The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-07-25
NEW WHARF At H|LO SETTLES,
ITS COMPLETION IS DELAYED

then, and this in spite Of the fact that
The construction of the wharf structure
itself is virtually completed. All that
remains to be done to make the new
wharf available for use and accessible
is the building of the shed and the
blasting out Of the coral shoal in the
kuhio Bay channel. Both these Jobs
could be completed within about three
months. And yet II looks as il Hilo
will have to wait until next year before
the work is even begun.
Engineer Parks of the Public Works
Department, who is looking after the
Territorial wharves for the Wharf Com.
mission, was in lIilo for a short in.
spection trip last week. lie brought
the news that there will be nothing
doing in the wharf shed construction
| linn' for while. ii'' " ~
I Phrks states that while the legisla.
ture appropriated $4,000 for the Ku.
hio Bay wharf structure, this money
will not be available until after a new
bond iss1e has been floated. and oven
then it is up to the Governor to make
the allotment for the shed, and this
is a matter which will probably come
up before the successor of Governor
Frear. AS matter of fact, this ap
preparation is in the same class as that
of the $4,000 appropriation made for
the road between the wharf and Waia.
kea, which will also be unavailable un.
til after the bond issue has been
| foated.
According to Parks, Superintendent
of Public Works Caldwell is at present
| trying to secure out of the present loan
fund balances sufficient funds to pay
for the plans for the wharf she'd The
| cost of these will probably run up to
about two per cent. of the cost of con.
struction, the usual cost of such plans.
Parks was asked whether the Kuhio
Bay wharf shed plans prepared by the
Hilo Railroad Company would not an.
swer the purpose, or whether they could
not be made to answer with but slight
alterations. Parks replied that while
it was true that the Territory has sc.
cured these plans, and had, as a. matter
of fact, paid good price for them,
they could not be used for the she'd as
it was wanted at present, as the gen
eral dimensions had been changed since
the time when the railroad company
plans were made. These could be used
only as type pans.
Appropriation Not Too Large.
While the sum Of $4,000 which had
been set aside for the wharf shed,
seemed to be larger than was needed,
said Parks, it would be found that
there were number of items, outside
of the shed proper, which had to be
paid for out of this appropriation,
which would leave no unreasonably
large sum which could be spent on the
shed proper. Thus some of the money
would be spent on an oil pipe line, as
well as oil tanks, which would be a
necessary feature, when oil,burning
steamships came to this port. Then
there would be the cost of house for
the ,wharfinger and of water pipes,
though this last item, Parks believed,
should be paid for by the County. He
argued that Hilo should be charged with
the duty of providing ample fire pro,
lection for its new wharf, and it was
only question of time when the Coun-
ty would, at all events, have to run a
water pipe out to the wharf in order to
supply with water, especially for fire
protection, the warehouse district,
which will spring up as soon as the
wharf is open for use.
The department is planning to build
the shed on very simple and inexpen-
sive lines, as a matter of fact, upon the
| lines which have been recommended by
Ililo from the very beginning, that is
wooden walls with corrugated iron
roofing. This type of shed has shown
itself to be both lasting and fairly east.
ly kept mp, as has been shown by the
shed on the present railroad wharf.
The department engineers expect that
they can build shed of this descrip.
ton at a cost of about thirty cents a
square foot floor space, although it will
cost considerably more if bithulithic
flooring is provided.
Parks went ashore at Mahukona on
his return to Hilo in order to attend
to matters connected with the construc-
| tion of the wharf which will be built
there to take the place of the one which
was destroyed by storms. He expects
to return to Hilo within few weeks.
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