The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-09-13

~ EARL Harbor matters win be
rushed by the Federal authorities
4 here in accordance with sugges-
tons from Washington. The mail Tues
day brought authorization to Captain
u. S. White to proceed with the sur
vey of the proposed site for the naval
station, which indicates that there VIII
be no delaying of the work AS soon as
the questions bearing upon the owner
ship of the site are settled.
While there will be some questions
argued Monday bearing upon the
amendation of the answers of the de-
PENDANTS in the condemnation suit
brought by the government, the hearing
upon the main suit is not expected TO
come until November. There may be
special session held for the purpose OF
disposing of this matter. but from the
present outlook the main question will
be decided during the winter term.
The Navy Department is exceedingly
anxious that there be no delays in the
settlement OF the questions. Whlle
there can be no definite report on the
Pearl Harbor station in the annual re
port Of the Secretary of the Navy TO
the President this fall, from which the
annual message of the Executive is
made, a special report early in 1902 VIII
be in plenty time for consideration by
Congress.
The surveys to be made by Captain
White will be exhaustive. The first
thing done will be to make contour
survey, from which the map of the land
may be prepared. There will be made
borings along the coast line so that the
location Of the drydocks may be deter
mined. on the topographic map he
streets will he located and the sites for
| the buildings indicated. This work Is
under the Bureau of Yards and Docks,
| and an appropriation from the funds OF
that bureau has been made for the pur-
pose of carrying on this preliminary
work.
There will be a delay of several weeks
| before the surveys may be taken up,
as time will be necessary for the arriva!
| of certain Instruments which are being
| forwarded by the department for this
use When they arrive field parties will
be organized to take up. the work which
will occupy them for ut least two months.
All this must be done before the actual
| task of making the estimates for the
completion of the station. THE estimates
Will iucludc the cost of the clearing and
preparation of the land land this of ne
cessity must await the ,iinishIng of the
various surveys -.
| Captain White said last evening tina,
he would not delay the preparation OF
the estimates once he bad the data al
hand, The reason for the rushing of this
! work was to have the report upon tn,
site, and the esumatesv-pr the station
In the hands of the Secretary of tn.
Navy before the end OF TIT year, or earl!
In the next one, so thatd-a special mes
sage might be sent to Congress contain.
ing all the data, and this will furnish
the Committee on Naval Affairs of the
House with all the information for the
drawing OF the Pearl Harbor clause OF
the appropriation bill. 'i.I
Since the return of Captain Merry he
has received from Washington a letter
urging speedy termination of the suits
and Il report which will permit the prep.
aration of estimates for the work, which
must be done here. as sopn as the Con
gress shall pass the appropriation bill
AS the coming session IF Congress is the
long one. there will be nothing done
hero until the opening of, the next fiscal
year. and 1t Is expected that the first APP
preparation Will be OF about 5000, 900
which will permit the Inauguration Of the
work upon n large scale at once