The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-06-19

ANDRADE AND MCANDLESS
FAVOR.

Andrade said that the construction of
the Nuuanu reservoir would mean that
water would be in reach of every por-
ton OF the city, by cheap, gravity
system.
McCandess objected to consideration
of purchase of something else, as the
only thing under consideration was
the Nuuanu reservoir. 1t was not a
business proposition to talk of cutting
down the item for it would take the
whole amount to build the reservoir
and any smaller sum would be thrown
away. He said he knew of the water
in Nuuanu which never dried up, and
it would always be capable of filing
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.
ISFNBERG 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 man who had built
many reservoirs said he would not adj
wise any appropriations until a care
f,,l i,,r ipn haan made
said he would favor a compromise. He
said he was in favor of the Pahoa
plant for Moiliili people and even in
favor of a Manoa reservoir, and
thought reservoir in Kalihi would
be preferable to putting in one great
reservoir in Nuuanu valley.
Kumalae said even if a half million
was given the Nuuanu system, it would
be impossible for water from that val
ley 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 system of small
reservoirs to gather the water from
the valleys.
AS A BUSINESS PROPOSITION.
Harris insisted that it was business
proposition with him. To build a 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
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 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 10
strike out the item and it was tie,
Senator Crabbe deciding the vote in
Those in favor of striking out We're:
Brown, Vida, Damiana, Kou, Paele,
Oil. Kupihea and Kumalae. BY prac-
tically the same vote, Isenberg joining
the opposition, an amendment at $780,
900 was voted down and the item in
serted at $4,000.
Andrade moved to insert a new item
OF $4,000 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.
Kupihea had claimed the floor from
Andrade and now was recognized to
move for the insertion of the item
Purchase OF the Pahoa water works
etc. 5l5.QQQ.. Apdrade said he KQpld