The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-10-04
United States Taking Honolulu
HarbOr Front.
SITE SELECTED BY CAPT. TANNER
Some Wharf Plans OF Loca, Gov
eminent to Be Changed.
Coaiing-Repairs.

man who gave out at San Francisco
the contracts for Improvement of Page
Page barbor TO the coaling station
point, has been in Honolulu only a few
DAYS, but has been at work earnestly
during his short stay.
The mission of Capt. Tanner is to
prepare coaling station in Honolulu |
harbor for the United States. There |
will be as well something of supply |
depot here for the navy and in all like
lihood quite extensive repair facilities
will be provided.
Money is available for the purpose
of providing naval necessities in the
harbor here. Nothing can be done at
Pearl Lochs until Congress has made
a special appropriation for the dredg-
ing of the bar. Then the making Of
a ship entrance to the channel Will
require several months of time. II
will probably he necessary to fetch a
dredger from the United States. Tor
the one owned by the Government here
for the local harbor.
Capt. Tanner, since arrival, has been
much in the company of Consul Cen
eral Haywood. The two gentlemen
yesterday called upon Capt. King, Ha-
waiian Minister of the Interior, with
a statement of desires which will later
be reduced to writing.
With annexation there has of course
passed to the control OF the United
States, with other public property here,
the wharves, waterfront, etc. 1t Is
the wish of Capt. Tanner to utilize
without delay for the United States
Navy quite strip of waterfront. lie
wants TO take from the marine railway
to the Pacific Mail wharf. This dis
poses of a number of Government
water lots, of the old Kings boathouse
and practically of the plan for the two
slips upon which the dredger has been
working for year or more. 1t Is pos
sible that one of the slips will be allow
ed to remain in the harbor plans of the
local administration, but even this is
doubtful.
The location of the United States
Government coal sheds, on Richards
street, in the vicinity of the new ware
house of Thee. II. Davies & Co. Ltd,
is well known. 1t is in the new scheme
for an American naval station here to
greatly extend the coal storage space
and for one thing to have such an ar
rangement that vessels with coal for
the United States can discharge near
the piles. Then II is considered that II
will be as well TO have such frontage
arrangement that an American war
ship can come alongside wharf In
the immediate neighborhood of the coal
storage and take on fuel without the
use of barges or lighters.
IL is expected that inside of four "a
six months there will be afforded the
waterfront sight OF an American war
ship coaling alongside wharf of the
United States in Honolulu harbor. Al
present the United States Is In distress
for coal storage space here and will
require more and more of 1t as time
goes on. The sheds are full and Q
number of vacant lots along the from
have been secured. Capt. Tanner Is
taking hold vigorously, in conjunction
with the American consul and eXten
siye arrangements will be made.
AS there will be a large number o.
transports calling here for some years
now in addition to the warships 1t !:
likely that a considerable repair plan
will be established, adding to the towr
regular navy yard.
There Is already speculation alonI
the waterfront as to what will be dom
with the naval expedition now on II
way from the Atlantic to Honolulu. o
course all of the vessels will want .,
int, ri a
start out afresh. The Oregon. an
Iowa, the two biggest and best ship
Of the American navy, will draw abou
as much water as the Arizona whei
loaded.
Accompanying the two fighters ar
six supply vessels, making up flee
of eight ships. Four are golfers, ont
refrigerator and supply ship and on
distilling vessel. The Celtic carrie
frozen meat, vegetables and plant 70
making repairs at sea to machinery
and the Iris has distilling plants an
tanks for supplying water to the expe
dition. The eight vessels will doubt
less reach Honolulu about the sam
time. What shall be done with them
Is a question Capt. Fuller Is awak
nights on. II the harbor Is full tn
only solution now in sight is to kee
the fleet outside and let the ships t
the docks, one, two or three at tint
The appearance of the Oregon an
Iowa here at this time viii be an even
in Island history. Both are fresh froi
Inc battle or Santiago where the!
with the Texas, Brooklyn and littl
Gloucester, sunk the entire SPANS
fleet They are the biggest war YES