The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-08-20

II, l2'u the date that the service was
taken over by the federal authorizes.
the territory has spent S43.421.7 r1r
lighthouses and buoys and Sl82OOJ FOR
dredging Honolulu harbor "a total of
of oyer $15,OOO.
In discussing the necessity for fur-
Their dredging of the harbor the follow
ing letter from Lieut.. Slattery of the
Engineers was read:
Honolulu, T. Il. August 9th, 1874
Hon. J. Kalanianaole,
Honolulu. T. H.
Sir: have the honor to acknowledge
your letter of the 3Oth ult.. and to in
form YOU that there is now on file in
this office map compiled from recent
surveys, which renders further surveys
Tor the purpose of preparing a project
for the Improvement of Honolulu har-
Dor unnecessary. The only additional
data required could be obtained without
cost from contractors who heretofore
have carried on dredging operations in
the harbor. In preparing a project. it
would be necessary to employ my
craftsman for two or three days on the
work. Strictly speaking his pay for that
time should be paid from funds espe-
cially appropriated for that work. but
owing to the very short duration Of this
time and the fact that no additional
expense would be incurred by the office
1t would seem unnecessary to obtain
special appropriation for that purpose
1t is therefore my opinion that pro-
ject could be prepared without any spe-
cial appropriation. 1t would require
about two weeks time
Very respectfully,
J. A. SLATTERY,
LIST 1t. Corps of Engineers. L. 5. A.
Upon this George b. Mcclellan pre-
scented the following resolution which
passed unanimously:
whereas the recent experiences of
some of the large steamers calling at
this port have demonstrated the entire
tnadequacy Of Honolulu Harbor facili-
ties, there not being sufficient depth at
a single Territorial wharf to accommo-
date the largest ships of the Pacific
Mail line, and
Whereas the Territorial Delegate to
Congress has, in response to his enquiry
been advised by the local office of the
United States Engineering Corps that.
There is now on file in this office a
map compiled from recent Surveys
4
purpose of preparing a project for the
Improvement of Honolulu Harbor un-
necessary" and rther stating that
b such project could be prepared by this
Z. Office without any special appropria-
I ton.
S Therefore, be it resolved. that the Ho-
! nolulu Merchants Association imme-
i diately petition the Secretary of War
r. that he instruct the United States En-
gineer Office i'm Honolulu to prepare a
! project for the Improvement of Homo
S lulu Harbor;
| Resolved that a committee of three
3 be appointed by the President of this
e Association to prepare a petition setting
p forth the immediate and imperative
needs of such Improvements and urging
I the importance of having such project
returned to the War Department in
2 time to be included in the Departmental
Estimates for the River and HarbOr
! Bill to be presented at the coming ses-
4 sion of Congress;
Resolved, that the Delegate to Con.
] gress be requested to forward said pc
I tition to the Secretary of War, and that
. both the delegate and the governor OF
\ the Territory be requested to urge or
= the War Department the fact that early
action in this matter is of first impor-
lance to the commerce of this Territory
A committee consisting of Messrs
Mcclellan, Trent and Paris was APP
pointed to make up the report for the
War Department.
]. Oswald Lutted's suggestion to me-
morialize the Secretary of the Navy to
have the Pacific and Atlantic fleets sent
here for the maneuvers next winter
was unanimously endorsed.
q A letter from the Merchants Asocia-
tion of San Francisco regarding freight
T and passenger rates read as follows:
San Francisco August 3, 1904.
Merchants Assn Honolulu.
Gentlemen. Your communication OF
3 July % regarding discrimination in
= steamship passenger rates between this
& port and Honolulu has been received
e and will be submitted to the Board OF
Directors at its next meeting.
o Meanwhile we note your communica-
h ton to the Oceanic steamship Company
= and would ask you to kindly cable us
briefly the nature of their reply to your
T. communication We presume you will
receive their reply on the same steamer
with this letter or on the following one
a If We can know through you what the
a attitude of the steamship company is
n to your request, it will greatly assist
the Board of Directors in determining
E what assistance If any this association
i. can give in the matter
Yours truly,
MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION
a of San Francisco.
. Hamilton Wright of San Francisco
r wrote asking for particulars about
. eNerYthing as he sald he had heen ask