The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-12-22
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Secretary Cooper letter ana esu-
mates is as follows:
Honolulu, H. l., Oct. S, 1900.
Sir.-Iu response TO your circular
letter Of August !. | am sending by
this mail estimates OF appropriations
required for the service of the fiscal
year ending June 80. 1902. by the Ter
ritory OF Hawaii.
Lighthouses.-The first items men
toned are for new lighthouses. While
presume this matter will be referred
10 the lighthouse board as to the ne
cessity OF any OF these lights, wish
TO urge that the appropriation be
granted for all OF them. As our COM
merce is rapidly increasing. the ne
eessity OF these new lights is very
urgent
Harbors and Landings. = These
Items are OF the greatest necessity to
Honolulu commerce. | am sending
you by this mail copies of letters
handed me by the prominent CONNER
cial firms Of this city. showing the
amount OF delay occasioned to their
vessels. and also amounts OF demur-
rage which they have been compelled
to pay, owing to lack of harbor IA
Cilities.
improvements Of Hilo Harbor.-Hilo
is rapidly developing into an import
ant port. This will continue, owing to
the construction of two lines OF rail-
way making Hilo their terminus. Pre-
viously the great bulk of the sugar
raised upon the Island of Hawaii was
brought TO Honolulu in steamers and
then reshipped from this port; now
the reverse is the order-coasting
steamers plying between the different
parts OF Hawaii and Hiio bring the
great bulk OF the sugar TO the last
mentioned port. whence il is shipped
direct TO San Francisco and New York.
At present the port Of Hilo is but
little better than an open roadstead.
"atOd FaFpoE anu NfdUlci- " hist
large item. would be Of the greatest
benefit to the growing needs of Hilo.
The small appropriations asked for
on the Kona side Of Hawaii are pres
sing want
trust that the information con-
tanned in the column for detailed OBJ
jects OF expenditure is sufficient Tor
the present purpose. / shall be only
too pleased TO furnish additional in
formation on any OF these subjects.
Postott5ee and Custom House at Hilo.
AT present the postofice is a very
old wooden building and should be re-
plsoed Immediately by substantial
structure The custom house is also
located in very unsuitable building.
and the demands for new building
are very pressing,
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lighthouses. as | presume 1t is the
intention OF the federal government 10
assume the support OF all the lights
now maintained by the territorial gov
eminent
The next item is that Of the pur.
chase Of lot for a federal building.
TIE necessities for this building have
been quite fully set forth in two let
tiers to the Hon. E A. Hitchcock. Sec
rotary OF the Interior. under dates of
June %. 1929. and July %. 1899. re
spectively. As explained TO Secretary
Hitchcock, this lot is now without
buildings. the same having been de- |
stroyed by FIRE during the epidemic Of
bubonic plague which visited this city |
during the early part OF this year. The |
lot is centrally located and should be |
acquired before improvements are
placed upon il.
Dredging Pearl Harbor.-Too much |
can not be said of the necessity OF this !
work. The hsrbor OF Honolulu Is con-
stantly overcrowded. as YOU win read |
lily see by the list OF delays and de-
murrage above referred 10.
Not discussing the question from q
naval standpoint. but from CONNER.
ciai one only, il is beyond doubt that
the large part OF the heavy business
of the port could readily be transacted
al Pearl Hsrbor II the bar could be
dredged so as to admit OF large yes.
sells. Nearly all Of the sugar brought
from Kauai and Maui would be