The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-01-06
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kins, who had gone over the same back
fence with them. Mr. LoWrey put in
the clause as it now stood, which drop
ped the Young building out. With that
amendment the petition was better
| That brought the commission here, and
| when it came it would consider first
the Federal needs, then commence on
the Territorial authorities and finally
consult the community at large.
Mr.. Hamburg remarked that he would
take the Young building rather than
| none at all
/ President Smith made a remark
about the Federal condition of having
/ grounds about a building.
Mr. McInerny said that grounds were
not required by any law. Kuhio sim
ply asked if the community favored
the Young building. That was all they
had to decide
Mr.. Wichman was strongly in favor
of leaving the question of building to
the commi ssion from Washington. Ho-
nolulu had lost advantages in the past
because of local disagreements. The
Chamber of Commerce defined bound
aries within which building would
be acceptable. The Association ex-
tended those boundaries.
Mr. Cation asked what was the oc-
casion of the meeting, he having ar
rived late. He was informed it was
to consider an answer to Delegate Ku-
HOS cablegran.
Mr.. McInerny thought the request
indicated that Kuhio regarded a de-
cision on the question at Washington
as imminent
Mr. Wakefield did not favor the petit
ton as it stood, because the Young
was the only existent building in
question. Therefore, if they signified
willingness to accept a purchased
structure. it would mean nothing but
approval of the Young building.
Mr.. Harris would not endorse the
petition without knowing the views of
the eighty members of the Associa-
ton. They ought to be consulted.
President Smith had been informed
by a man lately arrived from Wash
ington that there were no hopes of the
Young building being taken. His in
formant thought Kuhio's cablegram
came from the Importantly of Mr..
Young in endeavoring to have the
Delegate do some humping. Though
this man thought the community
would be more directly benefited by
construction of a new building, yet he
considered there was no chance of the
passage of the purchase measure. 1t
wa for that reason that the speaker
had signed the petition.
Mr.. Hamburg did not want to turn
down the Young building abruptly,
because such action would tend to
make its advocates work against an
appropriation.
Mr.. McInerny thought the Associa-
ton had so far pursued an absolutely
safe course. 1t had advised the Fed
eral authorities of limits within which
a building would De accepted. Now
there bObbed up a question from
Washington, if they would accept a
building right in the midst of those
limits He would move that the petit
ton be rejected.
Mr.. Harris would commit the petit
ton to a meeting of the Merchants
Association to consider
Mr. Wakefield asked if the petition
would answer the question of the
Delegate.
Mr.. Cation regarded it as not worth
the paper it was written on as an
answer to the question.
Mr.. Hamburg said he wanted to get
the friends of the Young building to
work for an appropriation. II
Mr.. Wichman proposed an amend
ment to cut out the second section. Il
Mr.. Harris would now vote to reject
the petition, because it stated that the
A ISOLATION would not object to an old
building
Mr.. Hamburg. at this stage. an
nounced that he would withdraw the
petition II
President Smith said he would put
Delegate Kuhio's question to the meet
ing direct Mr.. Hamburg did not think
the board of directors could speak for
the Association. and the PRECEDENT
read from the bylaws to show the
general powers of the board. Some
expressed the opinion that |
the present question was too large for |
decision by the board. II
Mr.. McInerny now moved that the
directors Of the Merchants Associa- +
ton recommend their disapproval of /
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