The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-08-13
70 FINISH THE RESERVOIR
PRIVATE FUNDS FOR DIAMOND
HEAD POND.
Superintendent Brown Restricts Use of
Water for Irrigation, Owing to the
Shortage of Supply.

The shortage of water has resulted in
an order from Superintendent Andrew
Brown of the water works that there
must be no irrigation with city water
except between the hours of 6 and
in the morning, and 4 to in the after
noon. For violation of the order a
number of people have already suffered
the penalty of having their water shut
off altogether, and the order promises
to continue in force until some rains
come, or the Diamond Head reservoir
is completed. This will be very soon if
the plans of a hui of property owners
who are interested are carried out
Money to complete the reservoir is
being raised by number of property
owners who are most affected by the
shortage, especially around Diamond
Head. The reservoir is already nearly
finished. 1t needs a bottom and cover
and this will probably be pro-
vided for by the hui, under arrange
ments with the Department of Public
Works, the men who put up the money
relying upon a future legislature to re-
pay them.
THE completion of the reservoir at
Diamond Head" said Andrew Brown,
will give us an additional standing
supply of 100000 gallons. This will re-
lieve the pressure, by enabling us to
keep the new five million gallon Makiki
pump going all night. At present this
additional pumping facility is useless,
owing to the failure to finish the re-
servoir. When the reservoir is finish
ed we shall have very equal pressure
all along The Diamond Head, Punch
bowl and Makiki reservoirs are all on a
level, and the new one proposed, near
the Kamehameha school, is at the same
height. This one we shall have to wait
for, 1T appears, until we get an appro-
priation.
THE sewer flushing and the long dry
spell are responsible for the shortage.
The conditions are the same all over
the Islands. In some places water is
getting to be worth 25 cents a bucket.
In Honolulu very needless waste of
water is the use of it for washing ce-
ment sidewalks. People who have such
sidewalks should not waste water by
pouring it over them. All such walks
need is sweeping.
Sewer flushing is automatic and goes
on all the time. Without any added
supply we have not enough reserve to
meet these conditions, and the reservoir
construction for which the legislature
gave us no money has become very
necessary.
THE order allowing only four hours a
day for irrigation is one we shall have
to enforce, to keep our supply up to
this order is shutting off the water alto
gether and in such cases it will not be
connected again until all expenses are
paid. Repeated offenses will result in
water being shut off and not turned
on again anyhow.
Many people want to use water for
irrigating during other hours than those
prescribed, but we cannot allow it
When we are able to pump all night at
Makiki and fill up the Diamond Head
reservoir we shall be able to remove
these restrictions. In the meantime four
hours a day will be enough to keep
lawns in good condition"
The money to go ahead with building
the Diamond Head reservoir is all prac-
tically assured. 1t will no advanced
to the Department of Public Works.
and the work will go ahead under the
supervision of Boyd. Those who have
agreed to nut up money are William
G.. Irwin. G.. r. Carter Fred. Harrison.
u. A. Magoon, f. S. Cunha Cecil
Brown, Frank Hustace, Thomas Hol-
linger, c. Booth, j. G. Rothwell.
The subscribers are all men owning
places along the beach. One of the
immediate causes of the plan to have
the reservoir finished at once is the
result of the recent use of water at the
e. o. Hall fire. The sudden call upon
the supply resulted in the people along
the beach being out of water for a
time. superintendent Boyd was con-
suited and the plan of lending the gov
eminent money to finish the reservoir
was adopted. There is an appropria-
ton for the work but it will not be
available until the taxes come in.