The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-11-14
BANDSTAND
FOR MAKIkI
PunahOu and ManOa Residents
Offer to Construct One in
College Park.

| PunahOu and ManOa and endorsed by
a large number of residents of both
these sections in a petition addressed
and delivered yesterday to Superintend-
ent of Public Works Campbell. If the
superintendent o X s the petition the
bandstand will be erected by subserip-
tions taken up from the petitioners and
others. The bandstand will be in har-
mony with the park and surroundings
and will be rustic in design. The pc
tition is as follows:
Honolulu, Nov. IL, 1908.
Hon. Marston Campbell, Superintendent
of Public Works, Honolulu.
Dear Strive, the undersigned, resi-
dents of the districts of Punahou and
Manoa, desire to place before you the
following petition and we would ask
for same your usual courteous consider
alton.
As you are probably aware there has
been for some time past desire ex
pressed by many people residing in the
vicinity of the park at the corner of
Wilder avenue and Punahou street, to
have evening concerts given there by
the Hawaiian band at certain times dur
ing each month, such as are given in the
other parks of the city.
The chairman of the present Board
of Supervisors agreed to allow the band
to give such regular concerts provided
a suitable bandstand was erected where
light could be furnished, and we have
no doubt the Supervisors just elected
would be as willing in this respect as
the present board.
We now desire to ask that we be
granted permission to erect such band
stand in the said park without any cost
to the Government. We have reason
to believe that the funds for the pur-
pose will be easily Forthcoming and we
would further state that only such a
bandstand would be erected as would
be in harmony in all respects with the
surroundings. Plans would of course be
submitted to you, and we also beg to
assure you that steps will be taken to
insure all possible care being taken of
the plants and trees with which the
park has been so tastefully laid out
We feel that our request for this per-
mission is perfectly reasonable one.
The park in question while in itself
very beautiful, could not in our opinion
be used for a better purpose. Nearly
all the other sections of the city are
enabled to enjoy concerts by the band.
The location of this park is partic
ularly fortunate one. liz the midst of
one of the most beautiful residence por-
tions of Honolulu; at the entrance to
Manoa valley; adjoining the beautiful
grounds of the Oahu College and its far
famed night blooming cereus, and easily
reached by electric car service, we be-
ieve there is no point in Honolulu
where, on moonlight nights especially,
concerts by the band would be more
appreciated or more largely attended.
We therefore respectfully beg that
the necessary permission be given for
handstand to be erected, all designs and
plans for same to be first submitted for
your approval.
The accompanying preliminary sketch
shows rustic stand with the lower part
of moss covered stone and the upper
part of wood. We believe that some
thing on this plan would be an added
improvement to what is now one of the
most beautiful corners in Honolulu.
Yours respectfully, John Guild, G.
Fred Bush, J. S. Fuller, Theodore Wolff,
J. +. Childs, R. H. Rycroft, Geo. H.
Angus, John w. Farwell, Fred. L. VALID
ron, c. S. Crane, Jas. c. McGill, A. j.
Gignoux, James F. Fenwick, A. w.
Meyer, M. Phillips, w. L. Castle, j. e.
ROthwell, VIM. Simpson, Geo. w. Smith,
G. H, Cooke, Robert w. Single, L. I.
Peck. Morris Rosenbledt, Jno. A. Palm
er, E. o. White, James Guild, r. f.
Mist, E. A. r. Ross, J. A. Johnson,
Stanley Beardmore, c. NJ V. Forster,
T. NJ. Church, w Brasch, Jno. H. Soper,
P. J. Harwood, J. D. Gaines, w. H.
HoOgs, Hialmar p. r. Glade, w. l..
Schmidt, F. S. Lyser, w. A. Love, B. +.
Dillingham;, F. c. Atherton, J. NJ. Dow
sett, Frank s Dodge, E. E. Duisenberg,
O. A. Steven, j. c. Cook, D. NJ. Ross,
H. B. Bailey, W. c. Shields, H. S. p.
Robertson, d. B. Maeonachie, William
Healy, Edward c. Brown, H. T. Hay
selden, A. Humberg, j. A. Thompson, A
G. NJ. Robertson, W. J. Robinson, w.
J. Forbes, Chas r. Frazier, H. f.
Steere, !. F. Soper, G. z. Smithies,
James E. Jaeger, Willard f. Brown, F.
NJ. Swanzy, w. Thompson, w s. Brom-
ley, G. II. Gere, Elmer f. Paxton, Jas
w. Pratt, +. p. Rees, Capt U. S. n,
Mrs. w. H. Cornwell, Chas A. Brown,
Margaret Quinan, Mrs. J. w. MaeDon-