Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-08-11
HILO'S FEDERAL
BUILDING SITE
All Clear And Up To
Government To Go
Ahead
CBullctIn CorrcspondcnccD

the 100000 appropriation for the
Federal building. It is now NJ to
the government to act.
The release of the Severance lease
of the mauka part of the site has
been secured. The Board of Super
visors has agreed to build the new
street which is required. The Hilo
business men, as well as those in the
vicinity, have opened their purses
wide, and there is. not the slightest
danger but that all the money need
ed, and more, Is forthcoming
BY the Mauna Kea mail last Fri
day, President Richards of the Board
of Trade, to whose energy 1t is
largely due that so much has been
accomplished in so short time. sent
to Superintendent Marston Campbell
all the necessary documents. Every
thing is sealed signed and deliver
ed. His letter to Campbell gives a
brief statement of the situation as
follows:
Mr.. Marston Campbell, Superin.
tendent of Public Works, Homo.
lulu, oahu.
Dear Sir:--ln reply to your IA
vor of the list inst. regarding the
Federal building site here, here
with hand you lease No. 100 between
the Commissioners of Crown Land,
and Luther Severance. together with
an assignment Of same by Mr.. Sew.
erance to yourself as trustee; also
certified copy of resolution pass
cd by the Board of Supervisors of
the County Of Hawaii, wherein they
agree to proceed with the building
of new street along the makai
side of the Federal lot as soon as
the survey and grade are given
them.
This, think, meets all the re.
quirements cXacted by Congress be-
fore the appropriation for the Fed.
Cral building here could become
available and we now pass the mat
ter along to you, having every con
iidence that you will give It your
very best attention, and that II
won't be long before the architects
will be on the ground.
Thanking YOU for the lively in
tcrest you have already shown, and
the good advice given us, | am very
respectfully yours,
"E. Il. RICHARDS,
President, Board of Trade of Hilo. -
The action of the Board of Su.
pcrvisOrs was secured through the
following request made by Richards.
TO the Honorable Board of Super,
visors, County of Hawaii
Gentlemen: During the last ses
sion OF Congress a bill was passed
directing the Secretary of the Treas,
construction of Federal building at
HilO, Hawaii, the total cost of which
was not to exceed 100000. An
additional sum of $4,000 was made
pose of beginning operations, but the
act making these appropriations con,
tains this clause, and this author
lzation and appropriation shall not
he effective or available until pro-
vision shall be made, to the satisfac-
ton of tn" Secretary of the Treas
ury and without cost to the United
States, for the construction of said
q mud thu ann Iaf Al
the outstanding lease on said west
erly block
The new street above referred
to will run through what is locally
known as the Federal Site from
Waianuenue street to Walluku street,
the Board of Health Office now stand
ing about on the center line of the
proposed new street.
For the purpose of cancellng the
outstanding lease the citizens of Hilu
and vicinity have contributed the
sum of $4,000, and we would now
respc ,trully request you to take some
action at this session of the board
providing for the construction of the
proposed street, so that we can no,
tify the Superintendent of Public
Works that all conditions imposed by
Congress relative to the clearing up
of the Federal site have been com
piled with, and that nothing now
stands in the way OF immediate ac-
ton by the Secretary of the Treas
ury. Very truly yours" Cthe let
ter was signed by the COMMITTEES OF
the Board of Trade).
The letter was referred to the
road committee, which made a ia
vorable report, recommending the
passage of the following resolution,
which was passed:
Whereas. by Act of Congress. an
appropriation OF two hundred thou
sand $4,000 OO dollars for the con
structiOn Of Federal building at Hilo,
Hawaii, which said appropriation and
authorization was to be made effe,-
tive and available upon the cancel
alton of the outstanding lease on the