The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-10-11

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a reasonable length Of time was.
Cecil Brown, for answer. said that we
could not dictate to the United States
government as To what might be con
sidered reasonable length of time.
We have to wait the action Of the sec
rotary of the treasury and also of our
Delegate TO congress. 1t was up TO the
government
1t was explained at this juncture that
the option on the Spreckels property
expired April !, 1911.
General Discussion.
Cecil Brown. then seconded Single s
amendment. He believed everything
should be done as far as possible to
gain the additional area on the Mahu-
ka site block for $3.50 900, and if that
cannot be done, to fall back upon the
original or present, Mahuka site Fail
ing in this. then Of course Mr.. Spreck
els offer might be considered second
choice.
Mr. Gait said he was very glad to
accept the ShingIe amendment. as it
was the intention of the mover of the
resolution to adhere to the original site
Mr.. McCanhess wanted to know if
Spreckels' offer included the oil tele-
did not. Mr.. Paris said that Mr.
SpTeckels was comforting with Mr.
Hendricks. owner of the corner at that
moment, and hoped to get the corner.
If he did he would take care of Mr.
Hendricks on the opposite corner which
Spreckels also owned
James Steiner made some objection
to recommending another site. as he
was one among several who had sub
scribed money to open up Bishop street
along the line of the present Mahuka
site. If the additional area could not
be procured, then keep to the original
site. was his idea.
Mr.. Single explained that in offer
ing the amendment he did so in order
to protect Mr. Steiner and several
others whom he had solicited for sums
aggregating $4,000 to put through the
Bishop street extension. Mr.. Spreckels
put in about $4,000 Of this. He felt it
his duty TO protect those who had made
these contributions. II feel we should
fight to the last ditch for the present
Mahuka site.''
Mr.. Gait said there was no question
of changing the Mahuka site. eve
ought to have it, and | am prepared to
fight for it, he said amid applause.
elf for any reason, the government
decides to abandon this site then we
want to be in a position to show our
further wishes in the matter of a site
Mr.. Kennedy came back with re-
quest about the ''r reasonable length of
time and suggested that six months
was hardly enough time for the Spreck
els option. Mr. Gait agreed with him.
He said he was surprised when he read
Mr.. Spreckels letter to see that date
set that was so near.
l.. A. Thurston supported Mr.. Gait in
his contention in favor of adhering to
the original Mahuka site. He felt that
to express any second choice preference
at ali weakened their position. He
said he was originally in favor of the
Irwin site. but the Mahuka site was
selected. 1t did not seem sound to him
to weaken their support of the Mahuka
site by declaring now in favor of a
second site. If the Mahuka site is
finally abandoned he did not want to
be on record as favoring the Spreckels
site when he believed yet in the Irwin
site. If the Mahuka site was put out
of the running then let all the other
sites be brought forward. He did not
want to complicate the Mahuka site
by bringing in others at the present
time.
w. H. McInerny spoke about certain
parties speaking to him about leasing
portions of the Spreckels estate. Mr..
Spreckels Is willing to lease. When it
was proposed to abandon the Mahuka
site and he was asked if he would
make an optional offer of his property
he was willing to do so. Mr.. Spreckeis
was willing to hold the property unen-
numbered until a definite time. Mr.
Spreckels assured him that Hendricks
was disposed to deal with him in regard
to the corner property.
Mr.. Thurston said he was acting as
Mr.. Spreckeis' attorney in this and
other matters, but this had not deferred
him from voicing his own objection to
the Spreckes substitute Mr.. Spreck-
els wants to make use of the property
and derive an income from it. 4
don t think that the condemnation
matter is going 10 be settled for some
time.' he said. Mr. Thurston said he
expected am appeal would follow the
proceedings, thus tying up the matter
in the courts for some time. 1t might
be TWO or three years.
At this iuucture ". Wolters moved
an amendment to lay the resolution on
the table.
Governor Explains.
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