The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-05-22
K|HE| WHARF
. BIDS TO Be
RECEIVED
Legislatures Policy Toward Prof
ect Severely Criticized by Har.
Dor Commissioners Method Of
Construction Condemned - In
spection Work Declared to Be
at Fault.
(From wednesdar AdrortIanr !

lFrom Wednesday Advertiser.)
The harbor board met yesterday
morning, members present being Col.
70. J. Mccarthy, James Wakefield. II
NJ Church and ]. w. Caldwell. The
board devoted much time considering
plans and specifications Of the Kihei
wharf and in the course Of the discus
sion reverted to the question of re-
sponsibility FOR the first Mahukona
wharf. Wakefield said that the whole
blame rested with the board. Mccarthy
said il was Marston Campbell s mis-
take. Caldwell said the legislature was
at fault primarily in not having appro.
priated enough money to build decent
wharf and that the rest Of the blame
rested with the harbor commissioners
for being foolish enough to try to do
the work without enough money.
Bids TO Be Called For.
Mccarthy moved that bids be adver.
tised for the Kihei wharf. This motion
carried, Mccarthy and Church voting
for and Wakefield against IL.
The commissioners were unanimous In
their criticism Of the penny-wise.
pound-foolish policy Of the Legislature
in the matter of building the Kihei
wharf. The outer or seward end was
built some years ago at a cost of $4,000.
The last legislature appropriated anoth-
er small amount for the landward end.
When that is complete the wharf will
still lack about 100 feet Of connecting
properly with the shore. The board
fought for an honr over the details
OF the construction of the toe of the
eutwater at the end of the groin where
tour-ton houlders are to- he, sunk three
feet below low water, The board is
still sore over the job, that was s'put
over y on them a year ago when the
cost Of surveys and sonndings at loca.
tion one mile distadd from the Kihei
wharf was passed and paid, thus dimin,
ishing the. appropriation. for this wharf
exactly $1,000. What the board wanted
was exact information ITO the char
aeter Of the substrata, under this wharf.
They have $1,000 worth Of knowledge
about another Location but are not sat
isied. NY, @
go Ahead. !, Says Church.
Wakefield wanted this oSRct infoIma-
tion. t ~ ~ mi
There is n lot of satisfaction in
having things right he said
Caldwell thought the engineering
practise was good as II was in accord
with the plans adopted by the Army
Engineer Corps in beach reclamation
work. Church said, SEQ ahead and
build IL that way. IL it falls down it
falls down." and that opened up the
Mahukoua case. NJ, s,a
Caldwell said, "0ur work does not
marked teelingly that he wished the
board had goue into the Kuhio Bay
wharf plans and specifications the way
they had into the Kihei plans,
Five Of the concrete piles being used
at Waimea wharf, Kauai, are too long
and will have to be cut SO the joists
can bear ON the caps. Inspector Morse
reports that the quality of the cement
work in these piles is very poor The
board woke up and asked questions.
The piles were built by contract year
ago under the supervision of a teTritor-
ial inspector. T. M. Church said that
most of the inspection work is faFcical.
."The Territory does not get the value
of FIVE cents year out Of the average
inspectors work, = he said.
d Opposes Coal Wharf.
&C. J. Mccarthy reported that he had
conferred with Governor Pinkham on
marine railway condemnation proceed
ings. The Governor IL absolutely OPP
posed to building a new coal wharf on
y a s,a. Ian ~ 90 haAh-
er TO lease the land again the board
voted to discharge the committee with
thanks and let the matter sleep.
Wakefield said that whenever ship
ping begins 70 come this way after the
Panama Canal is open for business Ho-
nolulu viii have to have new coal
wharf. That time may come in another
six or nine months.
Church rebBftell afor the Rules Com
mittee that it had been unable to COM
plete its work because the attorney gem
eral has held up his decision concerning
charges on Class B wharves. Whenever
the attorney general can make up his
mind on this, and approve the form OF
commission TO be given employees Of tho
board, the rules viii be ready for final
PRONUNCIATION, Church said. The com
mittee on extension Of .Punchbowl
street was discharged, with thanks.
Minor repairs in the sidewalk cross
ing In front of pier were authorized,
also payements on and IL.
Pipe Line Yields Revenue.
The oil pipe line yielded revenue
of $2l5.5S during April. Caldwell was
ordered to report next week on the cost
of galvanized pipe railing Of approach
TO MahukOna wharf and Milburp lamps
for the landing. lie was also ordered
TO report in regard TO a land exchange
between the Hawaii II. r, Company
and the Territory to quiet title to a
strip of roadway near the landing.
There was communication from A. g.
Smith to j, d. Tucker submitted in
this connection. WIKI
The board has notified Attorney G..
s. Uemenway that the rates charged
the /. l. S. N. co. for use of Class b.