The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-06-19

| in y uuanu which never dried up. and
| it would always be capable of filling
the reservoir. AS to no water in Ma
noa. he said. the proposed Pahoa pump
would not supply that district, but A.
V. Gear. who was sitting back, inter
| rupted him to say that it would.
Aylett said he was not in favor of the
| reservoir appropriation when by pur-
chasing the Pahoa water system the
| people at the eastern end of the city
| would have. He said he was in favor
| of compromise, so that there could
be done work looking to sufficient wa
| ter for all sides of the city.
ISENBERG ON WATER GEN
ERALLY.
Isenberg said the question had been
threshed out before. Despite the fact
that experts had said the reservoir was
possible. yet a man who had built
many reservoirs sail he would not adj
wise any appropriations until a care
full investigation had been made. He
said he would favor a compromise. He
said he was in favor of the Pahoa
plant for Moiliili people and even in
favor of Manoa reservoir, and
thought a reservoir in Kalihi would
be preferable to putting in one great
reservoir in Nuuanu valley.
Kumalae said even if half million
was given the Nuuanu system, it would
be impossible for water from that val
Leg to supply the city. He said first
that the proposed site was below the
source of the water which would not
run back up hill; that the friction was
so great that the water from Nuuanu
would not rise to it's level at ten miles
away. He then said he was opposed to
the reservoir because he feared a
repetition of the Johnstown disaster
The Pahoa plant, he said, would sup
ply Manoa valley readily. He declared
himself in favor of a system of small
reservoirs to gather the water from
the valleys.
AS A BUSINESS PROPOSITION.
Harris insisted that it was a business
with him. To build reser-
voir would mean that 700 horse power
would be available with the eXpendi-
ture of the interest alone AS to Pa
hoa he said it would mean $4,000 a
year for running expenses. He said as
a business proposition the cost of run
ming should be taken into considera-
ton. He pointed out that the cost of
running pumping plants should be TAX
en- into consideration.
Brown returned to the attack asking
if it was not a fact that the pumping
plants at Beretania and Kalihi today
supplied the city. He declared that
there was no water above the proposed
site of the Nuuanu reservoir.
The first motion put was that to
strike out the item and it was a tie,
Senator Crabbe deciding the vote in
favor of retaining the item in the bill.
Those in favor of striking out were:
Brown, Vida, Damiana, Kou, Paele,
Oil, Kupihea and Kumalae. By prac-
tically the same vote, Isenberg joining |
the opposition, an amendment at $780,
200 was voted down and the item in |
serted at $4,000.
Andrade moved to insert a new item
Of $50, 900 for a ManOa reservoir, Nc
Candless amending to put it at $4,000. /
The Pahoa men. as shown by the OPP
position to Nuuanu, voted the item !
Down.
PAHOA SCHEME INSERTED. J
Kupihea had claimed the floor from
and now was recognized to
move for the insertion of the item
Purchase of the Pahoa water works,
.tc., S75, OO0.' Andrade said he would
lever vote for the scheme. He said he
lad hoped Manoa would be recognized
nd considered the proposition was un-
easonable and unjust.
Chillingworth said the Pahoa scheme
vas like Banquos ghost it would not
own, but came creeping in every
where I'm a pretty substantial
host" said a. V. Gear. from the rear.
lie did not think the proposition was
air one. A financier had asked him
o support the item. he said. and when
e asked for one single argument in
IS favor, all that could be said was
hat a great many people will benefit if
he government pays out this money,
5 they will then get their money back,
lie was not there to run the govern
lent finances for the good of private
itizens. After some discussion the
-em was put in the bill with eleven
lvorable votes as follows: Isenberg,
ida, Brown, Damiana, KOu, Paele,
iii, Aylett. Kupihea. Kumalae and
MANOA NOT IN IT.
Immediately Andrade returned to the
tack with a motion to insert $4,000
Or a reservoir for Manoa. MCCandless
rowing to make it $4,000. Brown
characterized it as a scheme for the
urpose of killing PahOa, saying that
ne water from that pump would sup
" the district. Andrade made hard
ght. on the plea that the people there
-ould need water. and should have it.
rown offered to vote for Manoa If
-uuanu was stricken out. There was
ONE more talk, but the Pahoa votes
iled the Manoa item.
Achi wanted $4,000 for the installa-
on of the high lift pump purchased
1r the Beretania street system, but
,r which no provision is made, at ka-
hi. and got it by cutting off the cleo
-ic light works item
Kumalae moved $4,000 for fixing up
-ewalo and Kakaako streets, but cut
10 $4,000 when it was explained that
ne Kewalo streets belonged to Desky