Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-12
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in the first place there would have
been no idea Of trouble whatever.
Mr.. Logan also called the attention
of the board to the fact that Judge
H. E. Cooper. director.general d the
carnival, was really the man who gave
Aala park to Honolulu in rho first
place. We would have never had an
Aala park without Judge Cooper" said
Logan.
Deputy Attorney William Garden,
who was acting as legal light for the
board last night, offered the sagges-
tion that so long as the smallest pGr-
ton of the park was retained the
board could grant the Us. OF the other
without endangering itself with a suit
of law.
. This idea did not fit with the super
visors, however, who felt that this
would be very trivial way OF keeping
out Of trouble. and so with mani-
nous vote, which included that OF Mr.
Larsen. they granted the request.
Now We Can Go Ahead.
mo single thing that could have
happened" said Director General
Cooper today, could have aided, the
Carnival more than, the unqualified
permission granted US by the super
visors last night. Now we can go
ahead; We know exactly where, we
stand. In a short time we expect to
publish ground plans and elevations
showing just how the Carnival City is
to be laid out and what it will look
like. The material is all prepared, it
needs only to he assembled T.. :
Now that we are past the danger
point, / dare let myself realize what q
serious blow to the Carnival the loss
Of Aaia Park would have been. In
the first place. it would have been a
certain financial loss.,, There is no
other spot in the city that will draw
so much spontaneous admission
money. - = - ~ ?, ~:,.>g. :, =
I'm the second place. It necessarily
would have split up our attractions: !
the water pageant, for instance, would
have had to have been held elsewhere.
: TN the third eplaee It would have
considerably the cost ! Of
building the Carnival city, because
there is no other equal area in Ho-
noluln, suitable. for our purposes. that
can be enclosed with so little labor
After canvassing the situation very
/ had about. arrived at the
that there was no public
property except Aala Park that would
meet our needs and was preparing
TO- approach private property oEaers.
That, of course, meant more uncer-
tainty, delay and expense, with the
possibility of another refusal Now
we can safely say that we are out Of
the woods" sd ,,..s., . ~. 40
4 u T. c.. HaEenss president aoEstheF-
Carnival was another jubi.ant citizen
LodagsE p 4 staf$s E&t.I Ill, y - & H.
Appreciates city,s Action. -, -.
!. Il felt certain" he said that the,
city would not refuse as. There Is no
question that nublic sentiment is be.
mind the Carnival Everybody wants
% see the Carnival succeed, =eveTybod
g willing to. help it succeed. Such
sefng the sentiment eftsths confmn
litysBI efefnsed sto consider for q mo-.
nent that our reaHest could meet with
my other reception than IT did,. None
The less,fwe appreciate that. the city
Ias placed ms intits debt. and, We shall
1o our utmost ito ray the people back
WITH the best carnival they ever have
iad,"es r.. H., = go. x.zt >,
The board assumed the position -
laid Supervisor HpF1er today that
he city was willing u take q chances
( the Carnival was willing. The point
" law raised is the bnerest technicai!
ty. In the conduct sof everyday af.
airs common sense cannot be Wholly
excluded. a. = -: :, f.f.-. j., -
What are tue public parks,sfor IL 4
he cityyfs not to have authority 70 use |
hem for the benefit at the "A eople?
We al, Know that, the Carnival. is not
icing RIM sfors private gain bat for |
be community as a whole. Il. | should |
Ike to see what would happen to the
itizen who brought a spite suit
gainst us oR-<notbing better than an
II natured technfcality.'