Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-10-16

pipe was laid 900 feet to connect with
the city water system, and a 10000 gal
Ion tank was placed at an elevation OF
ESQ feet, that being the NAHUM height
/ above sea level at which city water is
now supplied. Another 10000 gallon
tank was erected back Of the residence,
at height above the floor line to give
and residence.
Water Supply.
A horsepower gasoline engine
and double acting pump were installed
at the 260-foot level and the water is
pumped through a Pinch galvanized
iron pipe into the upper tank. A 4-inch
swing check valve was placed between
the pump and the upper tank to re-
lieve the engine from the longitudinal
vibration resulting from the alternat-
ing rise and fall of the pinch column
Of water in the discharge pipe. The
working pressure is about AZ pounds
All outside water connections, includ-
ing the installation Of the pumping
plant, were made by station employees
and not by contract; this having prov
ed the only satisfactory way of getting
work done, and at the same time tho
cheapest.
A dark room for Photographic work
and the storage Of chemicals has been
built In one Of the office rooms, and
water closet is also being added.
About 200 feet of board walks have
been laid. All station buildings have
been painted at least one coat by work.
men employed direct by the station,
this having been found to be the cheap
est and most satisfactory method for
all work. A garden has been prepared
by trenching the soil and adding lime.
About 20 acres on the slopes above
the station buildings had oeen roughly
cleared OF guava and lantana to allow
the grass to grow up for pasturage.
Tools required for the large force OF
laborers employed have been purchased
from time to time, so that there Is now
on hand a very satisfactory supply, in
GLIDING the ordinary farm, blacksmith
and carpenters articles. A blacksmith
shop is planned and will shortly be
erected, SO that repairs and breakages
may be attended to without delay and
at little cost.
A fire plug with fifty feet Of hose has
been connected with the main discharge
pipe from the pump to give needed fire
protection. Other connections will be
installed at each OF the principal
buildings. The large tank has been
connected with the one beside the sta.
BILE, and this in turn with a smaller one
at the laborers' quarters, and connec.
tons have been made where easy OF
access in the garden for irrigation, on
a moderate scale.
|, On the upper clearing where the
blue-gum forest was cut away, about
" acres have been dug over and ter.
raced, using some OF the cordwood for
buttress work. Here also a two-room
hut has been erected for laborers'
quarters, at an elevation OF about 1875
feet. This cottage has q corrugated
galyanized-iron roof, made with a 4
foot overland, the idea being to collect
as much rainfall as possible. Besides
| a.
supply and tool room. The water from
the room is stored In a 3OOO-g gallon
tank; pipes are laid from this so that
the water can be used on the terraces.
A 2O00-gallon tank and lumber for the
construction OF a small stable are now
on the ground and will be put up some
time this winter. These buildings were
considered necessary because of the
elevation above the main station build
ings. The upper clearing is more than
mile from the Office by the most d. |
rect route, along narrow and steep I
bride trail, or fully four miles by the |
winding Tantalus wagon road.
= This comprises in brief the construc.
ton work on the Hawaii Experiment
Station for the period from April 8 to
November l, 1901, seven months.
The correspondence has Leen rather |
large, the station having already CIV |
en- assistance and information to many |
farmers in all the islands OF the group. |
Poultry Experiments.
Some poultry experiments have also
been inaugurated. These could be un-
dertaken Immediately without great ex.
pense, and 1t is hoped that they may
lead to results of immediate practical
usefulness. Largely because of the
great number OF diseases with which
barnyard fowls are afflicted in the Ha.
waiian Islands the supply OF poultry
does not meet the demand. Live chick.
ems sell in Honolulu markets for SIS