The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-12-30
READY FOR
TRANSFER
Gov. dole Askedto
Approve the
Exchange.
CITY AND COUNTRY
LOTS OFFERED
Plans Meets With Approval OF
Committee and Local Officials
May Hasten Action.

Governor Dole will, it is now ex-
pected, indicate today or tomorrow his
intention, and thus settle the matter
of the proposed site for the postoffice
and general Federal building.
The proposal before the Governor is
concrete. is one which has been reached
after long discussion, and the approval
of the men who have been at work to
secure action favorable TO the settle
ment of the site problem accompanies
the recommendation that the executive
approve and.make the necessary deeds,
so that, if possible. the transfer may
be known at Washington in time for
the present Congress to act, and thus
insure some appropriation before the
adjournment of the short session. \
The facts connected with the secur-
ing of the Bishop street site for the
building were conveyed to the Cover
nor by message Sunday morning, after
repeated conferences on Saturday, dur
ing which new propositions were sub
mitted by the Bishop estate people, and
the whole ground gone over by them,
the representatives of the government,
and the members of the committee,
who have been hard at work The
various proposals for transfer were
gone over and it was found there might
he a basis for compromise, and this
finally prevailed. Where the hitch oe-
Cured week ago was over the dit
ference in price between the site block
of f95 feet on each of the two streets
and the Esplanade block, whose four
teen lots comprised the equivalent m
the minds of the trustees. Where the
Bishop site block was valued at $751;
600. the lots were held at $4,000 each,
and the difference was too strongly
considered to permit of any settlement
by mutual agreement.
After a deadlock of several days 1t
was decided that there might be other
noints of the same memorandum of
offers that would prove attractive and
consequently might offer a settlement.
The conference was held and 1t was
decided that the terms of the compro-
mise which was to be submitted to the
government should take in other lanas.
II cannot be learned exactly what plots
are to be included in the Interchange,
but it is understood that there will be
a lot on the island of Hawaii, adjoining
present holdings of the estate, ana
valued at 10000; two fshponds down
the railroad between Moanalua and
Aiea, valued respectively at $4,000
and $1,000, the remainder to be con-
tanned in the lots of tie Esplanade
block, at valuation of $4,000 each
lot, the government to be given the
privilegesof choosing the lots from the
various open blocks.
1t is understood that there may even
yet be a return to the offer of some
days ago, and instead of this number
of Esplanade lots smaller number
and certain country lands.
While no answer has been received
from Governor Dole, it is believed that
he viii make it possible for the eA-
change to be completed by the end of
the week, awaiting only the actual
signing of the papers, and 1T is likely
that Commissioner Eustis will take his
departure on the Korea, which goes
on Friday or Saturday, convinced of
the settlement of the matter, and ready
to advocate the making of an appro-
prfation by Congress to secure the
construction of the building at once.
Should he leave at once the papers
will be forwarded Immediately upon
the return of the Eyecutiye