The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-11-20


appear in the last number of the Hilo
Herald:
The question of our having a post
| office in he near future is still in the
| form of a question, and as there seems
to be considerable difference in opin-
ion as to where it should be located
there is a chance of it remaining as
il now is. and where it is, unless some
fOrcible means are brought to bear to
settle the question of locality. The
Herald is thankful for new idea and
as one was recently outlined to us we
will take the liberty TO herewith ex-
plain it that the public may have one
more item of discussion in regard to
postoffice location.
There is no doubt in critics minds
that the present court house building
is of an ancient and out of date style
while the public sees going up on all
the streets and alleys better buildings
for poorer purposes. There are in that
building no police Offices such as should
be directly connected with it; there are
no record files in such a condition that
one can become tie wiser from them;
there are no Government offices of any
value whatever such as land offices,
survey offices, tax Cities, custom
offices and many others, while much
less is there a postofice.
We understand that $4,000 has been
appropriated for postof1ce and now
while the city Of Hilo is trying to pro-
gress and grab something good, why
not venture a trial toward the better
ment of all our public buildings in one,
one that will be . pride Of the city
besides being an uncounted conven
fence to all who have occasion to use it,
Were the present court house
grounds cleared % their shacis and a
large substantial two-story building
placed on that Government property
eliminating the necessity Of pur-
chase as now pr0p0sed-the combined
Government business would not only
find a better location for every branch,
but the public would be benefited by
this centraIizing OF al the departments.
The post and custom offices may occupy
the ground floor while courts, etc,
could be held above with fully as
great justice in Is dealings as at pres
emf were il so desired The skentic
Will say that such building Wouid
cost too mucA but We believe that were
such monument erected the cost
would De odt i-,i7 l@l- "h0A compared
with the convenience derived from
such a contamination q what are ROT
foreign interests, By individually the
interests q every citizen.
Cntii the material ; On the Sro'in"'
anywhere We can La-oiy Heil9> : ina
WORK Is 10 De zone toward erecting
new postolice' ana BEFORE that tlihe
we VIII nope 'hA. sLAill9"I 1olce mas
oeen app!led 70 ne treasury Dag 70
squeeze Que saiHolenc appropriations
Tor the above -H7A1loAed scheme'
mink OF IL EodrsV-I anu IS i nan o3a
THE )HIL0 HOSPITAL.
For some time naak the trustees Of |
he Hi,o Hos9itaI have baen discussing
he advjsabiJi,v o. making an addition
% the nrasenr main .uiiding. Upon |
.eceint of the $500 rom Hackfe!d & Co. |
-hev found that n order to build what |
was really needed i would require an /
,xnenditura Of aho,,t $3.50. whereupon |
Mr. Rodiak adde's aro+hor $3.50 TO the
$500 7.ae4 Monday Mr. Rich |
lev upon being consulted expressed |
MS belief that, considering the reduced
rate at which Hackfeld & Co. had kind
~ offered to furnish the lumber, the
same plans could be carried out with
he addition of FeTanda on the SOUTH
east side which would make 1t much
more comfortable and cooler Whereup-
On Mr.. Rodiek suggested that the mat