The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-12-09
A LONGER Line
Electric Company's Territory to
be Extended.
A CONTRACT FOR KAMEHAMEHA
Both Schools-Chapel and Museum.
A Power Plant at Waianae-15O
II P-OloWalu's Plant.
A CONTRACT FOR KAMEHAMEHA

All important extension OF l1SntlnS
line has been decided upon by the
Electric Company. This has been in
contemplation by Manager Hoffman
for some time. A contract closed on
Monday of this week decided the en-
terprise.
The local company is to have the
illumination of the Kamehameha Boys
School and the Kamehameha Girls
School. The trustees have concluded
that more economical and satisfac-
tory arrangement than maintaining
small plant will be brought about
under the terms of the bargain just
closed. Figures were studied for some
days. On invitation the manager for
the electric people of the city made a
proposition. The offer was considered
advantageous and the trustees ordered
the papers drawn. Theo. Richards,
principal was consulted throughout the
dealing. He had found the plant use
full in the Industrial department, but
agreed with the trustees that better
terms for lighting would be the result
Of the contract. This having been
settled for the old school, it was but
a matter of detail to close for including
the buildings for the Girls school in
the rate made The rates will not be
given out, but are understood to be
very reasonable.
At present the city lines of the COM
pany end at Liiihia street. Mr.. Hoff-
man, in anticipation of increasing the
business has kept on hand for some
time large quantities of material for
new line and there will be no delay
in construction. A wait for material
"by the next steamer" will not be neces-
sary. Both the new Chapel and Muse
um buildings are in this contract.
Fixtures for the Chapel, which had
been ordered through the town COM
pany, were landed by the Australia.
The Hawaiian Electric Company has
completed the installation at Waianae
plantation, this Island, of the largest
and finest electric power pumping sta
ton on the Islands. No more modern,
complete of efficient plant can be found
anywhere and the owners are simply
delighted with the departure in the
way of saving coal and labor and no
end of trouble in waiting for fuel and
repairs. The water supply is ample
and permanent. Here are few of the
details of this new plant: Head"
700 feet; nozzle" 21a inches; wheel,
SO inches: pipe, S-inch; line, three
miles. The present horse power is $50
and this is to be developed on to $50.
About dozen plantation managers
have so far expressed the intention of
visiting this new electric pumping
plant at Waianae. More than half the
plantations of the Islands are so stu
ated that it will be scarcely any task
at all to use an immense amount of
water power that is now going to
waste. This is peculiarly marked in
several localities on Hawaii and Kauai.
The managers are finding it out and
will profit by it.
1t is now four months since an cleo
trio pumping plant was installed at
Olowalu. The horse power is rs and
the salary roll for looking after the
dynamos, line, etc., is the great heavy
sum of $50 a month. So far there
has not been single item of expense
for repairs and the owners are en-
tirely satisfied. The water is first used
for fluming cane and then runs upon
the fields.
The electric lamp for the new Dia-
mond Head Lighthouse soon to be
erected by Mr.. Rowell, has been re-
ceived by the local Electric Company
and is something fine and unusual in
the way Of goods Of it's class. This
is separate and distinct from the lens,
which is coming from Paris. The
lamp is 1000 candle power. This is
just double the bright lamps
which were used at Cylomere park
during the night racing. The wires of
the Electric Company at present reach
to the residence of Hon. Cecil Brown
in Waikiki, but extension work is to