Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-12-10
IRT LEAGUE RAPS
FOR
Street DELAYS

At meeting Of the Central I'm.
rovement Committee. held in the
ooms of the Merchants Association
efterday afternoon, Mrs. +. J. Low.
~. attending with Mrs Henry Wat
fkouSe TO represent the Kilohana
Tub, expressed herself strongly In
riticism OF the supervisors for the
way they are handling the parking o.
laiakaua avenue.
/ She said they had been dismayed
b find that three inches OF soil had
peen laid over solid macadam. so that
would be impossible for trees to
row In the park strip. Mr.. Haughs
lie forest nurseryman, had informed
seI that four feet Of soil would be
Ieceesary within the curbiHg. The
1ees he was holding for the purpose
we're now three leet high and ought
% be planted now. Chairman Dwight
II the road committee had told her he
Vas greatly surprised at the way the
work OF parking was being done, while
Supervisor Murray said there was
10 money to do the work as IL
kocnld be done. The KiIohana mem
btrs had planted 5000 oleanders
along the avenue property lines. Mrs.
|nWrey stated tht the macadam had
Ilso been left within the parking
.p1ce on the Alapai street plaza, max
Ing II Impossible to carry out that
Scheme in due manner.
The matter was referred to spec.
|a| committee appointed at the inceD-
lion OF the Kalakaua avenue parking
seheme to see what could be done to-
ward having the work finished in an
manner
Beyond routine business. the only
otter matter that engaged the meet
Inf was the withdrawal Of the Kai-
nj ki club from the committee. One.
of the Kaimuki delegates entered an
oral protest against the resolution Of
.if club, on the ground that ii was
In that It made II appear
that all the deIegates had resigneds
when in fact several Of them had de-
tiIned to join in the insurgency. He
lad objected at the meeting In ques-
ION to the introduction Of politics inf0
club affairs, and had heard many ex
Drfssions OF dissapproval. from mem.
hers that were absent from that meet.
|nf Of the club. of the course taken.
Even one Of the delegates who had
1ts'1nc1. for different reas ons from
the 0fhers, had stated thar he was
'1ifIhetedr with the Introduction OF
ttlIIics BY a few disappointed aspir-
1nI1 to ONCE. The resolution of with
1I11al was q snap, iidgment at a
meeting attended by about twenty out
81 the 200 members enrolled.
President B. Won Damn said he un
dcr1I0od the reason given by the Kali
Itnld delegates resigning was that he
had said something that offeEded
Inem. but he hoped the political feel
ire had cooled down so that the CLUB
&cnld rescind its action. He hoped
nobody thought of using the improve
nent organization as springboard
from which to vault into public Office.
Secretary George G. Guild was In
iavof of accepting the clubs resigna-
ton and letting it apply for readmis.
sion at its future pleasure He made
motion to this effect which was not
seconded.
On motion Of Paul Super, seconded
hy Treasurer w. F. Wilson. 1t was rot-
cd to refer the communication back to
ne Kaimuki Grub with request that
Il be reconsidered.
The president stated that he was
leaving the city for an absence OF a
iaonth and a half, and suggested that
the vice president cali q pecial meet
inc before his return to transact pend
Inc business. The annual meeting
would be due in January.