The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-04-30
Presentation Of a Pair Of Widely
{ Varying Schemes.
COMPARISONS BY DILLINGHAM;
One Long Dock and Slips Con.
traction-Enlargement-Opinion
of a California EngI

| MIR. R:-Representative Will
der has asked Acting Minister Cooper
some interesting questions bearing up
on the plan which the Government
proposed last January to carry into
effect, as soon as possible. 1t was
claimed then, as it is now upon
good authority, that the plan to con-
| struct a wharf across the northwest
arm of the harbor of Honolulu, if not
a crime would certainly be a very
grave mistake, both from an economi-
cal and financial standpoint. There
are at present a little over 1000 Iineal
feet of wharf room available in the
whole harbor. The question of expand
| ing or contracting the very limited
area of wharf room in our harbor, is
of very grave Importance to the entire
commercial interests of the country,
and especially to all property holders in
and around the city of Honolulu, as
we'll as to every taxpayer in the land.
Without imputing any motives to the
Government for their remarkable de-
cision to construct a wharf from the
Lime Kiln to Summers House." dis
tance of say 1000 feet, practically cut
ting the harbor down to nearly one
half its size; a few figures to show
a comapartive and approximate cost
of the two plans, may he found inter
esting.
The plan for enlarging the harbor,
which has been called "the o. r. & L..
Co.'S plan,' as exhibited in the Adver-
tiser. January 20, 1898; showed a wharf
which was to be built say so feet wide
from the makai side of the extension
of Queen street, and 800 feet long.
Directly makai of Queen street
wharf" Another wharf is shown on the
same map-size 800x100. The last
named wharf would be approached by
bridge connecting it with the north
west end of Queen street, where 1t turns
I'D to unite with King street. These
two wharves would supply 2,4OO lIneal
feet of room for docking ships of the
largest or smallest size. About SIX
acres of the mud fiat where it is pro-
posed to erect the two wharves, was
owned by Mrs. Youmans. That prop
ertv should be taken over by the Gov
ernment at a fair valuation, for the
purpose named. Makai of the two
wharves named, and as also shown on
The map referred to, are WharVes 9O
feet wide, located within the bounda-
rfes of the fee simple property pur-
chased in 1890, by the 0. r. & l.. Co.
from the Bishop Estate and Mrs. YOU
mans. AS the question Of certain
rights held by the o. r. & l.. Co. under
its franchise, and whether or not the
said company shall be allowed, at its
own cost. to erect wharves on its own
land, for the uses and purposes of its
own business, of its own creation; is
now before the Courts and Legisla-
ture. we will leave that part of the
natural basin for iharbor enlargement,
out of our present calculation, and
only consider the two plans which
relate to Government increase or
wharf room, upon their respective
financial merit.
As a basis for comparative state
ment of cost of wharf construction, we
will make the estimate at 81 per square
foot
ESTIMATED COST AS PER PLAN
OF o. R. & l.. co. FOR GOVERN
MENT WHARVES.
1st. Queen Street Wharf, 800ft.x
5Oft.-4O, ,OOOft a s1-s40,000.