Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-03-29
PLAN Big new
OIL PIPE Line

Starting from suggestion made by
Commissioner James Wakefield at the
meeting OF the lIarbOr Commission
yesterday afternoon a scheme was
evolved whereby II seems more than
probable that another oil pipe line will
be laid along the waterfront that will
be capable of supplying all the ship.
ping interests coming to the port at
the present time and will also carry a
I large enough supply to meet large
, increase in the future.
The meeting was called to discuss
the matter Of demanding the Hawaii.
! an Electric Company and the Inter.
island Company to fulfil their part of
an agreement made some years ago
I whereby they were allowed to lay an
oil pipe line along the waterfront on
condition they extended It to the Gov.
eminent wharvos when called upon to
do so. When the pipe was laid. how.
ever nothing was known about pres.
surcs and 6-inch line was put down
with ordinary joints. Now the qucs.
ton has arisCd as to whether the line
will stand the pressure necessary to
provide oil to the additional wharvcs
In sufficient quantity.
Chairman Campbell stakes his ropu.
iatiOn as an engineer that the pipe
would do 1t and the engineers for the
other side stated that II would not
Yesterday il was pointed out that
there have been several breaks already
in the connections and that these
would not stand the necessary press.
uro although the pipes would.
The matter was argued for some
time and then II was found that under
the agreement with the two companies
no provision had been made for pro-
vidinG that a test should be carried
out to see what pressure the pipes
would stand. It appeared for time
as though there would be deadlock
when Wakefield came to the rescue.
Wakefield Sees Way Out.
lie suggested that possibly the Ila.
waiian Electric Company and the In.
tcr-lsland Company might be willing
to go ahead and lay new line with
larger pipes and guaranteed to stand
tho pressure. John A. MCCandleSs, on
behalf of the Electric Company. fell
IN with the idea at once. providing
that the old line could still be kept
M and that they would thus have two
strings to their bow. President Ken.
ncdy of the lntCr-lsland Company also
was agreeable and the matter was fin
ally settled.
The two representatives are to talk
the matter over with their companies
and will lot the Board know at the
earliest opportunity what the final
outcome is. II Is proposed to lay the
new line right along the waterfront
and to try and procure n right of way
through the Allen & Robinson lumber
yard, so that the streets will not have
to he torn up.
Working under the new system will
mean that the japanese boats and the
two Oceanic steamers that are to take
up the running between San Francis.
co and Australia In June will be able
to get all the oil they need during the
ordinary time of stopping in port.
A cable was sent to the Coast last
night to see what price =. and 1O-inch
pipe was running at and when it
could be delivered here It is hoped
that owing to the slack time on the
Coast at the present the pipe can Is
rushed through in about three weeks.
This will mean that there will be no
trouble for any of the steamers.