The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-11-27
GREATER HONOLULU HARBoR

The immediate increase Of the capacity of Honolulu habor is
Of the most urgent present public needs
Major Woote then local chief of the engineer corps
ndd the board Of engineers last spring that extension
westward from Honolulu harbor Kalh with
width four hundred feet with turning basin at the end thou
sand feet in diameter. DER.
The board OF habor engineers at Washington considered
and representing Hawa ,ng present to present
the facts the board they turned the proposition down but
good enough refer the matter back Honolulu stating that
they open further presentation of arguments and facts
The Governor the board OF harbor commissioners the cham
Der of and the several companies interested in shipping
requenng Honolulu all addressed the board urging that the
omuiendation Of Major Wooen be approved.
Exhaustive statistics shown demonstrating that the a
Dor Of Honolulu not large enough to adequately care for even
the present commerce. allowing nothing for increase OF commerce
and the normal increase Of shipping which might fairly be expected
through the Panama The chamber of
employed Ex-Governor Fear present the the board
which he did in mastery printed brief.
The engineers much impressed with the presen
ton made but postponed decision they about take
trip to the West
The board has recently sent to the present local chief Of
Colonel Bromwe suggested modification Of the plan
posed by Major Wooen by which, instead OF building long four
foot wide channel toward Kah with turning basin
the end housandoot wide and extending thousand
feet toward Kah shall be made This width Of channel would
obvte the necessity of turning basin the end and the
time would considerable additional and frontage
This suggestion laid by Colonel Bromwel before
Governor the hbo commissioners and the chamber of commerce
for their consideration
territorial board Of harbo has careful
consideration approved OF the general plan OF the substitution OF
thousand foot channel for the but
gted further modification by which the shoal the
k side of the arbor partially occupied by the quarantine
wharf and strip Sand Island adjacent lighthouse
including the lighthouse site be dredged full
depth ae9E. ~ .r. .Sr. a1E. 8#lra.sstas
The object Of widening the habo this point that the ships
which coming here ongand the indications
that in the future they will be ongerhat there
them safely in the harbo for fear Of humping their
the proposed to be removed. 3 ~ ,ytss
The recommendation of the board of harbor
yesterday placed before the committee OF the chamber of
merce maritime affairs and met with unanimous approval
The committee also requested all Of the local inter
ested in shipping to Immediately communicate with Colonel Bro
well their opinions concerning them are
represented the committee above named there doubt that
their views will be support of those of the habor
AS the reports in question received by Colonel
Bomwel he will make report the board of army engineers
at Washington .f ta- m, i. 1..aE
Everything that be done locally is therefore
TO appropriation from congress go with
important matter the Delegate take the
matter at the Washington end OF the line and that stone
left unturned to secure favorable action E, III ..'