The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1867-08-10
NOTES OF TnE WEEK.

CuY turnnNt uENt-=iu walking about town,
even la this hall summer season, one can see several
noteworthy improvements going ga, which give an
indication IL "a turn la the downward tide II business
AMI matter. generally. which las 10 long prevailed
here. COMMENCING at the E-plauaie, Ne find the
Government i erecting a costly coral stone structure.
adjoining the Custom House, Tor "A Bonded Ware
house. The plan II by Mr.. Stirling aud the work Is
b.ing executed by Mr.. j. = O-borne. The building
Is sixty rNt deep by ninety in length, Of two siorics,
the first Ia De- tea feet Ia the clear aud divided by
stone walls into two rooms, with n covered arcade in
the centre for the passage Of drays 20 the rear where
the hosting apparatus for goods To the second story
will De- located. The second story will form one room
or hall. without any partition, the whole length Of
the %builling, and when completed would make AL
admirable room for u ball. The roof viii be "a pitch
81 one. instead Of the fla, style which lately prevailed
here. but which i, has been so difficult 10 make tight
and will be slated. We understand that the con-
tract for the building was awarded TO Mr. Osborne
for $1,000, exclusive Of the stones, which are fur
nishel by the Government. The new building, when
completed, will be an ornament to the town. We
would suggest, however, that the lulicrUus sign on
the Custom House front De obliteIated, and IA new
and ineligible one lie placed on the centre Of the
block.
The stree; running across the Esplanade, the cor
ner Of which is formed by the Custom House block,
is being macalamizel with coral debris, and viii
not hereafter be Instructed by piles Of lumber, as
has been the case heretofore.
On the corner Of Nuuanu and Hotel streets Mr..
Perry, the enterprising dry goods dealer, is putting
up a substantial one story ~fre-proof building. Its
dimensions viii be forty feet on Hotel street and
thirty on Nuuanu, with a well ventilated cellar,
blasted out of the coral rock, seven and a half feet
clear. The store will be one of the coolest and airiest
in town. being fourteen feet from the floor 10 the
ceiling. II will have n slated hip roof. The coral
stones used in the erection Of this building are cut
on the reef opposite the city, belonging to DOwsett &
Co. The supply obtainable from that reef is mex
haustible, and would suffice to build a stone city of
hundred thousand inhabitants. The Government
reef, to the eastward of the city, is pretty nearly
used up, and ere long the Department of Public
Works will have to look 10 the Sumner reef for build
ing stone. These stones. three feet long by one in
thickness, cost one dollar each, delivered on the
ground where they are to be used.
Perry's building, besides being an ornament to
the town, will lie a valuable improvement to Nuuanu
street. and in case Of a FIRE in that locality, the build
ings Of which are all of a very light and i~niammable
character, ii Will prove a bulwark against the spread
OF the flames. Were there n similar ~tire-proOf build
ing erected on the opposite corner To the westward,
the lower part Of the city would be provided with a
safeguard from u disaster TO which it Is now n any
moment liable.
Proceeding up Nuuanu avenue, we find a very
pretty cottage being erected by Mr.. J. Il. Kinney,
opposite School street, on the vacant lot between Mr..
Fosters anil Mr. Bcckwith's residences. In size it is
thirty by forty feet, with gothic ROOF. and the ex-
terror sindel. In its internal arrangements We have
not seen n more convenient dwelling, while its cx-
tcrnai appearance j. a decided improvement on the
Samcucss AMI want Of taste that characterizcs most Of
our dwellings.
But one Of the handsomcst Of improvements to he
seen in Honolulu. il a public improvement ON private
property. We aIludc TO the beautiful iron fence
which Mr.. }. T. watcrhouse has recently put up in
front Of his residence ON the same avenue. IL was
imported by him. AMI must have cost a considerable
sum Of money. To lie appreciated it must be seen,
aud then it will bc aImirel. Ills Majesty the King
baltcI his carriage the other day opposite the fence
and expressed himself very much pleased with it.
Such u fence in front Of the Palace would be FAR more
slightly than the couvcnt-likc stone walls that now
shut out the public gaze from the beautiful frees and
ycrIurc of the Palace grounds. MIR. Warehouse,
with that impulsiyc public spiritclncss for which he
il noted. has offered To- give $3.50 towards the cost Of
importing sufficient iron fencing To enclose ten lots
in the city. in a similar style with his own.
Is Apuiuury.-On Thursday last the case Of
Antouc Samson rs. Benz. rcasc, was argued and
submitted before the Chief Justice. Samson was
cook nud steward on board the schooner blossom,
during her recent trading voyage To- Micronesia.
For alleged mu,inous conduct ON the part of Samson.
Capt. Pcro caused him la lc tied zap in the rigging
and hogscI some fifty or more blows with a rop"
For this Samson now bring. nn notion in the Ndmi-
rally Court. laying his damages at 5000. The
caao was very ably conducted by Mr.. Lawrence for
tho libollnni. and by Mcuarp. Jonor anu Judd for the
respondent. The decision ct the Court will probably
rc rendered the coming woct.
Orrsru ~ Orrtcr Uy advertisement in tr,lty'p
paper il will De seen that Nj !. Thrupr. "f the Tom
tonnco Legion aud Public Fountain memory, has
.,eruI .n Office over the store IT Nj Godfrey Ehole=.
whore he will carry On the business 81 accountant
puI general shipping agent lilo will allen Leer an
Intelligence Office. aui procure employment tor those
APPLYING. 80 servants fr those in want II them. \
iezL anI writing materials will 10 provided. where
,.ri4inz auI others may Gui ,uu,eniouce-. ,Me want
~ Which mo sometimes felt Nj 1hruVp hoz tho
reputation II heirg q E"ol accountant. Hpi a really
re""an =
Fmt WAN We have me- city corporation Co.
,,o,,i - i,a public we,z ~ tho city. ari tho Itoal
prrrr,iznr. with ihe Err,tei w'rns AZ HE command.
cannot adequately re,f,m the t,st Consequently.
t,i,e,a r,,tios. VII" $50 tha owners o, - possession
~ r,ut,a,,v bordering go ue rrin"iuai ihor,ughc''es.
hove generality adopted the plan sc making t'eir
uun silsu sits Tho r'suli Sc. ,'ai the si1le ~ our
Ilp.aialr ]irriioirs 81 ve'i-i. trur ressahlv g''.i 90
a,s.tslia ura ~ tMa hes' re have seen w"s lately
constructed ~ 81, Nla, M'rpn. 10 front ~ tho
s,s'ior Iirpsa. ~ G"e r"'si ier'is, closely packed enl
t,np.'iy s'"p.i u, -i'-i ,he ,eins
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