The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-07-16
GORE AND HALE
BOTH ARE LIKED

with regard TO a suitable location Tor |
the proposed municipal building, senti- |
ment seems to be pretty evenly divided |
between the Gore and the site on Mer.
chant street now occupied by Honolulu
Hale. While there are many persons |
who believe that all of the public build. |
ings of Honolulu should be grouped in
a civic center near the Capitol, there +,
are many others who think that the
City Hall should be further downtown.
On one thing most people seem agreed,
That is that wherever the City Hall
may be located, the magis IS court
should be within its confines. There
seems to be general feeling also, that
the police station and receiving hospital
might very properly and advantageous
ly become an integral part of the new
municipal building.
With the view to ascertaining the
popular feeling with regard to the most
suitable site for the building, an Adj
vertiser reporter made n round of the
downtown business section yesterday
afternoon. In response to his query
of, where shall the City Hall be
locatedf' he received the following
answers:
Territorial Forester r. s. Hosmer--
81 am in favor of the Gore lot by all
means. l am distinctly believer in
civic center and l think that there
is everything to be said in favor of
the Gore. / wanted to see the Federal
building located there, but / understand
| that there was some technical snag in
the way. If we can have that property
for the City Hall, let us have it by
all means"
| President Gilmore of the College of
Hawaii should like to see the City
Hall located right downtown. The pro.
posed site of the Federal building is
| excellent and l should like to see the
municipal building in the same local
| ity.''
| Supervisor James Quinn" Down in
the Gore is the proper place for the
City Hall. Let us have all of our pub.
lie buildings punched together there. -
Hon. George r. Carter-"1 have not
| given the matter any thought and
do not feel like expressing any prefer.
ence off hand.''
Zeno X. Myers-''I am inclined to
favor Honolulu Hale. The plan of hav-
ing all of the public buildings located
in one part of the city is an excellent
one, but the general convenience of
the public should be taken into con
sideration. The Honolulu Hale site is
very central and l should like to see
the City Hall located there
President James +. Morgan of the
Chamber of Commerce. am so busy
with plans for new Chamber of Com
merce building that | have had oppor-
tunity to think of but little else. | am
really not prepared to say where | be-
lieve the City Hall should be located.
City and County Auditor Bicknell-
81 am inclined to favor the Gore lot
as City Hall site. Many people who
visit the municipal offices also have
business in the Territorial offices, and
for general convenience / should say
the nearer together the buildings are
the better. There are many things
however, to be said in favor of the
Honolulu Hale site.''
Hon. w. o. Smith, think that the
ideal site for the City Hall would be
the lots now occupied by Honolulu Hale
and the postofiice. When the Federal
building has been completed, it should
be possible to secure the pOstoffice site,
and the two pieces of property, thrown
in together, would furnish an ideal
location for convenient and imposing
City Hall. If the postoflice property
should not be available, L fear that the
Honolulu Hale land alone would not
give sufficient room. K"
\ A. L. Judd-"I should like to see
the City Hall located on the Gore. ]
believe in building to a civic center
every time. OF course, / do not know
that the Gore site is suitable to re-
quirements of such a building, but
should it be L should like to see the
City Hall located there"
County Clerk Kalauokalani-"I be.
lieve that the Gore would be the most
suitable place for the City Hall. From
my observation l should say that it
would be the most convenient to the
greatest number of people,"
Hon. Joel Cohen-''A man gets into
the habit of going to one place and he
soon comes to the conclusion that that
is the only place to go to. i have heard
lots of people say that the Gore is too
far away, but I'll wager that if any
of them measured the distance he would
find the Gore just as near his place
of business as is the Honolulu Hale.
favor the Gore every time. The district
in the neighborhood Of Honolulu Hale
is going to be immensely valuable as
the center of the wholesale trade one
of these days. Let us put the City
Hall some where else.'
William Savidge-' Honolulu Hale
by all means. That is the only right
and proper place for the City Hall. The
Gore is too far away
| A. l.. Castle-"Pu the City Hall
alongside the Federal building. think
Honolulu Hale an excellent site, but
it is too small. This city is going to
grow. The City Hall should be cen.
trally located. Have it downtown by
all means. The Gore is entirely too far
out. like the Honolulu Hale site. but,
as | said, I'm afraid that it is too
small -
A. L. C. Atkinson--"'T The Gore is the
only spot for the City Hall. I'm for
civic center. ! should like to see the
Federal building down there also.