The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-12-12
DING
LOCATIONS
DISCUSSED
Many Sites Are
Considered by
Citizens.
ARGUMENTS ON
ALL SIDES HEARD
No Decision Reached or Vote
Taken But Later Meetings
Will Be Held.

Just what site may be chosen by the
committee appointed by Governor Dole
as the proper one to recommend to
Commissioner Eustis as the best one
for public building is as much in the
air now as ever, although for two
hours representative meeting of cit
izens talked over the locations which
have been proposed. There was a
decided advocacy of the present site,
the petitioners against removal being
represented by an attorney, but as well
there was a feeling that the city had
outgrown the cramped quarters there,
and that {. new location, where there
; ght be adornment of the structure
and surroundings, would be more in
dicative of progress.
A new element was introduced into
the discussion by the proposal that the
present site be used and a connection
had with the plot of ground on the
other side of Bethel, or an annex made
there for the handling of certain classes
OF matter. This was not regarded
seriously by anyone, however. The
element of humor was injected when
e. S. Cunha proposed, after the Hopper
homestead had been suggested, that
Thomas square be taken, as that would
give ample room for parking about the
structure. Two site which had been
considered were practically out of If,
one entirely. In the case of the Allen
property in King street, between Ala
kea and Richards, the committee report
ed that Mr.. Allen would not consider
any suggestion for its sale. In the
case of the Irwin land, the absence of
Mr.. Irwin made it impossible to re-
ceive any proposition, and the best
would be the submission of proposal
to Mr.. Irwin at the Coast by Mr.. Gif-
fard.
When the meeting had been called to
order George R. Carter began the bus
mess by suggesting that the citizens
present be given power to vote with
the members of the committee. Lorrin
Andrews said that he, with others,
could not be bound by any decision II
other than what they thought wise,
and as others, George Markham includ-
ed, seemed to have the same opinion,
the matter was dropped and the hear
ing of the report of committees on the
various sites was the order of the hour
A. Gartley reported upon the gore
lot. He said that there were many
owners and lessees. The Bishop estate,
owning the small end of the plot,
would make Q. proposition later; VOL
tiers valued the Occidental Hotel prop
erty at $4,000; the Austin estate would
have the matter referred TO the heirs
at Boston; the Meek estate would
want a fair valuation; c.. M. Cooke
was ready to take the same kind of a
price for his plot; and P. G. Jones has
not been seen by the committee, owing
to his Illness; the Hawaiian Electric
Company, as well, could act only
through its board, and a meeting could
not be held so quickly.
BISHOP STREET SITE.
Mr.. L. A Thurston. for the COM
mittee on the Bishop estate property,
made the following report and read the
letter annexed, giving the price on the
gore frontage as well;
Honolulu, T. H.. Dec. II, 1902,
To the Committee on Recommendation
of Site for Federal Buildings.
Gentlemen: Your Subcommittee 10
whom was referred the subject OF OBJ
tanning information concerning the
availability of a proposed site for a