The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-12-12
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HARBOR WORK
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curve at the junction of the entrance
channel and the inner harbor by cut
ting off the lighthouse point, and for
charging the harbor proper to that it
will have a depth of 35 feet and a gen
eral width of 1900 feet at mean low
water, at an estimated cost of $1,5S2,-
II S4067. exclusive of a new front range
j light. estimated to cost $4,000.
On June 80. 1905, the sum of 81, 202. -
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 so, 1905 at mean low
| water over the shoalest part of the
harbor was 20 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 30O,228 tons,
valued at $1S,551,111 Three hundred
and sixteen passengers, not immi-
grants, arrived in the islands; $685. pas
| sengers departed.
The local commerce between Homo
lulu and island ports for the same
period amounted 10 20 ~ tons OIL
freight and 55,441 passengers. The
through commerce passing through the
port between San Francisco and the
Orient and Australia for the same
period was valued at s45, 897, 1853
All of this commerce will be directly
benefited by the improvement, through
the greater safety of the harbor and
the greater facility in entering and
leaving it. With the harbor in its
present condition, the largest vessels
are unable to enter the harbor when at
all heavily laden. The Improvement
will remedy this and may result in
some of the larger ships, which do not
now call at this port, calling here. The
present freight rates to and from this
port are exceedingly high. If addition
al steamship lines could be induced to
have their ships call here a consider
able reduction might result.
Although the completion of the work
which it is contemplated to accomplish
under the available appropriations will
greatly improve the harbor, it will still
be difficult for steamers to turn, and
the completion of the project by the
cutting off of the lighthouse point and
widening of the harbor to the full
project width will be necessary before
harbor can be provided.
Due to the remoteness of this point, !
it is important that contracts for large
amounts should always be made. A
continuing contract for the entire work
would probably enable the work to be
done at much lower figure than will
be possible if done under several differ /
ent contracts.
Amount appropriated by riv-
er and harbor act approved
March 8, 1905 ............$ 200,0O000 ,
June 80, 1905, amount ex-
pended during fiscal year.
for works of improvement 1,2O275
July 1, 1905, balance unex-
pended ..................S 1SS,1SI.2o
July /, 1905, outstanding LA
bilities :. .............. 1884
July I, 1905, balance avail
able Observation-Disclosures 198,I146I
Amount (estimated requir-
ed for completion of exist
ing project ................. 1882, 8406S
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 1, 1868 200, 10000
Submitted in compliance
with requirements of sun
dry civil act of June 4,