The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-08-02
Mr.. r. w. Shingles Statement

1AASAS , oCdtClI1CAll
we concede that such a street would
be still greater public convenience:
but he insisted that in case we could
not show that the street could be OPEN
ed, the original 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site should be withdrawn.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 neces-
sary to open the street along the lines
demanded beyond Queen street, and
We're compelled 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 Governor Carter to the mainland, al
/ though we begged for twenty-four
hours more, the meeting of the Union
Feed Company having been set for the
next morning. We thereupon cabled
the Treasury Department as follows |
| 'We desire to withdraw proposal |
! March fourteenth for sale Mahuka lot
| for Federal site; please telegraph ac-
quiescence."
To this cablegrdm we received a, 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 fol-
lowing letter:
June u. 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 accord
ance with your request, We will
mail you full written statment on
the Nevadan leaving here June 18th.
Our withdrawal was made in ac-
cordance with an agreement enter
ed into with Governor Carter, which
was that we should withdraw and
clear the way for further site II
we failed to open Bishop street.
We believe that, had we been al
lowed a few days additional time
by the Acting Governor, we would
have been able to have arranged
for the extension of Bishop street
through to the waterfront.
1t 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 acquiescfng IN
orr withdrawal, was the cable of july
22nd. proceed Mahuka site accord
ing Departments acceptance April IND.
Winthrop"
In the meantime, the business com
and the people of the city gen
erallv were very much stirred up over
the situation, and an insistent demand
was made that a new offer be made
of the Iahuka site, which should IN !;
clude the street in question. Thls IN
volved the raising of the money nee
essary to buy the street, viz, the sum
Of s35. 900, half of which was contrib
uted bv the owners of the site and
the other half raised by this company.
At the same time the Acting Gov
arnor, in whose hands the matter had .
been left, put himself in communica- c
ton with US, and at a conference held
n the office of this company, at which
Acting Governor Atkinson and Messrs. =
Alexander Young, w c. Peacock, W. G
R. Castle, J. F. Colburn, j. F. Brown
md r. w Shingle, the president OF &,
his company, were present, stated TO :
is in answer to a direct question that q
le did not consider that we were IN $50
he least acting in bad faith with Gov "a.
rnor Carter in making a new offer,
nd Furthermore he would release US
f any obligation in consideration OF !
What we had done: that the fact that |
he Territory would save S17,500 JUS :
flied this and that we were in duty !
ound to our clients and the commu-
ity to make a new offer We there .
pom sent the following cablsgram:
June Is, 1907.
Cortelyou. washington, D. c.
Can now deliver you Mahuka
site as agreed with Bishop
street opened King to Mer-
chant. Government will ac-
cept dedication extension Mer-
chant street. Ready deliver alb
stracts district attorney. Busf-
ness community want this.
WATERHOUSE TRUST co. !
Id Governor Atkinson at the same
me sent the following cablegram to
oyernor Carter:
June Is, 1907.
To Governor Garter, Washing
ton, d. c.