The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1910-06-21
MAHUkA SITE TO
Be MADE LARGER
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say that our firm has occupied this cor.
ner for more than fifty years, and our
advantage in remaining here is very
evident. However, feel very strongly
as a citizen that the United States
should not be called upon to expend
mOneysregaFdlessly and without due re-
speet to the calls that we are exacting
of it for territorial development.
"There is property close by, and as
centrally located as our block. For in.
stance, the Spreckels premises, with the
old telephone Office ON the corner, and
soon to be occupied by monkeypod trees
only. With the cutting through Of
Bishop street, that would make an ideal
location for a government building and
open up what might be called the back.
yard of the city.
81 am frank in my criticism of the
methods employed by our local depart.
ments, but hope that those who are
inclined to stick it out, 'Makuka site
or none,' because of their feeling that
their wishes have not been respected,
will give the matter careful considera.
ton and encourage the spending of
federal moneys to the best advantage.
whether or not / am right in my
theory regarding the most economic
location, / hope that nothing will be
done that win delay the erection of our
much.needed federal building.
Personally, do not like the way
the public site matter has been handled.
Like many subjects of community in,
terest, too much secrecy has prevailed.
Representing the firm that do, and in.
terested in the business future OF Ho.
nolulu, ] have always 3een in favor of
the Mahuka site as a central one How
ever, as the question of adequate space
has been raised by the architect detailed
to plan the public building, it seems to
me that there is other land which might
be secured without condemning so valu-
able a property as that which we and
our neighbors now occupy.
81 do not consider it a good business
proposition, and If such be the case,
do not think that the federal govern
ment should be called upon to make the
purchase under condemnation proceed
ings."
Tenney Not Sure.
f. d. Tenney, president of Castle
Cooke, who are remodeling tine Cum
minis block at Fort and Merchant
streets for their new Offices, pointed
the interior of the building when
asked what his firm proposed to do in
the light of the cabled news from Ku.
bio. For answer he pointed to the busy
carpenters who are Transforming the
old building into one of the most com
modious and complete corporation Of.
fees In the city.
eve can 7 afford TO pay two rents,
said he, "and ] have just notified the
head carpenter TO keep right on max,
ling the changes,
"If understand II right the Coy
ernor received a eablegram from Ku-
bio stating that he had secured $780,
900 for the condemnation Of this see.
tion Of the block. He doesn' I state
that II has become an appropriation,
and probably means that the public
building committee has inserted the
item IN the omnibus bill, which Il some.
thing, but II doenn I mean that h will
DO passed by the senate and house n
probably means that The item has been
placed before tho house.
Wal Hurt Business.
w. u, Meinerny, whose plaea " busi.
nnas d "a Port and Merchant streets,
Eva side of Port jolnfd che group dls
enaflng ihe situation slih ~ Tonney.
~ Tfuney expressed the spInl0n chat
lhe public bulldog taking 10 tho fn.