The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-07-19

would have TO be paid for Of course, but
as the Government would employ the
prisoners it Is like taking money cut oi
one pocket and putting II into another
Then you think this plan entirely
feasible
Il think it not only feasible, but it
shall be done The people on the slopes
of Punchbowl and the Plains will have
plenty of pure water, and if necessary
the Makiki system could be connected.
There is enough water Tor all"
ABOUT THE PUNcHBowL RESERVOIR.
You don't think distributing reser-
voir at Punchbowl Is necessary ,"
Il do not. 1 think it is abolish thing
when you can have a reservoir OF any
desired capacity made in the neighbor-
hood OF the present one, 10 go 10 "a
heavy expense 10 build one OF masonry
at much lower elevation. \ reservoir
up the valley we must have. The pipe
line will follow the surveyed line, but
the supply Will be direct from the upper
reservoir. In cases Of fire or sudden
emergency the value OF strong head OF
pressure cannot be overestimated. The
water scheme rs outlined by the Con-
sulting Engineer would add greatly TO
the cost Of the water supply and reduce
the pressure by one-third at least But
[ don't care TO speak about that. l am
simply disguised that Honolulu has
been kept without pure water all these
years when it was running 10 waste be
fore the eyes OF the people. ~
ABOUT TIE HARBoR.
Having disposed OF the water supply
question, would you object, Colonel
Spreckels, to tell me what you know
about buying up, leasing, or closing the
harbor, as the ''Bulletin" charges
What is there in this report?''
Nothing l want no more land. |
have more than l can well manage, and
l want to draw in instead OF spreading
out But did say that it seemed to me
an absurd thing for the Government to
owe money and be compelled to get
temporary accommodation when it
! had plenty of available resources.
l recommended that the Govern
ment should sell the Esplanade
| in suitable lots at public auction, giving
the purchasers two or three years to pay
the money; but l did not want to gobble
| it up either by lease or purchase. L
wanted everybody who could raise the
money to get piece of property, which
must improve in value, and wanted the
terms made easy for them. The Espla-
made does not do much good to the Gov
eminent now. People who have lots on
a fve-year lease cannot afford to i'm
prove. Give them chance to put uE
good buildings, which would pay taxes
and employ labor in their construction
and maintenance That is what said
and what l say now, and if that is like
wanting to get it all for myself | would
like you to tell me-"
at does not look that way; hut
came to ask questions, not to answe
them"
"Well, think l have answered you
straightforwardly | have nothing to 60!
ceal. | have been identified with this
city for ten years past, and l think
have done my share in the way OF i'm
provements. l have tried to manage
my affairs in such a way as might bene
fit my neighbors as we'll as myself, al
though of course | always try to tak'
care OF myself. That is wha- everybody
does, but it appears to be a cause OF com
plant against me. In this case L wan
no monopoly, and my whole aim ha
been to do the very best thing possible
for the entire community"
Thanking Colonel Spreckels. who is
busy man, for his courtesy in granting
such an extended interview, the ADvER
Users representative withdrew.