The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1911-05-23
MACOMB FAvORs
WATERFRONT SITE
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Qnhrtercd IN that sitc, as the command.
crs wonid rec that there would be moth.
ing Objectionable to those living In tho
neighborhood, and take IL that the
young men IN the service nowadays are
pretty fhe lot Of men.
civic Center Advocate.
"Howevcr. believe the barracks
would not ft the site as well as the
national guard armory, regarding IL
from the civic center standpoint. The
site would be preferable 20 the carry.
ing out OF the civic center idea than
the barracks, and the nrmory building
constructed would probably be more in
accordance with a civic center style Of
architecture than barracks. I believe
in the civic center idea for public build
ings.
The Territory needs a new armory.
The Territory should have an entire
national guard regiment in Honolulu,
but without an armory it can not hope
TO get the young men into the guard.
An armory would attract young men
into the service.
Use for Leilehua.
"Leilehua may be retained only as
maneuvering ground and a reserva-
ton where all the troops could be sent
if necessary. for sanitary or other rea-
sons. The buildings there, which are
more or less permanent, could serve
many purposes for any troops sent out
there.
at is probable that only squadron
of cavalry may be retained in service
in the Islands, and when the Fifth Cav
airy returns to the mainland it will be
replaced by only a squadron, which will
be quartered at Fort Shafter. Possibly
battery of field artillery will also be
kept here, but the main force will con.
sist of infantry. and very large force,
with coast artillery"
No Rush About It.
General Macomb states that the pres
emit. or new, plan will take time to put
| into effect. First of all, if the armory
site is to be used, it viii mean the
entire block must be taken over. Some
of the appropriation for building would
| have to be used to acquire the addi-
tional property 1t would take some
thine also to build the barracks after
the plans are made and approved.
Then, again, the war department will
have some difficulty, perhaps, to appor-
tion enough soldiers to fully man the
posts here.
Even though the Camp Very and
Fort Armstrong reservations may be
taken over for the barracks, they could
not be occupied for some time, as the
marines will have to remain there until
the marine barracks at Pearl Harbo1
are erected General Macomb does not
believe start will be made on those
buildings until early in the coming
year, and would not be ready until the
fall of 1912.
No Use for Y. M. @. A. Hall.
With the idea that Hawaii will bt
created into department headquarters
elevated from the district that it nov
is, the war department would in al
probability put up its own department
. headquarters building. The genera
states that there is little likelihood O.
; the district headquarters being moved
} into the old Y. NJ. g. A. building. TIL
. trustees of the Elks, who now own tn
/. building, made a proposition to tn
military authorities to rent the build
+. Portable in their quarters in the Youn
: building and will probably remain i
!, them until their own building is bull
Local Transport.
+ Evan thought the Camp Very an
: would arise for transport to be maiI
!, tanned on the San Francisco Honolulu
: run only, in order that the grea
; amount of supplies needed for a depar
: ment could be sent down here regularl
. and frequently. The general expressC
= the opinion that vessel like til
Buford would answer the purposes yer
= well. To send supplies for the humble
!, of troops that would make up depar
ment, on transport which makes re;
: ular runs to the Philippines, woul
L hardly answer the bill, as the vess
would have to bring a large amour
of supplies for Honolulu, and on ii
/. remainder of the voyage to the Phili
! pines would travel about half full.
Geperal Maeomb, however, is nj
i, combining himself to the barracks !,
; and the Camp Very.Fort Armstro1
site, but is looking ever other plac,
n where the troops might be quartere
> He expresses the opinion that if IL
y troops should happen TO be quartert
4 at Camp Very that the Territory az
!. property owners should fill in the 10y
, lying grounds of Kakaako and develt
! the shore line of Kewalo and Kalaal
: to conform with the elevation of Fo
. Armstrong. A seawall would no dom
= be built from Fort Armstrong Waikiki
p ward if that site was decided upon
3 barracks, and this would greatly G
large the reservation.
N Troops are now needed to man Z
>, batteries Mt Fort Kamehameha. Pea
III Harbor, hut none are available
present The engineers are still
charge, hut at the present stage
development the military authoriti
feel that the men could be doing mu
TO make the batteries ready for 81
|, vice and get some target practice.