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

J Resolutions adopted by the board
OF harbor commissioners yesterday
and a 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.
1t has been discovered that unless
the harbor Is deepened at that point
the new territorial wharf, due to reach
completion July l, cannot be used by
deep water vessels, and the dredging
is of such amount that it may require
Yearly q years work.
This, it is said. wonld mean that
the new pier must lay idle for almost
a year unless the dredging at the
harbor's mouth is begun at q very
carly date
1t is stated that the federal govern
nent last November re jected bids for
this job. the figures of contractors be
decided then to delay operations un-
Til the next river and harbors appro-
priatioH 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.
The beard of harbor commissioners
yesterday, on receiving copy of reso-
lutionss on the subject from the Hiio
board of trade and the petition signed
by virtually every business man of
that city, promptly endorsed the sug-
gestion for immediate action. The
board adopted the following resolu,
tons by unanimous vote:
Resolved, That the board of har.
Dor commissioners of the Territory of
Hawaii hereby express their entire APP
prevail of the request contained in the
petition of certain petitioners of Hilo.
Hawaii, requesting the assistance of
this. board in securing early action by
the federal authorities under the ap.
preparation Of congress for the remoV-
al of the shoals at the entrance of
knAio Bay;
THAT this board Is of the opinion |
that the. public, commercial and ship. |
ping interests will be subserYed If the |
federal authorities having control of
the above named work can arrange to
make an early call for tenders for the |
execution of this work in Kuhio Bay, |
Hilo harbor, independently of other !
work and future appropriations, and
We respectfully urge that such a |
course be adopted, and "a e.
That copy hereof and the petit, |
ton named herein, be forwarded to |
the chief of engineers through Maj. w. !
p. Wooten, Corps of Engineers, U. s. |
A., commanding in Hawaii" |
The resolutions received from the
Hilo board of trade follow: T..
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, a copy of which was
read at the harbor commission meet
ing yesterday.
Whereas, The public interests of
the Island of Hawaii are vitality in
yolved 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:
Resolved, That the board of d.
rectors of the HiIo 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.
"HILO BOARD OF TRADE,
by H. B. ELLIOTT,