Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-19
BIG DEVELOPMENT
OF CIVIC CENTER
IS NOW ASSURED
y. s. Release of ESpIanade
Tract Sets in Motion Large
Building Projects

Governor Pinkhau : anrUmCeH,en
on Tuesday that the federal govern
ment has restored for territorial. use
the "cspIanade lots" near the water
front in a prime step toward several
inn ortant rdblic and private building
projects which lave been waiting for
proposed transfers 10 be authorized
The territory wants big piece o.
IanG On the civic center for a terri
tOrial office building. All thought q:
"ratting this handsome bailding or re
TrcgaEt canitol grounds. has t'eGn
dbaRd 7ned, says superintendent OF
7uhIc Works Forbes, and now TIE
territory wants TO put II up OF the
rrPsenf ste OF tbe old Lewis stables,
nav occupied L. : The Ables-IlertS he
c,mgsny, and )r adjoining property.
This site, on tie. southeast side of
the proposed civic center, is under
several oTneTfhips The Athertor
estate. Castle & Cooke, Allen & Rob.
fTson and others lave ground here.
il is understood that under the pro
posed transfer as SelNcen the terri.
tOry aud private own rs tn private
PropCr'y VIII be .a&'l over at an
appraised value, shi3l has boon set.
IN q: least Que rs e l't::~ the
actya cost At which the property WAS
acquired By itJ present owners. The
APPRAISED value of the Castle & Cooke
property Is approximately $4,000 and
Of the Atherton estate property about
$4,000. j..
By efTecting a (. ansfer of the es-
iianade lot property, the territory can
seedre the civic center site il urgently
desires. The Hawaiian Electric Com
psny Is contemplating improvements
and extens,ons in its power plant and
cod storage equipment on Alakea
street and desires some OF the espla-
made lets eva of the present power
plant site. II the transfer is effective,
the eeStric company can purchase the
tract from the owners who will give
UP their civic center property in
exchange. for the esplanade lands.
Thirty Thousand square feet are
restored to the territory by the execu,
tive order made public Tuesday. This
is subject to the right Of temporary
occupancy by the navy department for
the navy coal pile on the tract. Be-
stueo Iie AM " " .I-.ss... LII 49,,
Vate ownership, tne terLisoIy VIII il,, ne.e
2 splenoio sue TOT CONVEYS ', ou.Iuns
Tor the entomofogieca a. Ne ,palens
under the board of agriculture and
forestry. This building has long been
needed, to facilitate the search for In.
sect pests on marine cargoes.
superintendent forDes SAYS tnat 2
building costing aoolt Szp,vvV VIII DC
erected nerek
hitennsrgn Explains ran
IN. eKp<aanRng tne plah. OF tne au ,in
lstration TX Inc building Up = flo t.o
Min.s new VIC eenteE, Lane = 9lnini y.
si'hef kitengufen STATED tolas
With the opeAlng lp o. 8Isl.op
street bys moving kpe Il rs teviss |
Mai'ehonse 20 ~ ea e,..ts teIil.oly !
plans 70 sell 2 { aue ton ttat poItion vi
kilanra street Nnleh mes pet"seh
Queen street ana nie Waterlrohs tue
three cornered piece OF iano between
Iisiiop street. nn hllanea street an
the square ctSAnd when iies JUST ma
hal OF the Hawaiian Electric piant
= hess sales stlogiu nhins IN money |
sufficient to purchase the remaining !