The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-01-04
ADDRESS BY FERN
Continued from Page one.J
SMALL PARKS AND SQUARES,

SMALL PARKS AND SQUARES.
THE plan of small parks and
squares as Fairgrounds for the chill
dren and breathing places for the
community should be extended 80 that
every part of the city would have pub
lie grounds of this kind for the meet
ing and recreation place of the peo-
pie of every neighborhood. AS the
city grows these will become more
and more necessary, and at the same
time harder and harder to get. For
these the publicly owned lands within
the City and County could well pro-
vide.
ROADS AND BUILDINGS.
The roads of the City and County
are of the greatest Importance. The
entire public is interested in them.
The best methods of road building
should be employed, and roads once
built should be kept constantly in re-
pair If this is done it will not be
necessary to rebuild roads so often
and not only will they cost less in
the long run but they will serve their
purpose a great deal better. l intend
to devote a great deal of my time and
attention to the matter of roads and
road repairs. 1t shall be one of my
ambitions to give the City and County
as fine a system of well kept roads
as it is possible to do with the mo-
ney available.
THE BELT ROAD.
Naturally Belt Road entirely
around this island is one of the road
developments which is most earnestly
looked for 1t is wanted on many
grounds. 1t is not only wanted be-
posts. 1t is fair to assume that the
laying out and building of military
roads is a part of this plan 1t is
probable this military road plan will
be very extensive. If that is so it.
ought to be taken iato consideration
in planning our own roads. We ought
not to build roads or plan roads chat
will not fit in with the plans for Army
roads. 1t is very likely that in large
degree the two sets of roads, the one
the City and County must undertake
and the one the Army authorities will
put through, will fit in with each 9TH
er and that by cooperation there may
be mutual advantage.
COOPERATION WITH THE ARMY.
Before such an important plan OF
fy
and County, through it's engineering
department, should obtain very accu-
rate and very complete information
regarding grades, material to be en-
countered, land ownership along the
line of the proposed roads, and the
present and future need of side roads
necessary to develop THE country, and
very comprehensive plan should be
drawn up, one that can be progress
sively folloYaS until completed. The
City and County. sh buld.. confer with
the Army authorities on the basis OF
this plan and if cooperation is pos
sible, a road plan should be devised
which will meet both public and Army
needs
'In order to carry out the part of
the City and County in such a pro-
gram, the legislature should be asked
to give the authority to adopt in part
at least the California plan of pro-
viding for the cost of construction.
A part of the cost should be paid out
OF general taxation-bonds for this be-
ing issued, perhaps and the remain
der of the cost should be by special
tax on the property benefited. Thus
this much desired improvement a COM
plete system of good roads, and the
Belt Road in particular, could be built
without burdening the current rev.
enues, and without increasing the tax
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