The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-01-24
WILL MOVE
The CORRAL.
War Department
Seeks a New
Site.
WILL LOCATE ON
NAVAL STATION
New Office Building is Accepted
by Captain Merry-Fencing
in Reservation.

The army's mule corral at Iwilei VIII
soon be thing of the past. The owners
of the land upon which the corral and
stables are al present located have noti-
fed Quarter1naster Williamson that the
ground is needed for other purposes. and
consequently arrangements are already
under way for a compliance with the
notice by vacating the premises. 1t is
probable that the new stables and corral
will be located on the naval reservation,
| though until the acts of the local mill
tary and naval authorities are approved
by their respective departments at Wash
ington nothing further can be done to-
ward making the desired Improvement.
Captain Merry has agreed to turn over
sufficient land on the Waikiki end of the
naval reservation for the use of the
army, and If the proposed plans are APP
proved, the work of removing the corral
from Iwflei to the new location will be
started within a month.
The land which it is proposed to use
for the army corral is swampy and Of
little value at present. Superintendent
Boyd of the Department of Public Works
has been seen by Captain Williamson OF
the Quartermaster's Department, and
has agreed to do the required filing
whenever requested.
Formal notification of the proposed
change has been sent to the War and
Navy Departments at Washington, and
it is expected that the plans of the local
officials will be approved.
Captain Merry intends to have the en-
tire naval station fenced in. Parties are
using part of the navy reservation as a
dumping ground, and this the command
ant intends to stop Immediately, and to
save himself from further annoyance the
high board fence will be extended SO as
to enclose the entire reservation.
The new building for the commandant
was completed yesterday and accepted
from the contractor by Captain Merry.
The removal of all naval officers now
in the city to this new building will be
accomplished next Monday. Besides the
commandant, the commander of the Iro-
quois, paymaster surgeon, engineering
corps and all other officers of the navy
win have their quarters in the new. Of
fees.
1t is probable that the naval reserva-
ton and offices will be maintained in
Honolulu even after the completion OF
the Pearl Harbor station. Though the
station proper will be at Pearl Harbor,
1t will still be necessary TO keep in touch
with the city which will continue to be
the base of the greater part of supplies.
However, vessels of the navy viii not
make this port stopping place. but
continue directly to the docks below, un-
less it be the transports which are army
vessels, and do not come under the con-
troll of the Navy Department. The Ter
ritorial authorities are very anxious to
obtain additional wharfage facilities and
once the navy station at Pearl Harbor
becomes reality. an effort will be made
no doubt to regain the title to the pres
ent naval reservation In Honolulu and
also of the fine naval docks.
The seventy-five foot flag pole for the
Pearl Harbor naval station has already
been placed in position, and Captain
Merry is now planning for appropriate
services at the flag raising, when for
NAL possession will be. taken of the land
recently acquired from the Bishop Es-
tate. The title of this land now rests
with the Navy Department, though 1t Is
still encountered by the Honolulu Plan
tation Company lease. The funds at the
disposal of Paymaster Hall are insuff1-
cient to pay the Judgment obtained as
about $1,000 is lacking, there being less
than 100000 remaining of the approprf-
alton. However, this will not hinder the
United States from taking possession I'M
der the decree signed by Judge Estee in
the Bishop Estate case, and the flag rails
ing ceremony will take place within a
few days