The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-06-05
THE CARE Of
THE BIC PARK
What Was Done at the Recent
Meeting of Park
Commission.

The last regular meeting of the Ho-
nolulu Park Commissioners, held in
the office of L. 4. Thurston, was quite
an interesting one from many points
of view and was attended by A. S.
Cleghorn. who presided; II. E. Cooper,
z. S. Cunha. Marston Campbell, L. A.
Thurston and w NJ Giffard: also Su-
perintendent Young and Eben Low. by
special invitation.
After the reading and approving of
the minutes of the previous meeting.
the secretary read a letter from the
H. r. 7. & L. Co, stating that it had
wired and turned on lights in the
buildings and grounds of the Beach
Park at an expense to it of $23463 and
further notified the commission that
there would be no charge made by
the company for the power used, but
that the company would not be re-
sponsibIe for maintenance or damages
accruing through use of the current.
The commissioners requested by let
ter that Government Electrician Will
liam Frazee examine the wiring and
see that it was in a safe condition and
also by letter thanked the Rapid Tran
sit Company for its donation and ac-
cepted the offer for the furnishing of
power.
There being no electric lights in the
keepers cottage on the beach, it was
intimated that if asked the Hawaiian
Electric Co. would install and supply
lights free of charge therein. The re-
quest was made by letter.
The next matter of interest was the
request of Eben Low for the use of a
portion of Kapiolani Park for a cow
boy show during the stay of the At
lantic fleet in this city. The request
was granted and Low will be allowed
to fence in a portion of the park and
charge admission to the shows held
within the enclosure. He will have to
pay a portion of his net profits to the
commissioners and leave the park in
the condition in which he found it.
The debts of the commission were
next touched upon and very feeiingly
by Mr.. Cooper who detailed the num-
ber of sleepless nights he had passed
on account of them. The back ac-
counts were soul-wracking and weigh
ed heavily on his mind at all times,
and he had undertaken personally TO
see what could be done in the way OF
raising money to settle them. In con-
sultation with superintendent Young
he ascertained that the latter had soid
three mules belonging to the park FOR
the sum of $3.50; that with this sum
and the sum of $340 saved out Of the
county appropriations, accounts to the
amount of $500 had been paid
Considerab Bile adverse discussion took
place in connection with the fact that
Superintendent Young had sold the
mules in question without the kncWl-
edge or approval of the Park Comnls-
sion, the view of the Commissioners
being that the property of the Com
mission should not be sold without IT'S
direction. The transaction was finally
approved, however.
Treasurer Marston Campbell present.
ed his statement showing balance on
hand of 1854 II. Treasurer Campbell
also presented a statement showing
the total amount of expenditures on
the Beach Park premises from july
%. 1906, to March 81, 1908, showing
that there had been contributed by the
county, sz44S.40; by the Territory
$500 in cash, making a total cash ex-
penditure of s4248.4 40 in addition TO
which the Territory furnished prison
la Dor to the number of 1892 days labor.
Inquiry by Mr.. Thurston as TO why
the seawall and lattice work at the
mems bath house had not been COM
pleted as directed at a former meet
ing revealed the fact that the lack
of work was on account of lack OF
funds, the county having refused to
approve the bills already incurred. The
estimate for completing the work and
also erecting a door at the women
bath house was a little over S225 this
figure being possible only with the
prison labor. The work was ordered
done and will be paid for out of the
special fund which forms part of the
balance in the Treasurer's hands.
Hustace, Peck & Co. had note d.
rected to them calling their attention
to the rules of the park against heavy
hauling. Their teams We're reported
by the superintendent TO the cutting up
the roads and seriously inJuring the
bridges in hauling cement A bill for
insurance on the park buildings
amounting to $685. was approved and
the meeting then adjourned.