Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-01-20
REPORT WAS REJECTED
BUILDERS and TRADERS
OPPOSE PERKINS REPORT
TEXT OF FEDERAL BUILDING COM.
MITTEE's REcoMMEN DATloN
WHICH WAS LOST LAST
EVENING".

and Traders Exchange Federal Build.
F., ing Committees report which was in
annual meeting last evening rejected.
Kuhio's bill being endorsed. Elsewhere
appears the Exchanges letter today
sent to the Delegate:
To the Builders and Traders Ex.
change
Gentlemen: Your committee appoint.
cd to consider the matter Of Federal
building for Honolulu find as follows.
Offices and officers of the Federal
Government at present located in the
city of Honolulu are:
LIST. U. S. Customs staff occupying
the Custom House Of Monarchial days
an Anticipated structure, corner Allen
and Fort streets
End. u. $. Postal service occupying
the Post Office erected under the
Monarchy with addition in 1899 and
recently repaired but totally made.
quate to the growing business Of the
Office.
Ord. L. $. District Court staff, In.
! Guiding Judge. District Attorney, Z.
s Marshal and their deputies and
clerks; located in the Territorial Judi
ciary building ION suferance" as 1t
were, for that building is today, scarce
~ adequate to Territorial require
ments.
4th. U. 5. Marine Hospital service
occupying building on Allen street. in
rear Of Custom House.
9Th. U. s. Marine Hospital wards
now located in Queens Hospital.
9Th. U. S. Marine Hospital Service
surgeon occupying building on Allen
street. in rear of Custom House.
9TH. U. $. Military Hospital now 10.
Gated on Wyllie street.
Sth. Z. S. Quarantine Office located
on Allen street.
9th. U. s. Depot and Chief Quarter.
masters with Office on Hotel, near Mil.
Ter street. occupying Territorial Ma.
tional Guards premises.
10th. U. s. Engineers, Young build.
ing.
| 18th. U. S. Naval Station with Of.
flee at foot OF Punchbowl street.
/. 18th. U. s. Naval Paymastcr 10
Gated at Naval Station.
18th. U. S. Weather Bureau locat
ed in Young building.
| nth. U. $. Lighthouse Board To-
Gated in Young building.
. 18th. U. s. Revenue Department 10
: Gated in Executive building.
. 10th. L. $. immigration Depart
| mani lngntaI nj rnctnn, II,pg.
, 18th. U. s. Shipping Commissioner
I. located on Merchant street.
!, The list of Offices above enumerated
, and the scattered location of the sew
. eral departments represented here
D make self evident the desirability .. 4
, not actual necessity of properly hous
/ ing them under one roof as soon q,
, possible.
D The present scattered location o
t these several departments and their In
adequate facilities for handling tn
I growing business coming to then
makes 1t imperative, in the interest o
the business community that whateve
Q is to be done should be done now.
}. This factor of immediate necessit,
3 brings us to consideration OF the pos
sibIlities of the usual routine or bniId
ing operations under Government ans
pieces and in this connection n is wel
), TO hear in mind the many vears n
' work. worry and trouble eynerIence
r by cities Of the West Coast in the SC
curing Of appropriation, the selection
= of n site and after all nroIIminarv n,
tangements are comn,eted tho tim
p consumed I'm erection
Locally-Wbile the businoss comm,
nifty is well united In its views ne :
n the section of the civ within wbic
the Federal building should he Iocatef
- vet the site has mot been so,ac,ed on
every owner will make an opportun,t
n of presenting the advantages OF bi
own particular property. naturally /,
n definitely delaying the time when. IN
site having been purchased and prel
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