The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-01-26

! de Russy from high water mark to a
point 100 feet out makai. to depth
at low, low water of three feet.
Second: The yardage of material
! to be removed from above named point,
| 600 feet out makai from high water
: mark TO, the reef, and to a uniform
depth at low, low water of seven feet.
! Third: The yardage of material to
he removed at the reef to provide a
channel $50 feet wide, and 20 feet
deep at low, low water at a point &c
he determined later, but generally il
, southwesterly line with Ward street
FOURTH: To determine the appro
ximate cost of said dredging
To Determine Cost
"Fifth: TO determine the cost OF
constructing at the foot of Ward
Street concrete wharf for the use Of
fishing craft for the receipt of sup,
plies, and discharge of cargoes
And be il further
RESOLVED, That immediately OF
receipt by the board of harbOr com.
missioners of the above information
tHui lAt naihN 'Dt. Illhffu III int 0uUuf
of the Governor of the Territory Of
Hawaii, with the request that the est
mated financial requirements be incor
porated in his expense budget for thu
Waikiki reclamation project" ~
Commissioner Wakefield yesterday
said that he was sure that the work
provided for in this latter resolution
would more than pay for itself in the
greatly enhanced value Of the property
affected. In addition il would provide
a continuous bathing beach from the
foot Of Ward Street to Fort De Russy.
For 100 feet out the depth of the water
would be from three feet at low tide
to four OF four and half at high
tide. Beyond il would be seven feet
deep all the way out to the reef.
In addition, there would be provid.
led a harbor for the fishing .Aeet that
now does much to congest Honolulu
harbor. Entrance for the sampans and
other vessels would be provided by the
channel of $50 foot width and twenty
foot depth to be dredged out through
the reef. a- 49,.
There are now, Commissioner Wake.
field points out, but three places be,
tween Fort De Russy and the public
baths where the public can reach the
water without trespassing on private
property or availing themselves of the
tacit consent of privately owned hotels
One of the three is the stretch near
Kapiolani park where Kalakaua Ave
nue. skirts the ocean. Another is mar.
row right of way near the Queen 3 pro
perty and the third is q ten foot right
of way just Eva of the Halekulani
hotel.
Access To the Beach -.
With the laying of the beach pro-
menade, however. Commissioner Wake.
field says, other rights of way would
be condemned to give the public more
ways of access to the beach.
Thus far the only persons who have
been heard TO oppose in any way the
scheme for the public benefit proposed
by the harbOr board are a few of the
Waikiki beach property owners who
have already manifested their selfish
ness by the placing of distractions in
the way Of travel up and down the
beach and by making access to the
beach as difficult as possible.
In the opinion of one of these per-
sons, loudly voiced, the harbor board 3
plan is frank socialism. - 81"
I'VE own the beach property and we
don't intend to surrender any of our
rights" said this person "Mr. Wake,
field's scheme ought to be killed, and
II will be killed, too We don I propose
to have people running up and down
our beach. SO there, n0w!v
Private Pool Sign Down a
Fortunately for the general public,
the private property owners are few in
number, and not all of them are so
equally blind to their own welfare and
the rights of the people az the one
above quoted, who is one who has done
most 10 make things unpleasant for
the bathers. So far as is known now,
only one Waikiki property owner has
had the efTrontpry to put up a sign
"priyate pool" in the water bounding
bis property, and even he took the
sign down and ceased to forbid use of
his ocean when his attention was call
! ed to the fact that the sign was going
to get him in bad with the authorities.
While owners of property along the
Z beach will undoubtedly be somewhat
inconVcni'nced by having their privacy
disturbed by laughing children, salts
fed tourists happy bathers and a gen
eraI public rejoiring in the restoration
OF its rights, the harbor board feels
that the best interests of the many
demand the sacrifice Of the few.
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