The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-07-22
TEN YEARS To
FINISH WORK
AT Present Maximum Rate OF
Filling, BreakWater Job
Will Lag.

Ten years at the extreme and eight
years possibly will be required to com
plete the Hilo Breakwater if the pres
ent rate Of progress is maintained in
construction, although the contractor on
the present section Of the work VIII
conclude his portion by March next ac-
cording to an estimate prepared by
Major Winslow, Corps of Engineers,
supervising engineer. Major Winslow
hopes that the work viii be expedited
rapidly SO that appropriations may be
forthcoming annually from congress,
and to get the work under way more
rapidly advocates a system by whic b
barges are employed for dumping rock
for the substructure, in addition to the
use of the derrick, now utilized for the
upper works.
This information was given TO the
merchants association at its meeting
Yesterday afternoon when the whole
! breakwater question was discussed al
| length by Major Winslow, L. y, Thurs
| ton of the Hilo Railroad, W. T. Diling-
! ham, representing Dillingham; interests
| in Hilo Superintendent of Public
/ Works Campbell and G. F. Bush of the
! association, the whole matter coming up
! before the association through a letter
| from D. F. Metzger, the present con
| tractor. The association, so President
! Fred l. Waldron explained, was dis
cussing the matter, not so much for
! Metzger personally, but on the ground
/ of the principle involved.
Metzger Experience Counts.
! Major Winslow prefaced his remarks
| concerning the breakwater construction
bv stating that he had nothing against
| Mr. Netzger. as might be inferred from
| Metzger's letter. On the contrary he
+ was glad 70 work with him. He had
met many contractors and Mr.. AetZgel
was the easiest to get along with of al
Of them. There was but one fault witt
! Mr.. Metzger and that was his optimism
! His rate Of work has not been up tC
what is expected. However. in his con
ending remarks he stated Mr.. Metzge1
would be the most valuable man to the
government by getting the next con
tracts.
The breakwater. he stated was to ax
tend a length of 10000 feet from tbs
! shore along Blonde Reef. Metzger l:
the contractor for the beginning Of thl'
work and he has completed about 2.Q0{
feet and has put in approximately Ioo,
900 tons Of rock. He has until July
next to complete his contract, which L
at the end Of three wears allowed HIM
He baqan work in September. 1908. HI
has had accidents. as during bad wealth
Cd his track has been washed Oft th'
spperstructure. his derrick has been pu
ont Of commission, all of which nave
iintprfered with the work. He has peer
putting in rock at the rate OF S.0Oo ton
Der month. and that represents IN
maximum rate under present conditions
He expects to finish in January II ther
i no Interference from weather. MAO
Winslow does not believe he can inns
until March. which will still be wlthu
his contract time. There stih renal"
: 900 feet to be added on
Present Maximum Rate.
At his present maximum rate, an
-upposing he gets the next and the mex
contract it viii take one hnhart
months 10 complete the work, or eign
years. and possibly ten. As the orea :,
water lengthens the contractor am
entities will increase, and if the wor
is continued under the present ssystef
In can not be completed within te
The commercial interests of Hilo, h
said. could not stand this, and theI5
must be an earlier completion. lie coal
increase his working hours, making I"
or even three shifts. but night W ",,
. there could not be carried on rapidil
Working on an exposed place Ike tn
, breakwater. as it viii be extended Il
would encounter more difficulties
Tt was his opinion that the We,
n should be carried on like tunnel Wort
which IS carried on from botA en1s /
- tho can4a~ He believed the adoptio
/ of tho barre system as supplemental
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