The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-07-10
Cooper Picks Place Near
Allan Herbert Farm
At Kalihi.
New Penitentiary vii! Be Locat.
ed on Present Site Of the
Insane Asylum.


Gated in Kalihi on government land
which almost encircles the old Allan
Herbert place, recently purchased by
Alexander Young. H E. Cooper. Su-
perintendent of Public Workswith o.
Stillman, one of the clerks in the Of
flee, made a tour of inspection of gov
eminent lands yesterday with a view
to finding a suitable site for the cree
ton of the new asylum, provided for
in the Loan Act. But two available
sites We're visited and the, Kalihi land
which comprises eighteen and three
fourths acres was finally picked upon.
The present site of the insane asy-
lum has always been a subject of con-
troversy, taken in connection with the
quarry which is located within a hun
dred feet of the asylum. The Board of
Health maintained that the rock crush
ers disturbed their patients and Supt.
asylum. Finally the matter was set
tied by the shutting down of the crush
ertemporarily, and the Legislature was
then asked to make provision for re-
locating the asylum at a site further
removed from town. The buildings
which now shelter the insane wards of
the Territory are in a tumbledown con-
dition, the roofs of some of them hav-
ing been battered in by rocks thrown
from blasts in the adjoining stone
quarry. The asylum is also said to be
too close to down and is unsuitable
in many ways. Besides that the rock
at the government quarry is the best
to be found on the island as we'll as
the most easily accessible while even
if the asylum is maintained at it's pres
ent location the entire structure would
have to be entirely rebuilt.
The first location examined was the
tract just above the present site and
a little beyond the intersection of Judd
and Liliha streets. This is known as
Alewa and there are 10 acres in the
piece. There are the same objections
to this location as to the present site,
namely the proximity to the rock
crusher and quarry. The stone will
be taken out further and further up
the mountain side and it would not
be many years before the blasting
would again interfere with the insane
patients.
THE tract next to the Allan Herbert
place is admirably suited for the new
insane asylum" said Supt. Cooper yes
terday. There are about eighteen and |
three quarters acres in the tract. There |
is fine soil and beautiful trees and a |
good breeze from Kalihi Valley. The |
place is well laid out, gently sloping
toward the sea. 1t has been practical
y decided upon as the site for the new
insane asylum, which will not be built,
however, until the appropriat ton be-
comes available
There is an appropriation of $4,000
in the loan bill for the new insane
asylum buildings. No plans have bee0
made for the new structure but work
will be begun very soon. 1t is the in
ention to erect a Territorial peniten
larry upon the asylum site. The loan
ill carries an appropriation of the $10,-
100 for beginning work upon this. Only
ne foundation will be laid at this time,
md the next legislature will be asked
o provide for the building of the SUI
,erstructure. The location will be par
icularly advantageous because of the
quarry near by, which viii furnish
work. for the convicts.