The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-02-05

Tho Mitchell bill for the erection Oh
lFederal building in Honolulu reads as
follows:
Do - enacted by the Senate anu
House of Representatives Oh the IN
states of America in Congress aSee ASST.
HE'D That the Secretary OF the 80
,,rv he. and he is hereby, aulhoLi IT, '
and directed to acquire by purchase,
ao,,ootion or otherwise, site, ana
oa,sa IN be erected thereon sdllaple
s~a,sIding including fireproof vaults,
ting and ventilating apparatus anu
onnroaches. for the use and occupalioii
- +ba Tinted States poStofnce' Inc
TTnitad states land office, the uhlteu
states courts, the United states
tonu-house. the United States surNeSO
Sra,aTaI and other Federal otf1ces III
+he civ of Honolulu, island OF Oahu,
Territory of Hawaii, the cost VI
site and building, including salu N"ui'
heating and ventilating apparatus oh
approaches, not to exceed the
one raillion dollars Provided 1AaI 81
building shall be erected on any puplic
cite in said city, provided there is IN
said city such suitable public GROUNDS
for se ia pubIic building. In the event Oh
NO si,cn public grounds available, then
nronosais for the sale of land for sald
site shall be invited by public aoVer-
tisement in one or more or the news
napers of said city of largest clrcula-
fion for at least twenty days prior 10
the date specified in said advertise
ment for the opening of said proposals.
proposals made in response to SAID
advertisement shall be addressed anu
mailed to the Secretary Of the Treas
urv Who shall then cause the said pro-
y, oil q
think proper to designate, to be exanlh-
cd in nerson by an agent of the Treas
ury Department, who shall make writ
fen report to said Secretary Of the re-
suits of said examination and OF MS
recommendation thereon and the rea-
sons therefor which shall be accom-
panied by the original proposals aho
all maps, plats, and statements WhlcL
shall have come into his possession re-
lating to the said proposed sites.
IF. upon consideration of said report
and accompanying papers, the Secre
ton, make to the Secretary OF th'
Treasury written report OF their con
clusion in the premises, accompanies
tary of the Treasury shall deem furtnel
investigation necessary, he may ap
point a commission of not more thar
three persons one of whom shall D.
an officer of the Treasury Department
which commission shall also examlh
the said proposed sites and such other
as the Secretary of the Treasury ma
designate, and grant such hearings Il
relation thereto as they shall deem nee
essary; and said commission shall
within thirty days after such examina
by all statements, maps, plats, or docu
ments taken by or submitted to ther
in like manner as hereinbefore provid
ed in regard to the proceedings of s9i
agent of the Treasury Department; an
the Secretary Of the Treasury sha
thereupon finally determine the locatlo
of the building to be erected.
The compensation of said commits
sioners shall be fixed by the Secretar
of the Treasury, but the same shall M
exceed six dollars per day and actu'
travelling expenses: Provided, nov
ever, That the member of said con
mission appointed from the TreasuI
Department shall be paid only his az
tual travelling expenses.
The building shall be unexposed
danger from fire by an open space
at least forty feet on each side, il
GLIDING streets and alleys.