The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-09-08
SHIPPING CONCERNS
. DECLINE TO TIE UP
AT WHARF in HILO
Letters From Understand and
Matson Companies Give Rea-
~ sons For Attitude
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HARBoR BOARD GETS 4
TWO. COMMUNICATIONS
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Structure Is Declared Unsafe For
Large Vessels and win Have
To Be Improved

Letters from the Inter. Island Steam
Navigation Company and tue Matson
navigation Company, regarding the at.
titude of the two concerns towurd Ku-
mo wharf, in Hilo bay, were read at
the meeting of the harbor board yester.
day afternoon.
Both companies pointed out that sew
Sral changes must be made in the wharf
petore they will consider it n safe and
proper place for docking their steam
ers. The Matson company was most
dehnite in its statement Of its attitude.
toward the wharf, insisting that IL
could not and would not consider dock
ing ats steamers there until the improve.
ments had been made, or until the ,har.
Dor commission put in a tug to- handle
steamers at the wharf. =
Captain Matson Discusses ProbIem
Ihe letter from the Matson company
was forwarded to the board by Ray.
mona T. Brown, secretary of the cham.
ger or commerce, and was written by
capt. William Matson, president of the
company, in answer TO a letter from
tue maritime affairs committee of the
chamber.
The Inter-Island company letter
consisted of report from the com.
Pany s agent in Hilo. He pointed out
that there are certain changes neces
sary to be made in the wharf before
1t can serve the purpose for which it
was designed. It is declared that the
after gaHgway is much too narrow and
. the suggestion is made that the harbor
board have it widened about six or
elght feet The letter from CAPTAIN
MatSon follows:
am in receipt Of copy Of the
report by the maritime affairs commit
tee, regarding Kuhio wharf. I have al.
ready advised Mr.. Forbes of nv views
regarding this wharf. If the wharf
was so constructed that ships could
come in head on and back out when
through, or should weather conditions
necessitate, l should not object IL try,
ing the wharf. But as it is now The
steamers come into the little basin and
have no towboat to handle them and
nave to breast all the way round. The
same conditions exist in leaving the
wharf.
Not Safe For Large Ships
Therefore l do not consider it a |
safe place for large ship to 70 to |
and naturally cannot allow any steam. |
"rs OF the Matson Navigation companv
to go there. Before you can exnect |
steamers to 60 there in safety the
wharf will have to be built out toward |
mo so steamers can enter head on. mr.
the harbor commission should provide a
towboat capable, of handling the YES.
sells using the wharf"
James A. Kennedy, general MANAGER
OF the Inter Island company. transmit.
ted the following report from the Hilo
agent:
Regarding the use of the Kubio
wharf, and to make it more convenient
ana SAFER for our use, there are two or
three changes which should be made at
once.
After Gangway-When thiy was
first proposed the writer stated thnt
the plans Indicated that the gangway
was much too narrow. This week we
nave had confirmation in the surpinp
OF tue Mauna Kea, which ,jammed tn,
att"r gangWay and broke it clean in
two The sIipway should be made at
least six or eight feet wider, to allow
tor the movement of the steamer,
winch is inevitable if any swell runs
at all. We should also have n paIlows
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frame erected to permit us to handle
cur gangways by tackle.
Strain Breaks headlights
Cluster Piles-There is n cluster of
piles which comes abreast of the for
ward part of the Mauna Kea's house.
During the rolling of the vessel last
week one of the headlights was broken
by the strain caused by the weight of
the vessel coming against this cluster.
The cluster should be removed or cut :
down.
Mooring-The steamer surges back. {
ward and forward considerably on oc
rasion. This surging was the cause of
the breaking Of our gangway. To I
prevent this to a great extent we t
81 ould have a stern mooring similar to ,
that which we used at the railroad 4
wharf Captain Mosher has indicated d
a position for this mooring, but the 10 t
'ntiOn as given is too far away from
he steamer to be of any practical use I
= preventing extended ranging" /
The board laid the whole matter on z
he table until information can he OBJ
aimed from Hilo