The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-07-14
WORKING
ON CABLE
LANDING
Station Will Be
Erected at
Once.
CLEARING OF THE
SITE UNDER WAY
Underground System Connecting
Beach and City Must Await
Street Development.

n FORK upon the preparations for
~ the landing of the Pacific cable
began Saturday. Workmen be-
gan to clear the trees at the site
fixed upon by the acting manager, Mr..
Dickinson, and tine erection Of the ca
BILE house will be rushed along az rap
idly as possible thereafter. While
there is no reason for having the land
ing complete at once there Is a desire
to have everything in shape and test
led long before the sea line arrives.
The landing house will be a small
one story cottage of two rooms. The
main apartment will be the cable land
ing room proper. There will be stone
foundations for the instruments, and
altogether there is to be a most sub
stantially built office, which on emerg-
room. There will be every arrange
ment for the making of tests and the
room will represent the changing Of
the sea cable 70 the shore end for con-
ducting to the office.
The second room will be arranged for
the purpose of furnishing "a room for
the residence OF the operators in case
there may be break in the shore end
which makes il necessary to send the
men to the sea terminus. There will
apartment viii furnish a home for a
couple of men at any time their pres
ence is needed at that end. The cable
house viii set close to the seashore
and viii be a very ornamental little
There promises to be considerable de-
lay in the matter of the completion OF
the land Ene for the cable service.
There has been placed for the use of
The company an order for three inch
pipe. the kind which is ordinarily used
Tor water supply. which will be used as
he casing in which viii be placed the
,ables for the connection between the
sea end and the city Offices. This in
lures freedom for induction and makes
he cables absolutely perfect. The ca
sitS 10 Dt uSed VIII De tUe CtdbOaiu
.ables. those cased in lead coverings,
he type 10 be laid here containing
our conductors. 1t is probable that
or the purpose of securing an ade-
Iuate reserve Of power there will be
aid in the pipes three OF these cables.
The application for the right TO put
own the underground system is not
ct filed with the Department of Pub
c Works for the reason that the
treets which IL may be desired to use
re not fully completed. For instance
may be the ultimate desire 10 put
own the cable on the extension of
ueen street, and as this is not yet
naily settled there viii be some time
,st before the decision regarding 1t is
ade. Consideration Of the Ala Moana
as been given and in the event OF the
allure TO get the privilege OF coming
own Queen street the seaside route
iay be followed. The entrance into
le business portion Of the Cdty viii
AXE necessary an excavation and the
enching may cost heavily, owing to
le fact that the coral comes very
ose TO the surface of the street. All
these conditions will be studied by
r. Dickinson and as soon as the city
Hce has been selected there will be
lmediate steps for the choosing OF the
ute for the cable system.
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