The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-09-22
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HarbOr Board Finds Much TO Be
Observation-Disclosures in
Trip Action.
TRICKS TO DELAY FREIGHT
Wharf Regulations Are Finally
Adopted by Unanimous
Board Vote.
TRICKS TO DELAY FREIGHT
lrrom Thnrsday's Advertlser. }

(FTOm thursday AuNeItiSeI.l
Members of the harbor commissioners
visited the wharves yesterday morning
and ascertained from personal observa-
tion that conditions continued to which
they have objected in the past and
at yesterday afternoons meeting of the
board it was stated by several mem
bers that they now feel absolutely just
flied in the action they took in reliev-
ing Captain Trip of his position as
harbormaster.
Colonel Mccarthy and Secretary
Berndt we're on the Haekfeld wharf
after the Lurline arrived from San
Francisco and found that although 1T
has been known for a week that the
Lurline was coming with forty-eight
hundred-ton cargo for this port and
would discharge at the Hackfeld wharf,
the harbormaster had moored the Brit
ish steamer Crown of CASTLE there and
that about 1000 tons of European cargo,
principally fertilizer, had been dis
charged, thus depriving the Matson
people of valuable space on wharf
ON which they have preference rights.
Colonel Mccarthy stated at yester-
days meeting that he had been be-
sieged by people who wanted him to
reverse the vote taken against Cap
tain Trip, but after what he saw there
yesterday morning he was convinced
that this was but sample of the sys-
tenn under the present harbormaster.
He stated also that the Oceanic wharf,
was vacated last week Wednesday by
the Sierra and could have been used
by the Crown of CASTLE 1t is explain
ed by importers, however, that they
prefer to have fertilizer discharged at
the Eva wharves owing to accessibility
Smooth Scheme of Drivers.
The commissioners also discovered
another thing which has needed and
will require constant supervision by the
new harbormaster. This is the move
ment of teams upon the wharves.
The Lurline brought large amount
of cold storage goods, including fruits
of al kinds. This stuff is tackled first
by the sfevedores and the wharf is soon
piled up with boxes of oranges, grapes,
lemons, apples. and such. Teams are
generally waiting on the wharves for
this stuff. They found wagon across
the driveway in the shed, and the horse
and wagon standing in such way that
other wagons could not enter or leave,
while the driver was within busy sort
ing out his own boxes. Then they
found the key to the mystery. The
first man who can get his fruit and
get it up town and on display is the
man who catches the best business, for
he gets sales before the others have
loaded up. Anything that will keep
competitors from getting their fruit APP
pears to be recognized method of do
ing business.
The commissioners found this state
of things and one of them Strengthened
out the team and allowed others to
come in and get their goods. In the
same way they went through the shed
and Strengthened out more teams and
thereby aided in accelerating the deliv-
cry of freight.
Brutal Police Work.
While there they found that the old
system led to trouble, and they also
had sample of brutal police work.
A Chinaman who had almost implored
people on the wharf to straighten out
team which was blocking him, and
it was thought purposely, made some
thing of a scene. A policeman, instead
of clearing the jam, struck the com
planning Chinaman. on the head with
his club, so the commissioners stated,
causing an ugly wound. The wounded
man was taken to the hospital
The policeman, it is reported, had no
reason whatever to strike the man as
he did, and if the officer had only
Strengthened out the blocking teams,
his duty would have been accom-
plished.
The commissioners found also that
although sugar is allowed to be piled
up six bags high, making total weight
of about $50 pounds, fertilizer was al
lowed to be piled up eight bags high
making total weight of 1850 pounds
too much to be piled in any one place
on wharf. This is another matter
which the new harbormaster win be
expected to rectify.
Rules Finally Adopted.
The committee of the whole eonsid-
cred the new rules and regulations gov
erning wharves, freight, charges, etc,
and adopted those already proposed
with one material amendment. In the
section which refers to the length of
time eargoes may remain on the
wharves, an amendment was adopted as
follows; "The above does not apply
TO freight nor transhipment when SO
designated in original bills of lading
or on packages.
This isfintended to refer to freights
which may be marked Pahala, Kealia or
Kahului, in which case they are con-
sidered as originally intended for tran
shipment and may remain on the
wharYes for ten days. This viii pre-
vent any abuses Of a privilege where
IN importer leaves freight consigned to
him, on the wharf, saying that Il was
intended for transhipment to Hawaii or
Maui OF Kauai, as the case may be.
When the committee of the whole
rose, Colonel Mccarthy, chairman Of
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