The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1911-07-14


brated their silver wedding on june is,
so it is obvious the Governor has heard
would come under the head of new.
construction and so he payable out Of
the appropriation under the loan bill
It was decided to meet the represen-
tatives of the Alatson company at the
wharf at nine clock this morning and
go into the whole subject on the spot
Conference with Companies,
The commissioners discussed the
question of the use of wharves for
storage purposes and also the matter
of storage charges Mr.. Wakefield sug
gested that the commissioners should
meet the representatives of the steam
ship and railroad companies to get
their views on these and other subjects
before the board took any action.
It was decided to call a conference
in the senate chamber on July 26, at
two-thirty in the afternoon. The chair
man said it would be impossible to
make Honolulu harbor self-sustaining
unless there were proper and legitimate
charges for wharfage and dockage.
Plans for the construction of shed
on the Richards street wharf were sub
mitted by the superintendent of public
works. This wharf will in future be
known as number one. All the wharves
will be numbered and will 60 by their
numbers instead Of names hereafter.
Richards Street Wharf.
In regard to the Richards street wharf
Mr.. Campbell stated that it was in
tended that the Canadian-Australian
steamers should have a preference
right there. "Transpacific steamers
should be given preference berth, 4"
he said; "that is, that berth should
always be ready for them on their
arrival
s'The freight they leave is very
light" suggested Mr.. Wakefield.
eyes, but they are taking some
thing all the time,' said the chair.
man, "their passenger accommodations
are something, and their freight may
increase all the time. The transpacific
steamers must have something to
cover freight"
, The proposed shed will be 4S1 feet
long and 20 feet wide. There will be
ten feet left on the outside of the
, shed, between it and the edge of the
! wharf. The estimated cost is $4,000.
Action ON the matter was deferred
until the commissioners have had time
to study the plans.
Aids Reclamation Plan.
Plans for the proposed slip number
4 two at the foot Of Kilauea street were
$ also submitted, together with an i'm
r portant proposition for disposing of the
r material dredged, to be used in filing
e in swamp lands.
The chairman stated that the pro
: posed wharf is to be constructed so that
the Matson company may use it for the
Q docking of all its vessels. He said
b the Hackfeld wharf, even with the pro
posed additions to it, viii not give the
Matson company all the accommodation:
it wants. The company win give uT
: the Hackfeld wharf when the new one
I is completed, which will not be for two
: years as the dredging will be quite .
c long job.
Mr. Campbell also explained that thu
g dredging work would have an impOrtan
bearing on the reclamation scheme. HI
y stated that the material taken from tht
I bottom of the harbor would be hauled
q in cars to point on Queen street. From
; that point it could be hauled, 1000 feet
5000 feet, 1000 feet, or whatever dis
u lance property holders wanted it haul
;. ed. but the property holders must pa,
: this extra cost He believed the Bishol
p estate would gladly pay for all thi
material and the harbor fund woult
Is be saved the cost of TRANSPORTING tn
material. The scheme would he advan
Q tageous both to the harbor board ant
to the owners of land who wished Il
/ secure matter for filing in.
Should Charge for Material.
= Commissioner Wakefield suggeste,
= that there should be charge for tn
. material. 1t did not seem to him RICH
y to give away valuable material for fill
- ing just for the carriage.
70 Secretary Emil Berndt said he wa
thinking Of the big scheme that Gen
y eral Macomb and Others were workin
s on. This filing was just what wa
q wanted.
e. The chairman stated that the harbo
10 would derive benefit for its fund b.
le someone paying for the transportation
of the material from central point.
Mr. Wakefield asked why should no
F. the government benefit from the sal
y Of filing Of this kind, which is of res
: value7
y Mr. Campbell stated that they coul
"a make provision for the removal of til
=. material TO zones where 1t was required
% and then they could call for tender
u for the purchase Of the material With
o. the zones. 1--WE probably would &c
% back thirty or forty per cent Of til
Is cost Of thu dredging he said
& II was decided 10 call for tenders fo
st the dredging Of the slip and the dli
10 posal Of the material.
a, Plans for the Mahukona wharf weT
"a approved and tenders for the eonstFui
q, ton will be advertised for
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