The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-11-05
'CAPTA|NEORENZEN I.
| REMAINS AS PILOT
Harbdrs Board Decides Not To
I Dispense With Services
OF Gid Mariner
Settlement Arrived At Last Night
) After Two Hours Spent In
y Executive Session

Capt. John C. Lorenzen, for q quar-.
ter Of century human landmark
on the local waterfront, remains with
the harbor board as a pilot for Homo
lulu shipping. Pc. ,..
This was tho decision arrived at by
the board at special meeting held
last night for the purpose of deciding
whether Captain Lorenzen should leave
or remain in the employ Of the Terri
tory. The board decided that he re-
main and Captain Lorenzen was so in.
formed. .g
Shortly after the commissioners met,
Chairman Forbes announced that the
board would 20 into executive session
for few minutes. The executive SEES
sion lasted upward Of two hours.
Commoners Excluded
There were present, at the beginning
Of the session, Chairman Forbes, Com.
missioners Church, Wakefield and Nc.
earthly, Secretary Poor, Deputy Attor.
ney. General Smith, Captain Lorenzen
md an Advertiser representative. The
seadog and the news gatherer got the
went into executive session.
1t was discovered some months ago
that Pilot Lorenzen last master and
pilot license had not been renewed
since 1900, whereas II should have
been renewed every five years. On In.
struetions from the board, the pilot
sought and was given an examination.
He was turned down. Complaints
| - ha a.
panies were made against the pilot,
occasions vessels handled by Pilot Lor-
enzen had come to grief 'r
One Company Complained 49,. ...
These matters were brought out Mt
n meeting held by the board some two
months ago. The commissioners were
in q dilemma. The pilot had given
complete satisfaction during his more
than twenty-five years service with
the government here. The only com
plant came from one company. No
other shipping people had complained
of his work, although he had handled
their boats for long time.
Captain LOrenZen was granted q
leave Of absence for one month, with
the understanding that he secure h re-
Hs"hi Oh MS llcenbb. On u second aD
plication he was given pilots license,
hut not master 3 permit. The ques-
tion debated last night hinged, there
fOre, oh what was the difference be-
tween a masters and pilots H.
| cense, '.""0
What Is the Difference
What is the differenceH The harbor
board has not ANNOUNCED the result Of
its executive session, other than that
Captain LOrenzen would continue in
service. Apparently, Deputy Attorney.
General Arthur @. Smith knows. Maybe
there is no difference between the two
licenses insofar as Captain LOrenzen 3
work is necessary in bringing vessels
into the harbop and taking them out
Whatever it is, Mr.. Smith made things
clear and the board heaved a monster
sigh of relief when it arrived at it's
decision.
The specifications for the new wharf
at Waimea, Kauai, and the warehous
at Hanalei, on the same island, were
read through last night, as were the
specifications for the new boat land
ing at Pier ~ in Honolulu. The board
has still an accumulation of work ON
hand, which it will endeavor to dis
pose of at special and regular meet
ings before Chairman Forbes leaves on
December 3 for San Francisco and
Washington with Governor Pinkham