The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-12-23

GOVERNOR DOLE
IS NOTIFIED
His Consent Is Expected and the
Transfer May Be Finished
at Once,

Proposals have been made by the
trustees of the Bishop estate to the
government for the exchange OF lands
for the plot at the corner of Bishop
and King streets, which is wanted for
the postoffice site, and if Governor
Dole agrees tc the plan which has
been suggested, the deeds for the land
will pass at once. Messages have been
sent to the Governor, who is now at
the ranch of Eben Low, and an an
swer is expected at once which will
authorize the acceptance of the prop
osition.
While the details of the proposal are
not made public, it is understood
that the Bishop estate trustees will ex-
change their holding for plot of
ground on the Esplanade, which will
not in any way interfere with the car
rying out of the further plans of the
committee for the making of ample
provision for the custom house and a
suitable park about that site. This
would indicate that the Bishop estate
would take lands which front on Allen
street, the leases being short time
ones, which might as well be termin-
ated by the government offering others
in their place.
Commissioner Eustis is ready to
leave for the mainland when the nego-
tiations reach such stage as to indi-
cate that their termination will be IA
yorable to the settlement along the
lines which have been marked out as
agreeable to the people. An effort was
made to arrange for his departure to-
day in the Sonoma, but he concluded
TO stay and see it out.
Had it been possible for him to go,
it was felt there would have been a
better chance for carrying out the plan
of the committee and the urging of
action upon a bill to provide for the
erection of the buildings this session.
However, he will forward report, and
carry on all the papers with him in the
Korea.
While this is the status of the pub
lie building site, there is a greater
unanimity on the question Of the
coinage matter. The banks and the
committee named by Governor Dole
will send through the Commissioner
the same brief, in effect, that was pre-
sented to the Senate Commission dur
ing its stay here. The action will be
urged as necessary for the stability OF
the circulating medium, and the bill
which has been before Congress pro-
viding for the recoinage of the local
silver will be endorsed for passage, as
a solution of the matter.
The committee which was named for
the purpose of considering the matter
of the lighthouses will make a report
which will be practically copy of the
report made up by Lieutenant Rodman
of the Naval tug Iroquois, and which
calls attention not only to the need
for Island lights, but as well for lights
on the points where the deep water
vessels have to pass on their way to
this city and Hilo. The committee
finds that this report contains a
complete summary of the needs of the
Islands, and they will submit it to
Commissioner Eustis with the recon-
ment1ation that he urge action along
these lines when he returns to the
Treasury Department.
Among the matters which Mr.. Eustis
has taken under consideration 1T is
said that none has greater Importance
to the Department than the selection
OF a shipping commissioner. 1t is un-
derstood that Mr. Eustis will recon-
mend B. Griggs Holt.