The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-06-30
IN The CABINET
Government to Take Pos.
session of a Wharf.
VIII Re-Lsa II to Company
Waterfront ownershlp-pardo
New Power Source.
From Thursdays Daily)


At the Cabinet meeting yesterday
morning the matter of the 0. r. and
l.. Co. wharf was brought up. A re-
port was read in which the decree re-
Gently handed down by the Supreme
Court is noted. Minister King was in
structed to carry out the plans Of the
Government as they were set forth In
the notification sent to the railroad
company two years ago. He will i'm
mediately take over the property. after
which 1t will be again leased to the
railroad company The point involv-
ed is absolute Government ownership
OF the water front.
Applications from Herring and Frei-
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 a
number of small feeders coming from
the pals on either side. We assembled
the south branch to an elevation of 744
feet at the foot of a fall which was es-
timated to be IS 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 a V
weir at points so near the heads of the
respective streams that IL will be safe
to call the amounts the available flow
at the heads.
| The distances were taken from the
map, are only approximate. but 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 IA very
,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 .......... LAG
Elevation of Halona falls ........ S2(
Elevation of top of Waihiwai -. S2(
Available head of both streams
above ditch head .............. est
Flow in south branch (cubit feet
! per Sec.) NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 81
Flow in north branch (cubic feet
per sec) NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 49,. Loo
lOlal 900. ....,,,.. .,..,,. u.
Horse Power .....:....,......... 25l
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 100 arc
lights, or, If applied to pumping watei
and used during 90 hours each day will
save the consumption of 12S tons o.
coal per month or 1886 tons per year
"The distance from the ditch heat
to the junction of the streams Is 4OO'
feet: from the junction to Halons
Falls. 2i00 feet from the junction tC
iWaihiwai Falls, 2i00 feet.
Estimating for Pinch pipe
from the power station to the junction
to the stream heads the cost of install
llation will be as follows:
Pipe system .................S2 l ,OOt
Power station .................. 1000
Line to Honolulu ............ 5000