The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1907-12-13
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voeller as having married Alice Meyers
on April 9 last. and Alice Wright Aka
na on April le following. In the first
case the ceremony was performed by
Rev. Father Stephen, the brides age
being given as 19. Rev. r. q. Parker
is credited with being the officiant al
the second marriage, the brides age
being registered as l6.
All this looks as # the bridegroom
were bigamist. But it is not the
whole record. Further research dis
closed the fact that on April 10, the
date of the second marriage, Alfred
K. Akana was granted divorce from
his wife, Alice Wright Akana, on the
ground that she had gone through q
marriage ceremony with Fred Voeller
on April 9, thereby committing a crime
that is a statutory cause of divorce.
1t would appear therefore that Voel-
ler had married the same woman twice
inside of eleven days. The matter is
now in the hands of the Attorney Gen.
eral and may be presented TO the sit
ting grand jury before its discharge.
A case of bigsmy against the woman
is suggested by the facts from the
records. Why the authorities did not
take it up at the time of the Aka
na divorce is not clear.
MORE BIGAMY.
F. F. Calusopa sues for arnulment
of his marriage to Lewaina, alleging
that when they were married she was
the wife of Akana. then and still
living.
DIVORCE GRANTED.
Judge De Bolt granted a divorce to
Elsie Dwight Cummings against W. c.
Cummings on the ground of non-sup-
port. The hbelant is permitted by the
decree 10 resume her maiden name of
Elsie Dwight. A. G. NJ Robertson for
libelant; no appearance of or for
ibelee.
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that is supposed in time 10 give place
to a permanent one. Far better that
no arch ever be built than that Homo
lulu suffer the blight Of q cheap
atrocity.
But a weightier reason is that were
there money available for a really
worthy arch. Honolulu has much more
pressing needs. In the fields Of educa-
ton. charity and philanthropy are de-
mands that are to be met before the
city has the right TO turn TO adorn-
ment.
Considered from another standpoint,
there are economic uses TO which the
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act there is money available for wharf
sheds on the Alakea street and Soren-
son wharves. The ishmarket building
can be utilized for this purpose at q
considerable saving to the Territory
over wholly new structures. BY the
removal of the building the fshmarket
square would be left open and could
at small cost be grassed over and kept
as q park. perhaps with a memorial
fountain as its central feature, until
such time in the future as ii became
advisable and possible 10 develop it in
q more pretentious way.
We are at parting Of the ways;
the building should either be recon-
structed. simply. where il stands. as q
public hall, suitable for meetings, ex-
hibitions and other public functions,
or II should be removed and devoted
TO economic purposes and the square
made into a park AS il Is now, the
structure IS unsightly and there is an
increasing danger that il may some
day suddenly be transformed into g
coal shed.
Your committee has a strong lean
ing toward the town hall" idea-pro-
vided the elaborate facade were left
out and some other changes made, SIM
plifying the plan suggested by the Art
League Did it appear practicable, the
committee would recommend the re-
moval of the present fishmarket struc-
ture to the drill shed site. provided
that site could be made available, and
the fitting of it up as an auditorium.
But having canvassed the situation.
the committee feels that 1t Is improb-
able that a sufficient amount of money
could be obtained from any source TO
carry ont the plan
The committee therefore recommends
the endorsement Of the following plan:
PLAN A
% The removal OF the p7eseaI fish,
structure
(2) The maintenance of the fishmar-
ket site as a park
81 The economic use Of the struc-
ture by the Territorial authorities for
wharf sheds or other purposes. except
ing. however, its use as a public hall
within the present boundaries Of Aala
park
On account Of the pressing necessity
Of keeping the building in repair and
the danger Of its appropriation for
storage purposes. and its consequent
loss 10 the public, If the above plan
cannot be carried ont, the committee
suggests. as final alternative
PLAN B.
ID The making Of the present fish,
market building over into 3 hail for
public use, in accordance with the
plans Of the Kilohana Art League COM
mittee whose design, with the excep-
ton of the facade and with some de-
ductions for elaborateness. is in gener-
al satisfactory. and whose efforts are
now bent toward the securing of money
for lis execution from the Mckinley
Memorial Association and other
sources
% The use of the rest Of the lot
as park
(Sgd) RALPH S. HOSMER.
Chairman
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