The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-04-03
WOULD MAKE.
DOCKS FOR .
sAM|PANS
HarbOr Commissioners Suggest
That Government Be Asked to
Grant Permission to Cut Chan
mel Through Reef on Ward
strset-wOuld Provide Source
Of Revenue for Territory.

(Irom wedneaday AdYerti.er.l

(From Wednesday Adyertiser.)
i. ID. McStocker suggested Mt tbo
meeting of the board OF harbor corn
missioners yesterday that the Unite,l
states government be asked TO grant
permission for the cutting OF Channel
through the reef where the slip Is he
ing dredged at the foot of Ward street. |
II channel connection can be opened
through the reef this slip will become
revenue producing property to the
Territory, he said a
John W. Caldwell, superintendent OF
public works, said that an application
Is now on file to lease the wharf sites
bordering the new slip so that land.
ings and Bleaching runways can be in.
stalled to take care Of the big sampan
fleet for which there are now no proper
wharf facilities provided.
The popular impression has been that
the new slip is on Bishop Estate prop
erty, but this is not correct, said Cald.
well The slip belongs TO the Terri.
tory. Commissioner MeStocker men
TONED the plan formerly much discuss.
ed of dredging 40O.foot ship channel
through from the harbor TO the foot Of
Ward street and using the dredged ma
terial for constructing an esplanade and
city park along the waterfront.
Decline to Pay Expenses.
Superintendent Caldwell win 90 10
Hilo today to attend to number OF
public matters connected with his de.
partment. He suggested that as there
are a number of matters to be settled
at Knhio Bay the board should pay his
expenses. The commissioners grace
fully declined, but said that if he would
keep an account Of the time spent on
harbor matters they would pay their
proper pro rata
Bids for repair Of flooring pier IA
were submitted by the Lord Young En-.
cheering Company A. A. Wilson and
the Honolulu Construction and Draying
Company. In discussion Of ways and
means, Caldwell stated that he is abso-
iutely opposed to the board doing any
work whatever with their own en-.
ployes. All work should be given out
by contract, he said, especially all work
where indstermipate costs are, included.
commissioner James Wakefield said
that as long as the government Keeps
large force of men on the payroils
as much work as possible should be
done by them and less given out by
contract. He said it was not good bust.
ness TO keep men unless they were
fully employed. After much discus,
sion 1t was decided to put or the let.
ting OF the contracts another week I'M
til the matter could be more carefully
looked into.
Arrange to Rent Pier Space.
A resolution was adopted 20 make
tenancy-at-will lease of 1000 SQUARE
feet of space on each of piers Is and
l6 to the Matson Navigation Company
ut 5000 per month until tho raiiroad A
completed, After that the rent win be
$500 per month. This Is mmp sum
in lieu of demurrage charges on su.
gar shipments during the height of the
season.
Lighthouse Inspector A.. L. Arledge.
having given permission to the board
to accept the Hilo Railway Company,
ofier for emplaeing four temporary
boats to mark, the north side of the
channel in Kuhio Bay, Wakefield held
that these should also be placed on the
shoreward edge of the channel He
said 1t was up to the government 70
take every precaution to prevent acci
dents TO shipping. This IL new wharf
and a new channel and the government
cannot afford to take any chances, he
Said.
After prolonged discussion by Wake.
Held, MeStocker and Caldwell in regard
to the location of dead.men, dolphins
breasting anchors, mooring buoys. bow
breasts, ehafiDg blocks and other ma.
rine paraphernalia, IL was decided 10
ship to Hilo three of the heaviest an.
rhors that the Territory owns with an
cham for each. A 6000.
pound anchor and two 50OO.pounders
will 90 on the Mauna Rea this morn.
ing, The harbor commissioner al HiIo
is to be instructed 10 emplace these NJ
once, so that the Columbian can moor
10 the new Kuhio BAY wharf when she
reaches IIilo Saturday.
Fix Rates for iio.
After discussing wharfage charges M
fiilo the board adopted the motion 10
make the rates and the division Of the
day the same as the Honolulu harbor
rates, two cents per net registered ton
per day. The Hilo Railway Company
asked that concessions be made ON ac,
count OF there being no wharf sheds.
but all the commissioners Thought 9th
erwise.
The Waimea wharf was reported in
bad shape. The inspector asked for
thirty new uncoppered ohia piles.
Wakefield said he had examined the
structure and that the decking will
last six months The question of re.
pairs to this wharf was allowed to 20
over one week.
Engineer r. b. Park was ordered TO
prepare detailed estimates for fender
pile work to protect the underpinnine
of Pier 10. '5,
The Mahukona wharf still lacks the
rip-rap and some floor slabs. IL win
not be completed within the contract
time. The Keanae, derrick and land
ing will be given minor repairs by the
lntor.island. Inspector James MORSE
was ordered to inspect the Pnako land
ING. -,
The board directed that the HiIo
harbormaster keep them more fully In.