The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-05-29
MORE MAH0pg POLICY,
Way There IS = Water Eamlae "A
Fatal lesharsy oyerwhelas
tAs Public WersS De
pars@eat.
TAe Directions oE EAe Legislature
fsserees,

UsIsee psare Eh9 re ssssapSg eonveNS Eae
( cheering intelligence that irrigation rss'
E vtaeses sre 6laIse& a. the hears u -
a. NJ ard 1 IL 5 =. NJ, sEiQ later 6pasa>
asAse& 10 81 boar raosfasas as& aksat,
onee aers the pEees discharge leso oar
wasaeowls sr3 See pitchers 3 sseA srs.ty
If The eolos ii tsie& kvsAstea AFTER
glow. oQce Eaoxe the Festive Captain
8 cranes y hrs aeek around corners and
shroIssh iaaees 80 see Il soaaa customer
IS s1arrepssegsly running the hose IT his
back yard and getting eaere soap from
the storage reservoirs than the law
allows.
Why IS this shGslys Can nothing he
done 80 remedy the sStaasSoaG Coald it
not have beea fosesssn sni prevented ,
Is there 10 method u siG;lRS over the
periodical dry spell which comes
every tew years.
Ths answer = that slRsrs Is : tt,ll and
complete remedy fox the situation that
the subject hiss received the careful
seeGy OF Successive administrations that
Msssrs. >ek1gasslsr and Bsades. hydraulic
engineers u high reputation, have Ggs~
grsl6eclv recommended = plans that
the, Isss SUPERINTENDENT OF fNaogsc Works,
Mr. Rowell, and his able assistant, Mr.
Sruner, have developed that plan, part
ialGy executed IL, and eoSu pleted the sur
veys. estimates specifications, plans and
G3Sps necessary Tor the complete sxee9-
sl0a thereof. Slt OF Which estimates, maps
and SPECIFICATIONS sire now On ME IN the
interior Department.. This plan Was,
moreover. thoroughly considered by >
committee os the last Legislature, ap-
proved. and Al ample appropriation
made 10 execute Ii.
ThiS plzn Is the construction u " Ssor-
age Reservoirs - in Nuusnu Valley.
Durlug every rainy season, and every
reshss. untold millions and billions Of
gallons OF water run of 70 the sea
The daily average consumption OF
wafer bv the city from the Nuuanu Val
lev system Is, In round numbers, 5000
600 galEoQS The daily now of the
NuusRu stream, during ordinary pleas
ant weather. Is three 10 three and u hall
million gallons, which, II very dry
weather decreases TO TWO and hall mil
lions, and, in case OF excessive drouth |
To even two million gallons yer day.
The problem then mSnlfestly Is, 20
provide storage capacity Tor retaining |
sufficient Of the water which Is now lost !
IN the rainy season Snd freshesS, TO sup
ply the deficiency OF one TO one and =
hslf million gallons day during dry |
weather.
The partial execution Of the plan above !
to mss been as follows: The /
Legislature Of 1855 made sn appropria- |
ton OF So 600 for storage reservoirs. |
During the period three reservoirs were |
built. having = combined capacity OF /
Is, 40 900 gallons sc cost Of SIS 900.
Inc plans snd estimates IN the Interior |
Office show thss the expenditure OF $50, |
GOO more viii place the city beyond the |
reach Of drouth; allow ample water for |
irrigation and supply sll necessary
power TO run the Electric Light Plant |
The Legislature OF 1890 appropriated /
the money TO do this
The Appropriation bill was signed last !
year - Is90. Eight months have /
now passed, and not the first shovel full /
OF dirt has been moved to construct |
the new reservoirs, tenders for
bids for doing the work have not even /
been called for. i fatal Iethargy seems TO |
have overwhelmed the Public Works |
Department. The reservoir plans and /
estimates have got wedged into . pigeon /
hole so tightly that nothing but a /
hydraulic jack and yoke OF oxen will /
pull them oct, and meanwhile poor old /
father White Is pitifully imploring the /
public, with tears In his voice, to /
- please don't drink go much water"
The next thing will probably De q public /
request from Mr. Spencer, that all good /
citizens unite In prayer for rain.
The Lord helps those VINO helps /
themselves"
This Is not politics This is common /
sense Every thing has been thought |
out; everything provided from plans to
appropriation. All that has been needed /
for eight months Was for Mr.. Spencer to /
say the VOID, and the work would have
been well nigh completed. All that is
needed TO start it next week Is for him
to say go Why does he not say it2
The only reason e that the leopard /
cannot change his spots. and Charley /
M2hope's motto Is
Never do tomorrow what you can |
put Of I'LL day after Tomorrow.
UNCLE ZEKE-