Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-08-17
WHARF EXCHANGE
IS PROPOSED
Commissioners Plan New and
Important Waterfront
Features.

A tentative arrangement depending
on the attitude taken by the Interest,"
and Steam Navigation Company and
which has in view the exchange of
wharves between the Matson COM
pany and the local traders was made
by the Board of Harbor Commission
ers ut their meeting late yesterday
afternoon. This has been done in or
der to meet the needs of the Matson
Navigation Company.
The idea is to give the Inter-Island
company the Brewer wharf in ex-
change for the present bulkhead
wharf at the end of Queen street. This
will leave the lnter-lsland company
with three wharves and the Matson
company with two. The local boats
will have the Brewer wharf, the XII
nau wharf that is to be rebuilt, and
the Mauna Kea wharf The sugges-
ton of the trade came from James
Wake field.
The arrangement Is tentative mas
much as the Inter-Island people have
yet to be heard from, but IL was
stated the Matson wharf was built ex-
pressly for them and then turned ov-
er to the Matson people because II
was felt that they must have some
better place. II seemed to be the i'm
preston Of the board that the ar
rangement can be carried out salts
factorily.
II the exchange Is made the Queen
street wharf will be remodeled and
the vacant space between the shed and
Queen street built over with large
shed. thus giving space for the hand
ling of freight and also chance for
the draying companies to work more
headily.
Proposed Regulations.
Several letters were received from
the various companies as to the pro-
posed regulations drafted out by the
board for the handling of freight on
the wharves. At their last meeting
they expressed the idea that three
days will be plenty OF time for a cargo
to be cleared of the wharyes. !
The Inter-lsland company asks for
four days owing to the necessity of
freight having to lie on wharf when
being transhipped. Brewer a Com
pany put In schedule that wanted
twelve days for handling $500 tons,
exclusive of Sundays and holidays.
Levers 4 Cooke pointed out that in
handling lumber cargo 1t would
mean 10000 feet day. which was an
impossibility. 80. - 80
The commissioners liked the idea
of working 1t out on n tonnage basis,
as suggested by Brewer & Company,
but could not fall in with the idea
! of allowing rs much rs twelve days.
Strict Ruling.
! In connection with the handling Of
freightIa strict rule was passed with
what might be termed dangerous
cargoeg The rule provides that mo
gasoline, kerosene. paints, paiat oil,
distillate. turpentine or hay shall be
allowed to remain on a wharf after
five o'clock in the afternoon of the day
of discharge, and all such remaining
! On tne Whit dIttT SuCH tliht Shdil p'
placed back on board the vessel"
New Maui Landing.
The commissioners are of the opin-
ion that any improvements to Nc
Gregor landing at Maui would be use
less and that what is wanted to meet
the situation Is IA new landing ut
Kihei. 1t was stated that the Ha-
waiian Commercial and Sugar Com
pany some time ago was willing to
give the Territory the land needed to
place its building on. The secretary
was commissioned to ask whether or
not the sugar company would be will
ing to deed over the necessary land
in case of landing being placed
there.
The matter of the Mahukona wharf
project on Hawaii as stated In the
yesterday afternoon Is to
be put out for tenders. subject to GER
tain minor alterations. The wharf
Is also to be used for freight as well
as passengers.