The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-04-17
LEAGUE GETS
F|SHMARkET
That Is if Improvements Made
Meet Marston CampbelI's
Approval.

/, The Kilohana Art League is TO be
given a chance TO acquire the old fish
market building on Alakea street for
purposes of culture and entertainment,
the edifice to be used by the league
and several other local amusement and
recreation organizations.
i All that the Art League has to do
! is to make such improvements as will
appeal to Superintendent of Public
Works Campbell as being properly dig
nified and tasteful, and permission will
/ be extended for such Improvements to
become permanent.
The meeting of the Civic Improve
ment Circle last night at the Kilohana
Art Leagues headquarters was attend
ed by superintendent of Public Works
Marston Campbell, Representative John
Hughes. Judge Kingsbury, Senator
Dickey, E. G. Keen, Mrs. William
Montrose Graham, Miss Angus and
Mrs Marshall. Miss Dwight took
copious notes of the proceedings.
talkee- talkee in the cosy little haunt
of Honolulu's most cultured sons and
daughters. In the room where the
most famous of local painters and
writer's are wont to assemble, the eter-
nal fishmarket question was threshed
out under a double head of steam for
the best part of two solid hours.
Mrs. Graham broke the ice by spread
ing a plan of the proposed improve
ments on the floor. Then she tried to
break everybody's knees by inviting
them to descend and inspect.
Judge Kingsbury baked at the sug
gestion. He said that at his time of
life it would take something more than
a mere chart to bring him to his knees.
eff Mr.. Campbell will only give me
what I want" replied Mrs. Graham,
"Tll kneel at the corner of Fort and
King streets for a whole week"
Mrs. Graham explained that she
thought that she could raise $2500 to-
ward improvements and was of the
opinion that something neat and tasty
in the line of tiers of seats, a stage
and general trimmings could be OBJ
tained for this amount. Ali she wanted
was an assurance that the improve
ments would be allowed to remain
where they were.
Marston Campbell thought different
ly and said so. In his opinion the re-
suit of the expenditure of $2500 along
the lines suggested would be undignf-
fed and likely to offend the good taste
of the community. He thought that it
would take $4,000 to have improve
ments as were improvements.
Mrs. Graham told Mr.. Campbell that
he had champagne taste while she
only had beer money.
John Hughes remarked that Mrs
Graham's motives were laudable, phil
anthropic and patriotic, but said they
were knocked into cooked hat, by
the difference in ideas as to improve
ments. between Mrs Graham and the
superintendent of Public Works.
Marston Campbell reiterated his in
tention Of not standing for any eyesore.
c. H. Dickey suggested that the in
terested organizations get together, ap-
point a general committee, and furnish
plans and specifications of what they
wanted, to the superintendent of Public
Works.
Mrs. Graham said that she was in
love with the fishmarket building and
had worked to get it for the league
for months. She called for a show
down
Marston Campbell said that Dickey's
suggestion was a good one and added
that he would be very glad to consider
anything of a tangible nature submit
ted to him.
At this point Mrs. Graham came near
giving way to encouragement.
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