The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-06-07
MANU- KA SITE
COMMITTEE
REPORT

From the present outlook 1t seems
to be doubtful II the Mahuka site will
be available for the Federal building
on account of the hitch which has oc-
CURED in the opening OF Bishop street.
The matter seems to hinge on the CAL
ifornia Feed Co., the directors of which
will hold a meeting today to make
their final decision on the matter. The
commission has completed its work
and the matter is now in the hands of
Acting Governor Atkinson for action.
1t is understood, on the best of au-
thority, that Judge H. E. Cooper, repre-
senting the Irwin interests in the mat
ter of the Palace Square site, has been
in correspondence with the Treasury
department and has made an offer of
that property in case the Mahuka deal
falls through. When asked about the
matter last night over the telephone
Judge Cooper refused to have anything
to say on the subject other people at
interest could not be found.
| 1t is understood that the government
has been offered the property on which
the Pacific Tennis Club courts are To-
Gated or the whole block, including the
site now occupied by the Opera House.
This is the site which was originally
favored by Governor Carter, when H.
A. Taylor, acting as the agent of the
Treasury department, made his choice
of the locations which were offered for
his selection some months ago.
COMMITTEES REPORT
The full report of the Mahuka site
committee, presented yesterday, is as
fellows.
Honolulu, June 4, 1907.
Honorable A. L. c. Atkinson, Acting
Governor of Hawaii.
Sir: We hereby acknowledge receipt
Of your communication Of the LIST inst,
whereby you request this committee to
report to you the status of the propos-
ed opening of Bishop street referred to
this committee by Governor Carter as
Of May 2Sth.
In reply we beg to state that the sta
tus of the matter referred to us as
committee by Governor Carter is as
follows:
% Upon receipt of the communica-
ton from Governor Carter dated May
4th, requesting this committee to in
vestigate and report to him upon
whether Bishop street could be extend
ed from King street to Kilauea street
at an expense to the government for
right of way of not to exceed $17,50O,
the committee Immediately held
meeting and went over the proposed
extension with Mr.. w. E. Wall, Ter
ritorial Surveyor, Mr.. Single repre-
CO ivnfr he
between King and Merchant street, and
Mr.. e. w. Macfarlane of the Union
Feed Company, the owners of the land
on the said proposed extension lying
between Queen and Halekauwila
streets.
(2) Location of the Road: Two al
Tentative locations for the extension
We're presented for the consideration
of the committee:
First: An extension of Bishop street
on the direct line of the present street
from King to Merchant street; thence
to Edinburgh street, thence to Kilauea
street;
Second: Extension of the existing
Bishop street on the same direct line
to Merchant street, thence direct to XII
lauea street, paying no attention to
Edinburgh street.
The argument in favor of the first
location was that it would only slight
ly injure the building on Merchant
street now occupied as a garage by the
Associated Garage Company. and sec
ond that 1t would use Edinburgh street
instead of having to open a new street
through the block.
The objection to it is that the garage
is but a shell of a building, and that
Edinburgh street is to narrow, and
third that 1t would make crooked
street with an elbow in 1t at Halekau-
villa street,
Moreover the Union Feed Company
informed the committee that If Ii con-
sented To the opening of the road at all
IL must be on the second line above
indicated.
Under tAs circumstances your COM
mittee considered the second location
as the proper one to investigate, and
have confined their investigations to
that location.
After the examination of the grounds
above referred to, your committee re-
quested the owners of the properties
involved In the extension to state to
the committee upon what terms they
would grant the required property for
the street opening purposes.
on behalf of the Mahuka estate the
Henry Warehouse Trust Company,
Limited, offered to convey all the prop
erty necessary for the supposed extern
sion lying between King and Merchant
street. for the sum of s35.OOO the rea-
son given for this high price being that
nearly the whole lot was obliterated.
The Henry Waterhouse Trust Com
pany, Limited, further assured the
committee that II would undertake TO
raise, by subscription. sl7.5OO OF this
amount and 20 pay the sum In cash
TO the government. leaving $4,000. 10
be borne by the government.
Tho committee have not received "A
written guarantee from the Henry Wa
terhouse Trust Company. Limited. al
though Mr, shingle. It's manager has
assured US that such written guaran-
tee would be forthcoming as soon as he
knew exactly how much money was GO
Ing 10 be required 10 complete the
Transaction,
The committee has further received
from Rudolph spreekels, Atiorney-in-
Iugl for llaua RuF.ak.Ia an. ..u.,.s