The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1911-10-31

"aN" AN''ANNW W." NNNANWNNAH
"it ii the oppressed opihion Of prac.
ticaily VI who have eonsidercd The
proposed plans that under the eondi-
lions they present the best possible
solution TO the problem Of securing
speedy handling 81 freight az MIN.
mum cost
Basis Of Proposed Plan.
"Thc basis Of the proposed wharf
plan Is as follows, vizi
"(a) 10 provide wharf room en-.
aiding two OF the largest steamers 60
lie alongside and operate at the same
time;
"(b) To provide wharf and storage
space and handling facilities for the
maximum incoming freight tonnage
from said two steamers, estimated at
say 900 tons each, simultaneously with
the storage and handling facilities for
tho maximum outgoing sugar cargo,
estimated at say $500 tons each.
Method Suggested.
"The proposed method of meeting
the foregoing requirements is as fol
lows:
'(a) To construct wharf along
side of which deep-water steamer can
lie, with open water Oh the sea side, so
that lighters and local steamers can
come alongside and load and unload
direct into and from the big steamer,
precisely as they now do; thereby saw.
ing storage and cost of rehandling;
"(b) To locate double tracks on
the wharf alongside of the steamer, SO
that bulk freight, both in and out, can
be handled direct between ears and
ship, relieving the wharf, of that much
burden and econOmizing in cost of ham
ding;
'(c) To locate warehouse 60'x500
in dimensions, parallel to the ship and
Immediately ia the rear of the said
double tracks, such warehouse to be
devoted exclusively to the incoming
merchandise, unobstructed by sugar
awaiting shipment, No railroad tracks
or posts are proposed to be placed in
this shed, 1t will therefore permit the
promptest possible despatch by afford.
ing unobstrueted space for unloading,
spreading ont and sorting the largest
incoming cargo without having to
await the removal of outgoing sugar
This incoming freight can thereupon be
removed from the; wharf with the
greatest possible despatch; az by
drays approaching from the land end
of the wharf, unobstructed by tracks;
(2) by local steamers; aud (S) by rail
road over tracks located parallel to the
rear of the warehouse, where cars
operating win not interfere either with
drays in the warehouse or the loading
sof local steamers operating at the front
of the wharf;
''(d) To locate second warehouse
in the rear Of the merchandise ware
house above described, to be used ex.
clusively for sugar storage, so that in
coming and outgoing freight will not
in any ease interfere one with the
other
"(e) To install electrically driven
pliers, elevators and carriers to take
sugar from local steamers or cars, pile
1T in the sugar warehouse, load it on
to the export steamer when required
"All of this mechanical handling
plant will be located in the sugar ware
house, or pass overhead through the
merchandise warehouse, so that load
ing sugar and unloading merchandise
can proceed simultaneously throughout
the entire length of the wharf, with
out interference, the one with the
other.
"(f1 The above wharf and plant
is proposed to be duplicated, so that
two first-elass sized ships can be stimuli.
taneously loaded and nnloaded without
interference between either ships or
operations. This viii give opportunity
for a simultaneous preference right to
steamer from each of the export
steamship companies now operating at
Hilo, viz; the Matson Navigation Com
pany and the Americana Hawaiian
Steamship Company.
Equipment, Management and Control.
1.-THE contract submitted for your
consideration provides:
aG) That the commission shall
bnild and equip the wharf, approaches
and storage sheds.
"(2) The commission has general
control of the wharf, and rules and
regulations for its use and the fixing
of wharf charges.
13) The commission to receive all
wharfage paid by shipping and all
revenue from freight, If any, for the
privilege of passing over the wharf.
"a That the railroad guarantee
to connect up its tracks to the wharf,
and to operate over the same and to
and over the wharf as common car
rier for not less than ten years; the
freights carried by the railroad and
ships bringing freight to or taking
freight from the same, to be given pref
erenee right on and over the wharf,
the same being, mt all other times, open
to the use of others, ON equal terms
800 The railroad TO operate the
mechanical sugar handling plant; fur.
nish all labor and power required for
such purpose; to charge uniform rate
OF twenty-five cents per ton for all sug
ar so handled through the sugar ware
house, whether brought there by steam.
or or ears, paying therefrom to the
commission the sum Of three cents per
ton In lieu Of storage and other use Of
the wharf and equipment.
100 Tho Tailroad, under IFS said
license, having NEGOTIATED fen.yeaf