The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-01-09
THE DELEGATES BILL.

! L II T. DILL.
| Following is the Federal building
measure introduced by Delegate Ka-
lanianaole on January y:
| A bill to provide for the purchase of
a site and the erection of a public
building thereon 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,
condemnation, or otherwise site and
cause to be erected thereon a suitable
building, including fireproof vaults,
heating and ventilating apparatus,
and approaches, for the use and occu-
patton of the United states postoffice,
the United States land office, the
United States courts the United States
custom house, the United States sur
veyor- general, and other Federal Off
ces in the city of Honolulu, Island of
Oahu Territory of Hawaii, the cost of
said site and building, including said
vaults, heating and ventilating appara-
tus, and approaches, not to exceed the
sum of one million dollars: Provided,
that such building shall be erected on
any public site in said city, provided
there is in such city such suitable pub
lie grounds for said public building. In
the event of no such public grounds
being available, then proposals for the
sale of land for said site shall be in
vited by public advertisement in one
or more of the newspapers of said city
of largest circulation for at least TWEEN
ty days prior to the date specified in
said advert cement for the opening of
said proposals
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
proposed 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
recommendation thereon and the rea-
sons therefor, which shall be accom-
panied by the original proposals and
all maps, plats, and statements which
shall have come into his possession re-
lating to the said proposed sites.
If, upon consideration of said report
and accompanying papers the Secre-.
tary of the Treasury shall deem fur
Their investigation necessary, he may
appoint a commission of not more
than three persons, one of whom shall
be an officer of the Treasury Depart
ment, which commission shall also ex-
anime the said proposed sites and such
others as the Secretary of the Treas
ury may designate, and grant such
hearings in relation thereto as they
shall deem necessary; and said COM
mission shall, within thirty days after
such examination make to the Secre-
tary of the Treasury written report of
their conclusion in the premises ac-
companied by all statements, maps,
plats, or documents taken by or sub
mitted to them in like manner, as here
inbefore provided, in regard to the
proceedings of said agent of the Treas
ury Department; and the Secretary of
the Treasury shall thereupon finally
determine the location of the building
to be erected.
The compensation of said commission
shall be fixed by the Secretary of the
Treasury, but the same shall not ex-
coed six dollars per day and actual
travelling 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 space of
at least forty feet on each side, includ-
ing streets and alleys.