The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-10-20
narbor Board Takes Instant Ad-
vantage Of Receipt Of Exec
utive Order
WILL DRAW UP TENTATIVE
@ PLANS FOR BIG BULKHEAD
Forbes Proposes enlargement Of
kuhlo Wharf To Hold Six
.1t Steamers


20 secure possession of the site of the
Channel Wharf for the Territory has
been won. The announcement to that
effect was made yesterday afternoon at
the meeting o. the board in the base
mont Of the Capitol,
Immediately after the reading Of the
executive order by which President
Wilson authorized, the transfer of the
land to the control Of the Territory,
Col. G. J. Mccarthy, territorial treasur-
er, and member Of the board moved
that the board authorize the draft
ing Of plans for bulkhead 925 feet
long. The motion was passed without
an objecting vote.
The bulkhead will stretch from the
present location of the mine planter to
Pier 2. The construction Of a great
wharf by the Territory win mean that
the whole face of the harbor will be
changed in that section, Old time boat
houses including, the Myrtle, the Kuna
lu aud the Healani Buildings will have
TO be moved, together with several
others which have played = prominent
shEre in the history Of the city water.
front So No.
The land, totaling about four and
one-half acres, has been held by the
navy department since 1898, when it
was taken from the Territory by joint
resolution Of congress.
Commissioners Pleased
s-t'This is the best piece of work for
the city that the board of harbor com
missioners has carried through in
long time. T" said Mr.. Forbes, yesterday.
1--WE feel more than pleased with the
outcome of our labors, ami the citizens
of Honolulu will ultimately reap the
benefit. The port is growing rapidly
and we are going to need this space
badly for wharves. The proposal to con
struct 925 foot bulkhead is a good
one and the work of preparing tenta'
tive plans for the structure will be
pushed through as fast as possible.
II is planned to construct a con.
crete retaining wall around the entire
wharf, which Is to have a concrete
deck. Incidentally we hope to install
q lumber conveyor at the same time.
1.-THE executive order giving the Ter
ritory the ground reserves certain
portion of il for the use of the army,
approximately 5000 square feet. This
will be used as road way and landing
stage for the quartcrmaster barges and
other purposes. All this follows the
lines laid down in conferences with
local army officials before the matter
was submitted to the authorities at
Washington for the APPROVAL of the Pre-
isident.o 4
Hama Harbor Matter
fAfter adopting the motion Of Colonel
Mccarthy the board took up the ques,
ton of the moOrings in Hama harbor as
proposed by Capt. John R. Macauley,
Territorial pilot Captain Macauley 3
letter on the subject was read as well
as letters from Captain Bennett of the
Mauna a.oa and J. L. Sheedy of the
Inter-1sland Steam Navigation Gem
;pany, Directing to the locations select
ed by the pilot. The board however,
after discussing the matter for time
decided 10 abide by the decision of
Captain Macauley and approved of his
I plans.
An opinion by the attorney general =
oftiee on the question of payment for
extra work done by the Lord Young
engineering Company on Piers 8
8 and 10, was read Mr.. Stain.
back finds that the board must, under
the law, adhere TO the strict letter OF
the contract, which permits extra pay
ments under certain conditions.
Would Enlarge Wharf
Charles r, Forbes, the chairman OF
the board submitted plan for enlarg
ing Kuhio Wharf, HiIo, so as to enable
six steamers 10 dock there at a time
The feature Of the plan is the construe
ton of three 900 foot piers at an angl,
from the present wharf and on a linz
with the first section of the break
Wnfer.
The plans also include the straighten
ing of the shore line of KuhiO Bay Cd
p9gite the wharf over a distance o.
approximately 240O feet and the con
stfuction of a bulkhead along this i'm
proved land. Arrangements could b,
made to have oil steamers discharge a
this hulkhead.
behring's and soundings for a new
wharf at Lahaina, Maui, were author
izel by the board.