The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-19
WHY PIPELINE
WAS STOPPED
lnstallers Failed to Arrange
for Coupling Up---TroubIe
Being Settled.

Work ON the pipeline, being put in
to connect up the oil tanks with the
electric light plant, came to an end
some little time ago, without the line
commencing from anywhere. The rea.
son there is nothing further doing and
no oil gurgles its way underground
through the runway is because when
the pipeliners reached the turn of
Queen street to the railroad wharf they
found themselves up against it.
A strip of land, commonly used as a
street but claimed by private cor
poration as it's own right of way to
dispose of as it sees fit, is the bone of
contention between the projectors OF
the pipeline laid along Queen, Fort and
Allen streets, and the Oahu Railroad
company. Except for the crossing OF
this strip of land, which is the key to
the situation, the pipeline could now be
connected up with the present delivery
vent. and the oil could be drawn at
the town end of the pipe, at the Ha.
waiian Electric Company powerhouse
on Alakea and Halekauwila streets.
Several weeks ago the pipeline was
laid by contractor Belser. Then came
the hitch, for the projectors of the line
found that the crossing of the strip
of land was to be contested. =
There are several interesting angles
to the proposed long delivery of fuel
oil. First of all the Union Oil Com
pany, for which the Dillingham; Co. are
agents. and the Pacific Oil e. Transpor-
tation Company, for which Captain Mil
Ter is agent, are under contract to dis.
charge their oil cargoes arriving from
the California coast at the railroad
wharves. Both companies have erected
nests of receiving oil tanks on lands
leased from the railroad company.
The use of oil as fuel has become
widespread and among the users are the
Hawaiian Electric Company, the Rapid
Transit Company, Alexander Young
and Moana Hotel companies, the Ocean
ic Steamship Company and the Matson
boats. The location of the oil tanks at
Iwilei neeessitates long hauls of oil by
tank wagons to the Hawaiian Electric
company works and the hotels. The
Rapid Transit transports oil from a. de-
livery vent located at the Eva end Of
the Queen street bridge across the Nun
anu stream by its street railway route
to the powerhouse in a specially con-
strueted tank car To obviate these
Hong and constant hauls, the Hawaiian
Electric Company contracted for and
had built pipeline which passed along
Queen street to Fort, thence down Fort
TO street connected with the electric
works. 1t was also proposed to tap the
/ line opposite the Inter-Island wharves
On the last day that Mr.. Holloway
was Superintendent of Public Works
permission was granted the Electric
Light company By him to lay its pipe
lime on the aforenamed streets, without
consideration. The Hawaiian Electric
Company contracts for its oil from the
Pacific Oil & Transportation Company
rival to the Union Oil Company, the
latter company being controlled by the
Dillingham; company which brings II
closely in connection with the railroad
interests. who own the railway wharveS
| at which all oil is discharged from car
90 steamers for both oil companies.
The railway company has refused
permission for the pipeline TO cross
| their alleged private right Of way, and
| there the matter has stood for some
time. neither side being able to come
to an agreement.
| Superintendent of Public Works
| Campbell has confirmed the permission
given to the Hawaiian Electric Com
pany to run it's pipeline under the
streets, and believes that IN TINS way
the government wharves will be bene
flied by increased wharfage fees.
| branches are run to these wharves, tht
large steamers using oil may have then
tanks reflled while lying at their owl
wharves where the cargo is being DIS
charged, otherwise they must make 2
trim across the harbor to connect WIFI
the pipelines at the railroad wharve!
and going there in the first place II
preference to an oilless government
wharf. 1t is argued that if branch lines
connect with the Inter-Island wharVes
| the Matson wharf, the Oceanic Wharr
| the new Alakea and Kilauea wharves
that increased revenue will accrue K
the government, but at loss to TIT
railroad company in wharfage.
/ This argument is advanced agalns
tbe connter statement that the govern
ment has given away valuable stree
franchise to gain which there shoul'
have been a consideration of value.
/, Tt is understood that the pipeplln'
system would not extend beyond tn
Electric works, for the Rapid Transl
Hooks upon such a proposition as too ex
pensive, being satisfied with the presen
method of transporting the bulk by ran
Both Mr.. McCandless and Manage
Gartlev Of the Hawaiian Electric Com
many stated last week that the matte
was about to be settled.