Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-25
new BEACH PLAN
DETERMINED ON
BY HARBOR BOARD
Promenade is Substituted For
Road and Reclamation Pro-
ject Included as Part

fields plan for Che restoration Or
! Waikiki Beach rights 70 the public.
! proposed in the foan ofTesoIution and
passed yesterday IafteFnoon at the
meeting OF the hatb0f beard, has been
/ put upon working basis for the con-
I Eigeration Of the coming legislature.
/ in brief the commissioners pro-
1 posals provide for a. concrete beach
walk instead of a boulevard along the
beach right OF va, and survey to de-
termine the cost OF dredging Kewalo
lay and filling back upon the Waikiki
swamp lans Il urges that the work
Of reclaiming these swamps be car
ried ont as fast as possible in con
junction with the dredging OF the bay.
The resolutions introduced yesterday
and passed are as follows;
Resolved, That the board of haRbor
commissioners consider il OF vital im-
portance 10 the Territory of Hawaii,
and particularly to the city and county
ol Honolulu, that the work of reclaim
ing all swamps and insanitary lands
and property in the Kakaako, Kewalo
and Waikiki districts be proceeded
" it'll and pressed forward TO its con
summation with as little delay as
possible; and :. r.. #...
Whereas, The senate and Congress
OF the United States have placed all
shores and shore waters OF the Ter
ritory OF Hawaii under the control OF
the board OF harbor commissioners;
now ....... -.
Therefore, The board of harbor
commissioners hereby resolves that
the dredging of Kewalo Bay be made
part OF the general plan of the Wal
kiki and Kewalo reclamation scheme,
by using the material dredged from
the bay for the purpose of filling the
swamps and unsanitary lands in said
districts; and in pursuance of said
scheme the chairman of the board OF
harbor commissioners is hereby au-
thorized to have survey made OF
Kewalo Bay from the property owned
by the Bishop estate at Kewalo TO
the westerly boundary of the federal
property known as Fort De Russy to
determine:
''First-The yardage of material to
be removed from Ward street to Fort
De Russy from high water mark to
a point 100 feet out makai, to a depth
at low, low water of three feet.
'Second-The yardage of material
to be removed from above named
point Goo 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
be removed at the reef to provide a
channel $50 feet wide and 20 feet
deep at low, low water at point to
be determined later, but generally in a
southwesterly line with Ward street.
"Fourth-To determine the approx
mate cost of said dredging.
"Fifth-To determine the cost of
constructing at the foot of Ward
street a concrete wharf for the use
of fishing craft for the receipt of sup
plies and discharge of cargoes.
And be it further IL
Resolved, That Immediately on re-
ceipt by the board of har5or commits
sioners of the above information that
the same be placed in the hands of
the governor of the Territory of Ha
wall, with the request that the esti-
mated financial requirements be in. 4
corporated in his expense budget for
the Waikiki reclamation project.
Would Survey Beach
THAT the chairman OF the board be
authorized and requested TO have a
survey made of the beach at Waikiki,
starting from the easterly boundary
line OF federal government property,
known as Fort De Russy, to the east.
erly boundary line of the property now
controlled by the city and county of
Honolulu and used for a public bath
ing resort, and from high water mark
out to low, low water mark, or TO a
point 10 feet out makai from high
water mark. with the purpose in view
of constructing beach walk for the
use of the general public. Said walk
to be built on reinforced concrete
piles, with reinforced concrete slab,
the bottom of the slab to be three feet
above high water mark.
"The general course of the walk to |
follow the property line of the. Terri |
tory of Hawai-, viz: High water |
mark and to extend 10 feet makai |
from high water mark; also to pre-.
pare an estimate of the cost of con-
struetion of such a walk to the length |
and dimensions given, for the pur- |
pose of submitting same to the forth |
coming legislature for such action in |
the matter as il may deem proper to |
adopt" /
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