The Hawaiian gazette., 1888-08-07
Afternoon.

The House re-sssembled at O'Clock
p. m.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE.
Noble Baldwin read the report of the
committee, appointed, Goth inst, to con-
slider the item in the Appropriation bill
additions to the electric light system
Honolulu, $43 900.
To the Hon. w. R. Castle, President of
the Legislative Assembly.
Sir: The special committee to whom
was referred the item in the Appropriation
hill of $43 900 for additions to the electric
| light system, beg leave to report that we
have had the matter under caFeful consid-
Grafton.
| In order TO understand more fully the
working of the electric light system, your
| committee, or at least part of the mem
bers, visited the electric works in Nuuanu
valley.
Everything appeared to be in excellent
order. and credit is due to Mr. Faulkner
| the superintendent, who evidently under
stands the subject of electricity thoroughly,
for his good management.
The power for running the electrical
works is obtained from the water pipe that
supplies the town OF Honolulu with water
A turbine wheel is used to run the dyna-
mos. The water passes on from the wheel
into another large pipe through which it is
conducted on down the valley for distribu-
ton through the town.
The present system cost up to March 81,
1888, $40, TAG As, and the running expense
is about S. 900.
1t is proposed to ask for an appropria-
ton Of $4,000 to purchase and erect one
more fifty light arc Dynamo, in order to
complete the system for lighting the streets
of Honolulu-also two incandescent Dyna-
mos to furnish lights for the dwellings of
the town. A charge of 81 % per light per
month will be made, which is considered
reasonable.
1t is proposed to introduce the incandes-
cent light system to be run IN connection
with the street light system in order to
pay for the large expense of running the
latter.
The cost of the additional arc dynamos
for street lighting will be about $13,213,
and the additional expense for running the
same will be 81 $50 which, added to the
present running expense for street light
ing, will make So, 0S0 per annum
The cost of the two additional incandes-
cent dydamos will be about $2S AL and the |
additional expense of running the same
81 200.
The total receipts from the incandescent |
lights are estimated at $12,75O; total cost
running electrical works, $40. 790-( differ |
ence) total profit, 81 $50.
The above figures give probably an over |
estimate of the amount the additions will |
cost.
1t will readily be seen that by the addi- !
ton of two incandescent dynamos, which !
will furnish 1000 house lights, instead of /
an outlay OF $9,0S0 per annum for lighting |
the streets of Honolulu aside from the |
original cost of the plant, which will be,
when complete $55 959 there will be |
profit to the Government of about $1,000 |
per annum.
To those in Honolulu who think that the
lighting of dwellings should be left to pri-
vate companies, We would say that the tax
payers of the country as whole are put
to great expense to light the streets of
Honolulu, benefit that is enjoyed mainly
by the residents of Honolulu. Now, if BY |
the additions proposed to the present cleo
trio works, which will not add materially
to the present running expense, this large
annual outlay may be 'liquidated, as well
as portion, each year, of the original cost
of the plant; we think it IS but right and
Just TO the taxpayers of the Kingdom that
It should be done.
At present there is not sufficient water
supply during the summer TO furnish the
necessary power to run the additional |
dynamos; but by constructing storage
above the electric works, which |