, and known
facetiously at one time as Atkinson
Park in loving memory Of the one
who is no more-Secretary of the Ter
, ritory
The suggestion I have to offer would
be to take the requisite steps TO con-
vert the grounds of the Executive and
Judiciary buildings into one large park
with King street running through in
the nature of wide boulevard.
ITO do this it would be necessary.
I'D To eliminate the iron fence
which surrounds the grounds of the
Executive building, planting a tan
thick hedge along the Waikiki side to
hide out the unsightly buildings there.
"(2) To lay out afresh the grounds
around the Judiciary building which
have great possibilities of which little
advantage has as yet been taken.
.'(3) To replace a triangle of the
macadam opposite the end Of the Gore
block with grass and trees, allowing
of course for Richards, King, and Mer-
chant streets to run past
Ia To run the electric car lines
down the center of a slightly widened
King street, with a sidewalk and row
of grass and trees on either side Of
the tract.
IT am afraid that Nos. and 4.
namely the removal Of the fence around
the Palace grounds. and the planting
Of a boulevard down the center OF
King street between the Executive and
Judiciary buildings, viii not only cost
a good deal OF money, but viii pos
sibly meet with some considerable OPP
position. But it is entirely feasible to
carry out Nos. and 3, namely the
improvements of the grounds around
the judiciary building and the grass
ing of triangular space opposite the
end of the Gore block without much
expense.
1T is only necessary TO drive slowly
along the portion Of King street in
question TO see what room for improve
ments there is around the Judiciary
building. To give few instances I
may mention the following:
The unimproved space where the
old STABLES used 10 stand
THE absurd way in which the King
street sidewalks are brought around
the end of the front drive to disap-
pear in midair in front Of the kameha-
meha statute.
The unnecessary amount Of road
way about the building, especially on
either side.
The uneven surface of the drive.
There are many other ways in
which these grounds might be improv-
ed, such as the Encouragement of the
palm trees and the planting Of others,
the making of flower beds in borders
along the drives, etc.
Above outlined plan may be open |
to criticism and serious objection in |
It's details, but I feel sure there can be |
10 TWO opinions as 10 the desirability |
Of making the most Of this attractive 1
and beautiful center of our town, |
which already possesses SO many fine
features
TAKE DOWN THE FENCES.
A letter from B. T. Dillingham;,
iealing with the unsightly wooden
ence problem, said in part:
Nothing that can be added to make
honolulu more beautiful. could, in my
make such complete
transformation, as the removal of all
ences, especially those made of wood
I matters not whether they are erect
d at a cost of 50 cents Of 80 per
cot. they are a useless waste Of money
nd serious blot upon all the en-
ironment that is beautiful in nature
'orroboration Of this statement is in
angible evidence in many places in
honolulu today. Well trimmed low
edges make a pleasing substitute for
ances.
Vacant lots. unimproved should re-
Give prompt attention. a better OBJ
ect lesson cannot be found than the
ne on the southwest corner Of Wilder
nd Punahou avenues.
Prompt repairs to all damaged
laces in the streets viii prove eco
omical and advantageous and health :
l." .
BEHIND THE TIMES.
An anonymous correspondent. the
wner of a runabout. submitted the
flowing:
Your letter Of the 10th inst, ask
q for suggestions, reminds me that
pom returning from q recent trip 10
ew York and cities in the East I
as forcihIy struck with the fact that g
rothing is Honolulu more behind }
te times than in the question OF the I