The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-01-08
AS Herring HAS IT
Elaborate Plans for Sewerage and
Drainage Here.
EXPERT FIGURES AND ADVICE
Systems That Will Insure CIeanli-
ness and Health-DraWings Etc,
at Hand-GraVity and a Pump.

From the earliest years of the viii
system of sewerage and drainage here.
A couple of times during the reign Of
the late King Kalakaua figures were
made and plans drawn by engineers.
Since the men now directing the gov
IernmentiaI affairs first took charge it
has been their settled intent to provide
sanitation. Happily for the health and
lives of population the black sand a
few feet beneath the surface almost
all over Honolulu has proved an eX-
cellent natural drainage vehicle But
for that there would have been epide
mic after epidemic here. What might
be called the rapid growth Of Homo
lulu has been during the past five
years and continues. During that pc
riod it has become evident that the
provision of a sewerage system was a
duty and necessity To this end
Minister King entered into correspond
enCe with Rudolph Herring, Of New
York, one Of the foremost civil and
sanitary engineers, man then known
by reputation here to Engineer F. S.
Dodge, Professor Alexander and others.
Mr.. Dodge attended to the details of
the correspondence. This began Aug
use II, 1896. In December of that
same year Mr.. Herring came to Homo
,ulu. He remained several months,
studied conditions, gathered data of
all kinds and made variety of meas
urements and Investigations
At the office in New York City, Mr.
Herring and his force worked for
months upon the plans for the sewer
age an drainage systems of Honolulu.
Engineer Dodge a few days ago re-
ceived the plates, plans, estimates, ETC.,
all very clear and we'll arranged There
are "A large plates in pen and ink
drawings contained in the large bound
atlas of plates:
Plate General map, showing two
projects for disposing of the sewage.
Plates II, HI, " and V.-Maps show
ing alignment of sewers and drains.
Plate VI-Profles of main sewers
and drains.
Plate VII.-Plan showing the lOca-
tion Of the pumping station and stOr-
age reservoir. Details of the Out-faIl
force main. Typical section Of roads
around pumping station.
Plate VIII-Plan of out-fall force
main. Profile Of out-fan force main.
Automatic air valves on force main.
Diagrams showing the frequency and
e IL, h. o,.r,
1890 to 1896, inclusive.
Plate IX-Details of pumping sta
tion plans, elevations and sections
Plate X.-ElevatiOns of pumping sta
ton. Elevation and section of main
cOrnice.
Plate XI.-Plan and sections of stor-
age reservoir. Details of gates in
screen house.
Plate XIT.-Details of screen house.
Plans, elevation and sections. Details
of tide valve, hosting apparatus and
screens.
Plare XIII.-Typical sections of sew
ers; functions of house sewers with
main sewers; right and wrong way to
lay sewer pipes.
Plate XIV-Details of drop man
holes. sewer functions and shallow
manhOles.
Pate XV.-Junction Of main sewers
at the pumping station. Flushing gate
at junction of PunchbowI street and
Beach road.
Plate XVI.-Details of manhole
with hand flushing gate. Sections of
RhOads-WilIiams and Miller automa-
tic flush tanks Sections of 5.000-gal-
lon flush tank Flushing gate at in
tersection of Fort and Queen streets.
Plate XVII.-Details of manho,e COW
ers,. hand flushing gate. manhole steps,
and trip flushing gate for 24-inch
sewer
Plate XVTII-Manner of joining
open drain with culyeTts under King
and South streets. Out-fall for drain
on Richards street. Junction of cir
cular drain. with open drain at Bere-
tania street.
Plate XIX.-Details of street surface
water inlet. Details Of catch basin
Typical methods Of joining street in
lets and catch basins with drains.
Curve and manhole on drain. showing
junction Of pipes from street inlet.
Plate XX.-DTainage of a dispen-
sary. Drainage of typical 2-story
dwelling-hOus
Plate NXI-Drainage of a store
building. Section Of syphon eduction
urinal Section of "Em-Ess" Parsons
water-closet. Plan and sections of
water-clOset for a school.