The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-02-07
Dredging of Entrance to Kuhlo
Bay Recognized as Prime
Necessity.
HARBoR COMMISSION ACTS
Petition From HiIo Stirs Things
Up-FederaI Government
Asked TO Act.
(From Thursday Advertiser)

(ET0m Ihursuay AuVeIJlseTJ
Unless the federal government takes
some action at once toward the re-
moyal of the shoals at the entrance to
Kuhio Bay. Hio will be deprived of
the use of its new wharf until some
time in 1914, according to information
sent to the harbor commission at the
meeting of that body yesterday after
noon.
Reports from the board of trade and
citizens of Hilo state that the new
wharf which is rapidly nearing com
pletlon will be ready for acceptance
July ! next. Unless the harbor en-
trance is deepened and the shoals re-
moved this expensive and much-needed
structure must necessarily remain idle.
This condition is caused by the fact
that the federal government last Nov
ember rejected all bids for this work,
when il was decided to delay oper'
ations until congress will pass the next
river and harbor appropriation act. II
is expected by the government that
this act will carry sufficient money to
enable the government to take up as
one project the extensive harbor plans
it has made for this Territory.
One reason for rejecting the tenders
last wear, it is said was that the fig
ures were deemed too high. 1t has
since developed that these figures were
submitted under wrong conception
and if tender are again called for the
bids will be much lower.
Congress has already made an appro.
priation for dredging Kuhio Bay, and
it is understood that al. w. P, Woo
ten, commanding the engineer corps IN
Hawaii, is willing that the important
work be taken up as soon as possible.
Practically every business establish.
ment in Hilo has Joined with the board
of trade of that place in petitonlng
the harbor commission to secure prompt
action on this question. This petition,
together with the resolutions, were re-
ceived at the meeting yesterday They
met with the hearty approval OF the
commissioners.
Resolutions endorsing thu move to
have the work started without delay
were presented by Commissioner James
Wakefield and adopted w.,~out DIS
senting vote. Following is a copy OF
the resolutions:
h6bOlublOh lOL faCb1OAA'
"Resolved, That tn, board of har-
Dor commissioners of the Territory of
Hawaii hereby express their entire ap-
proval OF the request contained IN the
petition of certain petitioners of Hlio,
Hawai-, requesting the assistance OF
this board in securing early action by
the federal authorities under the ap'
preparation OF congress for the removal
of the shoals at the entrance of Kuhio
Bay;
.'That this board is of the opinion
that the puDnc, commercial and ship
ming interests vii be subserved if the
federal authorities having control OF
the above named work can arrange to
make an early call for tenders for the
execution oil this work in Kuhio Bay
Hilo narbor, Independently of Other
work and future appropriations, and
we respectfully urge that such course
be adopted, and
"'That a copy hereof, and the "eti
tion named herein, be forwarded to the
chief of engineers through Maj. w. 7
Wooten, Corps of Engineers, U. S. A.
commanding in Hawaii. -
Hilo Acts Promptly.
That the citizens of Hilo are desirou
of the speedy completion of the dredg
ing is shown by the following resOlu
tions adopted By the board of trade a
HilO, "A copy of which were read at tn
harbor commission meeting yesterday,
"Whereas, The public interests o
the Island of Hawaii are vitality in
volved in the early completion an
opening TO public use of the Kuhio ba
wharf, in Hilo liarbor now under cor
struction by the board of harbor con
missioners of the Territory of Hawaii
Resolved, That the board of d
rectors of the Hilo board of trade
hereby authorize the proper officers q
this board to sign the petition to tG
said harbur commissioners looking t.
ward securing early action in dredgin
the entrance TO said Kuhio bay, n
tached hereto, and that copies here,
lac sent TO the chief of engineer
through Mai. W, +. Wooten, eouman
ing Corps OF Engineers in Hawaii, az
10 the board OF harhor commissions
OF the Territory OF hawaii.
"HlLO BOARD or TRADE.
"By IL. B. ELLIOT,
president
"By T., ~ pEYO,
Secretary Treasurer.
"llilo, Hawaii, February g. 1913 -
The petition asking that the Kul
bay shoals be removed without fufll
delay sets forth the urgent need
prompt work on the part of lbc 5ovel
mont The original copy 0l thus pc
ton, containing the siguaiafca N {
heads Of practically every luirsu
toteat 10 lilo aud vicinity, wlll be 4
Mafled at on 20 Anlaf Wo8ten d
u is believed results Nill De- seaur
Following IL copy of tho petition.
FoiheT with the names uf those W
iafa signed II, directed io ihg an
famnlasinnf
petition Lsplsius
"nfnllamea fts HaluaWsi d