Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-12-09

W. o. Smith would like to endorse
what Mr.. Hatch said. especially about
the custom house. The government
owned the present postoffice site Per-
haps Federal building there with the
postofiice on the street floor and other
Federal Offices and court rooms in the
upper stories would serve all purposes
It would not be so Objectionable to
have the postoffce in Capitol square
us the custom house.
Mr.. Eustis asked II II would be de-
sirable TO have a large building on the
postofiice site with the courts upstairs.
Mr.. Smith did not know II there was
land enough. II would be well to have
the Federal courts near the Territorial
be available to both.
Mr.. Spencer said there was con.
siderable amount of land in rear of the
postofiice which would be in the mar
ket very soon.
Mr.. Castles Opinions.
Mr.. Castle said that in the present
site of the postoffice sufficient ground
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tanned without getting into a crowded
locality. His idea was that the United
/ States would put up building of some
architectural beauty. Some place In
the neighborhood OF Capitol square
would be advisable II should contain
the postofiice and other Federal Offices.
together with the United States
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should be brought to the attention OF
the Federal Government. The coasts
ought to be better lighted. There was
no light on the northwest poilt of Mo.
lokal or the extreme east point of Oahu
which were on either side of the steam.
ing and sailing route to Honolulu har-
Dor. AT least one valuable vessel was
wrecked on Molokai In recent years
owing to the absence OF light.
Mr.. Eustis remarked that the Min.
neapolls people had got over the idea
that the postoflce enhanced the value
OF adjoining property. Free delivery
OF mails ~ or 10 times day relieved
large proportion of the people from
the necessity of frequent visits to the
postofiice.
Cooke on Coinage.
Mr.. Cooke conceded with those who
had spoken in favor OF keeping the Gus.
tom house on its present site. Tho
postoffice site was too cramped. II
would be too noisy for the courts. Hav,
the postofiice on the ground floor ana
the other Federal Offices upstairs. He
thought the lot at King, Richards ant
Merchant street an ideal spot for q
Federal building for those purposes
II was near the Young building con.
} tanning the Pacific cable Office and
business was moving In that direction
, The speaker considered the matter OF
, coinage important. He told OF trouble
in sorting out Hawaiian silver from
United States coinage. We were now
using United States fractional silver
The Government vaults were so crowd.
ed that lately his bank could not OBJ
1 tain storage for silver there.
| Hall Seconds Motion.
Mr.. Hall said that Mr.. Cooke haG
g expressed his views exactly with re
gard 10 a building. That corner wa
exactly the center where the Fedora
building should be placed An edlfic'
: OF three or four stories attractvel!
a built like all United States building
o would be an ornament to the city
! That corner opened ont on fou
= streets He conceded with Mr.. Castle
I remarks on lighthouses.
!. Cole on Tariff.
: Governor Dole said II the Fedora
I Government gave us back our custom
n duties we could build our own light
, houses No other Territory OF tn
United States had TO build lighthouses
Makapuu Point on this island, whicl
y had been referred to. was apt TO b
4 very misty Tho Governor told of
II vessel that nearly went ashore on tina
n account at Kualoa, north OF Koolal
!, bay. While our silver coinage wa
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