The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-11-12
Superintendent Of Public Works
\ Tells Of Hawail's Need Of
harb5r improvements
REVENUE OF TERRITORY =,
IS WHOLLY INADEQUATE
Development Of Ports Of Homo,
lulu, NaWiIiwiIi And Kahului
Are Leading Issue +.

A lengthy memorial addressed to the
Congress of the United Staves and
which will be presented by Delegate
J. X. Kalanianaole,, has been prepared
by Charles R. Forbes, superintendent Of
public works and chairman of the har
Dor commission. The memorial sets
forth in minute detail the urgent neeC
Of wharf and landing improvements il
Oahu, Maui and Kauai; completion OF
q belt road on this island and the de
yelopment of the National Guard OF
Hawaii, the latter an Organization
which, in point of membership, places
Hawaii ahead Of all the States and Ter
ritories, area and population being con
sidered. o.. ,.-.o ,E,, gIt#
Superintendent Forbes yesterday en-
hrged somewhat in this regard, over
the address he made before the Homo
lulu chamber of commerce the day be
fore. He, went further into detail as
TO the mission which, will take him to
Washington with Governor Pinkham
early next month. George X. Larri.
son, of the photographic survey depart,
ment, win accompany the Governor and
MT. rOrDeS.
Not Sick Nor Resigning -.
''Befose going into details as to my
coming trip to Washington L want to
say that the Governor is not as sick a
man a. reports make him." Mr.. Forbes
'aid. "It is true that he received q
serious injury during his trip to thu
Island Of Hawaii some months ago,
whieh hos annovad him somayyhat ~,
the last two weeks or so the Governor
has kept TO his home more because OF
the need of the absolute quiet he re
quires in preparing data and general in
formation on his trip and business in
Washington.
1.-The ,rumor that the Governor is on
the eve Of resigning is altogether
senseless. There is no reason or occa
sion for the Governor to resign and the
fact that he is working day and night
on figures, tables and other data for
his mainland business will disprove the
rumor. I" '.'- #'H 2 o. a.
Through the Governor and the super
intendent of public works the Territory
will ask Congress for financial assist
anee for wharf and landing improve
ments, o belt road around the island
of Hawaii and support for the National
Guard of Hawaii.
Uncle Sam Has Privileges
MIR. Forbes memorial reviews the
history of the annexation of Hawaii to
the United States. He shows that spe-
cial privileges are extended to Uncle
Sam that others do not get in Hawaii.
In point, he cites that navy vessels
and army transports pay" only eight
cents for each 1000 gallons of water
them, while merchant vessels
pay dollar and fifty cents for the
same amount OF fluid.
Furthermore, the vessels Of the
Army and Navy are allowed the free
use of wharves, Mr.. Forbes contends
while Others have to pay for the priv
ilege. =. = r...
The income the federal government
has derived from this Territory during
the last, fourteen years. il as follows:
Customs reeeiots, hollis, 500 $50,
1881 and internal revenue, during
tai of $22, 7Sl ,89F.3T. In. contrast with
this, Mr.. Forbes shows that from July
/, 1909, to June 30, 1915, the income
Of the Territory was as follows: Ter
ritorial revenue, $48,l20 $4,000, and in
comes from all counties, $2,S6l ,369.58
a total Of 1881, 750.4s. In addition
to this, the Territory has received 81,
lie, 48670 from the sale Of loan fund
bonds, making the grand total of re
ceipts from all sources, $69, 092, 237.lS.
Assistance for Harbor Work
The financial assistance the Terri
tory will ask of Congress and the ma
tiOnal treasury will include improve
ments for Honolulu and Kahhi harbors.
On this island, the Harbor of Nawili
will, Kauai, and Kahului HarbOr, Maui
When the improvements to, Honolulu
harbor were first projected in 1904, says
Mr.. Forbes, the federal engineer on
the ground fixed these Improvements at
! cost of 81, 62S, 1874 80 and since that
time and up to June 80, 1915, the sum
IF $l,l93,564.l2 actually has been ex
pended, leaving unexpended, to, com
plete the improvements first projected
B435, 330.48.
I A plan of the proposed enlargement
IF Honolulu Harbor, so as to include the |
kalihi Channel and eventually the Ka
hi Harbor, all in one, win be sub |
nitted to, Congress. This win increase
he size Of the harbOr from 1855 to
I73.2 acres. f..
kalihi Channel Important
The proposed Kalihi Channel is one |
II the most important projects pend. |
ng for Honolulu haTbor improvements, |
'laims Mr.. Forbes, To show the in
'rease Of shipping in Honolulu the sup
quotes figures, which will
20 a long way to prove correct his, con
ention.
Mr.. Forbes shows that during the ifs
al year ended in 1913, arrivals in Ho
IOlulu were 534 oversee vessels of steam
md sail, aggregating 3,34S,0l2 tons,
which was an increase of 64O,l7S tons
oyer that of 1912. During 1914 there |
arrived here GOT vessels, of 3,7l3,5S3
.ons, an increase of 365,57l tons.
The superintendent points out that |