Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-01-27
COAL L;HANDLING
PLANT PLANNED
FOR PIER NO I
Hafbor Board Plans $50 900
Structure to Reduce Cost
Of Handling '

49,
, Plans To- efeat modern coal,
handling plant on Pier Z, to cost il
the neighboFhnod Of SIC, 900 and which
would reduce the conveyance charges,
paid By the steamer receiving the
fuel, from 40 to rs cents ton and at
the same time do away with conges-
tion and dirt on the pier. are being
discussed by the board Of harbor COM
Inissioners, having been presented at
The meeting Of that organization this
morning.
C. T. Lewis, a dranghtsman in the
-enAploy of the department of public
works. at the request Of Chairman ].
w. Caldwell furnished the board with
q detailed plan of the proposed plant,
which was accompanied by lengthy
statement setting forth three different
methods By which the coal could be
conveyed to the ships. The plants
fhich he suggests have a capacity of
900 tons an hour and, If the board un.
dertakes the project it is evident that
one of the three will be chosen. The
idea of the project Is more or less a
follow-up Of the boards policy to ac-
commodate local shipping at the low
est possible cost, and such a plant
would greatly reduce the price which
each ship now pays for coal. 1t is the
idea OF = the board to take early
action in the matter. as 1t is under
stood that in the near future the Pa
ciiic Mail steamers will take on an
increased amount of coal at Honolulu
from the fact that the company has de-
cided to cease to take fuel at various
Japanese ports on account of the loss
of time. While no. definite action was
taken in the matter, the members of
the board will make thorough in
Festigation of the feasibility, Of the
project during the coming week in
order that as near complete report
as possible may bs presented at the
next meetipg. ..-.
Several Recommendation as to pro-
cedure were submitted to the board
by the committee appointed to con-
slder ways and means of reducing the
cost of water to shipping, the principle
one beng that the board. by purchase
from tho department Of public works,
acquire the several water pipe lines
now installed on the several wharves.
and that application be made to the
superintendent Of public works for in
stallation of meters at the entrance to
these wharyes. 1t was further
recommended that, in case such
an acquisition be made, the Ship
ing interests be notified that a
rate of a fixed amount for each 1000
gallons be charged for all water deliv-
cred to a ship as shown by the meter.
A copy of the committees report will
he forwarded to the attorney-general
for an opinion as to the legality of
such procedure.
The report on fire protection for
wharves by a committee composed of
James Wakefield and T. NJ. Church,
was submitted, setting forth various
methods of securing this protection.
The committee urged that early &C
tion be taken in the matter as it had
teen found fire protection for prop
erty bordering the waterfront, as well
as protection to the property of the
territory, to be wholly inadequate,
and a source of grave concern to the
fire chief, with. whom the committee
had consulted, and who is heartily in
accord with and endorses the recom.