Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-01-28
The Original Report Of the Legislative
Committee OF 1890.
Basis Of Governments Course al This Time
Details Of Case and Arguments
Advanced.

tive Committee OF lS9O on the
matter of harbor improvements.
\ part of the work of this com
mittee was the examination Of
various harbor authorities and the
compilation of their evidence,
which formed an important basis
for their conclusions.
Following is complete syn
opsis of the evidence taken by the
committee:
Evidence of Capt. p. p. Shep-
herd. pilot: Has seen the Rail
road Company's wharf, etc, and
thinks it will do considerable in
jury to the harbor. All the mud
from Nuuanu stream and the con
siderable quantities of earth used
for filling in back of the wharf
and for constructing the dam are
now being washed into the har
Dor, which is already very notice
able around the buoy used for
hauling the steamers off the Gee
anic wharf, where deep vessels
will now touch the bottom, though
they could pass safely before this.
When seeing the wharf being
built and filing in commenced,
thought it was very Objectionable,
but bad no right to interfere. His
opinion as to the location Of the
wharf has never been asked. To
build new wharf at the foot Of
the Esplanade is ridiculous idea.
it would interfere with the en-.
trance to the harbOr. To cut in
towards Queen street and make n
basin there woull be very eXpen-
sive, like undertaking Suez
canal. The west side of the har-
Dor Is the only place for building
wharves and as the best part there
has been leased TO the Railroad
Company, that lease should be
cancelled. The Government
should not unnecessarily give up
to private parties any of the deep
water front and should have full
control of all wharves. 1t is ne
cessary to decrease the wharfage
facilities and would advise to re
place all of the small piers be-
tween Brewers wharf and the
Fishmarket by two large piers.
Evidence of Captain A. y.
Trip, Port Surveyor. Consider
the filling in done by r. II. com
pany very damaging to the har
Dor, as no sea wall has been
erected, and the filing is partly
done with loose soil, which is
gradually being washed into the
harbor, and has to be dredged up
again at considerable expense. 1t
is bad policy for the Government
to part with any Of the deep water
front, more especially giving away
Il best pa,t of the only practica-
ble site for building new wherves.
1t is very difficult for him to pro
perly watch the vessels discharg-
ing at that separate establishment
and connected with considerable
extra expense. Has for that
reason stopped the 5. S. Farallon
from dischargipg general mer.
chaudise at that wharf.
Evidence given by Captain A..
Fuller, Harbor Master: TO build
wharves into the harhor instead
of along the side will seriously
obstruct the harbor, especially
when hauling vessels or swing
ing steamers,aud such ohetructions
will be II source of danger for in
coming vessels, which cannot al
ways be cont oiled or stopped in
boisterous weather.
If this Government should de
eide to build new wharf the
same should be built from the
foot of Maunakea street along the
west side of the harbor, out
through the new Railway wharf,
pass by the Cattle wharf and
thence in an angle to Sumner
island. Pile wharves should be
built to allow IA free passage of
the water, as filling in would
change the water course from
Nuuanu stream to disadvantage,
The new wharf could come out
from the Fishmarket or Rice
Mill wharf, would get there 20 to
u feet of water. 1t is the best
place, because it is always smootl,
there in bad weather. The old
wharves there must be renewed