The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-07-20
BUILDING SITE
AND LEPROSARIUM
Frear's Appointment PIeases---
Increasing the Army
Facilities Here.
CIail Special to the Advertiser.)

fIail special to the AdVertiSer.)
WASHINGTON, D. c., July AS
sistant Secretary of the Treasury
Winthrop, who has charge of public
building matters, said today that he
was waiting mail advices from Homo
lulu before acting further in the mat
ter of site for the Honolulu postoffice.
He had supposed that the site was
practically determined at the time of
his conferences with Governor Carter
here some two weeks ago. The Assist
ant Secretary cabled to Honolulu yes
terday TO ascertain what is being
done.
He said he did not know the exact
terms on which the Irwin site could be
had, and in fact could say little about
the situation till he had a letter from
there showing just what is what.
Mr. Winthrop is also trying to give
the arrangements for the leprOsy SAN
itarium a fresh start. He stated today
that he had just sent a request to
Surgeon General Wyman of the Marine
hospital Service to have a conference
with him about the revised plans and
to see whether something can be done
to curtail the already protracted delay.
1t is understood that differences of
opinion between DIR. Wyman and DR..
Brinckerhoff about the revised plans
for the sanitarium are responsible for
the delay at the present stage.
Many of the matters that Governor
Carter conferred with various officials
about, during his visit to Washington,
are still in allegiance. That is largely
due to the exodus of cabinet and other
officials from Washington. Secretary
Garfield, through whose Office all Ter
ritoriaI business now goes, is away and
will not return till late in August or
early in September. Mr.. James I. Par
ker, his private secretary, formerly
chief of the division of lands and rail-
roads in the Interior Department, has
immediate charge of these Territorial
matters He stated last evening that
practically nothing had developed in
these errands the Governor came on.
The appointment of Chief Justice
Frear to be the new Governor of the
Territory was we'll received here
among the few friends of Hawaii who
are now in town. The appointment
came as something of surprise. and
little is known about it here, beyond
the fact that Governor Carter secured
from the Department of Justice papers
regarding the new Governor which
were on file there. 1t is understood
that these papers were sent to the
President, who made the appointment
from Oyster Bay.
General Humphrey, Quartermaster
General of the Army, has announced
here the decision to construct the fol- !
lowing additional army buildings at
Honolulu, as was outlined in his ca
blegram to his son, also of the quar-
termaster's division, some two weeks |
ago:
One field officers quarters.
Four lieutenants' quarters, for un-
married officers.
Two \. c. S. Q. quarters.
Two company barracks.
Two company kitchens and messes.
Two company lavatories.
One coal shed.
General storehouse and office build
ing for supply department on water
front lot in Honolulu.
The total cost of all these buildings
will be $159,92O. Captain Charles F.
Jr.. viii have supervision
Of the construction work.
General Alexander Mackenzie, Chief
Of Engineers, said today that there
was little of interest at this end of the
inc about the River and Harbor work
n Hawaii, authorized by the last Con-
gress He has received and approved
If the project for the continued i'm {
1rovement of Honolulu harbor, has ap {
proved Of the proposed improvement {
If the Hilo project, as the law re- Y
luired should be done, and has sane I
ioned the use of $4,000 of the appro- /
,riation for an additional survey. He c
xpects that before long a project for '
he HiIo Improvement will be sent here. /
ERNEST G.. WALKER.
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