The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-12-09

slaafs iuld b. haten iis Said ihe
'huiilHf should hf o. rnHl in furnish
bel ninmoidii.u f.f ffafs t1 come. ana
should bf n ihr milaf Uf gruunds
HU.fH could ha haHuf r.l
TakIbr up thr futIt af ufhts Mr
Gazette raNUd HIIrHIru CD thr HrI inat
tuefr ore un lFhts Uu ite eastern sn.
trance tu ths MnIukaI lhanna. which
Del used by nn ships coming iU thp Dlty.
and urged that This boz glNDn attention.
I Mr Eustis aroused smile by asking
I 10 ihp people could wish more than she
light "a me custom House.
G.. NJ Cooke said that he coincided
with the Wow that the custom House
was In the right place now. but that
| he thought there should be- careful COM
sideration OF the site for the postofilce
and courts building He said he thought
the business section of the city was
moving towards Alakea street. and that
the new structure might well be in the
neighborhood Of the present public Of
fees OF the Territory. He said also
that he had talked with a number OF
people who had the same idea. AS to
coinage he said the bankers had asked
that the silver be recoined into Ameri-
can silver as they could not see why
they should use American dimes and
nickels and be compelled to use Ha-
waiian quarters and halves.
w w. Hall endorsed the views con-
corning the Custom House and in addi-
ton urged that the site for the post
office building be so chosen that 1t
would be possible TO make it an orna-
ment TO the city. He likewise spoke of
the lights. which are now maintained
by the Territory,
Gov. Dole suggested that II the Ter
ritory is given the customs revenues it
would be glad to take care of the light
ing. but Mr.. Eustis put in that the
United states never took down its flag
over land or duties.
L. A. Thurston said that the matter
would be further along If the people
should provide the site for the post
office. He said that where there was
any squabbe over a size there were
always delays, while II the ground was
furnished the construction usually went
on rapidly. He suggested that If the
Territory which now owns a valuable
site for business purposes, could guar
antee the proposed gore site by eX-
change or sale, it would mean that the
project was a long way toward settle
ment.
w. o. Smith said that the land OPP
posite to the Young Building, a plot
140 by 1870 feet might be selected, as it
could be now obtained.
G. NJ Cooke here moved that the
present site of the Custom House be
the site recommended for the new Gus
tom House. Gen Hartwell said that he
thought this was going rather fast, as
he did not feel that he was ready to
be committed to any sites whatever
without more time for thought. He
thought there should be careful consid
Grafton given to the matter
MIR. Eustis.asked however. If, as there
seemed no objection, there should not
be action on the matter Of the Custom
House. which with the addition of the
land now used as lumber yard, would
furnish an excellent site for the build
ing. The motion was put and carried
without dissenting vote.
Mr.. Cooke then moved that it was the
sense of the meeting that the land
bounded by King and Merchant streets
and facing on Palace Square be made
the site for the postofiice. He said 1t
had been suggested that the entire
block be secured. but 1t would be best
to see first what ground Is needed.
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should be kept where it is and another
building constructed for the courts
This view was taken as we'll by Henry
Warehouse, and DR. Burgess then
stated that when four years ago he had
made a canvass as to pOstofice site,
Of forty-six men seen forty-four favored
| the gore site.
| c.. r. Carter said that Honolulu was
| well organized and it should be the aim
of all to get the building. He thought
! there might easily be some plan to find
/ the sentiment of the people and re
/ favored the getting together of the peo-
pie so that there might be no DANCE
of losing the opportunity to secure ac-
| ton speedily. He thought there should
/ be a committee of five to get to work
and canvass popular opinion. Eustis
suggested fifteen, but on a compromise
after seven and eleven had been pro-
posed, Smith moved a committee OF
nine and this motion carried.
During the debate there had been the
suggestion that a committee be named
each for the lighthouse and coinage
matters, and these We're made of three
members each and it was proposed that
the Governor appoint all. w. o. Smith
said something of penitentiary, but
it was shown that the United States
does not own such institutions but pays
the board of its prisoners in state in
situations, whereupon the matter was
dropped. The meeting adjourned and
after its conclusion the Governor APP
pointed the following committees, they
to report to injecting to be held i'm
mediately upon the return of Mr. Eustis
from his trip to Hilo:
Site for Postoffice-L. 4. Thurston, +.
A. Schaefer, +. w. Macfarlane, A. Cart
ley, David Kawananakoa, S. X. Kane.
Matt Hepron, j. NJ Oat and G. r. Car
ter.
Uighthouses-Capt. A. Fuller, C. l.,
Wight and j. II. Kennedy.
Coinage-E. l. Spalding, c. NJ Cooke
and Cecil Brown.