The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1911-12-26

DO forwarded to the chief engineer Of
the army at Washington by tho next
mail, through the division engineer at
San Francisco.
This report by Major woOten deals
in detail with all of the work on the
hrealswater and harbor and also goes
into details Of the traffic at Hilo under
the title of q remrvey Of the harbor
Of Hilo, as authorized by clause in
the Rivers and Harbors Act of con.
gress approved last February, to de-
termine whether a modification of the
adopted project can be made which will
increase the commercial facilities of
the harbor without increasing the
original cost of the work.
Major WOoten's report, which is Of
the greatest interest, not only to the
people of Hilo, but to the industries
and business men of the entire Terri.
tory, is in part as follows:
''The approved project adopted by
congress March 2, 1907, provides for
the construction of a rubble break
mated cost of $l,700,000.
After the project was adopted, q
slight change was made in the line of
the breakwater, the terminus remain.
| ing the same, which increased the
length by 470 feet, but decreased the
tonnage of rock by over 100000 tons
The total amount of rock required to
construct the breakwater will be ap'
proximately 9S1 900 tons, of which
! 20S,0O0 have been placed and 245,00C
/ tons will be placed under existing con
tracts, leaving balance of $4,000
tons to be provided for by future ap
preparations
''The average cost of rock already
4 placed or contracted for has beer
t$2.42 per ton, including supervision
and all other expenses At this unit Of
cost, $1,155,30S will be required fol
work in addition to that already con
tracted for, to complete the approved
iproject. This amount is $5553Os
more than the original estimate.
1.-THE increased cost is due, in part
to the scarcity of suitable rock neal
the breakwater site, but mainly to thu
fact that under the three separate ap
preparations which have been made
three contracts have been let to thre,
4 contractors, each supplying a separat,
lplant which had to be paid for out ,o
the respective appropriations, none %
which were sufficient to warrant tn
purchase, of plant that could do tn
work economically.
Plans Modified.
Il "When the original project wa
adopted it was proposed to bull,
wharyes in front Of the built up poI
ton of the city which lies along tina
/ part of the shore to the west of tn
railroad wharf showIf on the accom-
J panying map. This intention has BEEF
, abandoned, owing to the fact that tn
J thirty foot contour is 5000 feet fro1
the shore in that vicinity, and an
J dredged slips in the sandy bottor
would be costly to maintain owing t
the rapidity with which the littora
} currents in that part of the bay woul
} fill them up.
!. "When the Hilo Breakwater projee
!, was adopted most of the vessels. run
ming to Hilo could freely enter Kuhi
Bay. The size of the deep sea steam
ers of the American-H Hawaiian line an
the Matson Navigation Company, run
ming to Hilo, has since increased up t
A., 5l5 and 40 feet in length, respective
ly. The smaller steamers of these con
panies can now enter, but it will be
serious risk for the larger ones to d
| SO, owing to the fact that the entranc
I is blocked by the coral reef shown o
the map. The risk is considered s
serious that it is unlikely that til
, larger vessels win use the bay unlei
, the obstructing reef is removed.
spite of this, however, Kuhio Bay o
fers such advantages over the rest {
! the harbor that the Hawaiian Legisli
I. ture has appropriated 100000 of loa
funds to build a wharf fronting on tn
, bav. This money has been borrowe
and is now available.
Wharf Plan Exploited.
fThe harbor commission has adopte
plans for the structure to be built viii
this money, calling for a wharf q
feet wide and 14O0 feet long, vii
necessary storage sheds and freigl
. handling machinery; also for dredgfI
alongside Of the wharf to depth
Ithirty-fve feet. Plans and specific
tiops are about completed, to enab
:. the letting Of contract for the co
Q lsirnetion of this wharf. The wha
will probably DO completed with
about eighteen months Of the date Z
. this report. The Hilo Railroad Coz
; pany win extend its tracks to th
}, wharf. The wharf will BIO owned
. the Territory and terminal faeilitl
. will be extended to all on equal tern
/ Altogether 1928 feet Of tho bTea
I. water have been completed and a
}. pToximhtely 1900 feet Of the sub.stFu
. tuTe have been laid beyond the col
Z, pleied p0TiioA Of the broakWRter. ~
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!. away from the brrakWateT as tho ri
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