The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-10-11


work. American game the news that
the seniors win play is welcome indeed.
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account of the large number of YES
sells docking in this portion of the har-
Dor additional room for maneuvering is
greatlyneeded. This area comprises
311,374 cubic yards, the removal of
which is estimated to cost O3S9 ,217 80,
provided a contract is let for this work
only.
If an appropriation for only one of
these Improvements can be secured it
is hard to decide which is the most
needed.
We would particularly call your at
tention, however, to the fact that if
the work last above referred to is COM
menced within the next five years this
land can be obtained by the United
States government for one dollar I'M
| der the terms of an option which it
! holds fro mthe present owners. Unless
an appropriation is obtained for this
work in the next Rivers and Harbors
| Bill there will be a danger of the OPP
! ton expiring before the appropriation
.
that vicinity is held at a very high va
lue, and it will probably be impossible
to secure a renewal of this option if it
is permitted to expire.
We would also call your attention to
the fact that if an appropriation COW
ering the removal of Lighthouse Point
and the dredging of the northwest cor
ner of the harbor can be secured at
one time and the word let under one
contract, it will be a saving 40 the
United States government of not less
than one hundred thousand dollars ac-
cording to the estimates made by Cap
tain Slattery.
From the standpoint of economy, as
well as of utility, your committee ur-
gently recommends that an appropria-
ton be made by the next Congress COW
ering both of these improvements. the
estimated cost of which if carried cut
cOncurrently would be $496511 40.
In asking for an appropriation fol
the Improvement of Honolulu harbor
} as well as for any other improvements
which may be recommended by this
committee for the consideration of Con.
/, gress, we would respectfully call YOU
! attention to the increase of the exter.
! nal commerce of the Territory of Ha
wall during the past nine and one-hal
= years, from January list 1896 to Jun,
2 Both, 1905. The value of the total com
t merce of the territory for the calen
dar year 1896 was $21 SIS, $50. Thi
- had increased in 1905 to $50, 1893 ,OO9, o
/ 1856 per cent. That the commerce o
v the Territory is still on a good health,
e growing basis is atested by the fac
o that the total amount for the yea
t 1904 was O,9S9 $685. which shows an in
n crease during he year 1905 of nearly
k per cent over the preceding year.
d tW MISUNDERSTANDING
!. Lighthouses. The recent disaster t
e the fine steamship Manchuria has bee
an object lesson of the great danger
4 the many vessels calling at the severe
Il ports fthese islands on account {
g the lack of necessary lighthouses. SteI
Is have already been taken for the ereC
= ton of a first order light at Makapu
IS Point; it is safe to say that the dis
% aster above referred to would not hay
10 occurred had this light been in opera
,e ton. On account of the close proxin
n ity of the island of Molokai to Oah
n however, the necessity is almost {
], great for a similar light on the mort
coast Of that island as at Makapu
r Point, The recommendation has a
,e ready been made for a Fourth Ord
III light at the Leper Settlement, at &
,e estimated cost of forty thousand dc
,e lars. On the advice of Captain Sla
e. terry we would earnestly recommel
20 that this recommendation be chang,
r form a Fourth Order to a First Ord
n light at that point.
ne The need of a First Order light
IN the north coast of Kauai is very gree