The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-12-12
UNCLE SANS
HARDOR WORK
nrn,inuea from Par. u

curve at the junction Of the entrance
channel and the inner harbor by cut
ting on the lighthouse point. and for
enlagglng the harbor proper to that IL
will have a depth OF 80 feet and a gen
erai width OF 1900 feet at mean low
water at an estimated cost Of fl.bS2,-
's4Oe7. exclusive OF new front range
light. estimated to cost $4,000.
ON June 80, 1905, the sum Of Sl.202 20
had been expended ON this improve
ment. in making a resurvey OF the har-
Dor. called for by the river and har-
Dor act
The maximum draft that could be
carried on June 80. 1905. at mean low
water over the shoalest part of the
harbor was &c 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 3OO,22S tons,
valued at $1S,5511 i'll. Three hundred
and sixteen passengers, not immi-
grants, arrived I'm the islands; $685. pas
sengers departed.
The local commerce between Homo
lulu and island ports for the same
period amounted to 237.727 tons of
freight and 55,441 passengers. The
through commerce passing through the
port between San Francisco and the
Orient and Australia for the same
period was valued at S45.S97753.
All of this commerce will be directly
benefited by the Improvement, through
the greater safety of the harbor and
the greater facility in entering and
leaving 1t. With the harbor in it's
present condition, the largest vessels
are unable to enter the harbor when at
all heavily laden. The improvement
will remedy this and may result in
some of the larger ships, which do not
now call at this port, calling here. The
present freight rates to and from this
port are exceedingly high. If addition
al steamship lines could be induced to
have their ships call here a consider
able reduction might result.
Although the completion of the work
which it is contemplated to accomplish
under the available appropriations will
greatly improve the harbor, it will still
be difficult for steamers to turn, and
the completion of the project by the
cutting off of the lighthouse point and
widening of the harbor to the full
project width will be necessary before
proper facilities for the shipping of the
harbor can be provided.
Due to the remoteness of this point,
it is important that contracts for large
amounts should always be made. A
continuing contract for the entire work
would probably enable the work to be
done at a much lower figure than will
be possible If done under several differ
ent contracts.
Amount appropriated by riv-
err and harbor act approved
March 8, 1905 ..............$ 200,0000O
June &c. 1906, amount ex-
pended during fiscal year.
for works of Improvement 1,202.75
July 1, 1905, balance unex-
pended .......'''.'..'..'$ 1So'iSi.zo
July l, 1905, outstanding LA
bilitieS ...............'.. oz'o4
July l. 1905, balance avail
able :. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 19S,71461
Amount (estimated) requir-
ed for completion of exist
ing project ................ 1882, S4O67
Amount that can be profit
ably expended in fiscal
year ending June 80, 1907,
for works of Improvement,
in addition to the balance
unexpended July l, 1908 2OO,oOO.oo
Submitted in compliance