The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-01-05
The Executive Authorizes EYten-
sion Of WharVes.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PLAN
One New Dock-CaH for Tenders
for Material-View Of a Stu.
dent on the Harbor,

In about twelve weeks from date
work will begin on the extension of
local wharves for the purpose of re-
lieving the present sorry congested
condition of Honolulu harbor. At a
meeting yesterday morning the Execu-
tendent of Public Works, Mr. Rowell,
to order the material required to carry
out the plans recommended by the
Chamber of Commerce special commit
tee and endorsed by the Cabinet AS
the cost of the piles, copper, heavy
timbers, flooring, ETC., will reach sew
eral thousand dollars and as there
must be advertisement for tenders for
any job involving the expenditure of
more than $500, there will be a call for
bids Nearly all of what is required
must come from the coast, though it
will in all likelihood be ordered
through local dealers. Mr. Rowell
said yesterday that he would make
every effort that might suggest itself
the material is once at hand large
forces of men will be employed in the
work to be carried on
These wharves are to be heightened:
Kinau, Nuuanu and Sorenson. Kinau
wharf will be thirty feet longer and
each Of the others 100 feet longer Ac-
commodation will thus be provided for
the discharging or loading of several
more ships than can possibly be hand
led at present.
Another work of the same kind
up in connection with the above, in
fact is part of the same A new wharf
is to be built abutting the Youmans
estate land near Lime Kiln Point AS
the slip here will be q wide one, a sec
ond wharf may be added before the
year is out. For the present nothing
will be built about the slips near the
Pacific Mail dock. 1t is expected that
the United States Government will
undertake some construction in this
locality.
Shipping men who learned yesterday
Of the promptness of the Cabinet in
acting on the plan proposed by the
Chamber Of Commerce select commit
tee, were much pleased. 1t was re-
marked that the trouble all along had |
been that just about the time the Gov
ernment was ready to do something |
there would be interference on the |
part of private interests. Much of the
credit for the adjustment which is to |
bring results is due to a couple of |
members of the Chamber of Commerce
committee. One of the heaviest ship |
ping factors said yesterday that after |
all only temporary work was being |
entered upon. What must de done |
and that without delay" said the ship
ping man, '.is to make a beginning
with work for a really larger harbor. |
Incidentally, whatever trouble there
has been with the railroad company
should be disposed of for all time. My
idea, and 1 am led to believe that a
majority of the practical men here will
agree with me, is that the Government
should direct operations or form a
scheme for something bigger than has
been suggested yet. 1t is clear that
very few, if any of us, have appre-
ciated the volume and rapidity Of the
growth of Honolulu commerce and it
is increasing by leaps and bounds. The
harbor is simply not nearly half big
enough and while what is about to be
done will be considerable help If COM
pleted before the shipping season or
sugar season is over, it is comparative
ly nothing. II is making room for say
even ten more ships, when as matter
of fact, when careful calculation Is
made it must be apparent that provi-