The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-01-07
DIFFICULT TO GET AN
APPROPRIATION FOR US
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quo and will till the holidays and perhap
longer Chairman Burton OF Rivers and Harbors Conmitte
has Hot Springs, Va from illness Most
effects burned destroyed Metropota
Club here mornings ago 1t would be futile attempt
tell further than what has aead written
OF harbo item are
is change in the local tua
postmasterhip Secretary At
kinson has yet York.
received here that he has floating
Further than that nothing known today
Department, More coming
the islands and awaiting though
likely he will consult further about the Honolulu
and that he will probably talk about with Delegate Kalananaoe
who expected back after the New Year The Delegate
Secretary Mcclellan given
Avenue and will probably live hotel the
LOT the winter.
LIGHTHOUSE TENDER
The proposed appropriation $4,000
steam light tender for Hawaiian has been
Department Commerce and Labor has written long letter
Secretary Shaw, which few days ago public
tary Shaw transmitted formally to the Speaker Of the House
Mr. Treasury 10 only
ssts few lines and makes no recommendations the
other. Secretary Metcalfs letter as follows
Department of Commerce and Labor Secretary
washington, December 10, 1904.
by executive order was placed in charge
of the lighthouse Hawaiian Islands has no
from the necessities place
its aid navigation Lighthouse
under the charge OF the inspector and the Twelfth Light
house District In order enable officers
Hawaii officer of the Navy assigned duty
Inspector Lighthouse District
United States Army assigned to act assistant the engineer
of the Twelfth Lighthouse District also with headquarters Homo
lulu and them devoved duty under their superior officers
of the and Of repair the old Hawaiian aids
navigation might
The naval officer assigned aid the lighthouse inspector
pened be the officer of the T. S. Iroquos
ne had opportunity when his would permit the
Hawaiian aids to navigation the lroquo The officer
charge Of the and repair those aids navigation
had OF other than those the general
public visit the lighthouses under his charge and those
OF public Hence mas been difficult and quite expensive
for these officers o o the assigned them.
There vessel belonging the Lighthouse Establishment
stationed Honolulu 1t possible send the lighthouse
assigned the Twelfth Lighthouse District in
Hawaii she is unable keep the immense lighthouse work
the California coast state of efficiency The T.
Iroquo been used by of the Navy Depart
take the assistant the his OF inspection
This vessel fitted for buoy work has she enough
capacity carrying the different stations
When available, will be
changes lights and buoy lighthouse tender will be needed
carry material and worknen the sites where they be
The the inspector been obliged when travel
station by coasng vessels to return to Honolulu in order
for the station This delay and
their prescribed
travel able place buoy At the
assistant the inspector obliged makesfs for all the
work he has done Hawaiian buoyage The of the ro
always be had when required have
vessel directly under the Lighthouse Establishment without hav
consult the wishes OF another department of the Government
have needed buoy done with the that
tisie for the safety OF commerce and navigation
Zone OF the first requisites OF the lighthouse service OF the
av aiian lighthouse tender with which esab
floating aids navigation that
of the islands demand and also the materials
supplies necessary
If these aids located on land
estimated that suitable tender be built for
Lighthouse Board recommends this Department
that that appropriation of
hat amount be made therefor
Respectfully
Y. H. METCALF Secretary.
he of the T1eaSur