Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-02-06
URGE IMMEDIATE
WORK ON H|IO
HARBOR

Resolutions adopted by the board
of harbor commissioners yesterday
and petition received by the board
from the business men Of Hilo are To
be forwarded to Washington at once,
urging early. action by the federal
government to dredge out the shoals
at the entrance to Kuhio Bay, on the
Big Island. .
It has been discovered that unless
the harbor is deepened at that point
the new territorial wharf, due to reach
completion July ], cannot be used by
deep water vessels, and the dredging
is Of such amount that it may require
r:earfy a years work. o....
This, 1t is said. would mean that
the new pier must lay idle for almost
year unless the dredging at the
harbor's mouth is begun at e very
carly date. ..-.
: It is stated that the federal govern.
ment last November rejected bids for
this job, the figures OF contractors be
ing considered too. high, and it was
decided then to delay operations un-
I'll the next river and harbors appro-
priation act is. passed by congress.
The people Of Hilo have been given to
understand, however, that the bidders
figured from an erroneous premise,
and that if bids were called for again
the tenders would be much lower than
originally. ....s., ...5-... .-".s ~
The board OF harbor commissioners
yesterday, on receiving a copy OF reso-
futions On the, subject from the Hilo
board Of trade and the petition signed
by virtually every business man of
that city, promptly endorsed the sug.
gestion for Immediate action. The
heard adopted the following resoiu.
tions, by unanimous vote:
Resolved, That the board of har-i
Dor commissioners Of the Territory Of
Hawaii hereby express their entire alp.
.proya1 Of the request contained in the
petition Of certain petitioners Of Hiio,
Hawaii. requesting the assistance of
this board In securing early action by
the federal authorities under the APP
preparation of congress for the remoV-
al of the shoals at the entrance of.
Knhio Bay;
7 "That this board is of the opinion
that the public, commercial and ship
ping interests win be subserved IL the
federal authorities having control Of
the above named work can arrange to
make an early call for tenders for the
execution CT this work III Kuhio Bay,
Hilo harbor, Independently Of other
work and future appropriations, and
we respectfully urge that such a.
course be adopted, and
THAT copy hereof, and the petit
ton named herein, lbe forwarded to
the chief OF engineers through Maj. w.
II. Woeten, Corps >of Engineers, u. s..
a., commanding in Hawaii.
& The resolutions received from the
Hilo board Of trade follow:
/ That the citizens of Hilo are desir-
Gus of the speedy completion OF the
dredging is shown by the following
resolutions adopted by the board Of
trade at Hilo, copy of which was
read at the harbor commission meet
ing yesterday.
Whereas, The public interests OF
the Island of Hawaii are vitality in
volved in the early completion and
opening to public use Of the Kuhio
bay wharf, in Hilo Harbor, now under
construction by the board of harbor
commissioners of the Territory of
Hawaii: VI ~ ~. ~. s>@
Resolved, That the board of di-
rectors of the Hilo board of trade do
hereby authorize the proper officers of
this board to sign the petition to the,
said harbor commissioners looking to-
ward securing early action in dredg.
ing the entrance to said Kuhio bay, at.
tached hereto, and that copies hereof
be sent to the chief !. engineers,
through Maj. W. p Wooten, command
ing Corps of Engineers in Hawaii, and
to the board Of harbor commissioners
of the Territory of Hawaii. s
"HILO BOARD OF. TRADE,
"By H. B. ELLIOTT, ~.~ Z