The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-12-01
PEARL CITY.
The Great sale OF Building Lots Goes
Beyond Expectations - Full farti-

The Great sale Of Building Lots Goes
Beyond Expectations - Full rarti-
cuIars.
Notwithstanding the showers and
very unsettled appearance OF the
weather on Saturday morning, quite
a large number Of gentlemen and
ladies went down by rail to Pearl
city, most Of them taking the 1l:45
train, which arrived at the Manana |
depot at 1915, where the train was
greeted by the Hawaiian Band. Two |
buses, specially provided for the
use Of visitors, were in waiting, TO
convey such as desired to ride up
the hill, through the broad avenues
which have been recently laid out.
The first and principal object of in
terest was the distributing reservoir,
which is perhaps 100 yards from the
depot, and in size about $50 feet
square, occupying fully an acre of
ground which has been fenced in.
This reservoir is lined with asphal-
tum, and was full of clear, sparkling
water, some ten or twelve feet In
depth, and is provided with water
pipe to prevent overflow in freshets.
| The banks are sodded with maniania
or Bermuda grass, which is said to
render the entertainments stronger
than those constructed in any other
way. The water supply is ample for
the present needs of the place, ever
if every lot below it is built upon by
settlers. It is the intention of the
company to have q second distrlb-
uting reservoir constructed little
higher up to meet the wants of those
who may locate above the lower one.
From this neighborhood, the view
is very fine, stretching off from Dla-
mond Head at the left to the Wal
amaze mountains at the right, and
with a broad expanse of the coast
line and Pearl harbor, dotted with
its islands and peninsulas, while be,
yond the ocean stretches away. ALI
the vessels arriving and leaving
Honolulu or going along the coast
can he seen from here, though twelve
miles distant, which can afford
strangers some idea what broad
{ view is obtained. All that has beer
published concerning this new loca
ton will be verified by every visitor
About l O'Clock P. NJ, the pavilion
became the center Of attraction, MIR
III. johnson of the Hamilton House
having there provided a lunch, suffi
cient to serve $50 guests. Every
t thing was done with taste in connec
ton with this repast, and all thu
guests appeared to have Appetite
e specially arranged for the occasion
A more generous or toothsome re
G past could not have been provided II
: Honolulu itself.
About 2 O'Clock Auctioneer Nor
gan mounted bench, and read tn
f terms and conditions of sale, which
were the same as had been pub
lished. With the aid of large ma
defining every point of interes
: about the new town, he then CON
Q menced the sale Of the property
the lots near the depot bein
Z the first offered The biddin
r. from the start, opened quite spirited
n and lots 75x150 feet which had bee
= valued at $3.50, rapidly went off 6
- $500 and over, some reaching S4O
is and over, for those located below til
= government road But when thos
g higher up, 100x200 feet, were Offered
10 the prices advanced to over $5OO,an
: thence to 1915 for one or two favo
n ably located. The total number di
q posed of was over 100, and til
amount realized was S4O,655: Flo
Is lowing is list of the lots sold: