The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-10-20
WHARF FOR HILO
Authorization Issued by Cabinet
Yesterdays
WORK WILL BEGIN AT ONCE
Will be Built on River
Bank at Waiakea.
End of Vexatious Delay-Hilo-
ties Will Now Cele-
brate.
Hilo is to have a wharf,

HilO is to have a wharf!
At meeting of the Cabinet yester-
day morning papers were presented
and acted upon by the Executive. so
that work will begin at once Minister
King was rather happy over the con-
summation of the plan when seen in
his office yesterday.
''If Mr.. Irwin had been at home
said he, "the matter would have been
fixed up long ago. l have been work
ing on it ever since 1 made my last
visit to Hilo and learned through ex-
perience just how badly the wharf is
needed. The Government now has a
title to the land, and the authorization
has been made. The work will begin
at once, as the appropriation cannot be
drawn upon after December 31st. Mr..
Rowell has the orders to begin at once.
How much will be done by that time
is difficult to tell, but the work will be
pushed to the end.
'The wharf will be located on the
bank of the river at Waiakea, as it is
really the only place where it can be
properly built. This is some distance
from the present business center of
Hilo, but one of the finest roads on
the island leads to it, and the town is
rapidly building that way
The people of Hilo will be delighted
to hear that their wishes in this re-
spect are to be gratified Representa-
tive Richards worked hard during the
last session of the Legislature, and to
his untiring efforts, more than any
thing else, is due the fact that the
building of a wharf is no longer a ru-
NOR. The location selected will be
agreeable, because for months past
they have been looking around for a
place and decided that Waiakea was
the most available spot Halfway be-
tween the Post Office and Waiakea
Hackfeld & Co. have established their
large lumber yard They have arrang-
ed to put in a saw-mill and turning
shop, in order that lumber may be
made ready for the builders. The erec-
ton of the wharf in that end Of Hilo
means that the town will build that
way, consequently real estate will ad-
vance rapidly in value
Among the very recent improve
ments in Hilo is the Very block, on
Waianuenue street, almost ready to be
rooted in. This extends half through
the block and will be occupied by E. n.
Holmes as a dry-goods store. Mr..
Holmes leaves by the Australia for the
States today to purchase stock for his
store. Next to this and extending
through to the next street will be the
warehouse of t. H. Davies & Co. This
will be at the corner of the Bridge
street extension, and will be so built
as to have driveway through the
building. On one of the opposite cor
ners Peacock &; Co. will erect a ware
house, and on another F. M. Wakefield
will erect twO-story building for
stores and Offices. These will com
plete the improvements at the corner
of Waianuenue and Bridge streets, and
will be an ornament to the city.
Thus far the new buildings are con-
fined to the business section of the
city. New residences are conspicuous
by their absence, only three or four
having been erected, though several
are projected. In the Desky tract
across the river are some fine resi-
dence lots on which dwellings will be
erected in the near future. 1t is prob
able this will be the Mob Hill of Hilo
as the location overlooks the sea and
city. Just now it is necessary to look
20 the buildings in which merchants
may be accommodated The people
seem to think that dwelling houses
may come afterward.