Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-04-11

double the beauty OF your hair. No
difference how dull, faded, brittle and
| scraggy, just moisten a cloth with
Danderine and carefully draw 1t
through your hair, taking one small
the wharfage rate was 60 be charged
steamers that did not tie up TO
| Nharves. 1t was only just that a
charge should be incorporated in the
/ bill to pay for expenditures on the
wharves, particularly the money on
which the territory had to pay inter
est
Hiio Wharf Topic.
Mr.. Kennedy spoke Of the cutting
down Of the steamer wharf at Hilo.
when Mr.. McStocker interrupted him
| with a statement to the effect that the
steamers would not have their accom-
modations reduced. Continuing, Mr..
Kennedy said the railroad was given
all the facilities 1t wanted on the Hllo
wharf, and had not Ito pay cent on
the wharves.
Mr.. McInerny thought the tax would
send steamers to private wharves to
discharge They would go over to the
railroad wharf here.
Mr.. Kennedy-'If this tax goes on,
our steamers will go over to the pri-
yate wharves."
Mr.. Stoeker-"Is that another
threat?"
faTake Il az You Please
Mr.. Kennedy You can take It as
you please.
Mr.. Towse suggested that perhaps
Mr.. Church and himself might bring
peace to the discussion, as they had
| in the rapid transit franchise matter.
He went on to tell OF the reference
of the bill to the commercial bodies,
saying the Sugar Factors, Company
vas unanimous against It. Mr.. Klamp
has assured the association that the
| factors would not continue paying the
I0-cent tax If this scent tax was I'M
posed The speaker spoke Of the
great benefits of the voluntary tax in
sanitation and promotion, and conclud-
cd by saying the merchants were will
Ing to get behind the harbor commits
sion in any acceptable way to provide
, il with revenue.
+ Mr.. Wakefield now resumed his
elucidation Of the bill and the reasons
for the proposed tax. There was.
nothing in the bill that would increase
the charges against shipping from out
side of the territory. The only addi-
tional charge to vessels was that to
the Inter-IsIand steamers that did not
tie up to wharves. He went on to dis
cuss the financial aspects of the ques-
ton. To maintain the wharyes had
cost $55,020 per aHnuni for the last
two years. Up to March 81 there had
been expended $1,245, 754.11 out of loan
funds in harbor works, and by June
so the amount would be $1.400.000. In
terest charges would be $4,000 per an
mum, besides which 10 per cent Of the
revenue had to go into the sinking
/ fund for the redemption OF the bonds.
The deficiency for 1912 was $26,S95. rs.
Interest and redemption were made
first charges on the revenue, and after
that came expenditures on wharyes.
It would take $4,000 today to put the
Honolulu wharyes in decent shape.
and he went into details to show what
was needed and where. The territory
had not wharf on which cargo of
coal could be discharged, and not one
where a cargo of lumber could be
properly landed. The commission was
fixing up the channel wharf and pro-
posed to build. solid concrete wharf
, at Fort street An attempt would be
! made to get back the land taken by
the federal government, also to ac-
quire the Robinson property. Improve
rents contemplated would require an
expenditure of $f,100,000
"Belser's mule went through" Mr..
McStocker interjected when the speak
er told of a hole 3x4 feet in dimen-
sions on the Kinau wharf
Mr. Wakefield proceeded to suggest
n aking two large wharves to replace
the three small ones now used by the
Inter-Island Company. "It would be
we'll for you fellows to go down there
and see what is being done; also the
fearful waste Of water" he observed.
/ The merchants were now saving far
more, through the improvements made
by the commission and in the avoid
ing delays of freight, than the scent
tax would cost them.
SHdT9CS WASTE " department.
1--WE have not moncy enough be-
cause all of our funds have to be ex-
pended through the public works de-
partment," said Mr. Wakefield Not
hundreds, but thousands Of dollars of
public money have been wasted
through that department. Take, for
insance, the plans of the Hilo wharf
Not merely the proverbial coach-and-
four, but the whole floral parade could
be driven through those plans. We
want not only control of the funds, but
we want efficient administration. We
want a permanent type of construc-
ton so as to get rid of those enor-
NOUS charges that accrue against us
for repairs and maintenance"
Mr.. Wakefield read the resolution
passed by the board in December, rec
ommending the measure now pending.