The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-12-01

the Chamber of Commerce resumed in
special and open session yesterday af-
ternoon.
e. D. Tenney presided, on the cleo
ton of the meeting in the absence OF
the president and vice president. 9th
ers present being Secretary II. p
Wood, Bruce Cartwright, George P
Castle, Gerrit p Wilder, W. L. Hop
per, George F. Davies, E. d. Tenney
e. H. Wodehouse, F. c. Atherton
Norman Watkins, E. I. Spalding, w
A. Bowen, F. L. Waldron, T. H. Pc
trie, F. j. Lowrey, J. M. Dowsett, F
w. Macfarlane, r. Ivers, A. Gartley
J. II. Mackenzie, A. Berg, j. A. Ken
needy, A. w. T. Bottomley, A. N. Camp
bell, E. A. Berndt, F. A. Schaefer, F
H. Dohrmann of San Francisco. F. M
Swanzy, Geo. H. Robertson, w. R
Castle, o, Williams, J. w. Waldron
A. A, Young, ]. F. Hackfeld, G. M
Cooke, T. J. King, w. w. Hall, ]. A
McCandless and c. Bon.
Mr.. Lowrey presented a voluminou'
report of the special committee on the
resolution submitted at the specia
meeting on Friday relative to thu
Federal building site. 1t gave a com
plete history of the selection of thu
Mahuka site by H. A. Taylor, specia
agent of the Treasury Department, af
ter a full canvass of the sentiment
of this community, its acceptance b.
the Department, the condemnation o
the property by the United State
Government, and the expenditure b
the Territorial Government of $4,000
including $4,000 contributed by bust
ness men of Honolulu, to extend Bi
shop from King to Merchant street
this being done on the strength OF tn
official selection of that site and t.
meet the usual conditions of tn
United States Government relating t.
street and other space around publ
buildings. The report covered tn
following resolution:
whereas, The question of Location
of the site for a Federal building i
Honolulu was settled in the spring G
1907, when, in accordance with al
overwhelming preponderance of publ
opinion in favor of such location, tn
United States Government first condi
tionally accepted the Mahuka site Sc
called and subsequently acquired tn
same after it's conditions were full
complied with. and acquired clear tit
by condemnation proceedings, result
ing in a decree condemning it as
site upon which to erect a new gov
eminent building of the United State
of America and
Whereas, In order to comply wit
the conditions required by the Unite
States Government, which included tn
opening of Bishop street along sal
site, citizens voluntarily subscribe
and subsequently paid about $500
in full confidence that the Unite
it's agreements, and the said condition
having been duly met and the sal
street opened, business arrangement
have been made, contracts entere
into and conditions arisen from whiC
great loss and inconvenience will n
suit, if said Federal building is cree
ed elsewhere; and
Whereas, On the oath of Noven
Der, instant, the community learne
with establishment that about the 81
of said month an arrangement ha
been made in Washington with Wi
liam G. Irwin, through his attorney
e. Cooper having as its object an e,
change of the said building site for
parcel OF ground belonging tot the sa
W. G.. Irwin, on King street, adjoil
ing Richards street, such contemplate
Exchange being made with the inter
ton of erecting said Federal buildiT
in said new location, notwithstandiI
the expressed wish of the communit
and contrary to arrangements al
agreements already made; therefore,
view of the foregoing facts, it is her
by
Resolved, That the Honolulu Chan
Der of Commerce protests against al
action having as its object a chani
in the Federal building site hither
settled and agreed upon, for one mo
remote from the business center; al
if such action has been taken it mo
earnestly urges a reconsideratiC
thereof; and it is further
Resolved, That if such action HI
been taken as to make it inexpediel
for the Treasury Department of Il