The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-11-30
Recommendation of Army Engi-
neer Carries That Amount
for Honolulu.
HILO BREAKWATER ALSO IN 1T
1t Is Estimated That $1,300,OOO
More Is Needed to Complete
That Work.
BY Ernest G. Walker.
From Sundays Advertiser

mort of General Marshall, the cmet OF
the engineers, asks congress for an
appropriation of 100000 for Honolulu
harbor- to be expended during the fiscal
wear which begins July / next, and
5000, 600 for continuing the Hilo break
water during the same period. In view
of the word that went forth to slash
all river and harbor Improvement
estimates this request for the two big
Hawaiian projects is regarded as very
generous Mai. T.. +. Winslow, who
has been in charge of harbor improve
ments in the engineer district of Ha-
wall since November -, 1908, estim.
ates that $S2S,s046O will be required
to complete the project at Honolulu
and Sl,300,000 to complete the project
at Hilo.
The report has only brief allusion
TO Pearl Harbor, which is being dredged
under the supervision of the navy de-
partment No work was done by the
army on that project during the year.
There was expended $29.60 for tele-
grams and for rubber stamp, paid ont
of the unexpended balance standing TO
the credit of that project on the artny's
books, which left $423.06 remaining I'M
expended. This will probably be con-
verted back into the treasury. There
is also an allusion in the report to the
reclamation of Quarantine Island, on
which $4,000 has been expended ex-
hausting the appropriation. No work
was done there during the year but an
uneXpended balance of $2.75 was used.
After making some reference to the
location of the Honolulu project, the
chief of engineers says of it in his
annual report:
A hurry-up call was sent in for the
patrol wagon, and it was driven as rap
idly as possible to the scene of the
accident. The wounded man was placed
in the wagon on stretcher and the
wagon started for the hospital. going
up Punchbowl street. The horses were
being driven at gallop, the driver
sounding his gong to clear the way.
AS the wagon approached Beretania
avenue, Punahou car 16 was coming in.
Punchbowl street at this point is a
dangerous place, on account of its mar
Iowness and the impossibility of the
drivers of vehicles on Beretania and
Punchbowl street seeing one another.
In this case, according to the state
ments of the officers who were on the
wagon, the driver was ringing his own
gong and consequently could not hear
the street ear bell. just as he debouch
ed onto Beretania avenue, he saw the
car and attempted to avoid collision
by swinging the wagon around in the
direction the street car was travelling
But it was too late. The ear struck
the wagon and the Off horse, old Harry
The wounded man was hurled to the
floor of the wagon. while the horses LEG
was broken in several places. II was
necessary TO shoot the poor beast later
as his injuries could not he cured. Har
~ was the big, black horse that fol
so long has been driven to the police
wagon. His death caused n feeling
of sorrow among the police, who had q
good deal of affection for the faithful
old horse Harry s mate, Pat, was also
injured to some extent, but not seri
ously.
When the smash came, Stewart, the
driver, was thrown ont of his seat and
ON to the ear, his foot being smashed
in the miX-up. As he was thrown his
head thumped that of Police Officer
Keawe, rendering the latter insensible
One of the two TRUSTEES in the Wagon
was also hurt.
That the accident was not much mort
serious is due to the presence of min'
of Stewart. who, when he saw tina
there was bound to he n collision be
tween the wagon and the ear. swunl
the former so ms to make the blow
glancng one.
The police wagon was not damaged
except for the breaking of the whiffe
tree.
II was reported mt the Queen S Hos
pital last night that Kaluhimokn wa
i'm a very critical condition. II seem
doubtful whether or not he will re
cover
The entrance channel, through
coral reef. and the hnrhor proper, wer
dredgvd from time 10 time by tn
monarchical, republican, and territorial
governments az Hawaii prior 10 Jul
!, 1904 On this date there existed a.
entrance channel having minimum
width Of about goo feet and a dept
Of about 80 feet al mean low waite
Tie hnrhor proper had general widt
OF 900 feet The water for about gu
feet Immediately along the Wharycs hh
depth of from go 90 So feet Esl
where there was only about 81 feet
low water The bend at the lighihnui
polri was so sharp us Co make u bom
NhAt dlhlru'i luf large Yrtsrf Nv mai
the inTn
Work nm ih0 present project Nl
begun under nn appropriation by n
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in accordance viii general pa
pnnird in tho hnnuhl report N 81
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