The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-06-08
CARTER TAKES
4 HAND
Continued from Page One).

IN more detail. the plans contem
Mate the purchase of the strip between
the grounds OF the Judiciary buldlhs
land Punchbowl street, and Of that III
angle between Richards and MILAN
streets. of which the site of the preSen'
Opera House forms the Waikiki anc
larger end. It is singular that by the
| acouisition of such a little land SC
large an effect can be secured at sc
| important a point, and Honolulu may
well congratulate itself on this second
opportunity Clearing the space thus
secured, kaWaiahao church is opened
| TO view from Union Square and be-
| comes as il ought to be, one Of the
| group of historical structures gathered
| there. A new street, centerlng on the
statue of King Kamehameha l., with
| that closing the vista at one end and
the Lunalilo tomb plainly in view at
the other, gives more direct access
to Punchbowl street, and leaves be-
tween itself and King street plat to
be parked with turf and low shrubs,
the switch of the street railroad COM
pany having provision made for it in
front of the Judiciary building. Cor
responding with this street, on the
other side of the statue, a street gives
direct connection with Merchant street,
opens an attractive vista, and leaves a
plat between itself and King that.
similarly, will be parked with turf and
low shrubs. These new streets are
more accurately double roadways for
King street, making provision for any
increase of traffic at this point in the
years to come and giving to King
street, through this, its official or state
section, the character of a broad park
ed street.
LAS to the postoffice, it is clear that
the new structure should be added to
the group of public buildings, thus
adding to it's own dignity as well as
to the effectiveness of the square.
Three sites are suggested. Site 'A'
would be my first choice considered
from the aesthetic standpoint and be-
cause site Co would then be left avail
able for the Opera House, SO adding
another public structure to the group
and giving to it site open to the
street on three sides-a desirable con-
sideration in planning fire exits to a
theater. Site c. would be my second
is one of great prominence and aes-
thetic Importance to the square. It is
also more convenient for the city's
business section. Site b also would be
admirable, especially if it should be
possible to obtain all the block, plac-
ing the postoffice on a line with the
Judiciary building and, like each of the
other official structures, in a little park
of it's oWn-an arrangement lovely in
itself and of especial appropriateness
here. incidentally, it may be observed
that in urging one of these sites for
the new postoffice, the large aesthetic
gain is secured with no less of con-
venience to business, and with an even
greater proximity to the docks, to the
government offices and to the hotels.
1T should also be observed that the
proposed development of Union Square,
for the enhancement of it's beauty and
dignity, brings this improvement with
in two short blocks of the waterfront
improvement, and on the direct line to
the residential and hotel district, SO
adding very materially to the favor
able and abiding first impression of
entering travellers. If now the Custom
House should also be located on Rich
ards street, as suggested further back
either between Queen and Merchant
streets, where, thanking sites b and
c. it would come into the group plan;
or on the other side Of Richards
street, between Queen and Halekau-
wila-these two focal points. the water
front and official center, would be
brought yet closer together, with i'm
pressive and exceptionally fine effect.
In fact, what other port would have
SO striking an entrance? AS to con-
veniences, the Richards street sites
really are equally near to merchants
and to docks, barring only the wharf
of the Oceanic Steamship Company,
as is the present location
A meeting of the Merchants Asso-
citation has been called for II O'Clock
this morning to discuss the Federal
building site question in it's new as
poets.
President G. w. Smith says the meet
ing has not been called to protest
against the Irwin site. The merchants
feel it to their interest to try and
have the postoffice as near the bust
ness center as possible. One of the
things to be considered at this morn
lngs meeting is to see if it is not vet
possible to comply with the conditions
necessary to make the Mahuka propr
erty the site of the Federal building.
In connection with Governor car
ter's action in regard to the Irwin
property, it is known among his friends
that he is very much in favor of the
core as site for the new public IL
brary. 1t may be that he believes that
the Federal building on the Irwin lot
and the public library on the Gore lot
would be a harmonious collocation of
two important public buildings.
CRITICIzEs THE GOVERNOR
Editor Advertiser: This community
on the whole is pretty we'll stirred I'D
on the matter of a site for the Federal
building. We will grant at once. for
probably no one denies that Mr.. Rob-
ihsons plan of grouping all the public
buildings about the Palace and Union
square IS artistic and fine But that
alone should not determine the oues-
uon. The public convenience, in short
puDhc utility, is the factor which
should settle no -baI