Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-03-21
HaWaii's HarbOrS And
Public Buildings Explained
By Business Delegates

ing of concrete. and 1t will answer the
purpose for a good many years.
The old Government building. which
we call the building across the street
from the palace, Is now occupied by
the courts, including the United States
district court and the United States
district attorney. II is in a dilapidated
state. II needs repairing very much,
indeed. The Board of Health and the
survey department have a separate
building.
The Chairman. Where does the Ter
ritorial Legislature meet?
Mr.. @. w. Smith. In what is known
as the throne room OF the capitol build
Ing, the old palace. The lower house
meets In the throne room. and the up
per house generally in portion OF the
Governors Office. The senate is not
large in numbers; but fifteen.
The Chairman. That building. [
understand you, is In a reasonably good
condition?
Mr.. @. W. Smith. It is in good con-
dition. sir.
The Chairman. And II Is large
enough TO accommodate the uses to
which you are subjecting It?
Mr.. G. w. smith. Yes, sir; IL does
very we'll During the legislative see.
sion II is very much crowded.
The Chairman. Your governor has
his Office in that building?
Mr.. G. w. Smith. Yes, sir; In that
building.
| Senator wetmore. Where is his res.
idence?
Mr.. G. W. Smith. lie has a private
residence.
Senator wetmore. Which belongs to
him personally?
Mr. G. W. Smith. Personally.
: The Chairman. He has no official
residence?
, Mr.. G. W. Smith. No. sir.
Senator Wetmore. The building used
for the courts is out of repair, you say
The Court House.
Mr.. G. w. Smith. II is out OF repair
It would be ample for our purposes II
We did not have to give up room which,
however. has recently been paid for.
The United States district court occu-
pies room that really is necessary for
the official Offices OF the Territory. and
up to the LIST OF October that was given
rent free, or. rather, they took H. The
Governor made efforts to see II rent
could not be paid by the United States
Tor the occupancy, and II has been paid
since the list OF October.
The Chairman. II we were to appro-
! pirate rs yer cent Of the internal taxes
and the customs revenue. as this House
bill provides, what would you do with
Il?
Mr.. G. w. Smith. That would be de-
tcrmined by Congress. as provided In
the bill
! The Chairman. No. II we provide Il.
as here indicated. for public buildings
and educational buildings?
j Mr.. q. w. Smith. think that one of
the first things would be the erection
of large number OF new schoolhouset
throughout the group, with teachers
houses attached.
Senator Wetmore: Could you not re-
pair the old ones?
Mr.. G. w. Smith. | doubt, sir, II
some OF them are worth repairing.
Senator Flint. OF what are they con.
structed?
Mr.. G. w. Smith. Wood.
Mr.. w. o. Smith. They are very
much broken down.
Mr.. @. w. Smith. We would erect
large number Of jails. We have an
alien population there that requires
police supervision. We very much need
an insane asylum. The one we have Ia
built away back and is composed ut
frame buildings. We need a new Ter
ritorial jail. or additions, rather, to thu
present jail.
One OF the public works, Senator
that we had considered in this matter
was the building OF roads to lands that
, could be opened up to settlement by
people eligible toSritlZenship. We hay,
some lands on the mountain sides
which are covered with growth OF
timber, but which are inaccessible. anu
We have not the money with which n
build the roads to reach them. These
lands would grow coffee and some ol
the fruits like plneapples,
The Chairman. Have you plan Of
public Improvement OF that character,
Have you plan OF roads that yol
want TO construct?
Mr.. @. w. Smith. The road depart
ment has a tentative plan II has maps
and plats OF all the land have referred
to, showing how that land could be ap'
r preached from main roads,
: The Chairman, Is there an estimate
+ OF the cost Of those roads?
: Mr., c. w. Smith. | am not prepare,
1 to state that, sir
. The Chairman. see by this bill
. the money Is to be devoted not only 4
= educational and other public building
| and public works, but also to harbol
! improvements and military and naya
defenses.
Mr., @. W. Smith. II follows thu
Presidents message In that respect.
The Chairman. Yes; but you do no
contemplate undertaking any harbol
e improvements, | suppose, on your owl
! account?
{ Mr.. G. w. Smith The Territory ha
I done 80, sir, on the other islands o
the group.
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