The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-10-11
UNCLE SAM
OUR DEBTOR
Hawaii Has Paid All
Expenses Since
Annexation.

the Territory of Hawai-! since anneXa-
ton, from the standpoint of dollars and
cents, is disclosed in the following elab-
crate report presented TO the Chamber
of Commerce trustees yesterday after
noon by Messrs. E. E. Paxton, chair
man; w. a. Bowen and w. f. Pfoten-
hauer, committee on Harbors and
transportation:
Honolulu. T. H., October 10, 1906.
To the Trustees of the Honolulu Cham
Der of Commerce.
The undersigned, constituting your
Committee on Harbors and Transporta-
ton, beg to submit the following rec
concentrations in regard TO proposed
improvements to the harbor of Honolu-
lu and also for the erection of such
lighthouses as are most urgently needed
for the protection of the large number
of vessels approaching the coasts OF
these islands.
In making these recommendations
your committee has deemed it advls-
able, in fact essential, to be guided by
the advice of Captain j. r. Slattery,
U. S. A, the engineer in charge of all
works of this kind within this terri
tory Under his able direction the
deepening of Honolulu harbor has just
been completed, and he has kindly fur
nished us a statement OF the plans for
further improvements with estimates,
which have already been recommended
to the proper authorities at Washing
ton
Honolulu Harbor. We would invite
your attention to the accompanying
map of Honolulu harbor On the west
side of the harbor the area enclosed
by dotted lines indicates the entire
project of the Greater Honolulu Har-
bor,'' as planned, and which, when
completed will afford ample space for
| the future growth of commerce at this
port, even after the completion of the
Panama Canal. This work, however, is
heavy undertaking and would involve
the removal of LIZA, l65 cubic yards of
material at an estimated cost of $l.0O
per yard, or LIZA, 165.0G.
While it would be extremely desir-
able to have this entire work completed
under one continuing contract, thereby
greatly reducing the cost of same, we
| do not deem it advisable to ask for so
| large an appropriation at the present
| time. We would call your attention,
| however, to two sections of this work
which has already been recommended
| DY Tic lOCdl engineer anu IOl Wu1Ch, VIC
| believe, an appropriation should be ur-
| gently insisted upon.
| ID Lighthouse Point. This point of
coral, on which the present lighthouse
| is situated, juts out into the entrance
/ to the harbor and affords a dangerous
menace to vessels on entering and leav-
| ing the harbor, necessltatlng a sharp
! turn at that point. This, as shown, is
a portion of the general plan above
| referred to, and to dredge the same
| down to full depth would involve the
removal of 100000 cubic yards at an
estimated cost of $4,000, provided an
| appropriation for only this much work
is obtainable.
/ co Dredging to full depth that por-
ton of the area comprised within the
| general plan now owned by the Oahu
! Railway & Land Company and the Dow
sett Company, Limited. AS will be seen
by glancing at the map, the removal of
this area will greatly enlarge the basin
lat the upper end of the harbol and
will greatly facilitate the turning of
vessels in the vicinity of the Railroad
and Haekfeld wharves. On account of
the large number of vessels docking in
this portion of the harbor additional
room for maneuvering is greatly need
ed. This area comprises 81 ,374 cubic
yards, the removal of which is estimat-
ed to cost $3S9,217.50, provided a con
tract 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
| manap1 within ba fro &c
land can be obtained by the United
States government for one dollar, under
the terms of an option which it holds
from the present owners. Unless an ap
preparation is obtained for this work
in the next Rivers and Harbors Bill
there viii be a danger of the option
: expiring before the appropriation is
I available for the work, as land in that
vicinity Is held at a very high value
and it win probably be impossible tc
secure a renewal of this option if it i:
permitted to expire
: We would also call your attention tx
the fact that if an appropriation GOV
ering the removal of Lighthouse Point
! and the dredging of the northwest cor
ner of the harbor can be secured al
, one time, and the work let under ont
contract, it will be a saving to tht
| ShASCd SLSteS government OF not les;
than one hundred thousand dollars ac
, eordlng to the estimates made by Cap
l tain Slattery.
From the standpoint of economy, a
well as of utility, your committee ur
\ gently recommends that an aDpropria
; tion be made by the next Congress GOV
{ ering both of these improvements, tn.
q estimated cost of which. if carried GU
Z eoneurrently, would he 1896. 51140
6 In asking for an appropriation 70
. the improvement of Honolulu harbor
Z as well as for any other Improvement
3 which may be recommended by thi