The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume], January 01, 1904, PART 1, Image 5

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THE
PACIFIC
COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER, HONOLULU, JANUARY
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The Planning of the Proposed Naval Site
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THE ENTRANCE TO PEARL HARBOR, (LOOKING SEAWARD. DREDGER AT WORK).
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The site for the proposed naval station
was acquired on the recommendation of
a duly appointed board. It extends over
an area of 726 acres, 650 of which are ou
the mainland on the . eastern and sea
ward shore of the lochs, 50 on a small
is!and and 25 made up of a strip run
ning along the southern shore of another
and larger island immediately opposite
; the mainland property.
This narrow strip, 100 feet' wide,' took
up valuable cane land and was relatively .
the most expensive portion of the pur
chase. It is the rule, however, of the
government to acquire all bordering
right's in such cases and while the naval
authorities control the riparian issues,'
no docks or other private works and"
interference can prevent the effective
work of the naval station.
The equipment of the station as laid
cut in the present plans renders i a
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HOW THE PEARL HARBOR CHANNEL WAS OPENED.
O The dredging of Pearl Harbor, com
pleted in August of last year, marks an
important step towards the further de
9 velopment of. the lochs. The govern
O ment engineer in "charge of the work,
9 Mr. Lawrence Thompson, stated before
leaving for the .mainland that the work.
as completed, made the inner harbot
available for vessels drawing nearly thir
ty feet and not over four hundred feet
long, the entrance being without diffi
culty. . .
There will be more dredging ana cut
wide.
tintr ff of sharp turns necessary before feet
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tne naroor win snow an easy rniramc iu 1 mtracu iw iccl. 1
the ponderous battleships, and this work I Nine months was allowed for the con
will, it is thought, soon be entered upon, tract, commencing April 1. 1902. The
As soon as the purchase of the naval contractors started work with suction
station site -was decided upon, the work dredges, later ..submitting clam-shell
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W. F. DILLINGHAM, MANAGER HAWAIIAN
DREDGING CO.
most useful base for supplies and re
pairs, while its 4 Mid-Pacific situation,
already valuable, is likely to become an
imperative necessity not only in time
of war but in he piping times of com
mercial prosperity, always growing, al
ways trending towards the Orient and
rebounding therefrom and liable to as
sume unsuspected 'proportions upon the
. ening of the Panama" canal.
. ' Captain Ulysses S. G. White, U. S. N.
engineer of the local naval station and
who acted in. his departmental capacity,
with the boardstof survey, furnishes the
following data 'regarding the proposed
plans:
AREA.
East of Railroad 1 12.40 acres
West of Railroad ,497.05 acres
Between Railroad and low
water. . 32.38 acres
Right of Way of Railroad... 6.64 acres
Total Area Main Body. ...648.47 acres
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DREDGER,
of opening the bar was started and a
survey of the bar and soundings made
bv.tlie government engineer. The en
tire harbor lias been carefully charted
by the hydrographic engineers of the
government, but the additional survey
was deemed necessary. .
Bids were called for, $100,000 having
been,, allowed for the work by the gov
ernment. s
Clark & Henry, contractors of Stock
ton. Cal.. placed the lowest bid at $96,000
to dredge the channel entrance '200 feet
30 feet deep at mean tide, and 1.900
long. This last dimension was later
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Kuahua Island. . 4 ......... - 51-64 acres
Strip on South Shore Ford's
Island . . - 25 83 acres
725.94 acres
DRY DOCKS.
"The site recommended for the Dry
Docks is peculiarly suited for such struc
tures; the trend of the shore line at the
site is such as to allow the construction
of the two docks as shown, the one 750
ft. long on the east side. The site has
been b6red ,to depths of from 72 to 76,
ft. and fhere are no obstacles t'o the
rapid and economical construction. Thcp
construction of the two docks at the"
same time will conserve economy- to a
very great degree. To the east of the
location of the construction and steam
engineering shops a wharf and slip can
readily be constructed, and probably
wjll be later, at which vessels after
cdming out of dock can lie, lin close
proximity to tTie shops, allowing a con
tinuation of the work by these two de
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J. B. AGASSIZ, MANAGER OF COTTON BROS.
& COMPANY.
scoops for the suction hose. After five
months work but one-sixteenth of the
contract was completed. and the con
tractors prepared to suhlet their con
tract, convinced t jat their machinery was
unsuitable for the work in hand. '
The firm of Cotton Brothers became
the sub-lessees, paying Clark & Henry
for work actually done and for what
machinery they could use. An extension
of time was secured from the govern
ment, which granted a further nine
months for the work bevond ibe close of
the first contract limit. This brought the
time allowance to September of last
year. (
Cotton Brothers. with the help oi the
dredgers controlled by the Hawaiian
Dredging Company. YY. F. Dillingham
manager, started the work practically
afresh, the dredging completed by Clark
partments with a minimum" transporta
tion of materia! used therein.
"The workshops will probably be open
steel structures covering large areas
with all tools on one floor.
""The storehouses will be closed struc
tures, either brick or concrete, with
steel skeleton framing, as nearly fire
proof as such structures can be made.
"The coaling plant will be of the most
modern construction fitted for the rapid
and economical handling of coal both in
receiving and delivering. The storing
capacity will probably be about 80,000
tons.
"Quarters and Marine Barrack will
be designed especially for the climate
and will form the only part' of the station
where architectural effects will be sought
for; in the other buildings utility with
conspicuous plainness of detail will be
the predominating features.
KUAHUA ISLAND.
"The concentration of the entire Ord
nance Department on this island can
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& Henry amounting to verv little.
The clam-shell scoop was found to be
of little avail, and the suction dredges
were again placed in commission, being
used until the completion of the work.
A house boat was chartered for the
accommodation of the men: who thence
forth lived with U. S. Engineer Thomp
son, who inspected every foot of the
work, on the water.
' Progress was steadily made, though
rough weather and southerly storms of
ten made delays, when the sea broke
high over the bar and the big dredger
was tossed like a cockleshell. In Octo
ber, soon after the work was started, a
severe "souther" sank one of the dredg
ers, and work was continued with the
one still remaining, running night and
day.
On Sunday nieht. Aurut 2.
work "stopped, the channel was
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readily be effected and will nable the
head of the department to hsive under
his immediate supervision every part
thereof.
THE HOSPITAL.
"The Hospital site is the highest land
on the reservation being some sixty feet
above low water. Being on the crest of
an old crater there is nothing between it
and -the mountains to break the trtde
winds or contaminate them thus en
suring a continuous supply of fresh pure
air, so necessary from a sanitary view
point. "An abundance of good water can be
had from artesian wells, any plac: on
the reservation, but slight pumping will
necessary.
"Nature seems to have had the use
to which this land was to be put in view
when forming it. It is safe to say that
no more suitable site for a large and
important Naval Station and Bane can
be found anywhere else on the coast line
of the United States."
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and , the contract fulfilled a "ull month
ahead of time. Soundings made since
have shown the work to be thorough, no
signs of seeping or caving in from the
sides of the cut having been found.
Mr. Thompson, before returning to
the States to turn over his, report, with
plans and surveys, to Colonel Huer. at V
San Francisco, head of the department, O
who has since issinrd a certificate to the A
original contractors accenting the work,
spoke as follows regarding the cutting
of the channel :
"The cutting of the bar at Pearl Har
bor was an unusually difficult' piece of
contract work, and to Cotton Brothers
only is due the success for doing the -dredeing.
and I might add that one par-
ticular man, namely. Mr, Jasue:i Agassiz,
is almost entitled to the individual credit 1.
iooi. the ; for brineine to a successful, completion a
finished (difficult piece of. engineering work."
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IN COMMAND OF DREDGER
PEARL HARBOR.
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