The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1899-01-06
The Executive Authorizes IIlei.
sion Of Wlarvss
Ono New Dock-Call for Tenders
for Msteriai-view OF a stu.
dent on the Harbor.

work will begin on the extension OF
local wharves for the purpose of re-
lleving the present sorry congested
condition OF Honolulu harbor. At
meeting yesterday morning the Execu-
tive Council authorized the superin-
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 call for
bids. Nearly all OF what Is required
must come from the coast, though 1t
will in all likelihood be ordered
through local dealers. Mr.. Rowell
said yesterday that he would make
every effort that might suggest itself
In the direction Of gaining time. When
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 70:
the discharglng or loading OF several
more ships than can possibly he hand
led at present.
Another work cf the same kind
increase of wherfage-is TO be taken
| up in connection with the above, in
fact is part of The same. A new wharf
is to be built abutting the Youman's
estate land nea!- Lime Kiln Point. As
the slip here will be a 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. II was re-
marked that the trouble all along had
been that just about the time the Gov
eminent was ready to do something
there would be interference on 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 really larger harbor.
Incidentally, whatever trouble there
has been with the railroad company
should be disposed of for all time. My
idea, and / am led to believe that o
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, IL any Of US, have appre-
ciated the volume and rapidity of the
/ growth OF Honolulu commerce and II
. Ia increasing by leaps and bounds. The
harbor Is simply not nearly half big
enough and while what is about to be
I done will be considerable help IL COM
: pleted before the shipping season or
sugar season is over, 1t Is comparative
ly nothing. 1t IL making room for say
even ten more ships, when as matter
y OF fact, when careful calculation IL
4 made 1t must be apparent that provi-
o sion should be made for half hundred
!. or an even hundred more vessels. TIC
my notion that can be done only by
going into the Kalhi basin The
problem will then be solved. would
y also suggest that for the present more
OF the deep water in the ighborhood
! OF the boat houses should be used fol
3 the shipping. This would be a hard
o blow to the yachting fraternity, but Il
would be an appreciable advantage t
u business. It will be recalled that wheI
u the U. S. S. Olympia was expected In
3 this port in the fall of 1895, the Gov
!. eminent dredger was used In prepar
: ing a special basin in naval row, al
e the Olympia had greater draught thar
,, any vessel before candidate for the
q white line anchorage. Well, at that
u time the dredger bored right into cora
8 and sent a heavy stream OF the same
! over in the neighborhood OF the Goa
u bunkers on the railway premises.
presume the dredger can do that sor
: OF work indefinitely. II am correct
, see no reason why good many hun
: dreds or even thousands OF anchorage
could not be added to the harbor by
4, cutting intO the reef hack af naya