The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1906-06-01

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ing win accommodate one company Of
soldiers.
Facing the barracks, across the
street. are three single story buildings
Of bungalow type. Two Of them are
lavatogies and one is the mess hall.
cluster Of buildings two or three
hundred yards eastward from the bar
racks group consists of the quarter
masters storehouse, stable, wagon
shed, forage storehouse and mechanics
shop. An oil warehouse will be added
to this cluster.
Making a fresh start from the Eva
road, few hundred feet beyond the
gateway westwardly, the line of curv-
ing street of officers residences is en-
tered. Four next the road are for
lieutenants. Then come three for cap
tains with two more for lieutenants be-
yond They are comely looking two.
story cottages with pavilion roofs and
have verandas and balconies on their
eastern fronts and northern sides.
There are two smaller cottages, two
storicd, at the end of the row for non
commissioned officers.
Between the last of the lieutenants
houses and the pair for noncoms.
stands the administration building, of
two stories with truneated roof and
ground dimensions, judging by eye, of
about sixty feet square. 1t is one of
the most imposing structures upon the
reservation and to all appearances one
of the most comfortable-as it should
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Post will be done inside of it.
All of the buildings thus far men
toned are wooden, but they are of
especially strong construction. The
underpinning consists of concrete pill
lars upon hard pan. One end of each
of the barracks is enclosed, beneath
the ground floor, by concrete walls.
A bakery of concrete is under con-
struction between the subsistence
storehouse and the barracks.
A magazine of iron and concrete is
advanced in construction as far as the
laying of the first floor ioists. This
structure lies beyond rough ground sew
eral hundred yards to the northward
of the barracks.
The undermining Is in place for u
guardhouse near the bakery.
Altogether twentyseven or twenty
eight buildings are included in the
present contract of the Burrell Con-
struction Co., of which twenty-three
are practically finished on the exterior
save the painting. The remainder are
either under way or to be started soon
Work began about the first of the year
and it is expected that the contract
will be fulfilled about the first of Oct
ober.
II. II. Burrell personally superin-
tends construction for his company
Mr.. Hassfurther is the structural en-
gineer for the company, and J. L..
Young structural engineer and inspec
tor for the U. $. Government
Contracts have been let for the sew
ers and septic tanks, also for the
water system including artesian wells.
The Post will have it's own power
house for electric lighting, etc.
a spacious parade ground will be
prepared between the officers row and
the barracks. There will be beautiful
lawns on all sides.
No spot in all the beautiful environs
of Honolulu has grander background
Xxi military reservation. The domes
and serrated ridges of the Koolau
range for miles of n stretch are in
view. Punchbowl shows its emerald
diadem over the low ridge on the town
side and Diamond Head beyond rears
its peaked crown. Away to the south
the ocean sparkles into infnity and in
the immediate foreground silvery in
| let meets the vivid greenery of Mr..
Damon 8 park at Moanalua. Withal
there is no place on the island more
deliciously favored of the cooling
trade winds.
Kahauiki Army Post will shortly be
one of the greatest show places of Ho-
nolulu. Every army officer-every man
in Uncle Sam g uniform-ever having
the fortune to be quartered there may
be counted in advance as volunteer
member of the Hawaii Promotion Com
mittee.