The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1867-02-02

sio2 90
RECEIPTS PER WEEK.
TEeuty-eigtt thousand feet % Gas, at 50 90 per
20
Two tens Coke, Al 20 20
--s 2ds 90
leaving a balance Of prof. per week. siot co
THOMAS UGHES,
Honolulu, January !, 1867. J. G. OSBJENE.
In the year 1850, a gentleman named W. II.
Tiffany, who had been connected with gas com
panies in California. came here and commenced
the Gas Works now standing near the junction
Of Maunakea and King streets. \ good deal of
enterprise was shown and money expended by
the Company, of which W. ii. Tiffany was the
manager-costly buildings were erected. main
and lateral pipes were laid down-but like many
other pioneer enterprises, the histories of which
We may readily recall, it failed and it now re-
mains 10 be seen whether the present owners of
the works, ~proitinS by the experience of their
predecessors, shall be able to permanently estab-
li=h g~as-light in Honolulu.
In regard to The superiority of gas over every
other known illuminator for general use-in the
points of economy, cleanliness and brilliancy-
there can be no question. Crime shuns it, for
they whose deeds are. evil choose darkness rather
than light. The burglar, the assassin, the in
cendiary, and the whole herd Of lesser villains,
would undoubtedly give their votes against light
ing up the streets of a city with gas, and this
consideration should have no little weight in the
minds of our citizens while debating this new
enterprise of the Honolulu Gas Company. Even
If one does live out of town, and cannot or cares
not to have gas at his private residence, the fact
that the street of the city in. which his store is
situated is brilliantly lighted will tend in no
small degree to produce a comfortable feeling Of
security.
So far, we believe, the ne1 Gas Company has
met with very fair promises among our citizens.
The city has not, as yet. been thoroughly can
yassed, but out of the $50 shares required, nearly
one half (20s) have been already subscribed.
The projectors, Mes=rs. Hughes & Osborne, who
are both practical mechanics-and the latter
having had a thorough experience in tie gas
business in other cOuntries-propose that when
l72 more shares shall be subscribed, to take
themselves the remaining 100.
The inquiry very naturally and properly comes
III here-what do the Government propose to do
towards encouraging and supporting this pro-
jected public improvement? Strange to say,
they have thus far given it the cold shoulder.
rs individuals, it Is quite true, they have sub
y u lew cIldIto tdChs "a WEI dsheI "
guarantee that tine Government would pay for
the streets Of the city, the reply was that
-. there was no appropriation for such 4 pur-
pose Well, everybody knew that, but the
trite old saying occurs where there's 4 Will
there's = way" There was no appropriation for
fitting out an expedition ON a wild goose chase
after the Iheuls, that We once heard OF. but the
treasury was freely bled to pay for it.
Now, when a really valuable, not 20 say indis-
public Improvement is proposed and
the needed assistance of the Government is
asked, red tapeism stands in the way. No
one will for a moment doubt that the Legis-
laturc. as now constituted. viii readily sanction
any and all acts Of the Ministry, even Of such an
absurd character as that Of the Ilauham esca-
pade how much more then may it be inferred
that it would unhesitatingly give its approval to
n object Of 80 evident public utility as the
lighting up Of the streets of Honolulu.
As carried on in 1sGO-Gl, the expenses Of the
Jas Works FER month were S416 So, as follows:
shale oil. io3 gallons a SO een's.--...-"."---.sl55 u
: tons Goa a I0t 90
sN5 > !
This produced %, 900 cubic feet of gas, which.
t SI2 so per thousand feet, realized 1925, thus
howing a deficiency of S92 50 on the outlay. be- :
ides which there was absolutely no residuum
the works which could be put to any pro-
table use.
BY the prospectus now published, the monthly
Expenses are thus estimated !
tons OF coal per week. a So ..-......-...SI9e co
our barrels line 10 90
aSr and sundTy 20 %
s4Os co $
This, it is calculated, would produce 10, 900
ubic feet of gas, worth SG72, leaving a re-
of coke. tar, ammonia, and water lime.
hitch are all saleable articles here, and can be
isposed ofat for say Sl75, II
aking the estimated receipts for one month amount to. $50 %
eruct expenses +Os %
sa9 90
r over 100 FER cent. on the outlay. This is S
4 very fair showing, and the gentlemen
hose names are appended to the prospectus are -
FRY sanguine Of its correctness, and in proof are
lady to embark their own capital and devote
time and labor in this enterprise. Z
We heartily wish success to the Honolulu Gas III
ompany -