Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-10-08
H|lQ ]AA'S SITE
BOARD OF TRADE NERVOUS
OVER DELAYED BUILDING
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THINK EXECUTIVE HAS NO USE
FOR ITS oPiNioNS-vARiETY
OF SITES UNDER CON.
SIOERATioN.


tempest raised In the Board Of Trade
meeting Friday night at Flroman's
Hall by the announcement that Gov.
crnor Carter and Superintendent Of
Public Works Holloway had decided
to eXpend the appropriation for Hilo's
new jail on the present site instead OF
where the Board Of Trade recommend
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When Governor Carter was here in
February last, he promised, among
other things. that the item OF 10000
in the Loan Bill appropriated for a
IlilO Jail would be expended as .the
people wanted. and called upon the
Citizens Committee which received
him to recommend a suitable site. Sub.
syquently when the HilO Board of
Trade was organized they were re.
Quasted by Superintendent Holloway
to select proper location for Hilo's
new jail and forward their recommen.
datiOns to him. This has been done
by the Executive Council Of the Board
of Trade. which consists Of the sub.
stantial business men of the commu.
nifty, and now they feel that the re.
quest for their recommendation was
Z
tive and officials have no use for their
, opinions.
The site recommended by the Exec.
utive Council. who have given the mat.
ter much attention. Is on the Kauma.
ma road one mile from town, where Is
! located an ineXhaustible quarry suit.
able for building stone and road mate.
rial. The property Is Government
land although at present held by John
r. Baker in his Piihonua leasehold, a
portion of which, IL Is stated. he is
willing to release for this purpose.
The present jail is located in the
very business center of the city,
screened from public view by an I'M.
slightly board fence, painted a roseate
pink. II has always been one Of the
principal sites of Hilo. avoided by Wis.
itors and citizens alike. The building
Is a wooden structure built in the cen
ter of a corner lot, surrounded by
dwellings and the homes of respect
able residents.
Across the street Is n church, and
around the corner Is another. II Is
only one block removed from Volcano
street, the main thoroughfare OF travel
through the town. The quarters are
much cramped at present, an dthe ad'
jacent property belongs to private In
dividuals from whom the Government
must subsequently purchase addition.
al land, in the event OF enlargement.
The Board of Trade took all these
matters into consideration In making
their recommendation to the Govern
or and to Superintendent Holloway. IL
Is understood, however, that Superin'
tendent Holloway Is opposed to the
proposed Kaumana jail site, giving as
a reason that the construction OF q
stone Jail Is entirely too expensive and
that a wooden building would answer
all the requirements. He has no faith
in the permanency OF an Island quarry.
citing his own experience on Oahu
with quarries, claimed TO be ineXhaust.
ible and which subsequently petered
out.
on the other hand, II is claimed by
members of the Board OF Trade that
the proposed site Is located on one OF
the original lava flows which swept
over these islands In its primeval for
nation, and extends laterally and yer'
tically to an unknown depth. The pa
hoehoe surface Of the land Is not suit
able for agricultural purposes, and at
present contains scant grazing. 1t Is
easy of access TO Hilo and can be
constructed economically and cheaply.
The Board of Trade feel that they
were following in the line with Gov
ernor Carters advice when he visited
Hilo He said at that time: This
loan fund was contracted 10 be repaid
at the end OF fifteen years, and what
ever Is done with the loan money