The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-08-18
HARDORCOMM|SS|O|
FAVORS RECREATION
PIER FOR HONOLULU
Board Authorized Superintend-
ent Of Public Works 70 De-
velop Great Scheme ? &.
Territory will Control Enterprise
and Plan Is To Benefit All
Classes Of Persons pr,,

A recreation pier, with an auditorium
capable of seating thousands of persons,
and all on the waterfront where the
I breczes from the sea and the harbor
will keep down the temperature on the
/ hot days, is part of the plan Of deteE
opment which the harbor board yester.
day authorized Charles r. Forbes, sd.
perintondent Of public works and chair.
man of the board, to proceed with.
Work on the preliminary sketches for
| the pier and auditorium will begin az
once, and with the estimates should be
ready for the further consideration of
the board within a couple Of weeks,
The whole idea, as advanced by Mr..
Forbes to the board, is based upon oh.
scrvations made by the chairman of
the board while in Chicago The new
! municipal pier recently finished by that
| city, which accommodates 10000 Der.
sons, attracted his attention and he
made a careful study Of the place, it's
equipment and its base idea, convinced
that an adaptation Of the plan would
prove the very thing needed in Homo
lulu.
Would Be Gathering Place
"For a long time, >" said Mr.. Forbes
yesterday afternoon, after the meeting
of the harbor board, eve have needed
some such place of general recreation
! for the poorer classes as we'll as persons
! in the salaried class, who want some.
where to spend their evenings in plea.
SAINT surroundings, and at little or no
expense. Incidentally, such a place as
we have in mind would be a gathering
place for the whole town, and serve, 1
firmly believe, to knit us closer together
and make us feel that each of us has
an individual interest in the welfare
of our neighbor.
at was with such an idea in mind
, that I visited the recreation pier in
Chicago. There were 10000 persons on
that day swarming in every nook and
crany of the recreation pier, and I have
never seen public money better in
vested than the money Chicago put
into that pier"
Many Features Are Planned
Mr.. Forbes has many features which
he Is planning to incorporate in the
pier, IL his ideas are finally accepted,
hut the central idea is for huge audi.
t"rium which will accommodate be-
tween five and six thousand persons.
This will be open on the Sides but sup
Ih'N "iOn CuTIAInS glass, and
! overlooking the bay and the sea. The
equipment will be thoroughly modern in
every respect. and the room will AL
want long felt. Here all of the big
meetings can be held, and except when
the auditorium is in use by the Terri.
tory, certain charge will be made for
the use of the place to cover the cost
Of lighting and caretaking. 1t is be-
| lieVed that the rentals will increase
steadily in volume as the people of the
Territory learn to use the hall more and
| more.
All told the piers will cover about
four acres of space shielded over, and
there will be approximately three acres
OF space for recreation purposes. Part
or this, of course, will be devoted TO
huge room, in which there will be
games for the children, swings, slides
and the like. These, however, are to be
Kept away from the main part of the
room 30 as to leave that free for the
use of persons who come to rest only.
Recreation Space Upstairs
All of the recreation space will be
on the second or upper floor Of the
three piers, eight, nine and ten, and II
IL there that one of the newest features
proposed by Mr.. Forbes may be given
try out. This is restaurant Tho
idea, says Mr.. Forbes, is to install the
plant for such a place and then dispose
OF the concession, so as to insure a
revenue to the Territory. Arrange.
mcnts also will be made in the plan
for lunch counter. and permission viii
be granted to parties who so desire to
take their luncheon or supper to the
pier. There they will be able to obtain
hot drinks, tea, coffee, chocolate and
cocoa, at a moderate price.
There are to be rcst rooms on the
pier, under the Forbes plan. Rest
rooms for tired mothers, and maybe n
cache for babies. under the care Of an
| experienced nurse and assistants. There
also will be small emergency hospital,
also in the care of nurse.
Amnle Bathing Facilities
The plans as projected by Mr.. Forbes
will also see to it that there are plenty
Of bathing facilities. Double rows Of
shower baths for men and for women,
will be provided. and there will be the
usual comfort stations.
In the center of the open space there
will he a small kiosk which will serve
IS band stand Here it is hoped that
he military bands and the Hawaiian
band will play on regular nights
Mr. Forbes also hopes to be able to
provide for a basin in which pleasure
craft of all sorts can tie up, with a
landing stage at the harbor end of the
recreation piers. This part of the plan,
however. it still in embryo and has not
met with the approval of the harbOr
| hoard
Asked regarding the money it would
take to carry the plan into execution,
Mr.. Forbes said that there is enough
now on hand and at the disposal of the
board to do most of the work
owe have about quarter of mil.
ZION dollars in hand for this work. "
he added, "and nv estimates show that
not more than 100000 more would be
needed to complete the job in very
satisfactory manner. including all of
he needed equipment for the piers. !
IN confident that this can be obtained.
At all events if the board approves my