The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-10-10
$4,000 90
Total .........

Air vessels aud pipe con-
ucctlOus ..... -...........-....... ll,ND Ue /
Total .................... $4,000 90 /
Making a total cost of $3.50 for a
water works system that will be rea- /
sOnpbly certain In its action.
From these considerations your I
committee are not in favor OF contInu- /
ing the reservoir system; certainly
not TO extend the same at heavy cost,
aud report in favor of the suggestion
in the report OF the N mister of the
Interior, that pumping be resOrted 10,
because 1t Is cheaper, because III Is
more certain and because il makes
full use of our present pipe system In
ready and cheap manner. In report
ing in this direction, your committee
consider that the establishment Of a
pumping plant relieves the Nuuanu
sources OF supply from a great strain
and that no reason would exist if this
report be adopted why Petition 80,
/ asking for water for residents Of ka-
llhi, cannot be granted.
Petition $50 asking for water for
residents of Kakaako
Petition l95 asking for water for
/ residents of Kalia,
Petition 2l3 asking for an apprO,
/ priation for water residents Of lwllei,
/ and
/ Petition go asking for water for
/ residents of Marquesville, should be
/ granted if funds are available after
/ putting up the pumping works.
Petition 3l5 asking for an appro-
! priation of $1,000 for a we'll at Palama,
your committee recommends be laid
/ upon the table, if this report is adopt
I ed, because then the we'll will not be
/ needed.
Estimated cost OF pumping ma
chinery erected in place is as follows:
Pumps, engines, condenser,
piping, connections and
! erection ......... ................. SZo,O w
stack ......................... 1000 90
/ Well at 81 per foot, estim-
ated about 700 feet ........ 5000 90
! Connections to present wells 1000 90
| Foundations and cisterns..... 5000 %
Pipe connections to streets
(labor only, pipes on hand) 10000 90
S46, 900 90
Running expenses, based upon a
service Of $50 days per annum.
Horse power estimated 100; coal
consumption lbs. per horse power
per hour; time of running, II hours
per day; coal consumption, $500 lbs.
per day, per annum $50 days, $50 tons.
Engineer, at Sc per day, $50
days......... ............... .......... $1OSO 90
Fireman, at $3.50 per day, $50
days.. ......... ......... ....... $50 90
Oil, waste and tools, 81 per
day, $50 days.............. 49,. $50 co
$50 tons coal, at $3.50 .......... 1875 90
, Interest on $4,000, at per
cent per annum.. ............... 2,76O 90
, Wear and tear, at 10 per cent
per annum, 6 months......... 1890 90
$S,645 90
Your committee also consider that
steps should be taken to recOup the
Government in the running expenses
T thus to be incurred, and offer the fol-
lowing suggestions:
The number of water privileges
granted up to March 81, 1892, per re
: port, were 2l09 producing revenue
of S41, 400 an average of 1892 pei
privilege per annum. Since March,
some forty or fifty new privileges
| have been granted, and the Superin
tendent of Water Works informs your
committee that he has received nu.
; eyes, and estimates that if the pump.
\ ing plant be established he can place
= not less than 125 new privileges dur
= ing the coming year, thus making {
total water privilege grant producing
, revenue of about 2275, and it is esti'
a mated that the new privileges will net
S15 per annum each.
: The average consumption of water
: per privilege per day at a daily de
-, livery of g, 100000 gallons; taking the
= number of privileges at 2275, is pei
= capita allowing the population of the
i city of Honolulu at % ,000) at 1876 gal
Ions q day, this will be admitted by
: everyone to be large consumption o
= water, but not more than the pecu
:, liarity of this climate requires. |
y would seem advisable, considering
:. the adverse financial circumstance!
; under which this Government i
= laboring, that a moderate increase il
- the water rates be established. The
y people have been paying full rates TO
: a half-supply Of water, and guaran
4 teed full supply at all times shoulC
=. certainly be worth an advance of L
. per cent. This increase would no
n affect TO any appreciate extent tn
= poorer classes, while those using larg
y quantities of water for irrigating fin
Z city properties can we'll afford tn,
- small increase proposed.
~ The increase of revenue from tn
II water works system under this prOpO
! sition is as follows:
d 215O privileges at SO. 62....... S42, 1873 0
o Increase of Is per cent. 6.327 4
e 125 new privileges at SIS
e (estimated) ............" 1915 o
: Increase of Is per cent. PSI
e Total revenue per annum..S50, 666 I
q An increase over revenue
% for 1891 of....................- 1896 :
S which will pay the running expense
Re of the proposed pumping plant 70
e the estimated period of running 50.
II $50 days.
y Your committee recommend tina
e an item of $4,000 be inserted in tn
is Appropriation Bill for the cOnstruC
r ton and erecting of a proposed pump
$ Ing plant, and an item of $4,000 in til
1t same Appropriation Bill for the run
e ming expenses of said pumping plant
'0 Your committee also respectful,
call the attention of Her Majesty
, Ministers to the proposed increase i
lie the water rates, all of which is re
l. spectfully submitted.
ST J. n. s. WILLIAMS, Chairman
: r. w. WILCOX.
Is DIT-v d KAMA