The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-08-04

sent: Ministers Green, AuStln,- 1hurStOn
Mobiles Robinson, Dowsett, Young, Jaeger,
Smith. Wight, Wall, Townsend, Baldwin,
Campbell, Widemann, Wilcox, Bertelmann
and Dole; Reps. Hustace, Dowsett, Kalau-
koa, Kauhi, c. Brown, F. Brown, Kinney,
Kauhane, Paris, Nawahine, Daniels, Hor-
ner, Wilcox and Gay. Minutes read and
confirmed
Rep. Rice presented petition for an
appropriation of $500 as annual salary to
secure the services of DR.. Koch in this
Kingdom. Referred to Sanitary Com
mittee.
Rep. c. Brown presented a petition from
B. Norton for return of So taxes unnec-
essarily paid. Referred to Judiciary Com
mittee
Rep. Paehaole presented petition for
appropriations of $1,000 year to secure
the services of DR.. Mohabra of Sydney to
cure leprOsy and of a like amount to Sc
cure the services of DR.. Koch of Germany.
Referred to Sanitary Committee.
Rep. Wilcox presented petition with
SO signatures from Kauai that kalalau be
set apart for the use of lepers of Kauai.
Referred to the Sanitary Committee.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Rep. F. Brown announced the report of
the Committee on Finance printed.
Rep. G.. Brown read the report of the
Judiciary Committee on the opium bill,
recommending an amendment in the title
and, with this, that the bill pass. LAID on
the table to be considered with the bill
The same member read the report of the
Judiciary Committee on the bill: TO amend
Section of An Act approved on the 22d
day of June, 1868, respecting the slaughter
and sale OF beef as amended by An Act APP
proved on the 18th day of July. 1874, and
further amended by an Act approved on
the 18th day of September, 1876, and still
further amended by an Act approved on
the 21st day of July, 1882. Recommended
that the bill pass. Adopted.
The bill passed to engroSSment to be
read third time on Tuesday.
The same member read the Judiciary
Committees report on the bill for the pro-
lection OF fish, recommending that the
bill pass. Laid on the table to be cOnsld-
cred with the bill.
Rep. Rice read the report of the commit
tee appointed, July 18th, on KOlOa and
Wailuk water works:
Hon. w. r. Castle, President of the Legis-
latiVe Assembly:
The Special Committee to whom was re-
ferred the items for appropriations for
works, Wailuku and Kahului, Maui, beg
leave to report that they have given atten-
ton to the matters, and recommend that
the following items be inserted iii the APP
preparation bill, namely:
Water Works, Koloa .............. 81 900
Water Works, Wailuku and Kahu-
lul, Maui. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ZO,OOO
With reference to the need of public
water works at kOlOa, the committee find
the facts to be that owing to several causes
the water flowing through the village of
KOloa has for long time been polluted
and become very impure. As result OF
this pollution great inconvenience has been
Occasioned and much sickness. From
records in the office of the Board of Health
we find that the attention of the Board of
Health has been called to the dangerous
condition of the water at kOlOa and the
prevalence of fever and other sickness re-
sulting therefrOm. Samples OF the water
have been analysed at the instance of the
Board and were found to contain great i'm
puritIes. Professor Van Slyke, in his re-
port to the Board of the results of the an
alysis, under d tie of May l, 1888, stated
that the substances in the water, which
render it injurious for domestic use, were
present in quantities which are enornl-
ously large"
The mill of the Koloa Sugar Company is
situated III Il central position in the village
and upOu the only stream which supplies
persons residing below the mill. One of
the samples of water which were analysed
was taken from the stream above the mill
and one from below, OF the two samples |
Professor Van Slyke stated, in his report |
that the sample from above the mill the
quantity of the elements present in ii |
which were dangerous to health were |
" more than twice sufficient to condemn "a |
water absolutely" And the sample from |
below the mill he stated was much worse, |
containing nearly three times as much OF |
the elements dangerous to health than |
the water above the mill.
From evidence obtained from various |
sources it appears that the impurities in |
the water above the mill are the result of |
drainage from certain marsh land of the !
kOlOa plantation, from lands fortified by
artificial fertilizers, and perhaps from other
causes. That the increased impure condi-
ton of the water below the mill Is caused
by drainage and refuse from the mill
The Superintendent OF Public Works
an estimate for the committee of
the cost of procuring and laying water
pipes at kOlOa, amounting to 81 1872. The
committee think that the KOlOa Sugar
Company should bear a considera BILE pro-
portion of the expense of supplying the
residents of KOlo4 with pure water, for
hat Company is largely responsible for
he pollution and injury which have been |
caused for long time, and it has been in
imated by representatives of the Company
hat they are ready to contribute to the !
cost.
Water Works of Wailuku and Kahului.
The committee have considered this item
md sought Information upon the subject
We believe it advisable to recommend thai
suitable water works be established for the
supplying OF water for domestic use at
Nailuku and Kahului. But we could not
obtain any reliable estimate as to plans or
,Ost of such works. Careful investigations, |
,lans and estimates should be made before
he work is undertaken. From rough
made by the Superintendent of
Public Works it i believed that $40 600 will
,e sufficient to establish such works, but
hese estimates are only approximate.
We recommend the appropriation of
20 900.
The committee would take the liberty to
lrge that in establishing new water works,
are should be taken to lay down mains of
uticient capacity to meet the needs in
.ase of an increased demand for water.
Experience has taught that it is a common
rror to lay mains adapted only to present
leeds, and in a short time they haYa to be