The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-04-03
SALE OF THE HAWAIIAN HOTEL
PREMISES, HONOLULU Ii. l.
j. 4. KING,
NlnISTtr OF Tnp InItTIOT,
Interior Office, April 1, 1897.

On WEDNESDAY,, July 2Sth, 1897,
at IL 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
Alal<ea streets, and the grounds con-
tain an area of l 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 eacn
story.
The main building covers an area of
1O,s0O square feet with lanai or wing
addition on one side. 4ON2i feet and
wooden addition on opposite wing, for
kitchen, 6OX1S feet.
There are also four Cottages on the
premises with ample provision for
bath rooms and closets.
The main building contains 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 tower at an
elevation sufficient to give 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,OOO.OO.
In case there is no bidder to pur-
chase the property at the above upset
price, a Lease of the same will immed-
lately be offered for sale at an upset
price of $4,000 a year, for a period of
thirty years under the conditions set
out in Act 7, Laws of 1896. and more
particularly of Sections 2 and 4 of said
Act, which reads as follows:
Section .. Every such lease shall con-
tan 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
"remises fire proof building IF
Brick, Stone or Metal, in a workman
Ike manner, satisfactory to the Min
-ster of the Interior at not
lss than stated cost; and
keep the same suitably insured
at not less than two-thirds ot 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 and
wear thereof only eXcepted; and in
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 to
the lessor.
''Section 4. Every such lease shall also
contain covenant on the part of
the lessor that upon the request in
writing by the lessee or his repre-
sentatives, before the expiration
thereof, the premises with the inn
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 a term of not over twenty
years; unless said premises shall be
required for public uses, of which
the lessee sh,,ll receive at least one
years notice. Such auction sale shall
be held not more than six months
nor more than one month before the
expiration of said term.
The cost of building to be erected
in accordance with Section as above
quoted, is placed at $4,000
j. A. KING,
Minister of the Interior.