The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-11-30

harbor by cutting off the lighthouse
point, and for charging the harbor
proper so that IL will have a general
width of 1900 feet and depth of 35
| feet at mean low water, at an estimat-
ed cost of $1,62s, s94.60.
Between March 3, 1905, and May
81, 1908, 100000 have been appropriat-
ed for woI'. under the approved project,
or about 40 per cent of the estimated
cost of work under that PROJECT.
"Work under the above appropria-
tions was stopped by practical ex-
haustion of funds. on December Is,
1908. The following has been accom-.
| plished:
"Dredging entrance channel, remov.
ing lighthouse point, and the partial
this dredging was to depth of 80
feet at mean lower low water. total
of l,9l0,023 cubic yards having been
excavated. The completion of the
adopted project is urgently required by
commercial interests.
"On June 30. 1909, the sum of
S194, $3.50 had been expended, no part
of which was for maintenance.
"From July /. 1908, to the cessation
of work on December 10, 1908, POS, JOG
cubic yards of material were removed
from the harbor and deposited on
shore A careful survey was later
made of the condition of the harbor.
This survey showed shoaling to have
! taken place at the following points:
A general shoaling throughout the en-
trance channel; noticeable shoaling
in the Nuuanu slip at the head of the
harbor; slight shoaling in front of
| the wharves of the naval station, and
very slight shoaling in few other
localities.
"The approved project is about 40
per cent. completed. On June 80, 1909,
there was n minimum depth in the en-.
trance channel of about 33 feet; with
in the harbor proper there was, outside
of harbor lines, n general depth of
30 feet. The normal tidal oscillation
is about . feet. The head of naviga-
| tion is the head of the harbor, about
miles from the lighthouse department
buoys marking the entrance to the har.
Dor.
'The commerce between this port
and ports not in the Hawaiian Islands,
| for the calendar year 1905 amounted
to approximately 100000 tons, valued
at $41 ,562,S The commerce with
other ports of the Hawaiian Islands
amounted to 32O,15S tons, valued at
about $22,000.000.
| "What effect the improvement of the
harbor has had upon freight rates can
not be stated, but vessels are now able
| to enter and leave the harbor with their
full load draft.
"Should additional appropriations be
made for this harbor, it is proposed to
expend the funds in widening the har.
Dor in pursuance with the approved
project, so as to make it possible for
vessels to enter and leave at all hours
of the day and night, instead of by
daylight only, as at present.
July /, 1908, balance unex-
pended ............$3 1868 1866
June 80 1909, amount ex-
pended during fiscal year,
for works of improvement 36S, 227 IA
July ], 1909, balance unex-
pended ............... ass, 169.2l
July !, 1909, outstanding liza
bilities ............... .5I
July l, 1909, balance avail.
able ............. a$5,16s71
Amount (estimated) reqnir.
ed for completion of exist
ing project $685., s94.6C
Amount that can be profit
4 ably expended in fiscal
year ending June 30, 1911,
for works of Improvement
and for maintenance, eX-
elusive of the balance I'M
, expended July l, 1909. $500, Oo0, 900
n. In addition to this balance thu
: sum of $4,000 was made available by
the river and harbor act of last March
: The operations for the improvement
of Hio harbor by the construction o.
n breakwater are covered in the re
port. "Hilo Bay" says the report, "i
; practically deep open roadstead, pro
tected to limited extent by Blond,
reef, but otherwise exposed through
the angle formed by lines drawn from
Hilo town to Kanaha and Keoke'
! points-that is, from about north t.
north "a deg east (magnetic) Stronl
northeasterly trade winds prevail mos
of the time. These winds cause n chop
py sea outside of Hilo Bay and consid
! cradle swell in the bay, which at time'
makes it unsafe for ships to lie at thu
existing wharves and renders LOADING
and unloading in the bay difficult. Thu
heaviest seas, however, come from thu
north during northerly and northwest
erlv storms, and during this weather i
is often impossible for ships to lie a
! the wharves or even work in the bay
a "The present project, adopted b,
congress March ., 1907, consists in con
J structing n rubble mound breakwate
: along Blonde reef to point on shor
y about 5000 feet east of Cocoanut is
land, at an estimated cost of $l.7O0,OOC
= GAS authorized ~ the act of Mare
.. 1907, the project as originally state
in the aforementioned house docu
. ment has been modified in a manne
recommended on page 10 of the hous
document by the elimination of III
third. or shore. arm of the breakwate
and the extension of the middle arm
: | of the hreakwater TO the shore.
/ a. ~ T.