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Honolulu Star Bulletin
Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii
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U.S. Treasury Department approves $500,000 increase for acquiring additional land for Honolulu's federal post office, courthouse, and custom house site. Acting Secretary R.O. Bailey's January 18 letter estimates total additional land cost at $460,000, with detailed awards for parcels in the business district.
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APPROVES NEW
MAHUKA FUND
Approval of the increase of $500,000 on the appropriation bill to acquire the federal postoffice building site at Honolulu has been given by the treasury department at Washington. Under date of January 18 Acting Secretary R. O. Bailey sent a communication to this effect to the chairman of the senate committee on public buildings and grounds. In his letter the acting secretary estimates the total cost of the additional land required for the site to be about $460,000, and that the total award for the final parcel, meaning that on which E. O. Hall & Company is situated, probably will reach about $200,000.
The acting secretary's communication is given below:
The Chairman, Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, United States Senate.
Sir:—In compliance with your request, I have the honor to submit the following report on Senate Bill 7968, providing for an increase of $500,000 in the limit of cost for the acquisition of a site and the erection of a new post office, court house and custom house at Honolulu, Hawaii:
The Act of June 30, 1906, authorized the acquisition of a site alone at the limit of cost of $150,000, and the Act of May 30, 1908, authorized the construction of the building at a limit of cost of $850,000, making the total limit of cost for site and building $1,000,000.
The Act of June 25, 1910, provides for the acquisition of additional land for the site at a limit of cost of $350,000, which is to be payable out of the $1,000,000 previously authorized for both the site and building.
Under the authorization of June 30, 1906, there has been expended for the site, approximately $105,000.
Condemnation proceedings have been instituted for the acquisition of the additional land authorized by the act of June 25, 1910, and awards have been made as follows:
The Cummins estate—A corner lot about 6330 square feet $138,000.00
Hawaiian Trust Co.—Inside lot about 3850 square feet 72,179.82
Office Supply Co.—Inside lot about 3800 square feet 49,872.00
$260,051.82
No award has been made in the case of the remaining parcel, which is a corner lot containing 7000 square feet, but from information received from the United States Attorney, an opinion could be ventured that the award will be approximately $200,000, making the total for the acquisition of all of the additional land required $460,000.00.
In this connection it may be said that the properties in question are in the heart of the business and financial district of the city, and the value of same is thereby correspondingly large.
It is estimated that an increase of $500,000 in the present limit for the site and building will be ample both for the acquisition of the additional land required for the site, and for the construction of a suitable building.
Respectfully,
(Signed) R. O. BAILEY,
Acting Secretary.
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Honolulu, Hawaii
Event Date
January 18
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approval of $500,000 increase in appropriation; total estimated cost for additional land $460,000; awards: cummins estate $138,000, hawaiian trust co. $72,179.82, office supply co. $49,872; estimated for remaining parcel $200,000.
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Treasury Department approves increase of $500,000 on appropriation bill for federal post office building site in Honolulu. Acting Secretary R. O. Bailey communicates to Senate committee chairman on January 18, estimating costs and detailing prior expenditures and condemnation awards for additional land.