Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-02-15

block favorably located in the suburbs
of Honolulu and bounded on one side
by stream, which will be valuable
for various purposes. The engineer
ing laboratory has been completed
aud equipped An observatory has
been constructed and a telescope
mounted. A department of dairy, poul-
try and swine husbandry has been es-
tablished for scientific experimental
ton and demonstration in these indus
trial lines, which hitherto have not
been included among the numerous
activities of the scientific branches of
the Territorial and Federal Govern
ments in these islands. The college
has made gratifying progress also in
the growth of it's faculty, in the num-
Der of it's students and in the extern
sion of it's educational work, especial
ly in view of the short period of its
existence and in comparison with the
growth of similar institutions else
where.
1t is time that beginning be made,
on moderate scale, in the construc-
ton of it's permanent buildings on its
permanent site. The appropriation for
its maintenance should be increased.
The act creating it should be amended
in several minor respects first so as
to avoid the confusion of names. il
now having two names, the college
of Hawaii" and the college of Aeri-
culture and Mechanic Arts" second
ly, so as to make effective the intent.
now insufficiently expressed, in re-
gard to the appointment and tenure
of its regents and, thirdly, so to put
its finances on more satisfactory and
businesslike basis, by requiring. what
Is done now though not contemplated
by the statute, that appropriations
shall be expended, as in other cases,
upon warrants issued by the Auditor
on specific vouchers, insetad of in
lump sums to the regents; by provid-
ing that moneys other than Federal
received by the college be paid into
the Territorial treasury and thus ac-
counted for, although to be paid ont
for the use of the college; and by re-
quiring fuller statements of receipts
and expenditures
LIBRARY OF HAWAII.
A site for this library, namely the
present site of the Pohukaina School,
in the civic center of Honolulu, has
been selected, and another and more
located site obtained for the
school. Mr.. Andrew Carnegie has I'M
dertaken to give 100000 for the build
ing. Agreements have been made by
which the library of the Honolulu Lii
brary and Reading Room Association,
about 1900 volumes, and
hn 10 - ~
Historical Society, containing about
100 volumes and 300 pamphlets.
will be incorporated in the Territorial |
library, and by which, also. the income |
Of the Honolulu Library and Reading |
Room Association, which will probab- !
ly amount to $4,000 or more a year, |
will be applied towards its mainte- |
nance. The plans of the building are |
well under way and it is hoped that |
can be begun at an early |
date. Inasmuch as the building will |
not be completed until well along in
the next fiscal year, it will be sufIi- |
cient to appropriate for not more than |
one year and half's maintenance, un-
der the legal requirement, at the rate |
Of $4,000 year.
PAHkS,
kapioIani and kaiulani Parks.
Kapiolani Park is in the nature |
partly of Territorial and partly of |
a city and county park 1t is under |
the management of the Honolulu Park |
Commission, Territorial body, and |
perhaps must remain so, and work |
mon it is done largely by Territorial |
prisoners, but its financial maintenance
tests manly on the City and County
Of Honolulu. Such financial aid is not
sufficient for permanent improve
nents. 1t would perhaps be a fair di-
'ision for the Territory to provide for
improvements and the City
md County for maintenance, and ac-
,ordingly | recommend that provision
De made by the Legislature for such
improvements.
Mr.. w. G. Irwin has generously con,
eyed to the Park Commission ain
lrea of about twelve and a half acres
o widen the narrow end of the park
lpon condition that it be added to the
lark
The late Governor A. S. Cleghorn
ittingly closed his more than half cen.
ury of active interest in such matters
n these islands by devising to trus
ees in trust to convey to the Terri.
DRY his premises known as Ainahau
obtaining about twenty-three acres, |
AIMED as a tropical garden and the
ome of the Princess Kaiulani on {
ondition that it be kept as a public
ropical park to be known as "Kaiu
AMI Park, and not be open to visitors F.;
ctween sunset and sunrise.
Both of these gifts are subject to
legislative acceptance. | suggest that :
the Kaiulani Park is accepted it be
laced under the control of the Homo |
llu Park Commission. I
Partly in anticipation of Governor
leghorn's contemplated gift the Ter @
tory instituted legal proceedings |
gainst private claimants which re. .
ulted in the opening of an extension /
( the road from Ainahau on the oppo, t
tie side of kalakaua avenue to the e
each 4
As a result OF other legal proceed a
lgs the Territory has recovered a lr
iece of land between Kapiolani Parl, r
nd the proposed Kaiulani Park in the @
ear 1t is suggested that a portion of a
lis and additional land if it can be c
rquired be included in these parks t
} as to connect them.
kilauea National Park. The pro :,
osed creation of this park to include =
lie worlds two greatest active vol 4
lnoes, Kilauca and Mokuaweoweo, o
rip between the two for connect
e road, and sufficient adjoining areas