The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-08-21
WHY PIPELINE
WAS STOPPED

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 a private cor,
poration as its 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 s powerhouse
on Alakea and Halekauwila streets.
Several weeks ago the pipeline was
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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 & 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 a,
Iwilei necessitates 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 powerhohse in specially con
structed tank ear. To obviate tbest
: long and constant hauls, the Hawaiian
Electric Company contracted for ant
| had built pipeline which passed alonl
Queen street to Fort, thence down For
to street connected with the electrl
works. 1t was also proposed to tap tn
line opposite the Inter.Island wharves
On the last day that Mr.. Hollowa.
was Superintendent of Public Works
permission was granted the Electri
B Light company by him to lay its pipe
0 line on the aforenamed streets, withou
n consideration. The Hawaiian Electri
Company contracts for its oil from tn
Pacific Oil & Transportation Company
rival to the Union Oil Company, tn
!. latter company being controlled by tn
J. Dillingham; company which brings
u closely in connection with the railroa
r interests, who own the railway wharvt
+ at which all oil is discharged from ca
r go steamers for both oil companies.
y The railway company has refuse
, permission for the pipeline to cro
!, their alleged private right of way, an
= there the matter has stood for som
i time, neither side being able to con
to an agreement.
Superintendent of Public Worl
D. Campbell has confirmed the permissit
given to the Hawaiian Electric Coz
es pany to run its pipeline under Il
streets, and believes that in this WI
the government wharves viii be ben
T. flied by increased wharfage fees.
- branches are run to these whaTves,t
= large steamers using oil may have the
y tanks reflled while lying mt their oy
wharves where the cargo is being d
charged, otherwise they must make
trip across the harbor to connect wi
the pipelines at the railroad wharv
and going there in the first place
preference to an oilless goyernme
wharf. 1t is argued that if branch lin
connect with the InterIsland wbarv,
the Matson wharf, the Oceanic whal
the new Alakea and Kilauea wharv'
q that increased revenue will accrue
the government, but at a loss to t
ce railroad company in wharfage.
This argument is advanced again
the counter statement that the Cover
ment has given away valuable sire
cy franchise to gain which there shou
have been n consideration of value.
3D. 1t is understood that the pipepli
system would not extend beyond I
he Electric works, for the Rapid Trans
looks upon snch a proposition as too g
or pensive, being satisfied with the prese
method of transporting the bulk by "a
Z Both Mr.. McCandless and Manag
Gartley of the Hawaiian Electric Coz
pany stated last week that the matt
was about to be settled.
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