The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-09-20

Twenty minutes was all that the
chamber Of commerce required yestrr-
day af ernOOn to endorse nine nit
lion dolluE plan for the improvement
and extension Of Honolulu harhur
to provide facilities for caring for
shipping tonnage after the war closes,
the chamber voting unanimously IN
favor 0f the maritime affairs commit
tees plan as explained by Chairman
| George p DPnison.
The plans, together with the map of
Honolulu harbor shown at the meeting,
will be Immediately forwarded to MIR.
RoSseter, chief of operations Of the
Emergency Fleet Corporation, through
Delegate KalanianaOle, at Washingt on.
As Capt. ". +. Dillingham;, Y. s. A.,
! president Of the chamber Of commerce,
! is now on duty AT Washington, he
will be asked to cooperate with the
delegate in explaining the map and de
! tnils of the plan to Mr. ROsseter.
! Within month the maritime affair,
| committee completed the work assigned
to it to prepare such n report, and by
| the vote of the chamber Yesterday, full
approval of the proposed improvements
! was expressed without n reference to
the quest ion of where the funds come
from or how the Territory will meet
the situation.
Money Is Ready
II was stated by Mr.. DeuisOn that
Mr.. RosSeter had requested greater
I harbOr plans for Honolulu and that h.
| has the money to carry out the plans.
The fact that Sand Island was con
siIrred the most feasible location for
the extension of the harhOr's facih
ties was founded on the belief that
the island being owned and controlled
entirely 10y the federal government
there would he no ownership problem
to deal with. In any attempt TO *
tend the facilities to Knlihi and Pa
lama busins, where practically all prop
rrtv il u~ivutrlv owned, difficulties o.
ownership would be encountered. Fur
thcremorr, mu,h Of the private prop
! Nr'v involves decisions on fishing right
which are controlled hv the propPrt'
o"n"rs,S Particularly the Bishop Estate
The great map of the hnrhOr, giVinj
the IoratiOn Of the present wharves anC
piers and the proposed slips, %harvr
and Kalihi Annex waterway, prepare
rndrr the direction of Chairman Lyman
IL. Bigrlow Of the territorial haThO
bOard, WIS displayed and was 80 ellen
thPt hardly question was asked con
corning its features. Mr.. DenIsO
gave very brief report on the subject
using a pointer to explain.
Most of the wharves on sand Island
he said, IRE to tie $50 feet wide cover
ing total area Of 1870 600 square fee
or nearly eleven acres. A total o
4,779, 900 cubic yards Of material vii
he dreIu"d from the KUlihi chanur
and slips.
Inter Island Improvements
, lie spoke of the intensive develop
mpnt which the Inter Island Stenr
Nav igati"n Company is carrying OF
, which haImo"izrs with the greater huI
Dor plans These additional units il
clude their new cOaling plant at tn
, entrance 80 Ka'ihi channel; a new tiOut
ing drvdork. with new concrete whar
between, and the removal of the pres
cnt drvdork equipment from the sit
near Allen street to the new site, an
remodeIlimg the Allen street water al
shore area INTO new wharfage fHciiut
"Thr hnrhur commission wants pie
No. ,. or the Old Channel wharf, uHo
- the llralHui boat house, complete
|. first - said Mr. Drnison. The rehnl
wharf viii he used principally hN lun
Der srhoonrrs, it was explained.
81 eds vii Be Built
Mr.. D,nl,un surL piers \, aud
we're completed and that he had be"
informed hy the Governor that he ha
found way to provide tn" funds
hurld the 4hrdS over them.
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