The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-12-19
Postoffice Site Committee Plans
An Early Interview With
the Official.
Strenuous Efforts to Secure Harmony and a
Uniting Upon One Site for the
Federal Building.

Public building site work will be re-
sumed today when Commissioner Eus-
tbs returns from Hawaii and the COM
mittee appointed by Governor Dole has
an interview with him. The status of
the work is that there must be some
EXPRESSION from the Commissioner be-
fore questions affecting the stand
which many business men will take can
be definitely ascertained.
There have been secured in the at
tempt to secure unanimity, so that
there may be hope for action at this
session of Congress, a number of views
which indicate that there has been a
growing sentiment toward the selection
of the King and Bishop street site, and
there seems to be growing opinion
that the selection of some such site,
where the land can be secured immedi-
ately and clear title, with the opinion
of the District Attorney back of it,
sent on to Washington, will make for
action at the present term of Congress.
There may be further sites yet consid-
cred. as j. M. Dowsett has indicated
that certain Widemann heirs would
consider exchange for the Hotel street
corner.
The Bishop estate trustees have sent
a second letter to Chairman Thurston
~ roo their
readiness to exchange this ground for
other government land, under condi-
tions which make it certain that there
will be no delay in the handling of the
matter. if the site decided upon is that
in question. Some of the opinions OF
men who have signed the petition to
the committee urging that the Bishop
street tract be accepted as a compro-
mise are as follows:
am heartily in accord with the fore
going petition. What Honolulu needs
most is a federal building, and her citi-
zens should lend every possible assist
ance to the federal government in it's
undertaking.
BRUCE CARTWRIGHT.
I am in favor of the Bishop Estate
property, opposite the Alexander Young
building as the site for the proposed
federal building, on account of its
broad area, it's open, central and easily
accessible position, the possibility OF
immediate delivery, and the low price
asked for it.
w. C. PEACOCK.
I had in contemplation offering my
interest in Mahuka property running
from King to Merchant street and op-
posite the property of Bishop Estate as
possible site for publicf buildings, but
believing the site offered by Bishop Es-
tate the most desirable yet offered, and
best calculated to serve the interests
of the business community, L cheerful
ly sign in favor of said site and imme-
diate action.
JOHN EMMELUTH.
Mr.. L. A. Thurston, Chairman.
Dear Sir Referring to our letter
addressed to you under date of 18th
inst, with reference to locating a site
for the proposed federal buildings, we
are moved now in the interest of public
harmony, and to lend assistance in sim
plifying the task before your commit
lee, TO OuT Oi the w d
terhouse property on Hotel street and
Adams lane. and to heartily recommend
the location offered by the Bishop Es-
tate on King and Bishop. streets.
Yours very truly,
HENRY WATERHOUSE TRUST CO..
LTD,
BY Henry Waterhouse, President.
Dec. Is, 1902.
I have not as yet offered to the COM
rnittee my property fronting on Fort
and Union streets. Should the United
States Government desire it for fed
eral building site, would sell my prop
erty at a low price. However, 1 am
heartily in favor of the proposed Bish-
op Estate lot, and 1 firmly believe that
the location of a federal building on
this site, would be more convenient to
the general public, than any site yet
offered.
W. woLTERs.
The location of the federal building