The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-07-30
fThe Site Formally Chosen and the
Necessary Papers Waiting to
Be Signed.
The Fire Claims Bonds---KohaIa Ditch---Terry
Did Not Want the Honolulu Assignment
Postoffce Scandals and Politics.


WASHINGTON, D. c., July 17.-Immgration
Sargent has his desk papers, fixing for the immigration
will finally signed completed
days. least unless hitch arises
reaches destination. The will
portion of the naval station known Kkaako reef The boundary
line of the Bishop Estate feet from the naval
seawa and southwest distance of
line parallel the South seawa Thence it continues south
eastery direction right angle line
nee of 700 feet thence right angle in northeaery direction
Ito the Ala Moana
This Merry Navy
Xparment should be accepted Secretary Moody forthwith accepted
did Secretary Coreyou Department
f formal papers have been made and Commissioner Sargent said
To-day only awaited the signatures the necessary officials the
action II shall take up the question once
1nued Mr. Sargent reieatng what he stated days
t letter "The of filling the ground where necessary and
driving of png will be up. Within expect that
plans and specifications viii be ready that bids be advertised
for
FIRECIAn1s BONDS
Department the officials awaiting for
progress the reclams bond in Hawaii Several
about those bonds have frequently been received from New
York of these inquiries of rather ecn
answered by Gov Dole Others
with him the Territorial Government the belief the In
Department that certain New Workers willing pur
chase of these bonds if further inquiry the investment seems
good
question considerable part question
the Territory authorized by the Territorial Leg
lature Does request for information whether the
President the existing would be required
Ito approve before could be become valid is still with
she Attorney General for the Interior Department The
till Assistant Attorney
opinion whether that the President approve each
individual bond whether he approve the issue whole
THE KOHALA DITCH.
The Interior Department. probably already known in Homo
uu left entirely Gov Dole the settlement of sale of privileges
the Kohaa Ditch but it has asked him make
the Department he takes In lengthy letter from
Secretary the Interior Ryan, the decision of the Assistant
Attorney for the Department. of April f. 1902 is cited,
the reversed the Governor full
dispose of the public lands for the construction
ditch public auction the highest bidder Such report ap
parentIy required by the the attorneys decision but
the Department naturally desires the information for Its
nience keeping touch with the affairs of the Territory &
ADMIRAL TERRY. {:
order assigning Admiral Sas Terry the command {:
Honolulu made yesterday He preferred
Washington be assigned the chaimanshp of the
Lighthouse Board for which duty he has applied His application
had considerable weight with Secretary Moody particularly view
of the that Admiral Terry reaches the of retirement from
active December 1904 Thus Fighting Bob Evans
Pn the Asac Station the the chanansp of
lighthouse Board The fact that Admiral Terry had
Washington three the Washington Navy Yard
initiated against him. I3
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