The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-05-26
SALE OF THE HAWAIIAN HOTEL
PREMISES, HONOLULU II. /.

On WEDNESDAY, July 2sth, 1897,
at H. o'clock noon, at the front en-
trance Of the Executive Building, Ho-
nolulu. will be sold at Public Auction,
the Hawaiian Hotel Premises at Homo
lulu.
These premises are centrally located
in the City, in the center of the block
bounded by and with entrance drives
from Hotel, Richards, Beretania and
Alakea streets and the grounds con-
tain an area of 1 40 acres.
The Buildings consist of the Hotel
proper, of two stories, and basement,
built of brick and concrete, with broad
verandas at front and rear of each
story.
10000 square feet with lanai or wing
addition on one side, 40X24 feet and
wooden addition on opposite wing, for
kitchen, 60x1S feet.
There are also four Cottages on the
premises with ample provision for
bath rooms and closets.
The main building contains a spac-
ious Parlor, Public and Private Dining
Rooms, Large Billiard Hall and Bar
Room, and forty Sleeping Rooms. The
Cottages contain about twenty addi-
tional Sleeping Rooms
A water tank with capacity of 10000
gallons is placed on a tower at an
elevation sufficient to give a good
water pressure in second story of the
main building This tank is supplied
from an artesian well on adjoining
premises, owned by DR.. j. S. McGrew.
The buildings and grounds are thor
oughly lighted with Electric Light.
Plans of the buildings and grounds
can be seen at the Office of the Min
lister of the Interior.
Terms of Sale are Cash-in United
States Gold Coin.
Upset price: S6O,00O.00.
In case there is no bidder to pur-
chase the property at the above upset
price, Lease of the same will immed-
lately be offered for sale at an upset
price of $4,000 a year, for period of
thirty years under the conditions set
out in Act Z, Laws of 1896. and more
particularly of Sections and 4 of said
Act, which reads as follows:
''Section 2. Every such lease shall con-
tain a covenant on the part of the
lessee that he shall, during the first
four years of the term of the lease,
cause to be erected upon the leased
premises a fire proof building Of
Brick, Stone or Metal, in a workman
like manner, satisfactory to the Min
lister of the Interior at not
keep the same suitably insured
at not less than two-thirds of its
value for the benefit of the lessor;
and shall keep the building in good
repair during the remainder of the
term of lease, reasonable use ano
wear thereof only excepted; and il
case of damage or destruction OF
such building by fire, shall make
good such loss or damage by the
necessary repairs or reconstruction
or else surrender the insurance tC
the lessor.
'Section 4. Every such lease shall alst
contain a covenant on the part o.
the lessor, that upon the request ii
writing by the lessee or his repre-
sentatives, before the expiration
thereof, the premises with the i'm
provements, shall, if all of the con
ditions to be performed by the les
see, have been satisfactorily per
formed, be put up at Auction for
lease for term of not over twent.
years; unless said premises shall b
required for public uses, of whicl
the lessee sh,.ll receive at least on
years notice Such auction sale shall
be held not more than six month
nor more than one month before tn
expiration of said term.
The cost of building to be erecte
in accordance with Section 2 as abov
quoted, is placed at $4,000
J. A. KING,
Minister of the Interior.
Interior Office, March 27. 1897.