The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-06-04
FULL REGIMENT
IS NEEDED HERE
WAR DEPARTMENT DESIRES IN
CREASE OF NATIONAL GUARD
SAYS GENERAL MAcoMB.
anon sunday 8 Advertlser.l

That the war department desires a |
full regiment of Hawaiian militia or
ganized ON the Island Of Oahu and that |
the militia armory as provided for by |
the last legislature would be too small
for it and should not be built, is the |
opinion of General NJ. NJ. Maeomb, ex-
pressed at conference between mill
tary, national guard and city officials
Yesterday morning. The meeting was
called by Colonel Jones, adjutant-gen-
eral of the guard, to consider the newly
drawn plans for the armory in order
that all parties interested could "get
together"
Colonel Jones was notified yesterday
afternoon that the federal funds to
move the shooting gallery from its
present site, on which the armory is to
be built, have been received. In con-
sequence bids to move it from Miller
street to site facing Beretania avenue
Waikiki of Doctor Straub's Office will
be called for at once.
Whether this is guarantee that the
construction of the armory is to be
rushed, remains to be seen. 1t was
practically decided at the meeting yes
terday that until an extra $23, 900 had
been. raised no attempt would be made
to build. The legislature appropriated
! 800, 900. The plans presented by Archi-
teet Ripley called for $4,000 which
included the architects fee and were
for building, so Colonel Jones de-
clares, the expense of which has been
pruned down to the lowest point posi-
BILE.
Cheap Construction.
s'While the pillars and trusses will
be of steel,'' said the acknowledgement
yesterday, "the company rooms will be
divided by thin board partitions, the
cheapest possible construction that can
be used with safety will be followed,
there win be no polish or striving after
effect and any expense that can be
avoided will be.
GAS informed those at the meeting,
an armory that can be built for $780,
600 will accommodate only seven COM
panies at the most. The room necessary
for the additional five companies of a
regiment will cost the $4,000 that we
need. 1 argued that it would be use
less for us to build structure that
would not serve the purpose for which
it was intended. General Macomb was
emphatic in his statement that the war
department desired full regiment of
militia on this island as fast as it can
be housed, organized and trained to the
desired state of efficiency.
other Uses.
81 wish to call attention to the fact
that this armory, the floor and galleries
of which will have a seating capacity
, for $500 Deople will undoubtedly bG
used for civic and official functions and
consequently the eity's interest in il
should be great.
, 81 desired no expression on the mat
ter from the supervisors this morning
They are not in a position financially
not knowing how much taxes they are
going to receive and so forth, to make
any guess at whether they could stand
the additional expense or not. / merely
wanted them to have the whole thing
clearly before them in order that they
could bear it in mind when apportion
, ing money!
The plans of Architect Ripley are
: for concrete building of two stories
the first being raised four feet above
the level of the lot, with a basement
! On the first floor are the headquarters
of the First Regiment and the nationa
J guard, the gymnasium, the company as
sembling rooms and the drill hall. The
latter is reached from the street by al
incline on each side of which are stu
ated the headquarters Offices.
In the Basement.
In the basement it is planned nov
to have only the magazine for the 1xet