The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1907-06-07
MAHUKA SITE
WITHDRAWAL

property It looks as though that might
be the accepted site.
MIR. SINGLE TALKS.
When asked for an Interview on the
subject last night Mr.. Single said:
II positively will not get into any
controversy with Acting Governor At
kinson over the Bishop street extension
proposition. The interviews as publish
ed in the evening press were authorized
by me and were absolutely correct and
/ have the documents to prove the
statements. The statement made by
Acting Governor Atkinson to the effect
that the action taken by him was sat
isfactory to me is not so. did inform
him that would live up to my obllga-
lions with the administration and
withdraw the Mahuka site IL compelled
to do so. but I used every argument
possible In the interview held with the
Acting Governor on Wednesday morn
Ing, endeavoring to induce him not to
take any action which would prevent
the final contamination of so impor-
tant a street Improvement on the eve
of Its completion.
"The Acting Governor was fully in
formed by myself. as well as by the
commission appointed by Governor
Carter. that 1t was necessary to secure
the consent of the Union Feed Co., to
complete the deal and II was only right
and proper that the directors of this
company should be allowed n few days
In which to carefully consider the
deciding over to the Territorial gov
eminent of n considerable amount of
property for nominal consideration.
I'm his interview the Acting Govern
or says: He (Mr. Shingle) has not even
secured any estimates of the cost for
constructing n new cement floor for
the brick garage on Merchant street
The idea was to move the brick struc-
ture out of the way OF the extension.
Moving the shell of the building would
cost $6SOO. The cost of the new floor
would be additional He had not even
raised his share of the money
Admitting this to be true, 1t would
be picayunish for the administration to
take advantage of such q minor mat
ter In so important an undertaking.
have been made on this
building by John Walker, w. NJ. Camp
bell and Henry Bertelmann. The esti-
mate given by Mr.. Walker was $500,
not including the concrete flooring ON
which he was waiting the decision OF
The garage people whether they would
care for the curbing, which was not
Necessary. This estimate was handed
n on May s. The estimate of w. M.
included the concrete floor
ng and speaks for itself:
Honolulu. T. H., May TO- 1907.
r. w Single. Honolulu. T. H.
Dear Sir: After making thorough
of the garage building on
derchant street which you propose
moving, I beg leave to submit the fol-
owing:
Z" New foundation walls will have to
e built up to the floor level from the
oral formation which find is six feet
Glow the surface of ground.
1.-THE footing of these walls will be
ne foot thick and three feet wide built
concrete on to the coral bed rock,
hen a wall two feet thick will rest
top of this foot wall and built up
We feet to the surface of the ground.
The brick will be built on top of
lis thirteen inches thick up to the wall
'ate Oh root as at present.
My figure for doing the whole work
nd putting the building In exactly the
lme condition as 1t is at present with
'ncrete floor, six inches thick, doors,
roof etc, in the same position
I'd condition as at present is 1880.
" 1t Will require from sixty to ninety
,ys to do the work.
Very truly yours,
w. NJ. CAMPBELL
" Word was brought to this city
: President Kennedy of the Inter-Is-
nd s. S. Co who arrived on the last
ezra, that Mr.. Spreckels would bear
e expense of moving the garage
Hiding himself. provided that a lease
as made Of a portion OF his property.
lis condition was compiled with.
The contribution of 1850 was guar
teed to me and Governor Atkinson
Is so informed. / offered to deposit
certified check for this amount.
30 Informed him that the Trust Co.
'uld guarantee that the buildings
'uld be removed and that the only
ng lacking was the decision of the
'ectors OF the Union Feed Co.
This is absolutely the last which I
We to say on this subject. have
ndled the matter to the best OF my
Ility and am now through with IL In
cry way particularly as far as ut
ances through the press are con-
ned"
A.