The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-02-26
PLAN NEW
MACHINES
A Great Crane for
New Bishop
Wharves.

nLANS for the Improvement of the
Bishop wharyes, now building al
the Waikiki end of the harbor
are at such a stage that investigation
are being made which will lead to the
introduction of machinery for the
handling of freight and material from
the ships which may dock there i'm
mediately to the iron works In
quiries as to the best forms which the
machinery should take have been
made in the mainland factories, and
the result is awaited here before any
thlng definite is decided upon by the
trustees of the Bishop estate.
As planned, the wharves will have
on each side of the slip freight houses
which Will afford an opportunity for
the reception of cargo freight at any
time during the week, by the steam
| ship companies which may use the
wharves. The handling of this freight
\ and the incoming materials will be ia
| c1lltated by the railroad which is to
be constructed all along both wharves,
rendering the sheds accessible even
when the steamer which is lying along
slde is FAR away from the shed in
which freight is or is to be stored.
The railroad lines will be narrow
gauge, and owing to direct connec-
tfons with the tracks which gridiron
the shops of the Honolulu Iron Works.
there will be speedy work accomplish
ed in the handling of the freight from
that institution to the steamers
The latest improvement to be decid-
ed upon is the installation of a. great
crane which is to be used in the hand
ling of machinery to and from ships
which may use the wharves. The in
qu1ries now being made will decide |
what shall be the power used in the |
crane, and also what shall be it's form
1T has been decided that the hoist shall |
have capacity of not less than thirty
tons, for this is needed in case there
should be necessity for the removal or
installation of boilers of that size. |
from steamer which may come to |
the wharveS for repairs.
SGcn a crane as is proposed would
nave the capacity of handling any of
the machinery needed in the modern
steamer. No matter what the size of 6
the ship. it is not likely that there ,
Will be ever occasion for the handling
IL any greater single piece than the
capacity OF the crane. The arrange
nent Will be such that the largest |
boiler may be lifted out of a vessel [
md transferred to a car which will
leliver it in the boiler shop of the
ron works. In the same way any I
ompleted piece of a ships machinery I
viii be handled direct to the vessel a
nd placed in position
There will be decided lust what kind @
power will be used upon the receipt o
answers to the inquiries which have
cen made. Owing to the fact that T
UGH heavy machinery will be out of a
much of the time the mat t
er of the power which is to operate Fl
and the engines which are to be s;
t1l1Zed, is one of moment, as they C;
lust be of that type which will least II
asily get out of order and at the d
lme time will be the most economical. n
nth sucn equipment the capacity for ID
aklng repairs in this harbor will be b,
increased, as even the
rgest liners now under contract for ia
rvice in this ocean will be laid along oil
de dock and overhauled, in case. of in
ouble.