The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-06-17
PLANS FOR
H|lO DOCK
Work Will Begin
In the EARLY
Fall.

| a 4 soon as the lumber within IL now
N ordered from the coast arrives at
IA ililo work upon .he construction
~ the new docks viii be pushcd The
limit OF time for the completion Of the
work liz January I. 1908. and " 'hcre are
n delays because OF failure of lumber
tc arrive. thare Will be no difficulty In
,suupleting the wharf and she puik
,Annect with 1t within the SPACE
w. J. Amweg. who IL At the head Of
| The Hawaiian Construction and I.ngi-
ncei lng Company, which has taken inc
contract for the work. Will leave Tor
iilo today for the purpose Of looking
over the ground. lie viii make all ar
rapgements for the contract ard IL hd-
diticn to the ordinary plans viii pass
through some special features u pos
sible. Mr.. Amweg. as one, OF the most
competent engineers of the Islands. he
having laid out and constructed the
main line of the Rapid Transit road,
and been in charge of some OF the mos.
perfect modern construction In the city
since, will have immediate control Of
the Job and will make II one of the
most acceptable In the Territory
One OF the features which Mr.. Amw"g
proposes to introduce, II II Ia possible.
will be the use OF electric power for
the purpose of driving the motors or
the dredging machinery. which he VII
build for use on. the contract. Tnere
Is "A deal OF dredging TO be done and "
the prices of power are fair. which IL
expected owing to the fact that water
power is used in its genera lon Then
the engines OF the suction C.'r'Cc VIII
be connected with electric motors. the
current being carried down the wharf
and out to the dredge as 1t progresses.
This will be a novelty I'm power trans
| mission. but II once installed will make
a considerable saving over coal. which
would cost for a two-shift uay at least
SIS.
There will be in the wharf some
thing like $4,000 lineal feet OF piling
and nearly 700, 900 feet of lumber The
wharf will be 500 feet long by 100 feet
WIDE and though at the present time
there is not contemplated wharf shed.
1t will come in time. The construction
calls for eleven piles to each bent, and
two fender piles, making thirteen to
each section. The floor work Will be
of the heaviest planking and the con-
! tract calls for the best timber and the
highest class Workmanship throughout
The dredging for the vessel berths
| alongside the wharf will follow the
work Of building the dock. The Bowers
| type of dredge will be worked, the ma
terlal taken out being used to Ill in
| the flats. There viii be provided thir-
| ty feet depth alongside the wharf and
| the entrance will he made wide enough
| t. permit any number of vessels posi-
| BILE alongside the wharf, to come up 10
| it at low tide. The tracks of the Hilo
| railroad VIII be laid out on the wharf
to its end so that the loading and UNI
loading of vessels will progress with
dispatch. The wharf dredging will cost
close to $4,000.
| 81 am of opinion that the construc-
ton of a sea wall will make the Hilo
harbor one of the finest possible" said
! Mr.. Amweg yesterday. There is
| reef which would furnish the base for
the wall, and once completed there
J would be an enclosed harbor sufficient
! to hold all the commerce that Hilo viii
have In many years AS 1t now Is there
is considerable swell and this may pre-
vent the use of the wharf except on
the mauka side when there is any sea
| on at all.
There win be plenty OF room for the
ordinary shipping and later. f. the
event of the construction of the wall,
the wharf will furnish an admirable
center for the business of the port.
! The dock itself will act as II break
water to some degree and will make 1t
possible for any ship to lie there during
heavy weather. ] expect that we will
begin work by the first of September,
but 1t may be later, II our timber does
not come to hand"