The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-01-09
ALEX. YOUNG'S BILL.

Following is the bill introduced in
the House by Mr.. Cushman of Wash
ington State and in the Senate by Mr.
Perkins of California:
A bill to provide for the purchase
of a site and the erection of a public
building thereon, or for the purchase
of a suitable building with site at
Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Territory of
Hawaii.
Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assem-
bled, that the Secretary of the Treas
ury be and he is hereby authorized and
directed to acquire by purchase con-
demnation, or otherwise. a suitable
building with site, or a lite and cause
to be erected thereon a suitable build
ing, including fireprcof vaults. heating
and ventilatins apparatus, and APP
proaches, for the use and occupation
of the United States postoffice the
United States land office, the United
States courts, the United States sur
Veyor- general the United States Gus
tom-house, and other Federal offices in
the city of Homo! -Au, Island CT Oahu,
Territory CT Hawaii. the cost of said
site Will DulIulnS, lllcluu1nS Sdlu
vaults, heating and ventilating appa-
ratus and approaches, not to exceed
the sum of one million four hundred
thousand dollars: Provided, that such
building shall be erected on any public
site in said city, providing there is in
said city such suitable public grounds
for said public building. In the event
of no such pubic grounds teing avail
able then proposals for the sale o. land
for said site, or a building with site
shall be invited by public advertise
ment in one or more of the newspapers
of said city, of largest circulation for
at least twenty days prior to the date
specified in said advertisement for the
opening of said propo sals.
Proposals made in response to said
advertisement shall be addressed and
mailed to the Secretary of the Treas
ury who shall then cause the said pro-
posed Sites or buildings with sites,
and such others as he may think
proper to designate, to be examined
in person by an agent of the Treasury
Department, who shall make written
report to said secretary of the results
of said examination and of his recon-
mendation thereon, and the results
thereof which star be accom- anied
ny the OIlSlIldl pIOpOStiS anu dIl maps
plats, drawings, plans, specifications
and statements which shall have come
into his possession relating to the said
proposed sites.
If, upon consideration of said report
and accompanying papers, the Secre-
tary of the Treasury shall deem fur
ther investigation necessary, he may
appoint commission of not more than
three persons, one of whom shall be an
officer of the Treasury Department,
which commission shall also examine
the said proposed sites. or buildings
with sites, and such 5thers IS the Sec
retary I the Treasury may designate,
and grant sucl, hearings in relation
thereto as they shall deem necessary;
and said commits sion shall within thir-
ty days after such examination make
10 the Secretary Of the Treasury writ
ten report of their conclusion III the
premises, accompanied by all state
ments, maps platS or documents taken
by or suDn7itte7 tC then in like man
ner, as hereinbefore provided, in re-
gard to he proCee dings of sad agent
of the Treasury Departments; aid tue
Secretary of the Treasury shall there
upon finally determine the location Of
the Guiding to be areC-e OF TLrch1Sed
The compensation of aid c. n mis-
siCners shall be fixed by the Seci etary
of the Treasury, but the same shall not
exceed six dollars per day and actual
tray cling expenses: Provided how
ever, that the member of said commits
sion appointed from the Treasury De-
partment shall be paid only his actual
travelling expenses.
The building shall be unexposed to
danger from fire by an open 81 ace Of
at least forty feet on each side, inClud-
ing streets and alleys: Provided, that
for good cause shown the Secretary Of
the Treasury may, in his discretion,
reduce the open space to less than for
ty feet and to any dimensions which
he shall deem sufficient to afford fire
protection.