Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-22
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Paragrafh 3: Referring to wharf
| equipment: Data has been secured
| for our requirements as to freight
handling equipment ard our engineer.
| ing force has Tor some time had this
matter under consideration. The con-
struction recommended will be in no
way affected By the installation of
this equipment and the future install.
| lation OF railroad service tracks has
been duly considered and cared for.
Plans Of Engineers Meager
Paragraph 4: II seems that this
committee, with an established en-
cheering reputation, is unable to make
preliminary estimates from the sketch
es furnished and data available While
the drawings submitted in order to
illustrate the construction as recon-
| mended by this office were of neces-
sity of the nature of sketches as they
were only preliminary, they were the
| basis of a carefully itemized prelimi-
nary estimate which has since been
| re-estimated by this office, elaborated
| on by further sketches, and checked by
capable outside engineer of stand
ing and the figures of this estimate
have been found to be well within the
figures quoted. Had the writer had no
more scruples in connection with the
needless expenditure of the territory's
funds than those shown by this COM
n1ittee of investigators full and COM
plete detailed preliminary plans at a
large cost would have been prepared.
However, it is easy to understand that
MI nf ho hn
necessary requirement to a prelimi-
nary estimate By engineers of a GER
tain grade experience and ability.
Paragraphs 5, s, and Z: The con-
sidering Of the possibility of storage
of sugar or cement on any portion of
the wharf deck under discussion is too
absurd for argument. This portion isl
in each case closely adjacent to the
water side of the wharf and will at
all times be required for the handling
Of general merchandise in transit
am fully acquainted with the practise
of the o. r. & L. Company In handling
and storing sLch materials and in all
cases shey follow the same procedure
that will be followed on these wharve3,
viz, heavy and bulky materials wait
ing transit are stored on portions of the
wharf where they willsnot interfere
with general freight in transit and
where they Can be centralized for
handling with mechanical equipment
Limit Of Loading = -. 3. -.
= AS to the limit of ieading OF 500 lbs.
per square foot L again beg to differ
with this committee If our wharves1
were to be designed to meet the con-
ditions recommended by these gentle
men they would cost US such sum
that the revenues Of this territory
would be pledged indefinitely in or
der to secure their construction.
II, these gentlemen of the committee
would quote all, instead OF portions
of their authorities, it is possible that
some Of the data they furnish would
not be so mislCadingl .s
The Balboa Canal Zone wharf has
designed live load of 400 lbs. per
square foot, (See American Civil
Engineers Pocket Book, Second Edi-
ton and Third Edition.) Also telegram
herewith from the designer of the San
Francisco wharyes. + T. i.
Paragraph 5. This criticism of the |
estimate1 cost of the scheme recon-
mended by the Chairman of the Board |
of Harbor Commissioners is practical |
.ly answered in paragl aph of this
communication and will be further |
elaborated upon here
Gentlemen, 1t would, / am sure, at |
once seem evident to an unprecedented
person who was unacquainted with the |
matter under discussion that in their
desire to fortify themselves in an |
untenable position these gentlemen
are willing to go to any length.
Cost Of Slab Structure
In considering the cost of the slab
structure which recommend, it must |
be remembered that the walls sur
rounding this structure are already
in place, that there is no dredging or
other work required to be performed
and that the proposition, to be concise,
calls for the construction of the sup
ported slab ana nothing else. Then.
taking the table Of unit cost quoted,
and by the way such tables are never
reliable and are never used in esti.
mating by reputable members of the
profession, these units are based on
the entire cost of the complete struc-
ture, L. e., they include dredging, wharf
wall. tenders and all other wharf ac-
cessories ard cannot by any means be
taken as even an approximate equiya-
lent of the cost of the structure re-.
commended. Again, these gentlemen
have carefully, refrained from quot
ing the lower. unit figures given in
similar tables. For instance, the Sec
ond edition OF the same pocket book
quoted on pile wharves from SIS to-
$500 per square foot but this quota
ton also is as yalueless for the pur-