The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-09-27
CIVIC FEDERATION
OPPOSES THE SALE
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ter into consideration. said President
Grif7ths. The property is Of more
value 10 the Territory fer public pur-
poses and for purposes Of health and +
Identification of the city than any
price that can be secured for X Il IS I
one Of the locations upon which /
Charles Milford Robinson laid most |
stress in his plans for Honolulu. Its |
situation is such that it can be made |
a most beautiful gateway into the city. |
To sell it for coal sheds would be TO !
disfgure the waterfront beyond re-
pair
The committee presented to the Gov
errors attention the portion Of Mr. |
Robinson's report in which he dwelt
on this very plot of ground and the
possibilities of it. All of the members
discussed the subject earnestly Mr..
Dodge expressed the view that the
price offered was Inadequate; that
eighty thousand square feet located as
that is was worth a great deal more
than $50, 900 considered solely on the
basis of market value. Still, even II
the application were favorably consid-
cred, the property would have TO be
put up at auction at an upset price
of not less than the amount offered. a
larger price might be offered. But
/ their objections went further than
/ that. They insisted that the sale or
alienation of this property would be a
sacrifice of a continuing benefit OF in
estimabIe value for all time to the peo-
pie for a very paltry present consider
alton.
| 1t was conceded that everything that
was reasonable should be done by the
Territory to encourage the establish
ment here of industries and additional
| American population, but that this did
not mean that everything asked must
be given. The committee wanted it
understood that their position was not
one of opposition either TO this appli-
cant or TO any interest that would
benefit the community. But il was
position taken for the permanent bet
terment of the whole community for
all time. 1t was pointed out that this
is practically the last piece of water
front property still in the ownership or
the government.
The committee pointed out that this
was not the only piece Of property
that would serve the purpose OF the
Pacific Mail Company as outlined in
the application for this property. The
Union Feed Company property for in
stance, between Queen and Halekau-
villa streets, private property, would
serve their purpose, leaving the public
property for public purposes, and pur-
l poses which, as planned in the Robin
: son report, would benefit the Paelhc
mail, itself, by adding to the attrac-
? tiveness of this place for travellers
: Governor Frear listened carefully te
all that was presented and asked
many questions to bring out fully the
views of the committee and light on
all phases of the subject.
Y II did not, of course, indicate my
Town view of the matter to the com
lmittee,'' said Governor Frear after
ward, because have not yet arrived
lat an opinion on the subject The mat
ter has but just been presented to me
and I have not yet given it considera
ton. I promised the committee ina
I would give the matter very carefu
consideration. as its importance from
any aspect demands careful consider
alton. I told them that / was glat
they had presented their views, ana
shall be glad to receive and eonsioe
the views of any citizens on the mat
tier"