The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-01-20
YOUNG BUILDING
PREDETERMINED DOWN
COMMITTEE THE BUILDERS AND TRADERS EXCHANGE MAKE
A REPORT WHICH FAvoRs ALEXANDER YouNGs
SCHEME SELL BuILD1GN A FEDERAL BUILD
ING-BUT EXCHANGE RE VERSES

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The report Of the committee appoint
ed by the Builders and Traders EN-
change to consider the matter Of
federal building for Honolulu, report
ed to the Exchange at it's annual meet
ing last night favoring the bill in
troduced i'm Congress I'm the interest of
the Alexander Young building. The
Exchange however turned down the re-
port and approved the bin of Delegate
Kalanianaole.
The committee I'm its report gives "a
list Of seventeen federal offices and
the location Of the quarters Of EACH 1t
then proceeds.
The list of offices above enumerated
and the scattered location of the sew
eral departments represented here,
makes self evident the desirability If
not actual necessity Of properly hous-
ing them under one roof as soon as
! possible
The present scattered location Of
! these several departments and their
/ inadequate facilities for handling the
growing business coming TO them
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the business community that whatever
is TO be done should be done now.
This factor of immediate necessity
! brings us to consideration Of the posi-
bilities of the usual routine of build
ing operations under Government aus
picec and in this connection 1t is well
to bear I'm mind the many years of
work, worry and trouble experienced
by cities on the West Coast i'm the
securing Of appropriation, the selec-
tion Of a site and after all preliminary
arrangements are completed, the time
consumed in erection.
Locally while the business COM
munity is we'll united i'm it's views as
to the section of the city within which
the Federal building should be located
yet the site has not been selected and
every owner will make an opportunity
Of presenting the advantages of his
own particular property, naturally IN
definitely delaying the time when the
site having been purchased and preli'
minary data having been obtained, the
matter of building can be considered
il will be a question as to the time fol
drawing plans, then the time for pro
curing and forwarding necessary struc
tural material after the contract ha'
been let; these all indicating the laps,
of years before the final completion o
any structure that may be original!
planned TO meet the federal require
ments.
In the light of the above probabilite
the alternate proposition is advance
for the purchase of an existing struc
ture, the builders and traders of Ho
nolulu feeling that the public welfar
is the prime consideration i'm this mat
ter of federal building.
We therefore recommend the follow
ing resolution for adoption by the FIX
change:
whereas, The officers and depart
ments locally representing the fedora
government are scattered Throughout
The city, many of them in quarters to
tally inadequate to their requirement
and many occupying rooms in Terrific
rial buildings, crowding our local gov
eminent out of needed room, and
Whereas, 1t is highly desirable tina
this condition should be obviated a
the earliest possible moment, and
Whereas, There is'pending bill be
fore Congress appropriating $l,4OO,OC
for a public building for Honolulu
), Now therefore be it resolved,
( That the Builders and Traders E1
change Of Honolulu heartily endors
the pending bill now before Congress
10 and feeling that the best interests {
d the public will be conserved by leavin
q the question of the purchase Of exis
ing structure or purchase Of site an
erection of a building, to the commits
sion to be appointed as provided
said bill.
Resolved that a copy Of this resoll
ton be forwarded to the authorities
Washington, through the Governor
n this Territory.
Respectfully submitted,
I JOHN EMMELUTH
j. r. LOGAN.
STANLEY STEPHENSON.