The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-01-05
ARGUE FOR
THEIR SITE
Committee Tells
Governor Of
Decision.
MAKES PLANS FOR
OTHER LOCATIONS
Suggests Custom House Blocks Be
Exchanged for Grounds for
the Marine Park.

have plenty Of data upon which Il
frame his report as to the sites FOL
public buildings in Honolulu and Hilo
for he has with him copy of the re
ernor Dole by the committee appointed
at the citizens meeting, held when the
subject of Federal building was frs
sroached
In this report the ground is covered
well. and the arguments, the necessities
&c the situation and the advantages
are alike set forth, so that it's incorpor-
Poration into the report of the Commits
sioner viii give to Secretary Shaw and
nsembers of Congress a complete view
Of the local idea of the urgent need OF
action at the present time. The only
nor Dole to the transfer of property
which viii give title to the block pro-
posed as a site for the postoftice and
general building to the government,
and this is confidently expected, and
the fact will be sent to Mr. Eustis by
wire at once.
The report is as follows.
Honolulu. December 81, 1902.
Hon. Sanford B. Dole. Governor of
Hawaii.
Sir: On the 9Th day of December,
inst, you appointed a committee to
recommend site or sites, for buildings
for the Federal offices to be located in
Honolulu.
Your committee held a first meeting
for the purpose of organization and
appointment of subcommittee to re-
port upon different locations, and,
thereafter, a public meeting, at which
all the local Federal officials and rep
of the leading commercial
were, by special invita- |
ton, requested to be present.
The general public were also invited |
to attend and present their views upon
the subject The invitations were quite
generally responded to.
In addition to these meetings, the
committee have since held number
of meetings at which all of the various
sites and the arguments for and against |
each have been considered.
NUMBER OF BUILDINGS.
The question first considered by your
committee was as to the number of
which should be recon-
nended.
drawn to the fact that in most of the
lilies of the mainland the size of Ho-
nolulu all the Federal offices were con-
aimed in one building, and the question
rose as to whether or not such re-
suirement would be extended to Ho-
loluiu.
Your committee are led to believsl
hat such would not be the case, from
he following reasons:
In most of the cities of the United
itates of even far greater population
han Honolulu the number of en-
ioyes in, and the business done by, the ,
q
We are informed that Honolulu
lands tenth on the list of largest Gus
pias revenues collected. the only cities
/ which more customs revenues are
ELECTED being New York. Boston ,
Philadelphia, Chicago. San Francisco,
ew Orleans. Baltimore, ST. Louis and i,
,etroit
I'VE are also informed that the Homo
lu custom house is now employing
,proximately 100 men, exclusive of the
larantine and marine hospital serv-
= which is also housed at the custom t
use. which additional departments l,
volye and must ever continue to re- o
Ire considerable number of men, F
ing to the heavy through travel
ross the Pacific. as we'll as to the a
.ge local travel between Honolulu Ii
d the Orient.
Jour committee are, therefore, of the a
.nion that the Importance of the Gus e;
n house. quarantine and immigra- t.
"a departments is so great that it
tifies the erection of separate H
"ld3ng for their purposes. at the B
Mt now occupied by the old custom
ding or a point near there. al
&ae Territorial Government now "
ms a considerable area OF land in L
vicinity, and we recon-
I'd that the Governor, by virtue of NJ
tps wer conferred upon him by the 81
anAc Act, set apart portion of this