The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-01-26

IHI Work on this Improvement has moi
been sufficiently advanced TO hayo d
material effect on, freight rates.
Condition Of Funds
Sufficient funds are Available fol
carrying on the work during the fiscal
wear 1916. IF.
July !, 1918, balance upex.
june 80, 1914, amount exi
pended during fiscal year,
for works Of Improvement .e9,02l.2o
July !, 1914, balance un.
i expended .5,. .las.... 453,S32.Ss
biIitles ..s.. 800. 4so.42
July 1, 1914, balance avail.
able .l....s.,. .l....., s,4o2.46
July /, 1914, amount covered
by uncomplcted contracts 42l,073.7e
Amount (estimated) required
to be appropriated for
completion Of existing.
/ PROJECT ....'.i..Ast.. .s...t 024,OOO.0O
| (sce Appendix. vV2.)
/ THE Island of Maui is tho second
in size Of the Hawaiian group, and Ka
huliu harbor is situated about ITO miles
east.southeast Of Honolulu, the CONNER
cial center Of the Hawaiian Islands
ard about 100 miles northwest OF Hilo,
Island of Hawaii Z
FreyiouS to the adoption Of the
project for the Improvement of the har'
Dor Of KahuIui, Il bad been improved
by the Kahuiri Railroad Company al
/ its own expense by the construction Of d
breakwatcr 1900 feet long, located on
top Of a coral reef on the eastern side
Of the harbor, and the excavation within
the area proterted by this brcakwater
of some 100000 cubic yards Of ma.
terihl, which was deposited to the wind,
ward of tho brcakwater. In ordinary
weather this breakwater afforded ample
protection for the smaller vessels which
anchored within the dredgel basin, but
was of little benefit to tho larger YES
sells, which had to anchor out at sea.
Under the present project, about TWEEN
ty-twO acres. having depth Of thirty.
five feet, win be protected by the
breakwater
1.-THE mean tidal range is "a feet.
Since the project for improving this
harbor Was adopted about 450 feet of
tho outer end Of this breakwater was
damaged by storms, d portion being en-.
tircly swept away. ~ y
'"The. existing propect, adopted b.
the river and harbor act of juno %,
BIO, is in aecordanee with plan printed
Congress, second session, and provides.
ItEfI.N H.. IT,. ~.
to American Girl Rock,
SOD For dredgingtto a depth of
thirty.fiyc feet the area in the eastern
part Of the harbor to a, new bulkhead
line about sixty-eight feet from and
parallel to the existing hbulkhead line
BIC, which is to be advanced by that
amount; and Is
"(c) For dredging. 10 a depth OF
thirty-fiyc feet the area in the western.
part Of the harbor to Inc about mid.
way between lines RE md RIO, all at
an estimated cost Of $4,000.
No modification hastbecn made in
the original project !,
The said act appropriated $150,000
for commencing work, subject, however,
to the conditions mentioned in the dOcu
meDt on which the project is based
that the Kahului Railway Company eede
TO the United States free OF cost any
rights IL may have in the existing
brcakwater, and agree to make no claim
Tor reimbursement for work done by it
in constructing the breakwater and i'm.
proving the harbor; also, that the
lsgreemept between the railroad com
pany and the territorial government,
covering the construction and operation
of wharf and wharf shed, providing
for its use by the public, be extended
so as to provide that the plans to be
adopted shall include a public street Of
proper width giving access to the wharf,
E'The conditions having been com.
| piled with.a contract was entered into
for the construction Of the breakwater
December s, 1910. Work was com.
inGneed April %, 1911, and completed
March 9, 1912. A total of $4,000 tons
Of rock was placed, completing $3.50
feet, ~, slf M
f'The sum of SI50,00o was appro,
priated by the river and harbor act ap,
proved February ~, 1911, with which
241 SIS cubic yards Of material, at a
contract cost Of $l34 ,83S.66, were ex.
eavated from the harbor.
"Work was commenced on May 90
1912, and completed June z, 1918.
"On July 90, 1912, 100000 was ap-
propriatea to complete the project
With this appropriation 25,34S tons Of
rock were placed in extending the
breakyater, at contract cost Of $44,-
35O.25, and approximately $4,000 cubic
yards Of material were ,dredged from
the harbor. The exact yardage has not
been computed
The breakwater extension was com.
menced February 20, 1913, and com
pletnd July 2, 1913 During the fiscal
year 33l.69 tons of stone were placed
in repairing the end slope Of the break
water, Mt contract cost Of $2l35,56.
Much Stone Used HIS y
ga total Of 100. 6s4.69 tons Of stone
has boon placed in the breakwater, Civ
ing q total length Of 222l feet along the
top, u a# 81. 81. W.
IA total Of approximately 33l;3ls
cubic yards Of material has been
dredged from the harbor, which now
provides basin in the lee Of the
breakwater Of approximately twenty
two acres, having depth exceeding
thirtysix feet at low tide. The ap'
proved project is completed.
con June 30, 1914, $37S,sl7.52 had