The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-11-24

project and authorizing an appropria-
tion of coo more, the Chief En-
gineer's report continues:
"The project provides for an entrance
channel S5 feet deep and 4G0 feet wide
at mean low water from deep water at
the entrance to the lighthouse point:
for easing the curve at the junction of
the entrance channel and the inner
harbor by cutting Off the lighthouse
point, and for enlarging the harbor
proper so that it will have a depth of
| 35 feet and a general width of 1900 feet
at mean low water, at an estimated
cost of $1,5s2. .s40.67, exclusive of a new
front range light, estimated to cost
| $50 900.
"On June 30, 1905. the sum Of 81
| 404.75 had been expended on this i'm
provement, in making a resurvey of the
! harbor, called for by the river and har-
Dor act.
1.-THE maximum draft that could be
| carried on June 30, 1905, at mean low
water over the shoalest part of the
harbor was 26 feet. The mean range
of the tide is about "a inches, as de-
| termined from observations made dur
ing the progress of the survey.
During the calendar year 1904 the
commerce between Honolulu and the
United States and foreign ports
amounted to more than 300,22S tons,
valued at s1S,551111. Three hundred
and sixteen passengers, not immi-
grants. arrived in the islands; $685. pas
sengers departed.
"The local commerce between Homo
lulu and island ports for the same
period amounted to 237,727 tons of
/ freight and 55,441 passengers. The
through commerce passing through the
port between San Francisco and the
Orient and Australia for the same Pc
riod was valued at $45,s97,753.
"All of this commerce will be directly
benefited by the improvement, through
| the greater safety of the harbor and
the greater facility in entering and
| leaving 1t. With the harbor in its
present condition, the largest vessels
are unable to enter the harbor when
at all heavily laden. The improvement
will remedy this and may result in
some of the larger ships. which do not
now call at this port, calling here The
present freight rates to and from this
port are exceedingly high. If addition
al steamship lines could be induced to
have their ships call here a consider
able reduction might result.
Although the completion of the
work which 1t is contemplated to ac-
complish under the available appro-
priations will greatly improve the har-
Dor, it will still be difficult for steam
ers to turn, and the completion of the
project by the cutting off of the light
house point and widening of the har-
Dor to the full project width will be
necessary before proper facilities for
the shipping of the harbor can be pro-
| vided
| due to the remoteness of this point,
1t is important that contracts for large
amounts should always be made. A
continuing contract for the entire work
would probably enable the work to be
done at a much lower figure than will
be possible If done under several differ
| ent contracts.
Amount appropriated by
river and harbor act ap-
| proved March 3. 1905. $ 200, 900 90
| June 80, 1905, amount ex-
pended during fiscal year,
for works of improve
provement .............. 1,2o2.75
July 1, 1905, balance un-
| expended ................S 19S, ,T97. .25
July l. 1905. outstanding
liabilities ................ s2.64
| July 1, 1905, balance avail
aDle .....................$ 19S,714.61
Amount (estimated) re-
! quired for completion of
existing project ............ 1882. $40. .67
Amount that can be profit