The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-09-13
.H|LO MAY HAVE
GREAT WORKS
Captain OtweII's Doings Give
Rise to Hopes Beyond
5reakWater.

, HILO, August 2.-"Advertfsement
calling for tenders for the construction
of the Hilo breakwater will be, 1 ex-
pect, published in the newspapers in
November. The law compels that they
be published for thirty days. In a
work of such magnitude as the break
| water it may be advisable to publish
| them for sixty days. That would be
into January. I see no reason why the
actual work of construction should not
begin here in February or in March
at the latest"
| These were the cheering words told
by Captain c. w. Orwell to the Her
aid, on Friday morning last, before he
went on the Kinau, words that will
be welcome to every welI-wisher of
| the Island of Hawaii.
This was Captain OtwelPs last visit
to Hilo in connection with the break
water before the final plans, specifica-
| tions and recommendations are sent 20
Washington. He said:
swer from washington on a project of
this kind. That is why say the adj
vertisements will be published in Nov
emlber. The papers will go forward as
soon as / return to Honolulu
mo, I cannot tell you whether the
breakwater will be that known as the
outer or the inner one, not yet.
That can only be determined in Wash
ington.
'At present, also, it is not decided
what form the advertisements calling
for tenders will take, whether 1 will
ask for bids to include material, ma
chinery, labor and, in fact, the whole
of the work, or whether I will build
it myself and only call for bids for
the necessary material. The form of
the tenders has not been determined"
AS soon as Captain Orwell and En-
gineer Burbank arrived here, on Wed
nesday afternoon, they went to the
top of the Hackfeld building, then to
the top of the hill where the old
cemetery is. AT the latter place they |
found that the growth of trees pre-
vented the observations they expected |
for range light sites.
On Thursday morning a visit was |
paid to Puma A ledge ofsrock was ex-
amined there, also at eleven miles in /
Shipman's pasture on the Puma road. I
On Thursday afternoon the Federal /
engineers went to the lighthouse. site
at Pepeekeo, incidentally also study /
ing range light sites and examining
rock along the coast. These observa-
tons enabled Captain Orwell to say:
II believe / have found rock that
will be suitable for the construction
Of the breakwater.''
AS a matter of fact there are several
places where the rock comes up to
specification requirements, so there
will be no trouble on that score.
That Captain Orwell was so inter-
ested in lighthouses and range light
sites in the neighborhood of Hilo sug-
sests that the Federal government
nay have more projects in view for
his island than have yet been dis
;losed. He was willing to admit that {
Reeds bay would be a good spot for /
Try docks, but beyond this he would ,
20 no further. :
AS Congress will meet again in less :
han three months, no harm can be
lone by the enterprising people of this +
sland getting together and putting in !;
o shape any suggestions for improve }
nents for Hawaii in order that they
nay be in the hands of the Delegate :,
zhen he leaves for Washington. T