The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-08-17
MAY STOP
SEWER WORK
MUST QUIT OR BORROW
Material in Hand But Money Not
Available to Pay the
Labor.

The Government iB IN financial trOu
bic. It's funds for the completion Of the
beverage system are exhausted 10 such
an extent that the Superintendent Of
Public Works, The contractors for the
sewer, and the Board of Health held
an important meeting yesterday after
noon. The situation Is a grave one, and
under the present circumstances It Is
unlikely that the sewers for PunchbOwl
district, the portion Of the city above
School street or EVA OF the Nuuanu
stream can be completed unless the
Government can borrow sufficient mon
| cy 10 go on with the work. Unless
| further funds are available, all work on
| the sewers VIII come TO an absolute
BtandBtill, and the city VIII be without
proper sanitation.
Mr.. McCandlcsB states there Is left
IN the available loan fund, S20f2OG. out
~ this, 10000 ID needed for the com
DletiOn Of the Kahn pumping station,
ana making the last payment for the
pump after II IL started. 1t Is estimated
that $1,000 for these ana other items Is
necessary at once. This leaves $lj2 2JG
for the sewer work.
Mr.. Edwards made up an estimate
yesterday morning ~ the S279, 600 for
the completion Of the system as map
ped out for the entire city district. a
second estimate OF 100000 VIII complete
The system along Punchbowl and above
Llliha street a third estimate II $751;
600 the business section alone can be
completed 10 tho Outfall and put in
running order This means practical
cutting OH Of benefits TO any part Of
PunchbOWl slope, above School street
INTO tlle valley or out 10 the asylum.
The third estimate completes the Ke-
WalO section also.
Or. wood stated his opinion on the
matter before the Board of Health em-
and IN strong terms II
want 30 emphasize the fact" said he,
mat Ws need the sewer mostly IN the
thichy settled portions Of Honolulu.
our late harlships IN the plague epi-
demic were due TO our OWn carelessucss
We are already upon the very verge Of
a typhoid fever epidemic II is lncreas-
ing rapidly we arc depOsiting II In the
ground every day ana putting the
germs into the ccsspoos ! want 10
say right here and nOW that there Is
nothing 80 important 10 The city OF Hoe
noluiu az the present moment as the
completion Of this seWur System"
MI George w, Smith felt certain that
II Honolulu thought another epidemic
was Imminent the Government could
raise money here IN Honolulu. lie
progressing rapidly toward the cpi-
dcmlc stage and that Honolulu would
loan sufficient money to the Govern
ment 10 carry on the work untll the
meets, II Is anticipated that
the legislature VIII relieve the Govern
mont n It's financial embarrassmepts,
ana readily make proper nppropria-
non FOR all moneys expended on sewers
a motion was carried that the matter
lf the completion ~ the sewers be re-
Terred 10 special committee 10 confer
|llh other departments ana develop
ways ana means 10 raise funds 10 com
llete the entire system.
II ~ estimated that along the water
.ront $4,000 VIII complete that portion
y the work, $1,000 the Makki sec
Ion $4,000 the kewalo district The
Government has purchased an The ma
erlnl for the entire district, but the
mex of funds 10 In the matter ~ pay
nent FOR labor Dr, Wood, Or Cooper
ieoiRe w, smith ana the entire board
igree that the failure 90 complete tho
'yHiem VIII Wreak serious injury 10 tho
,itys health