Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-12-18
Spending Millions
For New Honolulu
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ACTIVITIES COVER WIDE RANGE AND
INCLUDE ALL DEPARTMENTS

Yards excavation, iU,uUV cuDlc sai"S
concrete. 500 cubic yards GRANTEE
100, 900 bricks, 100000 II. u. NJ.
lumber. $4,000 pounds pipe. ana
l.l6o.OOO pounds iron and steel. the
otal cost of this undertaking VIII
he si,7GO.O00.
The Lighthouse establishment nave
also been active during the past
year. having buoyed anchorages ana
dangerous spots and maintained their
existing lights and aids to naViga-
ton. They have practically COM
p!etcd. the Honolulu Front Range
and await the arrival of the acety-
iene lighted buoys. which are to re-
Mace the N"outside entrance bell
buoy and entrance buoy No. l.
The structures for the other two
lights have been nearly completeu
and the lamps only remain TO ne IN
stalled. Cottages have been butt
for the light keepers at eight OF tue
sta ions. ON MolOkai 2d-order
flashing light N Kalawao Is under
construction. while n hyper radiant
AT Makapuu on Oahu Is also under
construction.
Most of the lights now In opera
ton are of the liens lantern. Island
BEACON tyne" Authorization has
been given to construct two lens Ian
tern lights on Hawaii, one at kaiiua
and the other at Kukuihaele; also
one at pauwela on Maui and one on
Kauai al Eleclc.
Since the arrival OF the Light
house Tender Kukui, vcssehof 1so
feet In length. 80 foot beam and IL
feet draft, with speed Of l2s
knots an hour, the work In connec-
ton with the maintenance and IN
section Of Lighthouse work has been
1. eatly facilitated. 80,
Additions Are Many.
The Federal Government has been
particularly active as regards build
ing opera ions and additions to al
ready existing buildings during the
past year. At Fort Shaftcr alone.
some slS3.50O has been expended In
building dormitDries, mess hall.
hospital extension. swimming tank.
etc. At Fort Ruger. mortar batter
les have been installed and emplace-
type are being constructed at Wal
lkiki. The force of marines station
led In Honolulu has been doubled
within the past year At this can
tonment 70 temporary buildings have
been erected at an outlay of some
$4,000, Permanent and temporary
buildings at Leilehua, now known
as the Schofield Barracks, the Fed
eral Government has expended $751;
900 for the erection of 2iS new anu
temporary buildings, tent floors and
the putting In Of sewers and the
, laying down OF water. Plans and
estimates have been prepared for adj
which will entail a further cxpendl-
ture of some $i,20o,0o0.
Strategic Value.
The strategic value of the Hawaii
an Islands Is now fully recognized
at Washington. Once the Panama
Canal has been opened tn vessels OF
all nations, there will be growing
lN'Nu IoT iloTe tIopps, WdTsUfps anu
fortifications to meet the greater
responsibility incurred by the ever
increasing stream OF foreign ships to
and from the Orient. Our commerce
will require adequate protection. II
we are to compete successfully with
the great powers of the world. Our
Island harbors are being so improv-
. led that they will soon be able to
! shelter all our warships and mer-
chant marine In time of war.
At the second session OF the six
tieth Congress an appropriation of
s337.20O was made for the construc-
= ton OF sea-coast batteries and &c.,
> 600 for searchlights to protect our
= most important harbors. BY the eni
of 1910 such progress will have been
made that Honolulu and other Ter
iiiorial ports will he second to none
Of any OF the fortified harbors OF
e the world.