Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-17


! necessary agreements with the land
/ owners. SAID commission should be
( instructed TO prepare and present a
detailed rePor. and comprehensive
scheme TO the tenth legislature. ses.
! sion u 1913
~ this !egi,.ature will so direct.
the attorney general will draw the
Necessary act.
MUG: Secure Title First
II Mil re impossible to attempt
this dra.naee Proposition until the
J territory, by Exchanges, mas title to
. the inn eratively necessary land for
/ canal and boulevards. The idea is TO
dredge, until more material is re-
quired for filling owners lands, only
half the width tand fraction only
Of the ultimate depth Of the canal
from the reef off Ala Moana to Ka-
pahulua road, an approximate length
OF 1900 feet by 125 feet in width by
10 feet in depth
Il trust you may see your way clear
to broadly rescue and beautify this
part Of Honolulu and gradually get the
land owners out of mud and water.
1T would seem that Honolulu may
shortly obtain at almost no cash cost
great and distinguishing improve
ments. ..: ...-z.... :-.'
Civic Center Assured
Two FEARS aga requested the as
sistance IF the legislature in further
ing a civic center by urging action
faYoring the Irwin site for the federal
building. The governor never for
moment let up en- the effort, and sey
eral gentlemen were equally insist.
ent, and one finally turned the trick
for the Irwin site.
Assistant secretary Newton, in
calling en- Her Majesty Liliuokalani,
requested her advice, which she gave
concisely and to the point; Keep
your pab.ic buildings grouped tcgeth
err This advice may well be respect.
ed, for it is sound.
"On the 18th day of January, 1916,
negotiations were begun Tor securing
the properties in Judiciary square SO
tina. the government might own the
entire block. Instead of calling on
the legislature fcI the funds, it was
expected, through transactions cover
ing S0,0e0 or more square feet of land
mauka of Allen street. between Ala.
kea ald the extension of Bishop
street, that the desired land could be
secured. Tic free the Alien street
land Il is necessary 10 exchange 3d.
000 feet of land eva OF the extension
of Bishop street for the federal owned
&c, 900 square feet waikiki of said
Bishop street These exchanges re- |
quire action BY the president Of the
United States. and the papers have
been in Washington some weeks.
War Causes Hesitation
The tremendous pressure of war
has made us hesitate, but on Satur.
day afternoon last We cabled 126
words to Washington tying to hasten
action By the PRESIDENT |
when we shall have secured the
civic center other projects and i'm, /
will natarslly follow.
Il trust it viii be your ambition to
make your capital city, Honolulu, all
it should be, not only for our own rep
utatio1 but from every advanced point
Of view 49,. |
Should you desire to make any in
ldiTl6S EI Ills llLuCg ohOdt0 ~
pleased to answer them"
Receives Cable from Washington !
At the conclusion of his address to
the legislature this afternoon on the
reclamation project, Gov. !
pinkham read cable message from
the interior department at Washing /
ten, announcing that by executive or
der seven Espianade lots had been re-
turned to the territory The order
vas signed on April A. The cable says
in part:
by executive order April 4-there
was restored to previous status for
the use OF the territory Esplanade lots
So to So, inclusive, running 200 feet
along the northeast side of Allen
street, 150 feet southeast side of XII,
lauea street, 200 feet along lot 81 and
co.: $50 feet northwest side Alakea
street, containing 10000 square feet,
subject to right reserved by the navy
department. to continue temporarily to
use particular land occupied by navy
ccal pile on said tract"
II is understood that the order will
allow a transfer of land to open UP
IN full the civic center at the IRWIN
site. II