The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-07-29
WILL PUMP
THE PEARL
HAHBOR BAR
Clam She'll Dredge
Not a Great
Success.

o TCTlON drcdEcs. rejected al first
by the contractors who have TAX
- en- from the Government the task
Of opening Pearl Harbor bar. must
complete the task and unless they are
able to work in the swell which con
stantly keeps the sea tumbling over
clam shell dredger, there will be long
wait before the opening is made.
The conclusion TO sub-let the con-
tract for the dredging vas reached by
the contractors, Clark & Henry of
Stockton, Cal, recently, after four
months work on the job, when there
was not more than one-sixth of the
sand removed, and half the time limit
expired The local superintendent, Mr.. /
Haas who built the dredger, gave At a
thorough trial and made II do az much !
as possible, but he could not perform
the impossible. There has been a care
full effort made, and while at some
times the work OF the scoop has been
up to expectations. generally speaking. !
there has been such a loss of time that |
it was deemed ineXpedient to continue. /!
The task of completing the dredging
has been offered to the Cottons and
Parker, and should the sub-contract
be taken the two dredges will be put
to work upon the job. The dredges
will be at leisure within the month
and It IL the belief of the managers Sf
the two companies that they can clear
out the sand and coral within four
months time,
w. +, Dillingham;, representing the
Hawaiian Dredging Company, and Cap
tain Clark of the contractors leave for
the Coast In the Sierra and the negoua-
tions will be conducted there. The two
dredges will be operated under the one
management and every effort Will be
made to get through the work before
the season of the kona comes again.
For the present at least the scoop
dredge of Clark d Henry Will remain
here.
Il. F. Haas, who has had charge Of
the work. was yesterday slowing away
the dredging apparatus near Hack
fields new wharf. but showed disin-
clination to discuss the matter. His
only statement was that the work had
been temporarily suspended and thai
when 1t is again continued suction
dredges would have to be used.
There was considerable gossip yes
terday concerning the cause OF stop
ping work, but the facts of the matter
are that the firm of Clark & Henry
has found 1t impossible to complete
their $4,000 contract with the appNi-
ances in use in the specified time. TIE
work was to have been completed in
nine months time, but five months of
this time has passed and only alb nut
16 per cent OF the work has been COM
pleted. The clam shell dredge failed
to do what was expected OF II and L
is claimed that the engine in use OF
the dredGe is Of insufficient horse pow 'r
to handle the immense machinery in
use.
Now the firm win make an effort to
have the time for the completion of the
work extended and then will sublet the
work to local dredging companies who
have suction dredges to carry out the
contract. Captain w. r. Clark came
to Honolulu last week to make ar
rangements with other dredging com
panies to carry out the work in cas-"
the department at Washington will al
low an extension OF time on the pres
ent contract. MesSrs. Cotton Bros.
. and the Hawaiian Dredging Co., Ltd,
have agreed to carry out the work, but
cannot possibly do it in the four months
now remaining of the present con-
tract.
When Captain Henry was in Homo
lulu he fully expected that his firm
would be able to carry out the work
in the required time, but since his re-
turn to the Coast the failure of the
, dredging appliances and methods has
been discovered and Captain Clark has
moved for an extension of time. An
application is even now before General
Mackenzie, Chief Of Engineers OF the
War Department at Washington, for
more time. and IL this application is
successful there will be but little difti-
t, Guilty in securing the completion of the
, work. II it is not extended there may
be some trouble.
According to the conditions of the
contract the channel at the entrance OF
Pearl Harbor was TO be dredged 200 feet
wide 80 feet deep at mean tide. and
1900 feet long.
The failure of the clam shell scoop
was general topic among dredging
men yesterday, as great things We're
expected of 1t. The hydraulic dredge
must now be used on the work and
, may prove more successful.
, About "A year ago a gentleman residing