Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-08-02

that made by the Governor:
In public statement in relation to
the Federal public building site, Gov
ernor Carter says that bad faith has
been shown to me, officially and pri-
vately, by the representatives of the
Mahuka site owners" and in conclu-
sion he declares: Il do not see how
the officials in Washington can
| square with me in any other way
than by accepting the Irwin site"
This is serious charge against the
Henry Warehouse Trust Company,
Limited, the representatives of the site
owners; Secretary Cortelyou and AS
sistant Secretary Winthrop, the former
is accused of acting in bad faith, the
latter of not being square
| A respect for this community de-
mands reinstatement of the facts,
from which it can judge whether this
Company has acted in bad faith and
whether the Treasury Department has
any relations under which it is under
obligation to Governor Carter private
ly and personally in this matter, those
relations are inconsistent with the
spirit of American institutions and the
conduct of public affairs in the inter-
ests of all the people.
We consulted Governor Carter Off
cially because, In order to meet the
requirement of the Treasury Depart
ment on the Mahuka site, it was nee
essary to open Bishop street, and we
wished the assistance of the Territory
in a public improvement beneficial to
the whole community. Governor Car
ter added condition to the require
ments of the Treasury Department,
viz, that the street should extend to
the waterfront. We made no COM
plant of this, because we concede that
such street would be still greater
public convenience; but he insisted
that, in case we could not show that
the street could be opened, the original
1 offer of the Mahuka site should be
withdrawn. To this we were forced
to agree. We procured the assent Of
Mr. Spreckels to the opening to Queen
street, but were unable to procure a
meeting of the Union Feed Company
directors, which was necessary to open
the street along the lines demanded
beyond Queen street, and were COM
PEELED to withdraw the offer on the 9th
day of June at the request of Acting
Governor Atkinson, who had taken the
matter up on the departure of Cover
nor Carter to the mainland, although
we begged for twenty-four hours more
the meeting of the Union Feed Com
pany having been set for the next
morning. We thereupon cabled the
Treasury Department as follows: 1--WE
desire to withdraw proposal March
fourteenth for sale Mahuka lot for
Federal site; please telegraph acqui-
escence."
To this cablegram we receive re-
ply by cable June 7th, as follows:
"Will cable our decision receipt your
written statement. Winthrop" We
confirmed our cablegram on the 18TH
by the following letter:
June IL, 1907.
"The Honorable Secretary of the
Treasury, Washington, d. C.
Dear Sir: We herewith confirm
cable correspondence between us, and
beg to advise that, in accordance with
your request, we will mail you a full
written statement on the Nevadan
leaving here June 18th.
Our withdrawal was made in ac-
cordance with an agreement entered
into with Governor Carter, which was
that we should withdraw and clear the
way for further site If we failed ia
open Bishop street.
I'VE believe that, had we been al
lowed few days additional time by
the Acting Governor, we would have
been able to have arranged for the ex-
tension. of Bishop street through to
the waterfront.
ut is possible that the street can be
opened as far as Merchant street
fronting the proposed Federal site
without the aid or assistance of the
Territorial Government, and of this
we hope to advise you definitely by
the S. S. Nevadan's mail.
Very respectfully yours,
"HENRY WATERHOUSE TRUST
CO., LTD.
"R. w. SINGLE,
| president"
The answer instead of acquiescing
in our withdrawal, was the cable of
July Gzu. TIOCeeu MdHuhd Sue dC-
cording Departments acceptance April
I'd. Winthrop"
In the meantime, the business COM
munity and the people of the city gen.
orally were very much stirred up over
the situation, and an insistent demand
was made that new offer be made
of the Mahuka site, which should in
clude the street in question. This in
volved the raising of the money nee
essary to buy the street, viz, the sum
of $4,000, half of which was contrib
uted by the owners of the site and the
other half raised by this company.
At the same time the Acting Gov
ernor, in whose hands the matter had
been left, put himself in communica-
tion with us, and at a conference held
in the office of this company, at which
Acting Governor Atkinson and Messrs.
Alexander Young, w. C. Peacock, w.
R. Castle, ]. f. Colburn, ]. f. Brown
and r. w. Shingle, the president of
this company were present, stated to
us in answer to direct question that
he did not consider that we were in
For Sale
! Several fine building lots, so x 105