The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-12-08

y The railfond and uublio wofka
plan permitted Of The failfond appfoich
from Waihkea being near tho water.
front, 20 that The cross tracks frpm the
msiR.hne % thU'prcsout, ~ ueii,6s "a.
tnrd arvoa, would be. but shost ma
intorfenoe but little with buainoas. ~
hrd.
The inter.1fland plan, on TIC COZ.
traD, was az such an angle with ere
SHORE lane that II would be impossible
for the railroad 70 got onto tho wharf
without making a wide detour on shore,
cutting up the adjoining blocks with
numerous tracks, 20 the great 1ietri.
ment Of the railroad and Community.
s. The plan submitted by Mr.. South.
worth also called for placing tho ritil-
road terminals out in deep waiter, whore
there is now a depth Of from twelve to
twenty-five feet, which he proposed to
fill with dredgings when the federal
government eventually enlarged Hifo
harbor by dredging. The speaker said
years, while the railroad terminals at
the wharf were needed immediately.
Moreover, the adjacent territory was
entirely unimproved for miles back
from the waterfront and there was no
given terminal facilities at appoint be-
You'd the wharf, on the opposite side
| from the town Of Hilo, where its tracks
would not interfere with traffic be.
tween the wharf and Hifo9 $500 ~
o. The Tnter-Isiahd plan was baSdd
upon the hypothesis that the proposed
wharf was necessary TO Accoihodate all
the shipping which came to Hilo.
As matter of fact, tho Railroad
wharf, 500 feet long and 100 feet wide,
! with sixty foot shed from 'cnd to
! end, was available, to al the Inter
/ island vessels, and fully and amply
took care of all the sailing vessels com
/ ing to Hilo except those Of the very
largest class, such as the Jshn EnA;
that it had been sdggeSted that the
currents and undertoHF were bad at the
| Hilo wharf and worse since the break
water had been built; that these state
ments were absolutely without founda-
| tion to the personal knowledge; OF the
speaker, as the railroad, furnished
lines for ships lying at the wharf aRd
! had now to furnish only -eight.inch
lines, whereas before the bTeakwater
tcbnstrncted it required fouTteen,ineh
lines. Moreover, two ships at 3 time
lay at the wharf NOW /. without any
difficulty, besides the Inter-Isiapd
Hteamers on the other. -side,. whereas
hefore. the -breakwater was built, only
one deep sea. ship. ut a time uawe, to
the wharf. A @ ,t..s.... ,.,.>
10. Engineer southworth,s estimate
Of costs Of the Inter-Island plan was
l,exnctly the same as the estimated cost
Of the railroad plan, namely. 1904, 900.
It YVES without advantage, Therefore,
+ kha -ako ma NJ rrrbfl Ia
4 It afforded only pne.half of the capacity
for storing merchandise from incoming
steamers. ssl4S =. ..ssss, $50
/ Captain AEosher's Etatemen&,
Captain MOshef, harbormaster and
pilot at Hilo, was Called before the
commission, and upon the point of the
alleged currents and undertowB, stated
that at the proposed location of the
wharves under the lee of the break
water, there were no currents or under
tows; that at the present Hilo Rail-
road wharf, before the breakwater was
J built, only one lumber ship at time
could be placed at the wharf and that
had to be- held in place by fourteen
inch lines which were sometimes
broken. while within the last year,
since the breakwater had been partly
rnone of them had been broken, while
he continuously moored two lumber
ships ut the wharf Mt one time, with
ont any difficulty. He stated that there
) were no currents or undertoWs at the
railroad wharf, sufficient to interfere
with vessels lying there, except when
, heavy northerly storms came :. up, in
which case 1t was not the current so
much as the rough water which made it
advisable to move the ships from the
wharf. Tese storms only came once or
twice year. During the balance of
the time, the wharf was safe and usa-
BILE, both for Inter-Island steamers and
sailing vessels, running to Hilo, -
The board adjourned to meet again
today, at two O'Clock, ss Commissioned
Wakefield stating that the question:
? was getting on his nerves and he want
ed it brought to a. head.
t Commissioners. Campbell stated ear
. lier during the meeting that the Hilc
board of trade would hold q meeting
upon the form of the contract on the
thirteenth and had asked for special
+ hearing before the board on the
eighteenth. This request was approved
shipping aights + .'ss
: f. O. 4. Hemenway, attorney Tor tho
: Inter-Island company stated that ht
thought too much had been saia, IN this
I wharf discussion, about railroad rights
I and not enough about ship rights, and
I. the latter was entitled to considera
tion, and the plans Of the Inter -Ialan5
company gave this consideration Z
: shipping interests. s - r
: Mr.. Hemenway then presented
2 written argument by Engineer 6onth
{ worth which he said would answe
J some of Mr. Thurston,s objectfonf
The argument was not read. '4sts
Vice Pfebideft McIeans Of che Inter
island company, stated that with Ed
2 gard TO the currents and nndeKtoW
. alleged tOnbe In Hilo bay waters, hi
, information differed from that Of nj
, Thurston and he would like, ne shid
, the opportunity to present tho sbatd