The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-12-20
Trade Bodies Nav
Then Ratify.,
Choice.
Selection to Be Referred
to Chamber of
Commerce.

When the Committee on Site for a
Public Building meets this morning at
o'clock in the offices of Alexander &
Baldwin, it will be to vote upon the
recommendation to Commissioner Eus-
tis. This was decided last evening af-
ter consultation of an hour with the
newly returned official In the same
resolution was included the proviso
that the decision thus reached by the
committee should be sent to the var
ious associations and organizations of
the city for their ratification.
The work which was done in the
was the tkreshing out of the views of
the several members of the committee
and the settling for all time Of the
questions as to the attitude of the Com
sioner upon the several sites which
have been hitherto discussed as among
the possibilities. There were six mem
bers of the committee present and Gen.
!. Hartwell looked in upon the meeting
during its continuance. Chairman
Thurston, Secretary Gartley, F. A.
Schaefer, G. R. Carter, ]. M. Oat and
3. w. Macfarlane met to talk with
sion of opinion that the time had come
to act was all but unanimous.
After the reading of the minutes,
which were interrupted by f. w. Mac
farlane to state to the committee that
the site before reported by him as not
available, the S. c. Allen lots, could be
had though no price had been put on
them, the chairman asked Mr.. Eustls
some questions. He said that the
meeting was called for the purpose OF
getting light. The point had been
made that the bill which passed the
last Congress made the provision that
no building could be erected under II
that was not ample for the accommo-
dation of all the federal offices in the
City. Another provision is that the
site and building must be large enough
to care for the possible future devei-
opment of the city. In view of this
the Commissioner was asked as to his
view of the chances of securing two
or even three buildings. The many
reports that the commissioner had ex-
pressed certain views upon sites were
referred to and he was asked to give
his opinions.
Mr.. Eustis said that he had no pre-
conceived ideas. His mind was un-
biased and any reports that he had
made declarations of preference We're
without foundation. He said he had
no choice but was here for the purpose
of finding out what the people wanted
ana to help them get it. If there was
united action upon single proposal
that would be adopted by him as his own
view. If there should be two propos-
ais he would have to look about and
make decision for himself. He said
he had made no declarations other than
in the public meeting and conversa-
ton with a man he met on the steamer
coming here. AS to what might be the
course as to two or three buildings, he
SAID he had no instructions and would
make report upon many matters. He
said his appointment was telegraphed
and he had not seen the Secretary.
Continuing he said that in Mime
apoiis the people raised money and
bought land which was presented to
the government and on this one build
ing was placed This he said was the
usual course where there was rivalry
over sites and the city had sufficient
enterprise to wish a building within a
short time. AS to the policy of one
or more buildings he said that he was
not acquainted with the methods, but
he would think that in a city such as
this, there should be one building for