The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-08-29
.IRUNBs DOWN on
LICENSE REQUESTS
Reports Of Blind Pigs Fail to
Create Sympathy in the
License Board.

Blind pigs are running an over town
land Il Is pretty hard to stop shcm, ae.
cording to q statement made by Com.
missioner J. II. Craig at mcetiaQ Of
the hquor license commissioners held
in The senate chamber yesterday after.
noon.
Inspector Fcnnell has his eyes peeled
for infnctions OF the law but he finds
IL no easy thing to secure evidence
which will hold good in court. He
stated that since ths saloons outside
the fire limits were closed there has
been less drunkenness observed on the
streets but in some districts, particu-
larly In the Kakaako section, lot Of
drinking goes on in houses.
Commissioner Craig agreed. "They
lock themselves up in houses and drink
there" said he.
KalZaalo Application.
These facts were brought out during
a discussion on an application for q
liquor license at Kakaako made by II.
Gumpfer, n bartender at the Royal
Annex. Secretary @. A. Long win in,
form him that il is the opinion Of
the commissioners that the application
win not be granted. However, if he
wants to proceed with the advertising
in the usual way and take his chances,
he can do so.
When Chairman w. e. Brown men
toned this application for a License at
Kakaako, where the old Germania
saloon used to be. Commissioner c. n.
Work May Take One Year,
1t is anticipated that the work of
reconstruction win take about one
year. Severe simplicity in design with
no waste in ornamentation was aimed
at by the superintendent of public
works and the architects in drawing
up the plans and specifications.
On the lower floor there win be three
eourtrooms. the office of the chief clerk
of the circuit courts, a grand jury
room, judges chambers and a jury
room for each court, something which
is lacking at present. The assessor s
offices will also be on this floor
Two main staircases lead from the
rotunda to the second floor. The broad
passage leading from the mauka en-
trance to the rear will be arched and
lined with marble and the rotunda and
.vestibules win have marble wainscOts.
The floors of the vestibules and ro-
tunda will be of thing and the floors
of the various courts and offices will
be covered with cork carpets right on
the concrete.
On the Second Floor.
On the second floor provision has
been made for the supreme court, with
kbraa al =
and associate justices, who also will
have dressing rooms. In the room to
be occupied by the clerk of the supreme
court mezzanine floor will be installed
for the storage of records. The law
library, the bureau of conveyanees and
the department of public instruction
will be housed on this floor. The sani-
taTy arrangements on both floors will
be right up to date.
No wood win be used in the interior
construction. All doorways and frames.
window sashes and such are to be of
metal. The fixtures in the offices of the
assessor, the recorder and the clerks of
the courts will be of steel. Filing eases
of the same material will be provided.
There will be no vaults, as all the rooms
will be practically freproof.
10 Suit Departments.
The lightning fixtures have been
worked out in detail to suit the REQUIRE.
ments of each department and also GER
tain necessary decorative features in
the lighting of the rotunda and the
courtrooms.
A portion of the law library will
have mezzanine floor in order to en-.
large the capacity for book storage. In
fact, everything that could be consid-
cred has been carefully worked out by
the superintendent of public works and
the architects.
While simplicity has been aimed at,
beauty has not been lost sight of. The
staircases are pleasing in design. as
are the arehed corridors. The light
from the rotunda win filter through art
glass plates.
Dihcult to Design.
The remodeling was no easy thing to
design because the architects were lin.
tied by an arbitrary exterior. Several
problems caused by this fact caused
considerable thought, but were satisfac-
torily overcome.
Two methods of vacuum cleaning will
be installed-a central station and
portable cleaners. AS stated there has
been no waste in ornamentation, the
interior being extremely plain and in
good taste. When the remodeline is
finished the Territory win be able 70
congratulate itself on having one Of
the best and most conveniently ar
ranged eonrthouses in the United
States.
MARRIAGE TIED 'EM.