The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-06-05
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The chairman. OF the board Of harb3r
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Jay ,Hoining appointed Vo'.' ~. NC
Carthy and james Wakefield az mem
hers OF special committee in connec.
ton with the Kalihi harbor extension
proposition. They win frat meet the
Governor az eleven o'clock this morn
ing TO try and arrive 1t some definite
policy Of action. They will also con.
suit with the business interests ana
oroanizationa ana landowners. ana look
into the general conditions relating 10
the constr,iction oflfho Kalihi channel
and the development Of Kalihi harbor
and turning basin. They will report
back To the harbor commission at its
regular meeting next Tuesday.
Chairman John w. Caldwell also APP
pointed Colonel Mccarthy a special
committee Of one to draw up resolu-
tions for adoption by the harbor com
missioners covering matters Of policy
IN connection with the Kalihi channel
and harbor.
Territorv,s Claims.
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Commissioners Mccarthy and Church
on the advisability Of going ahead with
the Kalihi Improvement plans without
first entering into definite agreement
with the owners of the lands toe be
chiefly benefited.
4tI think the Territory should own
the land adjacent to the channel and
the harbor. }; said Caldwell.
Mccarthy agreed with this and add.
ed that he did not believe in waiting
until after the work was completed be-
fore acquiring title. 81 do not be-
lieve IA condemnation suits.'' he said.
sfI believe that before the board does
anything AZ ali on this matter we
should have An understanding with the
property owners as 20 what they are
going 10 rive the Territory,
81 do not think that We should 20
to work and complete the channel for
tnese people ana then get hotning oet
OF ~. we want something denhlte
nrst. ~ we dreqge the enamel lot
them ana use the art TOT hiling IN
thelr low amos we are going 10 MAKE
their property extremely valuable.
they VIII have something where they
have nothing now
Ought to Come Through.
II M. Church said that the property
owners certainly ought to come through.
The Dowsett Estate, Bishop Estate,
Kapiolani Estate and others own large
tracts Of land ont there. II the Ter
ritory does ali this development work
the people ought to receive one HIM
dred foot strip along the waterfront at
3 least.
eIf the property owners do not come
through with definite proposition, In
writing. there Is no use Of our going
ahead to spend one or two million dol
lars for public improvements that are
going 90 make lot Of private prop.
erty extremely valuable. Let us get
these agreements first and then the
Territory will not yet stuhg after
wards, church said
Knhio Bay Conditions.
Other matters considered were the
report from Captain Mosher rs to
winds, tides, currents and water condi-
tions alongside Knhio Bay wharf while
the John Ena was loading.
Captain VIM. r. Foster stated that
his annual report is complete up TO
May 81 and will be complete and ready
for snbmission on the FIRST day OF
July. THAT is the way TO do busi-
ness, said Church j" hope all our
other employees viii follow his ex-
ample. ~ ~
Captain Foster reported dredging an
old pile out Of the slip where the
Korea and Siberia berth. He stated
that its position was such that it
could not have caused the damage to
the bilgekeels Of these vessels, com
planned Of by the Pacific Mail Steam.
ship Company in a letter 10 the board
some time ago.
tion and Drawing Company for repairs