The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-03-21
ANOTHER WHARF BREAKING UP

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ANoIHEH WHARF BREAKING UP,
''The body of the wall onnoors
be composed of loose boulders ,,,;tt
veneer of few inches of ooror az"
the outside Bonlders arc dronn;,o
leaving a raw hole worse tbon orts;5,
appearances would Indicate IN fa;I
ure to carry the veneer 70 and int
the bottom of the bav il n verv 100,
construction and ono u.h;oh poo
to cause trouble at some fntnrn tima'
Extract from ronort subro;ttaJ
harbor commissioners Yesterday hv NJ
j. Adams. chief enuinear of a. ,Ionont
mept of nnbIic ,yerl's ro T Gne uoPai
Territory i All ooO ,b,rf - Ns,' w .n'
Hawaii.
The wharf was recently damaged
and Adams was delegated to find the
cause. His report showed that an ex
plosion of dynamite by contractors en-
gagged in dredging near the wharf hadI
caused a crack in the structure andI
that the damage would be repaired by|
the contractors. The added informa.
ton came as surprise to Commiss onerI
Mccarthy, who was present at the meet
ing of the harbor commission. As theI
structure had recently been oficiallyl
accepted on behalf of the Territory by|
Acting Superintendent Wheeler, Nc
Carthy demanded to know where the
responsibility for the present condi-
tions could be placed. The Territory
has already paid about $500 on the
structure and it was thought TO be
| ready for the building of sheds. which
will probably cost the remaining $500
Hhn mix ,n
retains a check of $3.50 to cover any
defects which may appear, but this will
not begin to cover the cost of the work
which Adams report would Indicate
/ IS now necessary to place the structure
in condition not to be washed into the
sea as was the Mahukona wharf.
Leslie to Blame
wbealer oxn1.iroa III. oooo.o -
the wharf bv savino tba. Lo danan5od
nnon tbe woyl ~ T,ssnaoto ~ ~
| inspected the work ON the wharf and
! placed the blame upon that official.
The condition was deemed of SO much
Importance that Chairman McStocker
ordered that Adams be instructed at
once to secure a more detailed report
of the condition of the structure and to
report as soon as possible.
CHltSS IultlS are Uaue aNallaDlp TO
pay Tor driving piles for the Hilo
wharf, the work may be temporarily
stopped. The Lord Young Engineering
Company reported to the commission
that the original specifications for the
length of piles were not correct and
that it will be necessary to splice an
additional fifteen feet to the 645 piles
which remain to be placed in position
for tho structure. 1t will cost some
money to do this work and the commits,
sion did not find itself in position ia
warrant the proceedings. Action was
deferred.
"The harbor commission will hold
the department of public works respon
sible for allowing the wharves to rot
because of faulty drainage" saic
Chairman McStocker. cit is simply @
matter of public interest to protect the
public from waste of water"
Sanpans to blame
Ac+ino S,ror;rtondon+ WhooIo. hoo
suhmitted ~, osti,roto aho,,';, IL Ia .d,,
tronbIe of Iaat,;pn ia a,,iS i L st; ;r
mated by i,sta lin, s,,ooiaI - =,
cost tuo1+,, 5oIIars no. I,aI,'o mn AZ
partmcnt wonIJ reoniro TO- vaiyes n,
tbis IinS ~ y - ans. af eoSnn NJ
oc+ion ,vos +al,an ~, th;s M ave-
accompanvir% tho ns.imn+o o+ntod H..
the IaaE;ng ,'aI,'os ,,,ora ,a,,sod L', or,n
ore If sanno,s b;+t;na, tbo ,ai,. Dy 80 80
hammers or ,rrnncLes rot +,rrinq, +har
of ana o+bor,,,;so ooroIossi,, 80 ~
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