The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-10-22
APPROPRIATIONS FOR
ISLAND IMPROVEMENTS


W the annual report of the COVER
nor Of Hawaii territory to Secretary
Of the Interior Hitchcock Saturday,
oct. s. II can not be said To. have been
complete at that time, for Mr.. Cooper,
who Immediately departed that after
noon for his former home in Boston,
PLANNED to write more on the operations
Of the territorial government, which
will be inserted in the proofs when he
returns to Washington about Oct. q.
! The contents of the document are close
! ly guarded but ii is known that the re-
port is very comprehensive, covering
the work of the territorial government
| in it's various phases, especially the
operations of the laws affecting public
lands and including several instruction
maps. He has also left with the Inter
Tor Department a considerable number
of photographs of the enterprises, in
dustres and people of the islands.
| which will be incorporated in this re-
port as printed.
| During all Of the week, ending Sat
urday, Oct. 3, Mr.. Cooper was engaged
busily in completing as far as he could,
this annual report He had also to pre-
pare the annual estimates, which In
cludcd estimates for public buildings
Light houses. dredging of harbors, and
other improvements that the govern
ment is expected to undertake. These
estimates, prepared after visit TO
Secretary Gage and several sub-ofiicals
of the Treasury Department, were filed
Saturday. oct. +. with the chief of the
l hureou of warrants and concentrations
Of the Treasury DEPARTMENT and will
Inc nrin,.a in full when Congress has as =
semhI.d T, Is altogether probable that
they will he prlnted in a separate docu-
mont and M, together with the large
vn,unoa of estimates for all the De-
r,,,r,,.s of tho Federal Government.
rh.se .stir,atas w.re printed separate-
Inv las. vear
Mr. Coonar has asked for large an.
nronriotions of money. 1t should be
remembered that Congress NAV not ap.
nron,iat. All that il asked. Such /,
III. case with all Government estimate,
submitted to that body through tn,
, Treasu rv p.partment However. Il /.
, interesting ia know that generous re
> ouests have been made and that moth
iu, has h..n left undone in that re
=, rord
For Improvement of the harbor o
J., uiIo Mr.. Cooper estimates that $500. 90
, should be appropriated by Congress
~ This would be used chiefly in the con
o struction of a breakwater from Cocoa
"a mt Island to the reef at the edge o
4 the channel He also estimates tina
% the sum of $3.50 900 is needed for tn
: Improvement of the harbor at Homo
"a dredging. Before ne made up these es
.r Inmates of $3.50 600 Mr.. Cooper consulte
" with the chief of engineers at the Wa
4, Department. Gen, Gillespie who con
IL Cured in the amounts.
II Mr.. Cooper also called on the official
h composing the lighthouse board at tn
: Treasury Department about lighthouse
land boats. With their concurrence h
= has recommended to the Treasury De
N partment in his estimates now wit
II the chief of the bureau of warrants an
= appropriations, $4,000 for the construc
. ton of a lighthouse tender and S2j000
4 for the construction of a revenue cut
4 ter. Mr.. Cooper has made a furthe
t. Recommendation of SCI, 900 for the con
n struccion of seven new lighthouses, on
lkanuu Point island of oahu; Kahului
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wall ana Mediterranean on the lslah'
OF MolokaL His estimates TO the Treas
Jury Department also include 50, 600 70
\ Ibuovs f,r Honolulu and IS 900 for buoy
~, mo otbe,. ISLANDS
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Ht'eF '"hsu''a.'''i WIN "
J., secretary OF the treasury NIIes' a''
Supervising Architect of the Treasur,
=, Taylor Mr.. Cooper submitted an esti
Innate OF SIG 600 for a new postotiice a
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