The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-03-23
SITE !;
QUESTION ONCE
:: Z. MORE TO FORE
Plans Of Many Builders Wait For
Choice Either Selection
Means Activity
.sat!a g.. -
SMALLER SITE HELD
AT HIGHER FIGURE
Treasury Agent Here To Sound
the PubHc--Assistant Secre-
A. 81 tafyIs Also Coming

(From Sunday Advertiser)

O&AA&* $3.50 **&*&* Sc
d.. (From Sunday Advertiser)
The limit Of price for q site for the
Honolulu federal building, which con-
gress put at $275,OOO, raising. it on Kn-
HOS suggestion to that figure from
s250, 900, makes both the Spreckels and
the irwin sites available. 1t is a coin,
cidence, no doubt, that the limit set
by congress is exactly the amount ask.
Ell for the Spreckels property. The
Irwin site, including the Opera House
and its site, is on the market at a fig.
nre some $25, 900 less, which means that
much more could be spent on the build.
ing. - ~.
One site will be selected for recon.
mendation within the next two weeks,
E. g. Ruebsam, special agent Of the
Treasury department having arrived
from Hilo yesterday. He will
spend until March 80 in the
city with view to sounding
public opinion in the matter Of the
rival locations When he has made up
his mind what the people want, he will
make his report to Washington.
No Public Meetings
1T asked both Mr.. Single and Mr..
Erear, if II would be advisable to have
meeting of the different business or.
CARNATIONS, said Mr.. Ruebsam yes.
terday, "but each advised me not to
do so, ms there had formerly been a
great deal Of animosity aroused over a
selection of, q site. At business meet
ing Of the chamber of commerce, l am
told, they voted not to take any fur
ther sides in the matter, but leave the
selection of site to the treasury do
partment in Washington. 1 had intend
Cd to call meeting of the different or
ganizations, but since they have ex'
pressed their opinion advising me not
to, / viii personally call upon the PEG
pie representing the different branches
Of business here and obtain the senti
ment Of each.
Assistant Secretary Coming
81 will gather all possible informa
ton that can, in regard TO the proper
location for a federal building. Thii
information win be submitted to Wash
ington and in all probability win mo-
be acted upon until return to Wash
ington the latter part Of April. As
istant Secretary Newton will probably
De here during the first Of May, ant
undoubtedly will inspect the differen
loo atoms himself. He is my direct su
nerior, and as l am working under hi
instruc lions, his idea for a site will
probably carry far more weight thar
! mime
Spreckels Location ...
The price of $275,0O0 now asked TO
the Spreckels site was given out yes
terday by R. W. Single, Of the Water
house Trust Company, who acted as tn
agent for the property for some tim
but who has now no direct interest A.
its sale. Rudolph Spreckels, who Is tn
4 principal owner of the site which bear
his name and who is also q part owne
in the Irwin site, is handling the mat
ter himself, direct with the treasury de
partment.
1.-The site being offered covers 81
area of sixty-eight thousand squar,
feet and includes a small area at tn,
corner of Merchant and Alakea streets
owned by II. Il. Hendricks, explain
| mT. OHlnHlo' INC OpIoShoAb lHbViOSb
have secured an option from Mr.. Hen
bricks for this property, the price II
be $35,0 900. The sum of $4,000 Is be
ing asked for the Spreckels holdings
so this would bring the total price vi
to $4,000.
Hopes For Early Choice
sg'"It is to be hoped that the question
of a site win be determined withcu
4 further delay. have no desire to 70
open the old controversy as to the re
lative merits of either the Irwin o
Spreckels site, except to venture tn,
personal opinion that the business in
terests of the city want the government
! building located where it will be tn
most convenient for all. A number o.
big building projects are now in abey
ance pending the selection of this site
These are on all sides of the Spreckel
site In the event the Spreckels sit
Is selected no time would be lost I
-,"gin"ine work on these projects. VIVA
is more, it would mark the beginning
of the task of strengthening out an
opening up the streets in the bushes
sec ii IN of the city. The quicker thi
done the quicker will Honolulu ranl
rs n real metropolis. y
Irwin Location
Walter f. Frcar, former Governor
who is representing the Irwin Estat
I ,st""s. stated Yesterday that tn
trustees are asking $253,0OO for tn
'wio site which covers an area o
zorro Nv" I24 600 square feet This in
ud"s the Guerra House and opera hous
ground. Governor Frear has not bee
Informed what progress has been mad
=" N" negotiations now going on he
tween the treasury department aud tn
80. urrs Of either the Irwin or SPreclIel
H.!
As in the ease of tho Sprerkels site