The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-12-18

water while on visit to the United
1 States. and beg TO submit the follow
ling 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. T. o. b. San Fran
cisco. filters of sufficient capacity to fl
tier 800. 600 gallons Of water per day
lof "a hours, for the sum of 81 $50. This
lis 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 $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 s'B,' you will see
that this firm claim that the filters
they put in will do the work in is
hours, so that you could be sure of
over 5000. 600 gallons in "a hours.
In connection with this bid, l en-
close a blue print marked &C." this
shows the arrangements of their grav-
/ ity filters with brick tanks. ID" 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 10 fur
nish for $3.50
At invitation of Mr. Quint l 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.
e. shows their high pressure fl
tiers 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
sample of sand used in several of their
filters.
next met Mr.. W. B. Nye of the
Cumberland Manufacturing Company,
who manufacture the Warren patent
filter.
His letter marked No. l gives some
OF the main features Of their filter.
They agree TO furnish eight filters
with a capacity of 100000 gallons in
q hours for s11,500, f. o. b. on deck at
San Francisco. The expense of freight,
insurance. an expert at $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 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. 4 is a basterial analysis of same.
No. is list of users of their filters
No. 6 is a sample of natural sand
used by them.
No is a sample of quartz that they
recommend.
No. s is one of their catalogues.
No. 9 shows in a blue print the plan
of piping for the eight filters they have
agreed to furnish.
No. 10 shows top view of same.
No. II shows cross section of the
building and situation of the filters.
etc.
No. y shows side and top view of one
of their filters, showing general con-
struction of the same.
In New York l met Mr.. c. R. Davis,
who is connected with the Morrison
Jewell Filtration Company, and / en-
close their bid for the same quantity
of water and same time.
Their contract calls for S16,325, f. o.
b. in New York, with cost of freight
insurance from there to Honolulu to
be assumed by the Board and in adj
dition the cost of an expert at 5000 a
month.
In connection with this bid you will
find in an envelope marked ''X'' the
following:
No. letter from the company to me.
/ NO. 2 letter lTOm l4S COIupdnH W hC
No. 8, list of city filter plants.
No. 4, bacteriologic results from me-
ohanical filtration.
No. 5, extracts on filtration of water.
No. 6, the Jewell mechanical water
filter.
No. Z. results obtained with expert
mental filters at Pettaconsett Pumping
Station at Providence. R. 1.
No. s, one whole screen.
No. 9, one section.
No. 10. sample quartz; ~ fine and
coarse.
No. II. sample sand.
No. u, list of filters used.
No. 13, contract No. 1. In duplicate.
No. IA, contract No. 2. In duplicate.
No. Is, section of filter, showing con-
struction
No. 16, directions for renovating and
sterilizing the filter beds of the Jew
lellflter.
No. II. catalogue
No. is, plan showing cross section
of the building; side view of the eight
filters; also top section.
This firm furnish their own tanks
and the Board would only have TO fur
nish foundation and cost OF salary OF
expert to set up same.
1t takes 100 tons of quartz TO do the
work needed for $500, 900 gallons Of