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Newspaper
Evening Bulletin
Location
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1903
Page
3
The store announces new spring goods and the first shipment in stock. Highlights include White Muslin with merrowed piping, dotted satins, figured Dimities, Zephyrs in light colors, corded and fancy Piques, Janey Muslin, Flameletter fabrics, Ladies' Lawn dresses, and a KNICKERBOCKER waist line. Early buyers get the largest variety. many items priced from 41.00 per yard or less.
Public Works estimates presented to Governor Dole by Superintendent Henry B. Cooper itemize current receipts expenditures of 832 585.70 for ordinary work and 902 745 for roads and bridges. A General Improvements loan fund would finance major projects including water works, jails, schools, and public buildings with a total loan plan of 2 082 074 620. The report stresses need for a general emergency road fund of 100 000 and outlines specific allocations for repairs, street paving, cemeteries, and harbor works across Oahu and neighboring islands.
The report outlines proposed improvements in Honolulu including a new Royal School, a £10,000 normal school project, and dredging funding of $60,000. It stresses water security, electric power from new reservoirs, underground wiring, and a two mile cap on overhead lines near the Capitol. It also calls for a new penitentiary, rebuilding the insane asylum facilities, and urgent repairs to the current capitol building and courthouse. Public works favors paving the waterfront with stone blocks on a concrete foundation with a sand cushion for durability, plus broader road and utility upgrades.
Trustees of the baseball league held a full meeting on Saturday to initiate ground work for the proposed treeball park. D P Isenders was named chairman and HM Whitney Jr secretary, with plans to survey and grade the site, and outline the grandstand area.
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