The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-01-27

it's money can be spent to advantage
there is no occasion for private cap
ital to be timid. 1t is well to be early
in the field rather than late. after
others have begun a venture"
CHILDREN's PLAYGROUND.
Six months ago movement was
made toward furnishing a playground
for the children of Hilo on the site
of the old jail, in the neighborhood of
which a large number of children of
Hawaiian. Portuguese and Oriental pa
rentage live, to whom another breath
ing spot would be a benefit.
Tailor Maby and Superintendent
vannatta were the first to interest
themselves in the proposition. Au-
thority was given by High Sheriff
Henry to use the prisoners in clean
ing and Ieveling the plot. Superin-
PENDENT of Public Works Holloway
approved the idea, suggesting that
Norman K Lyman be notified, as he
had applied for the lot for pastoral
purposes.
Since then Mr.. Maby, Mr. vannatta
and Mr. Lyman have been waiting for
an improvement in the financial con-
dition of the county, hoping that a
available to put a fence around the
playground and keep live stock out Of
it. That hope, however, seems futile,
and it is now proposed to prepare the
plot for the children and trust to
fence coming later.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL
A meeting of the Board of Trade
was called to consider a letter from
President Pinkham of the Board of
Health, suggesting that the board
should examine the insanitary govern
ment buildings on Bridge street and
give reasons why the buildings should
be condemned. A committee was ap-
pointed, consisting of E. E. Richards,
E. N. Holmes. C. Castendyk, to in.
spect that property, also government
property at the corner of Volcano
road and P6nahawai street, and to re-
port in conjunction with DIR. Stow and
Mr.. Bowman.
When was Supervisor G. D. Supe
appointed a poundmaster by the,
Board of Supervisors? the Herald
asks. The Superintendent of Public
Works, Marston Campbell, says that
he has been so appointed and that 1t
was Supe who told him so. On the
other hand, the county clerk, Sam Pua,
says that he has no record of such
an appointment and does not recall
that it was ever made.
Some valuable live stock arrived here
On the bark st. Katherine last week,
from San Francisco-bul1s, stations,
at Kukaiau, there were two Hereford
bulls, two stations and six mares;
for Onomea Sugar Co., twenty mules;
for Pepeekeo Sugar Co., three mules;
for Julian Monsarrat, Kapapala ranch,
twenty Hereford bulls and ten mares.
A start was made yesterday on the
Masonic Temple site at Waianuenue
and Bridge streets by the tearing
down of one of the old buildings. 1t
has been bought by William Conradt,
who will use the material for putting
a building on his tapioca plantation.
It. is possible that steps may. be taken
for the condemnation of the other
tumble-down buildings on the govern
ment lot They are vacant at present
and merely serve as breeding places
for rats.
I'm ALL" said DR.. Stow. .'there are
oyer three hundred children vaccinat-
ed here in a year. I can do about 1876
in a week when they come in battal-s
ions like these youngsters. Some have
never been vaccinated, others are re-
vaccinated because it has not taken.
They don't mind it, bless you; it's
change from school,
DR.. Archer Irwin of Hakalau is TAX
ing a months vacation, and, with
Mrs. Irwin and infant, is staying with
DR.. Fred Irwin at Olaa. DR.. Irwin
may take a trip to Honolulu; mean
while his place at Hakalau is being
filed by DIR. Colville.
The Board of Supervisors of the
County of Hawaii has been asked to
contribute $3.50 a month toward pay
ment of salaries for two veterinary
surgeons, one to be stationed at Wal
mea and the other in Hilo.
A cold night induced Makuaole, a
Hawaiian living at Waipunalei, to take
lighted lantern to bed with him one
night last week. Some hours later his
wife discovered that the bed was
afire, got the burning clothes around