The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-12-15
LEAKAGE IS
DECREASING
The Sewer Contractors
Make Statement.
|SEEPAGE IS THE CAUSE
Territory Retains Fifteen Per Cent
Of the Price Until Com
plsted.
THE sewer contractors saw OFFICIAL

THE sewer contractors say Official
~ that the leakage in the COM
pleted system has been reduced
~ l-3 per cent from the original 3 per
cent OF leakage known when the gov
ernment- took the work over. This
leakage has occurred in the districts
where the mains have been laid ten
and twelve feet below the sea level.
by the terms of the contract which |
Is an iron-clad agreement. compelling
the contractors TO stop all leaks with
In the next six months. the govern
ment retains Is per cent on the con-
tract price. thus guaranteeing TO the
public that the contractors will fulfill |
their agreement to the letter In view
OF the decided lessening OF the leakage
Yesterday, Mr.. Vincent said last even
Ing To an Advertiser representative
mat the statements made In an even
ing paper signed Taxpayer" are
without foundation. when the technical
facts are clearly understood In regard
10 what constitutes leakage in sewer
systems.
| "On behalf OF Mr.. Belser and myself
I would like to say that II this anony-
nous writer who dubs himself Tax
payer wishes information regarding
sewers and will give me his name Il
will gladly furnish him with informa-
ton from leading works and authori-
| ties To show to him that II Is impos-
| sible when system Is first completed
TO make II absolutely water tight.
with reference to the leakage of
II y per cent. ! will say that Is not con-
sidered excessive in similar systems.
The leaks In this system on the final
examination were n little under 3 per
cent The water was measured today
and " was found that has already fall
On 30 f-3 per cent on the original leak
age found. So the leakage Is actually
now only about 2 per cent.
AT the same time this examination
was made there we're not over a dozen
leaks OF any size to- be found and they
: were not considered large enough to
} attempt to fix or repair In any way.
"a they will stop themselves This
: leakage Is merely seepage into the
general system which finds its way
down to the sump at the pumping sta
!, ton.
"The leakage is IN the pipe which Il
: Ear below sea-level, and was laid d.
y rectly In water. There Is three miles
of such piping. and some OF At Is sub
jected TO n pressure OF five pounds e
the square inch. That is where th'
i. main leakage occurs.
- II don't think that residents herr
a generally understand what is meant b!
D leakages. This means that where tn
pipe is laid In water. through SOM
imperfection. whether In the pip
% itself. or improper adjustments o
pipe lengths. the water In which tn
pipe In laid seeps into the mains an
!, courses down into the sewer sump a
~ the pumping station. That Is how W
measure the leakage-by the amour
Il OF water which comes into the reser
nj voir
g.. "On our part. we consider that tn
o Superintendent of Public Works ha
taken more than reasonable precat
nd ton TO protect the city's interests. II
Ia terms OF our contract provide that
of- there we're any repairs needed with
six months Of the completion Of n
system We would be required TO 4
,ps that without expense to TIE city. ar
even " the sewer had been tight. v
- would have had TO fix II later o
There are many places in town bad
er. IN need Of sewer connections. but b
or fore the superintendent of Publ
ISL Works would consent 10 having q
system used. the cost Of pumping th
extra water which seeps into &
mains was estimated for the next {
ss months. and this we agreed to pun
out without expense TO the city. +
instance. we measured the amount
water running into the system frc
you y the leaks. The amount OF this seepa
-o,n will be taken into consideration VIII
.riv the sewer IL In full operation. and
yes. cost OF pumping that water
ove through the outfall will devo
upon US.
- "fn the meantime the Territory
tains 10 per cent Of the contract pri
op- which Is more than sufficient to
tlrely reconstruct those portions OF
sewer which Taxpayer has or
cized."
edg- The system TO which Mr. Vincent
ona' fers Ia fifteen miles In extent, and
cIudes all that district bounded by
- waterfront. River. Beretania and
piolani. known as the business
-, trlct." II is otherwise known In
,,und contract as District No. I. All I
norton In Palama for which IN
- were available. Il finished. This T
from King street bridge along X
i|sr sor street TO Liliha. up Liliha to SCI
,ome street.
ened The portion that will have to
nbilc for an appropriation OF funds by
that coming Legislature Is that In Kew
have and all of the section along Punchb
tns above Beretania, from Punchbowl
pe"" Nuuanu Stream. which was origin