The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-12-17

Northern part of China. The writer
asked the Board that he be allowed to
bring these Cinnamon TO Nagasaki,
there to be examined by the Hawaiian
Government Inspectors, instead of
having them sent TO Hong Kong. a
proceeding that would cost great deal
of money, and be of great difficulty in
accomplishing
Mr.. Boardman explained that the in
habitants of the Northern part of Chi
ma being agricultural people would
please the planters of the Islands.
The matter was deferred until lat
CT date, for the purpose OF examining
further into the matter.
Reports from DR.. Eldrige Govern
ment Inspector in Japan, detailed a
startling state of affairs in that coun-
try in the matter of epidemics of chol-
era and dysentery During the week
just previous to the departure of the
Belgic for Honolulu there were 1853
cases of smallpox and 80 deaths in the
city of Kobe, which place had been
declared an infected port by the Amer
lean Consul Mr.. Connolly.
Police officer Moau was appointed an
agent of the Board of Health, for the
purpose of being better able to cope
with the difficulties arising from the
impounding of dogs. he being n mem
Der of the squad appointed to take
charge of that work.
Mr.. G. A. Brown presented his re-
port on FILTRATION" which is given in
detail below:
HONOLULU. II. l., December 2, 1896.
Hon. w. o. Smith, President of Board
of Health, Honolulu, Oahu
Sir:-At the request of your Board,
at meeting held in June last, | have
looked into the matter of filtration of
water while on a visit to the United
States, and beg to submit the follow
ing report. First:
While in Boston | met Mr.. Quint,
who represents the Norwood Engineer
ing Company, which firm manufacture
the Wilson water filter.
AS per agreement. in duplicate, en-
closed herewith and marked "a" this
firm agree to furnish, f. o. b. San Fran
cisco, filters of sufficient capacity to fill
ter 100000 gallons of water per day
of "a hours, for the sum of 81, $50. This
is for a gravity filter. A high pressure
filter for same capacity would cost
$4,000, the freight and insurance from
San Francisco to Honolulu to be paid
by this Government or bureau.
In addition to this, there would be
an expense of $3.50 a month for an
expert to come out and put up the
filters
All expense of foundations and
building to be paid for by this Govern
ment.
AS per letter market "B." you will see
that this firm claim that the filters
they put in will do the work i'm IS
hours, so that you could be sure of
over 100000 gallons in "a hours
In connection with this bid / en-
close a blue print marked &C" this
shows the arrangements of their grav-
ity filters with brick tanks. -" shows
the same with iron tanks. e. shows
the arrangements Of the six gravity
filter beds. constructed Of brick and
cement for which they offer to fur
nish for $3.50.
At invitation of Mr. Ouint ] visited
several paper mills in Holyoke. Mass.
where they have a number OF their
filters in operation, and found that
they were furnishing a perfectly white
and clean water Samples OF this water
as taken out of the river and when
filtered will arrive on next steamer;
also samples of the sand and of quartz
used by them.
"F' shows their high pressure fiji
ters with iron tanks 10 feet in diam
eter. &C" is a picture of the valves
used in their filters. H is a picture
of a top and side view of three filters
set in brick. In envelope marked 'I''
is a sample of the valve used in their
filters. In box ~ will be found a
sample of sand used in several of their
filters.
I next met Mr. w g. Nye of the
Cumberland Manufacturing Company,
who manufacture the Warren patent
filter.
His letter marked No. ! gives some
of the main features Of their filter.
They agree to furnish eight filters
with a capacity of $500 900 gallons in
q hours for 81 800 f. o. b. on deck at
San Francisco. The expense Of freight.
insurance, an expert at $3.50 month
and construction Of the foundations
and building to be paid by the Board
of Health
This firm advise the use of a coagu-
liant TO make a much whittier and purer
water. the cost Of same is noted in
their letter marked No. 2.
No. is a chemical analysis of water
from Mohoming River, before and aft
er treatment by their filters.
No. is a basterial analysis Of same.
No. is a list of users of their filters.
No. is a sample of natural sand
used by them.
No Z is a sample of quartz that they
recommend.
No. is one of their catalogues.
No shows in a blue print the plan