The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-03-25
THE REPORT ON THE SEWER
McCANDLEss TELLS THE HOUSE
ABOUT IT.
The Gambling Laws Come Up for Dis
cussion-"The Rick Can Afford TO
Gamble"-"Wide open Town"


The House was supplied lhls morning
by superintendent OF fublc WORKS
McCandless with information asked Tor
regarding the new sewer contract Mr..
McCandless sent I'm a lengthy report ON .
the contracts made ana the Work done
He said
'Ihe original contract ls pidclloailE /
finished ana FOR the most part very /
satisfactorily. some OF the lower sec
tons however make more setpake man
the limit of the specihcatons.' Ihe /
contractors expect To be aple TO STOP /
| the larger leaks and that the smaller .
ones VIII take mp OF tnemsel\'H.
'Ihe amount PAID 20 the contractors .
/ Us Sb3,odbo3' Whlch is 80 per cent 'l tilt
total amount que. Two thlIus Mlb ''
/ payable as soon as the seepagc DIS re-
/ duced To the required UNIT lue itm"ih-
/ ing five per cent VIII be due Twelve
months from the formal acceptance OF
] the work bN the engineer
lhe SECOND coIilI"ol WIln ..l.' IIl N
/ Belser covering the SECTIONS OF ll' Town
had been interrupted. as lai aH wv"
sections We're concerned owing TO larN
of funds I'M the treasury.
AS to the outtall sewer. the 0upelIn-
tendent reported lhal plpe was oslhH
laid at the rate of about l'u lrcl per
week and by the end of May W"old ut
laid TO the 20 feet depth, distance ul
1850 feet from the pipe lald under the
contract with j. II. wilson, from WnoIn
the contract was taken away because
Of slow work.
Other features of the report We're.
Additional cost To complete tnr OUT
fan I'm accordance with specifications
Slb.O0O
Sewerage pumping plant Conilacl
awarded To ID. l.. Davis n company,
building S2I50O erecting and testing w
5l26l; total S355orol
= penses TO date Pump lis now running
at about one seventh of lts total capa-
city-about 100000 gallons OF sewerage
, are handled by the pumps each day lhe
! daily running expenses being AlIO. be-
sides expenses OF the sewerage pump III
I is necessary to remove INSTRUCTIONS
: when such occur, bringing daily eN-
r pense of maintenance of sewer 70 ABOUT
500.
1T is estimated that when running al
full capacity the cost Of the sewerage
, win be about S45 per diem. IL ls not
however, expected that II viii be neces-
\ sarv to run pump to full capacity unit
the town has increased 80 per cent.
1T is estimated that 1000 houses Wll
be connected with the system Wlthli
year after its completion.
The report was ordered printed COPPER
to be distributed among the members.
6 A number of petitions We're received
asking that the Hawaiian Tramway'
Company be allowed to extend its line
to Punahou, Moiiilii, Kaimuki, Palami
line to Kalihi and Moanalua Punaho'
line to Kapaahea Moiliilh and Kamuk
and Kinau line to Punchbowl. The pc
titions all went to the committee OF
public lands.
Ewaliko offered a petition that 500
. be set apart in the appropriation bill
for Improvement in the first district o
Hawaii.
Bill No. 80 to repeal the nblin
laws was strongly opposed in a repo1
from the committee on miscellaneou
affairs. The report declared that IN
present law is not enforced against IN
\ rich, but is enforced by police raid
against the poor This was declared
\ disgrace to a Christian community an
Y the committee wanted the old law wipe
ont and a new one passed.