The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-12-03

all that block from Hotel street to
King street and from Bethel street to
Nuuanu, leaving the store of Castle Il
Cooke standing under the charge of
Engine Company No. 2. 1t then cross
ed King street and burned right down
to Merchant street opposite the new
station house. taking in its course Beth
Iel Street Church. Sailors Home. An
| Choir saloon, Wing Wo Tai and Wing
| Wo Chan stores.
| On the north and west II burned from
the back Of Loves bakery at an angle
to near Smiths bridge, and all this
block right down to King street and
the harbor. 1t is on this block. corner
of Maunakea and Pauahi streets, this
house Is being built. n
The confiagration exterfGed over an
area of sixty acres and the estimated
loss was placed at $1,500,000. a large
amount of money for so small a place
10000 inhabitants.
After this. Fire Engine Company No
! > were without a house and had to be
| housed at the central station in the
Bell Tower Union street, which by the
time you see this, does not exist.
| In the month of November, 1887. I'M
der instructions from G. b. Wilson,
lchief engineer of the Honolulu Fire De-
partment, John G. White, survey en-
glneer of the Fire Department, made
designs for a wooden building. After
1.-THE designs had been submitted, Mr..
| Wilson instructed Mr.. White to make
designs for a brick building. That be-
ling done, tenders were called for the
Lowest tender for brick being Mr. Fred.
Harrison, fer 10000. Those tenders
We're called for in March, 1883. Not
having enough money in the appropria-
ton to build II. the matter was laid
lover until the Legislature met in May
1888. when an appropriation of ST., OOC
we y-nf nd nv 6xy TO Ia
ton of "A brick building for China En-
CINE Company No ). Tenders were
called for to be opened March 49, 1899
Out of a number of tenders sent in that
of Mr.. Fred. Harrison was accepted
(being the lowest), the price being 81
: $50 for the building; $3.50 per cubic yard
= for foundations and 90 cents per cubic
r yard for excavating. Ground was frs
broke March 80. 1889. Commenced t,
lay the foundations on April 2, 1889
. 1889.
The corner stone was laid by Mr.. C
, Is. Wilson. chief engineer of the Ho
: nolulu Fire Department, on the 1911
Il day of the same month. the member
9 or the Department turning out on tn
, occasion.
Some notifications of the origina
. plans were made by Mr.. w. F.. Rowell
o superintendent of Public Works. bu
the general arrangement is the sam
! as the original designs.
d The officers of the Department are
u Charles b. Wilson, chief engineer.
u julius Asche, first assistant engi
: neer.
: George Norton, second assistant en-
,gineer.
k Henry Smith. secretary and treas
g urer.
It John G. White, surveying enginee
3 and fire marshal.
n Officers of Engine Company No. 1:
:. Foreman, Robert More.
= First assistant foreman, Barney Or
ldenstein.
&c Second assistant foreman, Waite
II White
:, Delegate, Thomas r. Lucas
: Secretary, John McVeigh.
n Treasurer, p. o. Sullivan.
II Engineer, T. d. Hughes.
Steward, Thomas tombstone
4 Engine Company No 2:
I, Foreman, E. r. Ryan.
y First Assistant foreman. Charles II
t Clark.
: Second Assistant foreman, Charlie
= Bent.
g Delegate. Henry Smith
NJ Secretary. William Greig.