Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-12-31

lbougainvillea along the stone walk at
the rivers edge. Mr. Haughs of the
government nursery very kindly plant.
ed the trees and vines and is always
much interested in all our plans Mr.
Asch OF the city prison has always
been most interested in the work and
sends the prisoners to dig holes for
the trees, and he stands ready always
to do all in his power to make Homo.
lulu more beautiful. Mr.. .Berndt came
to our assistance In collecting money
to pay for the tree guards. Mr..
Ralph Hosmer has impressed upon us
the utter futility OF planting trees in
the streets or parks without strong
guards. These guards cost money,
and We earnestly hope all residents
will be willing to pay for such guards
az arc necessary In front OF their
houses; the cost Is slight for few
trees.
I'm February, the Outdoor Circle
was accredited to the Oahu Central
improvement Club. Mrs. Sherman
and myself were the members chosen
to attend these meetings. We have
found much help and inspiration
from them. .-.... - ..-=
AIaoai Plaza Parking . 49, /.
I'm March Mrs. G: NJ. Cooke and
Mrs. Henry Waterhouse began plan
ming for the parking of Alapai Plaza
and they have been most indefatigable
in their efforts to get central park
ing in this bare hot spot. The plan
that is now being carried out is to
have large triangular parking in the
center of this space, grassed and
planted with suitable trees. probably
monkey pod, for shade. Mrs. Water
house has this week planted thirty
one monkey pod trees on the side
walks about this plaza. A beautiful
fountain has been promised for the
plaza and It will be a great orfla-,
ment to the park. Mrs. Waterhouse
has worked early and late to- get the
ugly pole in the center of the street
removed to one side. Tins pole car
ries wires belonging to the Rapid
Transit Company the Hawaiian Elec-
trio Company, the Mutual Telephone
Company and the Government Elec-
trio Light Company. If these COM
panies will move these wires to either
side, Mr.. Frazee of the Government
Electric Light Company, will put two
ornamental iron poles with suitable
lights in place Of this huge wooden
pole. s.
I'm. March the subject of reducing
the width of Kalakaua avenue was
brought before the public by the SUI
perrisors This was done to lessen
the cost of maintenance Of the road,
which is really much wider than the
traffic of the road demands. Two
plafis were submitted By the superyis-
ors, one was to Increase the width OF
the sidewalks, the other to put a
parking Twelve feet wide through the
center II was estimated by Mr..
Waterhouse that this parking would
reduce the upkeep OF the road one
thousand dollars a year.
] cit was finally decided to use the
parking down the center for one mile,
to the point where the Rapid Transit
enters the avenue. The prisoners
can be used to take proper care of
the central parking. to water the
grass and trees to be planted there.
They could not be used to keep lIp
the wider sidewalks, or in fact any
As almost all the land.
lords took no interest whatever In
this road and in the sidewalks in
front of their property, every one felt !
i would be worse than useless to in
crease the width of the sidewalk.
Mahogany for kalakaua.
Upon Mr.. Hosmer's recommends
lion, the mahogany tree, the sivie- |
tenia mahogany OF South Africa, was |
selected to plant in the central park !
ng, fifty feet apart. Coeoanuts were !
planted by Mrs. Sherman and myself /
along the property lines in May.
Oleanders in groups or clumps are to
De planted between these cocoanutsl
Is soon as the rains come. Mr.. s.
". Damon is giving us a great many
blenders from his nurseries at
doanalua. Mr.. HUM is also roofing
hem for US at the federal station
Jack of Punchbowl. Miss Ward, Mrs. I
Jharles Anterior, Mrs. Soper, Mrs. T.
Z King. Mrs. Sherman and many 9TH
RS are supplying oieanders for this
work.. |
by the use of these oleanders we
Iope to hide the swamp land and the
'oofly kept lands from public view.
IRIS. Sherman has been a most splen-
i'd worker on this scheme and too
much credit cannot be given to her
or the success of this plan. Many
1 the Waikiki residents are urging
he changing from Kalakaua avenue
ack to the old name, Waikiki road.
whose business is this-to bring this
equest before the public? Il
. in April neighborhcod circles were
Drmed throughout the city, the
hartman Of each circle naming her =
wn committee to suit her particular
istrict. This resL.:ed n. placing ,
lore than one hundred in touch with ,
be work and created tremendous in .
crest. Our aim has been to plant
hade trees on our streets, remove ,
Id fences and plant hibiscus hedges. :
rim Scra Rgly trees and ShriIhS cloan ! 4