The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-12-02
H|LOP|CKSOUT
DRYDOCK
SITE
Board of Trade Committee Has
Laid Out Naval Reservation,
Drydook Site, Officers Row and
Barracks Location on Paper and
Will Send Same to Secretary of
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Navy. r.
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(Mail Special to The Advertiser) 4
HlLO, November Elaborate
plans for United States naval reserva.
ton for Hilo, including drydock, ma
chine shops, quarters for officers and
men and a quarantine station and
wharf, have been prepared by the com
mittee which the board of trade at its
last meeting appointed to take up the
proposition Of trying to- get a drydock
for liilo, in case it should be
found impossible to complete the one
which was started at Pearl llarbor.
The committee, which consists of En-.
ginecr Southworth Senator Metzger
and Attorney Harry Irwin, held a meet
ing at which they went over the entire
situation, aud subsequently Southwo1th
had the plans placed in shape on an
elaborate map, while Irwin and Metz.
ger prepared an exhaustive argument
N writing, in which they gave an out
inc Of the conditions here which have
bearing on the subject, showing the
advantage offered by liilo, particularly
n view Of the development which is
bound to follow the completion of the
harbor system and the opening of the
Panama Canal
To Secretary Direct
"Al9 these data, map, letter and the
rest, will be submitted direct to Secre.
tary of the Navy Danies,' said South.
worth last week. cit will be on its
way to Washington by the time your
paper comes out.
cit is the opinion of the committee
that nothing should be done which may
in any way interfere with Honolulu s
efforts to retain the Pearl Harbor dry.
dock, but we believe that, besides hav-
ing the naval station in Pearl Harbor
the United States should have an auxil-
larry plant in the Islands, and this
| should be located at Hilo.
Favor Reeds Bay.
1.-THE committee went into the Waio.
lama swamp location, as well as others
suggested for the drydock, with much
care, but it finally decided to recon-.
mend location at Reed s Bay, as that
seems eminently suitable in every re.
| spect. 20
Southworth displayed a map which
showed in detail just what the commit.
tee S proposition was 1t showed res.
ervation taking in the point formed by
Reed S Bay and the bay north of Co.
coanut Island. The boundaries of the
reservation, as suggested, are roughly
the Reed s Bay waterfront, the Brown
fishpond, the continuation of Front
street towards the Kuhio Bay wharf,
the CocOanut Island road and the sea
back to the starting point. This tract
takes in considerable land which is
useless for ordinary purposes, as it is
rocky and swampy, but it also takes in
much good residence property, including
the beautiful Reed Bay section and
the Makaoku tract lots which were
opened for settlement just a few years
ago. 1t is argued, however, that no
great hardship will be imposed on the
waterfront residence owners, as these
hold their lands only under lease
which will soon expire, and the gov.
eminent has indicated very decisively
its policy that it will grant title to
none of the land on the waterfront.
Suitable Bottom.
| ht lHup SHOWS uTNuOck location
running inland from the innermost
reaches of Reed S Bay proper, from
about the point where the Matson Com
pany's marine railway is located. The
lock location runs through the Matson
lot and takes in part of the fishpond
and swamp area just mauka of the Mat.
son lot Southworth states that Metz.
ger has data relating to the nature of
the bottom at these places, secured from
extensive borings performed some time
ago, and that these show that the for.
nation is very favorable for its use
as a dock site. The dock is figured
on as being a thousand feet long, two
hundred and fifty feet wide and thirty.
five feet deep.
The plan further provides for the
placing of shops and the like on about
the place where the Miss Ivy Richard
son residence now stands The narrow
peninsula at the end of which stands
the FurneauX beach house offers an
ideal site for n powder magazine, be
cause of its isolated position, and il
is recommended that it he used for
such purpose.
The beautiful Scott beach place has
been picked ont for officers quarters
and parade ground as IL is by far the
best suited place for the purpose in
that vicinity.
The plan shows the proposed quaran
tine wharf running ont from the HilC
end of the Scott place at an acute
angle with the shore fronting the
Springer residence, the llime. Eastou
Fve'less paradise and the Guard place
The front of the wharf will thus race
the entrance of the channel leading in
to the main harbor. II is proposed "a
have @ quarantine station located on
the lllo side Of the Scott place
one objection 90 the scheme lies In
J the fact that the waters OF Reed b has
proper are 30 shallow that only small
craft can navigate therein. The com
mittre's scheme includes the dredging
of the basin, In order that the drydock
may be accessible