The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-06-29
IN THE CABINET
Government to Take Pos
session of a Wharf.
VIII Release ~ TO n Company
Waterfront ownership-Pardo
New Power Source.

AT the Cabinet meeting yesterday
morning the matter OF the o. r and
l.. Co. wharf was brought up. \ re-
port was read in which the decree Te-
Gently handed down by the Supreme
Court is noted. Minister King was In
structed to carry out the plans OF the
Government as they We're set forth IN
the notification sent TO the railroad
company two years ago. He will i'm
mediately take over the property, after
which IL will be again leased TO the
railroad company. The point involy-
ed is absolute Government ownership
OF the water front.
Applications from Herring and Fret
tas, two men who are serving time on
the reef, were read and continued
over.
A report was read from Superintend-
ent Rowell and Engineer Buck regard |
ing the utilization OF the waiahole |
water supply by the Government for
light and power in Honolulu. No ac-
ton was taken on the report, which |
was as follows:
The main stream divides into two
branches at a point about 1000 feet
above the ditch head. The south
branch is called Halona and the north
branch waihiwai. There are also n
number of small feeders coming from
the pals on either side. We assembled
the south branch to an elevation of IA
fleet at the foot of a fall which was es-
ltimated to be 10 feet high. making the
elevation at the top OF the fall the
same as that of the highest point
REACHED on the south branch.
The flow was measured with V
weir at points so near the heads OF the
respective streams that IL Will be safe
to call the amounts the available How
at the heads.
The distances were taken from the
map. are only approximate. but a lib
eral allowance for length has been
made in the estimate OF cost OF pipe.
The ditch head is the point where
the main irrigating ditch leaves the
stream. Above this point only very
small quantity OF water Is used for tr-
rigating. so that piping the water from
the falls and developing the power at
this point will in no way interfere with
any irrigating privileges.
|. Feet.
Elevation of ditch head .......... 14O
Elevation of Halona falls $4,000. SO
Elevation of top of waihiwai -. 500
Available head of both streams
above ditch head ........... CSC
Flow in south branch (cubit feet
per sec1 ................ 3.27
, Flow in north branch (cubic feet
per sec.b Observation-Disclosures. l.bs
Total ......... 1890. w
Horse Power ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 25O
Allowing a loss of SO per cent in de-
veloping and transmitting to- Honolulu
leaves an available horse power OF 100
This will be sufficient for 160 arc
lights, or, III applied to- pumping water
and used during 90 hours each day will
save the consumption OF les tons OF
coal per month or 1886 tons per year.
1.-The distance from the ditch head
to the junction of the streams is 1000
feet: from the junction to Halona
Falls. 2400 feet; from the junction to
waihiwai Falls, 24O0 feet.
Estimating for a 12-inch pipe
from the power station to the junction
to the stream heads the cost OF install
lation will be as follows:
Pipe system NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. S2l.OOO
Power station NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. IOOu
Line to Honolulu ............. 5000
$4,000
COST OF PIPE.
Interest on capital at per
cent ........ ..........S -,Ssu
Running expenses power line
per year observation-disclosures. 2,i2U
$500
COMPARED WITH STEAM POWER.
1886 tons of coal at $3.50 ......s1O. 752
Water power as above 10000. $500
Net value per annum ........s 5.i52
Per month .................. 400
IF the power should be used for
street lighting during the night IL
could still be used for pumping or 9th
er work for 10 hours during the day.
Estimates of cost OF installation
have not been made in minute detail
but they are liberal and we believe.
quite safe.
Respectfully submitted.
w. E. RoWELL.
Superintendent Public Works.
STEARNS BUCK,
Government Electrician.
II Is folly to suffer from that hor-
rible plague OF the night. itching piles
Doane's Ointment cures quickly and
permanently. At any chemists.