The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-02-14
WILL INQUIRE
INTO ACCIDENT
Harbor Board Takes Up Mass OF
Detail WOrk-Every Island
Given Attention.

m ViHViai luNetukhhOn may Yet De
necessary TO determine the responsible
ity for the collision between the steam.
er Tenyo Maru and the barkentine S.
n. Castle last Friday morning, This
was Indicated in the communication
submitted TO the board of harbor com
missioners ut the meeting held yester-
day.
castle & Cooke, agents for the Tenyo
Maru, submitted a letter from Il. ii, Da.
vies 4 Co., agents for the s. n. Castle,
IN which the latter company states that
the barkentine was damaged to an un-
known extent in collision with the Jap
anese steamer; that the Tenyo Maru is
held responsible for the damage and
that a bill of costs for repairs will be
presented. The letter suggests report
of the accident being made by Pilot j.
X. Macaulay, who was ON the bridge of
the Tenyo Maru when the boats col
lided. copy of the reply sent to the
agents of the barkentine was also at
tached. In this communication the
agents for the japanese ship refuse to
accept the blame or to agree to pay
damages until a full report of the acci-
dent is received from the commander of
the Tenyo Maru as well as Pilot Macau-
lay.
The harbor commission ruled that the
law requires that all reports of acci-
dents must be directed to the harbor-
master. AS this had not been done in
this case, action was deferred. When
the necessary details are attended it is
believed an official inquiry viii be made
and responsibility for the accident
placed.
His Farewell Meeting.
Yesterday marked the final appear
ance of H. X. Bishop as chairman of the
commission. He waited until the meet
ing had adjourned before taking oppor-
tunity to bid his fellow commissioners
farewell as a member of the board
Everyone expressed regret at losing the
services of the retiring chairman and
superintendent of the department of
public works, but congratulated him on
having secured greater opportunity
and with far better reward than the
Territory is offering.
Bills to the amount of approximately
$4,000 were approved and ordered
paid. The bulk of this amount went
toward paying on contracts now under
way in the Territory.
To Hold Crowd Back.
A railing is to be placed from the
shed as far as the outer side of the
upper enu of the Hackfeld wharf to
hold back spectators during the dock
ing of incoming vessels. Thus will the
old custom of crowding up to the edge
of the wharf upon the arrival be dis
continued. A communication from J.
| H. Drew called attention to the danger
to which spectators are now exposed in
| being allowed to stand near the land
ing while steamers are coming into
berth. His suggestion for the barrier
was approved.
! An offer was received from Young
! Brothers to furnish the pilots and har-
| bormaster of Honolulu with day and
night launch service at the rate of
$400 per month. The offer was placed
on the table for further consideration.
Maui Suggestion.
Residents of Maui intend to ask the
coming legislature to make an appro-
priation for the building of ships
wharf at or near Lahaina, instead of
at Kihei, according to communication
i received from L. r. Bevins. He is
secretary of the special legislative com
mittee of the Maui chamber of com
merce. This committee held n meet
ing on Wednesday of last week, accord
ing to the letter, at which time it was
decided not to ask for wharf at
Kihei but to unite in asking for a suit
able landing at or near Lahaina. Mala
will probably be the place decided
upon. Bevin asked for information as
J to whether the commission would ap-
J prove this plan and an estimate as to
the probable cost of the proposed struc-
| ture.
Commissioner McStocker pointed out
that the harbor commission funds are
/ practically exhausted, that the Terri
tory is not in position to make the i'm
provement and that the committee be
asked to communicate direct with the
! ways and means committee of the leg
, islature at the coming session. 1t was
, so ordered.
Harbor Rules Approved.
Harbormaster Forsters amended
: harbor rules and regulations, intended
to compel sailing vessels entering the
harbor to be kept under control and
also to regulate speed of sampans and
! other requirements were finally ap-
: proved. The new rules were ordered
: printed in The Advertiser. They will
be found elsewhere in this issue.
, The only change made yesterday was
in eliminating the words "when prac.
tical' and inserting "except in case
of emergency. Commissioner Wake
field believe that the use of the words
"when practical' eliminated all re-
sponsibility. Commissioner Mccarthy
: and McStocker agreed with him and
the change was ordered made.
In Temptations Way.
n Commissioner Wakefield brought out
o the fact that the pilot stationed at
i Hilo has been using a tumble.down
:. shack, adjoining saloon in Hilo, for
e an office, that he was not provided with
/. a telephone and further that he was
|. compelled to pay his office expense from
his private funds.
IS Gas it is now, it is impossible to
o get in quick communication with the
:. Hilo pilot should the emergency arise
IA His present quarters are far from suit.
able and / believe this commission
[ should reeompense him for the rent he
a has already paid and to provide better
Al quarters for him, " said Wakefield.
A motion 20 this effect was adopted