The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-02-16
.KAHULU| WILL
GET NEW WHARF

$4,000, to be built either by the
Territorial government or by the Ka-
hului Railroad Company, is promised
that harbor by ii. p. Baldwin, the
president of the company, who has
sent the following letter to the Maui
News. He writes:
The president and board of direc-
tors Of the Kahului Railroad Company
feel that il is desirable that the pub
lie should be rtmy informed as to the
status of the proposal to build the
wharves or wharf at Kahului. This
information seems to be especially de-
sirable at this time, in view of the
next session of the Legislature, which
will be convened this month, in order
that not only the Legislators from
Maui and other parts of the Territory,
hut also the general public, shall know
the facts.
The Federal government is about to
establish harbor lines in Kahului har.
Dor, the inner or bulkhead line being
| the limit of extension to which pri.
| vate corporations can construct piers
bulkheads and filings for the purpose
of carrying on shipping business.
The outer line, known as the pier
head line is the limit beyond which
no structure of any kind can be built
out into the harbor by either private
Territorial or Federal enterprise.
At Kahului the distance between the
outer and inner lines will be 600 feet
and this space will be controlled by
the Territorial government. through
the Department of Public Works; that
| is to say. private enterprise could con
o''seU w'aiNes VIM" .nis space only
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'rsuslhs OUT pas'ns ana entrances
anu ucepenIng chahheis, ana the loca
non Oh su,taple ,hoorings ana peacons
UT tne CONSTRUCTION OF preaKwaters.
| me pans proposed ny the Superin'
| tenucht Oh fuplic WORKS lot the I'M
proVement to knhului harbor involve
,he construction OF a wharf 900 feet
iohg ana iuo rect wlue, ana the dredg-
ing OF sup of sufficient depth to per
mt the largest vessels which ply in
these waters coming up to the dock
ana ulscharging ana taxing on cargo.
Room IS contemplated also, for the &C.
commodatlon OF lnter'island steamers
TO NE at the same dock, at the same
tline as the large vessels, for the ac-
commodation of inter island traffic, both
inward and outward. This involves the
expenditure OF very large sum of
money, roughly estimated Mt $l50,0o0.
ihe uitlmate cost would probably large.
~ exceed TINS.
III is Thought that the Governor VIII
recommend to the Legislature suitable
appropriations for this work, and If
these appropriations are passed and the
wharf constructed, the kahului Railroad
company VIII enter into arrangements
with the territorial government where
by rights OF way for the public to the
wharf VIII be secured, and the kahului
Railroad company VIII in all things en-,
deavor to cooperate with the Territorial
government for the furtherance of this
important Improvement Tor the Island
Oh MAUI
II however, the Legislature fails to
appropriate a suihclent sum OF money to
carry on TINS work, the kahului Rail
road company proposes to obtain IL
cehse from the superintendent OF Pub
JIG WORKS permitting III TO construct tine