The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-03-29
MORE TROUBLE IN
HARB0R Commission
TangIe Over Pipe Line Extension
Wakefield Has Thing An
Figured Out.
(Trom Thursdays Advertisor.)

ers of tho fuel oil pipe line along the
waterfront looking toward extensions
of the pipe to all the government
wharves, has arisen and to decide
whether or not the present line can
stand a 5oo.pound pressure, special
meeting of the commission has been
called for this afternoon when the
heads of the Hawaiian Electric Com
pany and the Inter-Island company,
with their engineers win be present to
state their objections to the proposed
extensions.
Chairman Campbell claims that the
pipeline, which is six.inch, with screw
joints, is capable of sustaining 500
pound pressure, although only 1875
pound is placed upon it now by the oil
company. Mr.. Campbell's experience
convinces him that the pipe is suitable
for tho higher pressure. Tho chief OPP
ponent of the superintendent is Com
missioner Wakefield, who discredits
the superintendent 3 statements and as
serts his belief that the line will not
stand the pressure.
The chairman stated that the pipe is
of the Standard class, the Same as is
used in the Kula pipeline of o., 1000
feet, with a water head of 1900 feet,
giving 750-pound pressure.
wakeheld's Kick.
Wakefeld's objection to using the
present fuel pipeline is because the own.
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than 1875 pounds. Arthur Davidson,
manager for the Associated Oil Com
pany, which supplies the electric com
pany and er.Island company with oil
stated to the board that the 125-pound
limit of his company was arbitrary, but
that they refuse to allow higher pres.
sure. However, he stated that the com
pany's California lines, some of which
ran overland, were Of the Same class
of pipe and were subjected 60 very
high pressure.
| Commissioner McStocker suggested
that the attorney-genera be requested
to probe the indenture agreement be-
tween the Territory and the two com
panies, and see how the test for 500
pounds pressure can be made. Mr.
Davidson stated that the pump now
used did not register above 1876 pounds
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cutoff. According to Davidson, Mr..
Company, refused to allow test of
over 1925 pounds.
| The commissioners want an early
decision in the pipeline matter as they
wish to put in the extensions before
June in order that the two Oceanic
liners which will cali each month at the
Oceanic wharf on their way TO and from
Australia and will require full loads of
OIL may be supplied promptly.
Agents Statement.
Mr. Davidson 3 letter, in part, fol-
lows:
'sOur equipment consists of two Dow
pumps, the largest being used to pump
through the 6-inch line to the Hawaiian
Electric Company, and Inter-Island
Navigation Company's steamers at the
Mauna Kea wharf. This pump is like
wise used for pumping to steamers at
the Railroad and Hackfeld wharyes, but
through an S-inch line. Pumping capa-
city of this pump at 125-pound pres
sure, which we now carry, will deliver
anywhere from $50 to $50 barrels OF
forty-two gallons each per hour. This
same pump viii pump to japanese
steamers at Haekfeld wharf through
s-inch line, 67O to 700 barrels per hour,
with 40-pounds pressure. The only
thing know regarding the strength
of the pipe is that the Associated Oh
Company has a pipeline in California
that is over 100 miles long. Pressure
put upon this line runs from TOO to 800
pounds, Pipe is of ordinary standard
line pipe, with Hanged joints
: Extension of 6-nch line in question.
would be a great thing for this Terri.
tory, but before requesting extension,
should think the proper thing to do
would be to find ont what pressure the
6inch line in question win stand, as
1t would appear to me IL would be
money thrown away to make these ex.
tensions if the oil companies were not
allowed by the owners to put more than
125 pounds PRESSURE"
Would Get Short Weight.
Mr.. Davidson further states that with
the present pressure vessels docking at
the Alakea wharf and calling for 5000
barrels of oil between nine in the FORE
noon end five in the afternoon would
get $50 barrels short If the pressure was
but 1875 pounds.
"With the present 6-inch line our
San Francisco Office figures that with
500 pounds pressure we could deliver
Japanese steamers at Alakea wharf 600
barrels per hour, and likewise to the
Oceanic wharf. OF course, IL is under
stood that after line has been tested
and same win stand 500 pounds pres
sure, this company will install necessary
pumping equipment that will make the
deliveries in time to steamers at the
Alakea and Oceanic wharyes. We rec
ommend that in case line is to be in
stalled to these wharyes that same be
s.inch pipe"