The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-01-15
GOOD SEWERAGE
EIpt HGIlE Has FIIil8i
Ills L3nE
WATER FILTRATION IN hUUANU
System May Be Adopted
al Small Expense.
Sewage May Sc Disposed OF With
our T-ouoie-Fun Report
% Come.
LFrsn Tassaay-s Daily.l

80 d The -er-eS- q the Gov S--L-a5-ll
Il investigate the possibilities q
sewerage system II EO1olClC- has IN
5sE5L rs preliminary vors- and WLl
leave FOR his home II New York CI-y
O. TIE AuS-rali2 tomorrow
During M Es-ing's visit he hzS
-zEe g thorough Investigation q the
conditions existing here. and he hopes
10 as ready 20 report The result q his
5-vas-l cations within the next i've
months
asked regarding his WORK here N-.
Es-i1E said
-11 course. you VIII 1o- ask ne 10y.
DEALS because they are cC- ready. and
I &c nor think could give then II they
wee -y obligation : 20 The Govern
1s-- and The report mus d made 10
r. VII say this however. that have
most thoroughly investigated TIE mat
ss- q securing supply Of pure water
~ Investigations In this respect have
been with vlzw 10 1l-s-5-E Tie water
Of NE-a-C stream and letting il 1s
utilized ty the residents On The higher
levels have found thar II cs1 be
done cues-io-ably. The only thing
On ss-L5 -Cw : The system WEe-1e-
y shah b. one OF another On nv -s-
rE-l wIIl have 8 chemical ANALYSIS
made O. the sand found n different
localities When this : complete 7
cz- tel what each Eiu DO. ! VIII zIso
calculate OF mechanical filters because
GO 1c- want % decide for The Gov
sr-zs-- without submitting al The
plans can recommend one plan
which I may consider the best bu- Il
/ Go that some one may say Their have
hard C another they think Is batter
When the Government has g de-
tailed account o. each o. the many IL
J5--E systems. and ny report shows
wEE- szch VII do. they ez1 decide
which 70 adopt
Yen zy. NJ EsrinE. that lhs n
tered water would b ussd only b
persons residing on The higher levels.
Ike NuuE1u OF PucchbowL Cpo1
wEs- would the people down hers
nearer az--h Ls2e-5--
0- the z-,ss-z1 supply. which b.
tEz way : excellent and does no- -
Cl-e altering There : 10 necessity
-l- g. z-E The expense would probably
rez1l SO e million gallons do III
c1zSl-z- i necessary for The Eo-sz-
holder 90 litter Er-sSlz- water certain
. ---= o. The s--sSiz- water I have
been drinking ! an satisfied : plan
Cz- b. adopted -Ez- VII give The c5-5-
-5-s ve-5- q near perfectly pure :
CA = found anywhere and ths ex-
pe-se VIII no- b great / understand
-E= Government owns z quantity q
land in the -5iEhbCr1Oo5 O. -hs Nu---
anu reservoirs This VII he surveyed
and VlI select 2 Place for 1he z..=-
beds 70 y placed
= bonn The sewerage question Have
y1- finished your investigations II ms
respect vas asked.
Al that can b done here has ben
AMENDED 70 That you wlu rens--
b=r vas Tie s1btec- ! vas asked %
cC-e hare and look into. The matter Of
filtration OF water vas added after
ward and I have accomplished bo-h IN
the tine I allowed myself for one
have gone over The ground exaufns5
The surveys and have decided that he
sys-s- cz1 D PM II operation szris-
1sc-r-IT- TIE matter Of purifying The
sewage has perhaps. been The nos
ho-lsrs1E5 question L czn h Eo-z
i several EsTs-o1s By pouring chen
iCz-s into i and rs5ucing some q ne
natter IN thai nay. Il sewage can n
8 degree bs purified. Il 1e5uces The dan.
Esrs q c0u-zEiol 70 E considerable
extent Yes, ! have gone carefully
into -Le subject Of disposi1g Of The
sewage, and I ind II ea1 be done with
GU any greater trouble than The build
ilE q 6 pumping plant and forcing II
through pipes
a pant q This kind would Be usczs-
sly. because there : lot sufficient
fsi here % cary Z away. b pump
i1E I co1Id Be forced almost any dis
reuee I have made rEo trips on on
TIE bzE and studied The currents
nos important feature where sewage
is deposited il the sea ind thai The
mater would Be 50 scattered that No
one would ever know that the sewage
vas being deposited anywhere II The
vicinity
But Lhs effect upon the fish. Mr..
He1ng You are. 10 doubt, aware tha-
i Is The staple diet OF the HaEaiiansz--
II VII nOt affect the fish il any
~sy, uor the people. unless they eat
the e1uzils- I an told that Hawaii
ans are fond OF raw fish. but thsy
do ror ear the stomach. consequently
they would not Be injured II you had
oysters growing in the immediate VI
cini-y they would Be affected bT 81
We have had instances in the States
where typhoid fever has been contract
&C by persons who enjoy eating oys-
terS
They are dirty enough al any tine
when eaten fresh from The shell, and I
an surprised that people DO ut Use
non care IN preparing them Tie shell
OF an oyster should Be washed before
the biFalTe Is taken ont, and il would