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

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enforcement of THE rules of the road. -
\ stranger needs but TO ride or drive
aba.lt our streets TO learn how indiffer-
ent our community must be to the en-
forcement of the ordinary accepted
regulations. For if the community
We're alive TO this question, the police.
as public servants, would certainly
enforce them. To my mind, nothing
viii tend more to give US a metropoIi-
tan aspect than the fact that whenever
or wherever a vehicle stops on the
street. ii is with the right wheel to the
curb, never the reverse; that slow
moving vehicles keep to the curb, leav-
ing the center of the road to the
lighter and swifter vehicles; that in
rounding corners, when the turn is
made to the left, vehicles must pass
to the right enough SO as 70 clear an
imaginary peg at the center of the
crossing.
The expression on the part Of some
for better control of automobiles is
but an unconscious recognition of the
fact that the rules of the road are so
much ignored that there is liability Of
danger.
For some time of late, while going
about the city I have kept a mental
memorandum, and there is hardly a
day that I do not note three or more
marked instances of violation of the
ordinary rules. You come up behind
vehicle, with the idea of Pc
and it is impossible to form any lie.
of which way it is likely to be turned;
and in many instances drivers of vehi-
cles are so ignorant they do not know
enough 10 keep on the right side OF
the road"
COURTEOUS GOVERNMENT Of
FICIALS
In answer TO a query from the pres
ident as to what should be done with
those suggestions, Mr.. Spalding said
that they were much too valuable to
become lost in the oblivion of the
associations files. They should be act
ed upon. Since the association had
started g. year ago it had accomplish
ed much work, by itself and through
its branches, the various district clubs.
In carrying out its work the associa-
ton members had found that its re-
quests were always courteousiy received
by the various Territorial and county
officials, who had done all in their
power in assisting in the work of inn
AS an example of what
had been done Mr.. Spalding showed a
photograph taken a year ago OF the
unsightIy government stables, decid-
ed contrast to the neat appearance Of
the same neighborhood today.
In r7 *a .1tcr from
Mr.. Davies he thought that a commit
tee should be appointed to see what
could be done in the matter of i'm
Judiciary buildings.
In the matter Of the rule of the !
road" F. L. Waldron thought that the |
constant difficulty was due to the ig-
Of the Asiatic drivers rather |
han to any wilfuI intent. He suggest |
ID that the secretary take the matter /
Up with the Sheriff and Supervisors. |
sTr. Kidweu drew attention to the fact /
hat ladies sometimes stopped their
carriages on the crossings before the
Irug stores 70 eat cornucopias and
wanted that practise stopped, especial
Y on rainy days.
w ". Thayer drew attention 10 the
act that the law of the road was
tated with unusual clearness in the
Territorial statutes, the matter only
ieedlng enforcement
NEW WORK TO BE TAKEN UP.
Mr.. waIdron suggested that the as
adopt as it's especial work
or the coming period ''unsightly
ences and sidewalk lines"
And see that the trees along the
idewalks are trimmed, too" suggest J
! w ". Hall.
and the cleaning Of the cutters and
le streets too" added Mr.. Spalding. ]
There is no use in cleaning the side
-aIks If the streets are to be allowed {
, become grown over with weeds. II
1e Improvement Clubs have 10 take !
old Of the streets, let US do So"
The original suggestion was adopted
nd the others incorporated in It.
STREET CLEANING REPORT.
Joseph G. Pratt, who was named as
Re representative ~ tns committee to
ok into and arraage FOR the cleaning
0 and repairing ~ streets. submitted
full and gratifying report on wheF he :
al been able 70 accomplish. The :
ain para graphs Of his report were:
Following the receipt Of your letter f
June 18TH. appointing me as SAID z
,eciaI committee, to confer with The y
GARD Of Supervisors in respect to the
Of the matter in said Jeso-
tion. I called upon Nj. Charles Hus-
&c. chairman Of the Board Of Super