Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-09-15
OAHU RAILWAY AND LAND COMPANY
STOCKHOLDERS HEAR GOOD REPORTS

i The roadbed, track and bridges
have been we'll looked after, the work
in this department being particularly
heavy owing to the very unusual and
severe weather conditions which pre-
vailed during last winter.
Six miles of 60-pound rails were re-
ceived and were laid in the main line
at Kaena Point, the branch track to
Libby eannery and In the new line
connecting our wharf terminal with
the main line near the Libby cannery.
This new line will greatly facilitate
the handling of freight trains and will
reduce the number Of train move
ments across Iwilei road, as il is ex-
pected that the freight trains will all
arrive and depart by the new line.
The right of way was filled for the
full width of 40 feet and long sidings
were constructed on each side of the
| line for making up freight trains.
The rails released from the main
| line were used for short extension
of the Brodie branch, sidings at Dole's
between Waipio and Waipahu, extern
sion at Puuloa, two on the new line
to wharf and spur track to factory
of the Hawaiian Fertilizer Company.
also the construction of several sort
sidings for pineapple work.
All the material is on hs6d and the
works ipstal latiop~zp advanced for
the automatic block signal system be-
tween Honolulu and Dole's Siding.
The system is being installed by the
General Railway Signal Company and
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ton about the middle of September.
The various station buildings have
been kept in repair and Honolulu sta
ton has had alterations to provide ne
cessary office room. E: r.. y
In order to handle the shipments of
molasses in bulk five cars were equip
ped with steel tank and two storage
tanks with a total of 10000 barrels
capacity were erected near Pier 49, A
pipe line and an electrically driven
triplex pump for the delivery of the
molasses from the cars to the tanks
and from the tanks to the ships we're
installed =:> -
The leases on the property bounded
by Nuuanu stream, King street, Iwi-
lei road and Queen street having ex-
pired, the old buildings were sold or
removed, a concrete wall erected
along Nuuanu stream and the land
filled to the grade of the streets A
two-story brick, building facing King
street and extending from the stream
to Iwilei road is under construction.
Four of the II stores are finished and
now occupied and the other stores are
rented and will be occupied as soon
as completed This building has walls
of sufficient strength to carry third
story should conditions in the future
warrant the addition. ..- .......'~
Material has been ordered for
two-story brick building of less ex-
pensiye construction to have four.
stores fronting on Iwilei road. -
Some of tine material salvaged from
the old building removed from the
King street block was used in build
ing two-story frame building of II
stores on the Kapu lot on the makai
side of King street, near the corner
of Liliha ...%.s H.
The large amount of concrete work
in connection with the King street
building, the Kapu building and
bridges has kept the concrete gang
so continuously employed that work
on the new boiler and blacksmith
shoD has been most pone6. -sss