Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-09-06
FEDERAL SITE TO
BE CHOSEN SOON,
HOPE OF NEWTON
Assistant Secretary of Treas
ury Here to Make Personal
inspection of Suggested Lo-
cations for Federal Building
WILL REMAIN BUT WEEK;
SEE THE VOL LcAN0, TOO

Steps From Steamer; Met
BY Governor Pinkham, Col
lector Franklin, Postmaster
Young and Col. Johnson, N.
G. H.; Brief Spin Around City
Prospects for early settlement Of the
lnng-standing federal building site con-
) trOyersy were materially heightened
this morning with the arrival OF Byron
r. Newton, assistant secretary OF the
treasury. Mr.. Newton. who Is directly
In charge OF public buildings In the
treasury department, Is here primarily
To make personal inspection OF the
various sites available for the million
dollar building. and he began his task
this morning In businesslike man.
ner which indicates that before he
goes the troublesome question VIII be
virtually settled.
in q brief statement to the star.
Bulletin upon his arrival, he indicated
that he hopes 10 reach q definite con.
clusion before he starts back for the
mainland. which will be on the Manoa
on Tuesday Of next week.
Collector OF Customs Malcolm A.
franklin met the steamer Ventura on
port early this morning and greeted
Mr.. Newton. So did Col. Samuel ~
johnson. acknowledgement Of the Ma
tional Gnard, as representative OF the
governor They accompanied Mr.,
Newton to the dock. There Governor
Pinkham and Postmaster Young were.
awaiting the arrival OF the steamer,
and the party drove In an anto % the
Young Hotel. where Mr Newton is
cets e6sy a Once.
Even bkl0f6 he had stepped down.
the RangpiadI. md upon the dock the
assistallf necrttary was busy arrangs
ink I1| @Iet,IkNs and conferences M
on the |.defal site question. Il ! is
understood that be win consult num-
Der 81 pi,1Iic officials. Including Of
course those federal officials who wilI
have Offices oi chambers in the new
building. for their suggestions as 70 a.
proper location
.sa shall be here hut a week. said
Mr.. Newton I'M response to queries by
q Star.BuiIetin representative. AZ
Won know the Legislation for the fed
eraI building site and q building has
been all cleared away and Ii now re.
mains 10 choose the site. I am here
for the purpose Of looking at the yart
Gus sites and gathering all the infor
nation possible upon them. The de
partnaent, Of course. has already
large amount Of data on hand.
s'wiii announcement Of the selection
Of q site be likely to be made before
YOU leave or from washington later?
he was asked
~Why, from Washington, ] think q
he said.
~Will you be able to reach q definite
conclusion as TO the best site by the
time you leaye?' I,
Il hope SOL think so,a answered
Mr.. Newton.
He expects TO sail for q trim TO the
Volcano later in the week and during
his short stay in Hilo will make .
visit 10 the federal building there; An.
other matter which federal officials
here expect Mr.. Newton to consider is
the moving Of Quarantine wharf
There are two main proposals for the
change In this wharf, both having n
do with giving more harbor space. one
Is that Il be moved beck 300 feet anc
the other Is chat Il beSnoyed hack 70
clear the harhor line entirely, Tne
money Is already appropriated.
Sees All the sites.
In the governors car and accom-.
panied by the governor. Collector
FRANKLIN and Postmaster Young, Mr.
Newton had flying trip around Ho-
nolulu this morning He was taken
To the Pail, Pearl Harbor naval sta
ton and Fort Kamehameha. But i
was not a trip for pleasure principal-
w The assistant secretary wanted
To get a sort OF bird's-eye view OF the
situation and to size up the city so
that he can Immediately secure an
idea of the relation Of the sites TO tne
city. He saw and, briefly looked over
the Irwin, Spreckels and Allen sites
all OF which have been suggested ior
the federal biilidiifs, as well ss the
Mahuka site, which was once CHOSEN
hut now has been given up.
Mr. Newton was the guest OF Col
hector franklin at luncheon at the
Yonng Hotel at noon and this after
MON viii take his first rest since ne
stanned from the steamer. II Will be
IN The form Of round OF golf out al
the Country Club, the assistant secre-
tary being fond Of the links
An during the morning Mr.. Newton
was acquiring information OF gen
eral and OF q specific nature-tne spe
cific relating largely to the teoera'
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