Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-04-10
Honolulu, T. H., April 0. 1903.

Honorable +. w. Beckley, Speaker of
the House of Representatives.
Sir:--Your Special Committee, to
whom was referred Petition - from
business firms and professional men
in Honolulu and residents and prop.
erty owners in the vicinity OF the Pa
hoa Water Works and Waikiki, ask
ing that the Government acquire and
operate the Pahoa Water Works. beg
A., to report as follows
Your committee have visited the
and have examined thoroughly into
the pumping plant, reservoir and
rights of way and from information
gathered. we find:
Pumping Plant.-The pumping plant
Is a Cross Compound condensed pump.
ing engine of the Corliss type. having
capacity of 5000 900 gallons of water
per day and total life of 1926 feet
with a Babcock and Wilcox sectional
water tube boiler. II is located on the
west side of the Kapahuu road near
the extension of Beretania street lit.
tie back from the road in a large and
substantial pump and boiler house and
occupies about half an acre of land.
I,pe Line.-The pipe lines consist
of $3.50 feet of 1S.inCh steel riveted
pipe with bands and nipples and lead
joints, all dipped in asphaltum and
painted vita parafne paint; a $3.50
feet of 16.inch pipe of the same kind.
said steel pipe being used as a supply
pipe to the reservoir which Is situated
in the crater of Kaimuki and also as
distributing main for supplying wat.
er to house and lot owners and other
customers, tees being connected at
each cross street for i.inch piping.
There is about 10000 feet of finch
pipe. 10000 feet of 2.inch pipe. 5000
feet of I.inch pipe and 5000 feet of Z.
inch pipe and all necessary valves.
union. tees. elbows and other fittings.
committee by f. 2. Jones OF the Ris.
don Iron Works, and Grimwood. Rich.
ardson & Holloway. Ltd. engineers,
and others. we find that steel riveted
pipe his been used extensively by the
various plantations on the islands and
that there are several pipe lines in
use which were laid at least 10 years
ago and do not seem to give any lndi.
cation of giving out. That one such
pipe line laid in California % years
ago Is still in as good and serviceablc
condition as when originally laid We
submit herewith a copy of n letter
written by Grimwood Richardson 4
Holloway, Ltd, upon the durability of
riveted steel pipe.
We are further informed that steel
riveted pipe laid across the Hanapepe
Valley by the Hawaiian Sugar Co
some twelve years ago is still there
only such portion as hung down from
the cliffs and was exposed to the air
and falling rocks has had to be re.
placed.
| The steel riveted pipe at the Pahoa
water work is buried for from four to
twelve feet under ground. Your com.
mittee had a portion OF same uncov.
cred for inspection and found It to be
liz as good condition as when original.
ly laid some four years ago.
| Reservoir-Your committee inspect
ed the reservoir and found the same
to be of stone and circular in shape,
having an inside diameter of 100 feet
and depth of Is feet. The inside
and bottom are built of faced Kai.
muki rock laid in and covered with
a cement facing. The outside consists
OF rocks closely piled up, the walls
having an average width on top of
about Is feet. Your committee con.
slider the reservoir sufficient to take
care of the present needs OF the sys.
TEN.
/ In addition to the above, we md
located on the site OF the old Tele,
graph Hill Station at an elevation
Of 300 feet, three redwood tanks hav.
ing a capacity of 10000 gallons of wa.
alter for each tank and being connect.
ed with the main pipe system by a ~,
inch main about $50 feet long. These
tanks have been connected the past
six months TO supply water to lots at
a higher elevation.
| Artesian Wells.-Your committee
find there are two Pinch wells from
which a supply of water is obtained.
The flowing water from each was
measured before said wells were cap,
ped and shut; free flowing of over
100000 gallons of water was shown
Ia twenty-four hours.
Quality OF Water.-The water from
these artesian wells has been analysed
by Edmund C. Shorey, Government
Chemist and upon being compared
with other analyses made by Mr.. Shor,
ey OF the waters at the Beretania
street pumping station, the Kalihi
pumping station and private wells, is
found to contain the smallest mineral
matter and to be the best and most
suitable for drinking purposes of any
OF the artesian wells In Honolulu.
Capacity OF Water Works and Wells
In order TO test the capacity of the
pumping plant and wells, your com,