The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-12-12
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TRACT FOR
ARMY POST
Board Decides on
Site for the
Camps.
LESSEES WILL NOT
MAKE LONG FIGHT
Agreement Is Expected Very Soon
and Recommendation Will Be
Sent on to Washington.

Negotiations for site for the
United States army post have reached
such a stage that it is the confident
belief of those interested that the week
end mail will carry to Washington the
basis of the lessees of the tract for the
extinguishing of the leases. The board
which has the matter in charge for the
government will meet this afternoon
for the purpose of considering the
counter proposals of the lessees,
and the decision of the majority
will fix whether or not the terms are
to be accepted or a fight over them
result, similar to that which has mark
ed the naval improvements.
The site selected for the post is the
tract known as Kahauiki, which lies
on the slopes adjacent to Moanalua,
occupying the Waikiki boundary of
that estate and running from the foot
hills back to the mountains. This
tract contains 1900 acres and is in It's
entirety now under lease to the Dow
sett estate. That corporation, how
ever, does not utilize it, but has it sub
let, the principal sublessee being the
Star Dairy Company, which uses the
higher lands for grazing proper and the
lower plateaus for raising of the high
class feed which makes the tract so
valuable. In the lease of the principal
there is an unexpired remainder of
liz years, and the leases of the Dairy
Company, as well as of the minor sub
lessees, many of whom are Chinese
tenants of small tracts, have much
shorter periods to run.
This feature of the situation has
caused most of the dalay in completing
the negotiations. The longer lease of
the Dowsett estate, it is understood,
could have been arranged, but for the
minor claims, and the result has been
long negotiations, which now have
reached such stage that 1t Is the
belief that there can be nothing to
hinder a peaceable settlement of the
differences. There were meetings of the
Dairy Company and of the Dowsett
estate yesterday, the latter adjourning
until Saturday morning, when it is the
belief that the proposition will be
formally submitted to the board, and
by that body forwarded to Washington
for the approval and ratification Of the
War Department. This board consists
of United States District Attorney
Breckons, Major E. Davis and Captain
Williamson.
Upon the decision of this board de-
pends as we'll the action of the second
board, composed entirely of army
officers, which will select the site for the
barracks and other dwellings which
are to be placed on the grounds as cho~
sen, and which will constitute the post
proper. This board is under the chair
manship Of Major Davis, and its re-
maining members are: Captain G..
Mex Williamson, DR.. Rich, Captaia
Pierce and Lieutenant Robinson. This
board, taking for granted the agree
ment on the terms of settlement with
the lessees of the tract, will meet 1t
is understood, next week. 1t has got
together thus far only for the formal
organization, and the work has not
yet begun on the placing of the build
ings.
II has been suggested that the build
ings of the post will be placed on the
eva slope of the tract, facing the Moa-
nalua estate. while the level space on
tho cifv side will furnish grounds for
the post parade II is understood that
army officers who have looked over the
grounds have suggested this disposl-
ton of the structures of the post.
There are several excellent sites for
residences on the mountain side, and 1t
is believed that these will be utilized
later by placing upon them bungalows
for the officers who may be stationed
at the post.