The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-02-09
House and Senate Committees
Comforting To Adjust Differ
ences Over Congressional Bill
.sa a.
REPRESENTATIVE BURNETT
TELLS OF SITE PURCHASE
p, a.a.A sEs .......
One Location In City Proper, the
Other Quarter Mile Out,
kuhio Explained

Honolulu Public Building Bill is on the
way TO enactment into law. The house
passed 1t some days ago and the senate
forwith named conferees to take ~
and adjust differences between the
house and senate over that bin. These
senate conferees are Swanson, of Vir
ginia, MARITIME of New Jersey, and War.
rem of Wyoming The senate and house
conferees have already Leid meetings
hut at this writing have not agreod
\ fully upon the bill One or the diff
eulties appears to be compensation for
those who paid for the opening of the
street through the site. However, II
is to be expected that the bill will be
agreed TO and forwarded 20 President
Wilson shortly, so that the activities
for new public building ut Honolulu
may be resumed again soon.
The limit of cost for the new site
is fixed In the house bill AT $3.50, 900,
This was put in after considerable de
bate. representative STAFFORD OF Wis
consin, raised the point that If no limit
were placed upon the cost or the site
officials might buy a very expensive
site and then come back to congress
and say that the limit or 81, 1925, 900
heretofore fixed by congress for the
building and the site is inadequate.
Net Profit To Treasury
Representative Burnett of Alabama
chairman of the Public Buildings Com.
mittee, said in little speech to the
house that the bill did "not propose
take a cent out of the treasury. In
1906 he continued, "there was an
authorization for the construction Of a
custom yhOuse, courthouse, PustofIice anu
various other public buildings IN Ha
waii--in Honolulu. A site was pur,
chased for 100000. Ii was ascertain
ed that that was inadequate in size
and an appropriation or authorizat ton
was made for the purpose of charging
it. 1t was found that it was going &c
cost so much; and there were so many
intricacies in regard to tho matter that
1t was determined they couii not 10
that and still construct tae building
within the authorization. Therefore
this bill is for the purpose of selling
the old site at $I5O,000, turning that
money into the treasury, and then buy
ing a new site and to construct the
building out of the authorization. SO
it is really a net profit to the Public
Treasury
There was considerable discussion
about the propriety of placing a limita-
tion on the sum that could be expend-
ed for he new site. Chairman Bur
nett said Delegate KalanianaoIe was on
the floor and, perhaps, could give some
accurate inflammation
Kuhio Locates sites
"The treasury department has not
given any estimate of the cost of these
sites replied the Delegate. "There
are now two sites being considered by
the treasury department, ono IN the
city proper and another about a quarter
of a mile out of the city, both or
which ! believe can be purchased for
about $20O,OO0. These are the so.
called Sprrckels site and the Irwin
site"
Representative Stafford wanted to
know whether the Delegate hal any
objection to placing a limit Of cost on
the site, either 100000 or $25O,00o.
81 do not think il would ne well 20
limit the cost of the site 70 500, 900,
the Delegate replied, "as O." canno:
say with any degree of certainty tNa'
that amount would be sufficient to pur
chase either of the sites under consId.
eratinn.'
"The gentleman is acquainted with
the practice in these public buildim"
suggested Representa-
tive Stafford, "of limiting the appro
priation for the site anc then the
amount of the approximation for tn"
public building. I have 80 objection
whichever, to the erection ~ It's uuhl'"
uilding. but ! can see that if a pub
lie binding is to be erected there
should be some limit upon me Site
Accepts tRatse'
"'In this case" said the DELEGATE, |
T do not think it would be well 10
unit the cost of the site, inasmucH as
he cost Of the building and the site
must come within the appropriate ton.
Represemtative AshbroOk OF Ohio, de |
handed to know whether "tne Dele
rate accepts the mise and with |
mile Representative Stafford announr
ID that "thc Delegate always accepts
that is right and proper. "
Chairman Burnett admitted that nc
bought "it would be very wise pro
ision to put a Limitation, irat ~
ost shall not exceed $25O,Oo0. Like
he Delegate, the chairman ndded. -
10 not believe it will cost that. | TO
Ot heli"v., II will exceed 500 900 but
ut of abundant caution. In ordrr that
haV muN hive omDIa fun1S Nr haNa