The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-03-21
BILL HOLDS
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waterworks.
'sThe foregoing shows the possibilities
of the future development of said wa
terworks.
THE present government water rates,
if applied to the whole of said lots
would bring in an annual revenue of
about $4,000.
your committee further find that a
conservative value of the pumping
plant, pump house. boiler, artesian
wells, reservoir, pipe lines, pipe fittings,
IL acres of land and rights of way. etc,
estimated separately. amount to $751;
OOo."
The committee reported further that
the water as analysed by Mr.. E. G
Shorey was excellent. and that it did
not want to go into the question as to
whether the government should go into
the ownership of such works
ALL WANT INFORMATION.
Paele wanted to know just where Pa
hoa was, and Harris wanted to know
what it would cost to operate the plant.
Kumalae said it was estimated that
SIS, 900 would keep the plant going. also
one-half acre at the pumps and one
acre at the reservoir comprised the
land He could not tell how much it
would cost to connect the present city
system with the Pahoa system.
Harris urged his questioning, asking
as to the quality of the pipe laid. say
ing he had a report made in 1901 saying
the life of the pipe would be not more
than five years. He cited the same
pipe used at Hanapepe. where it was
worn out in four years. Jaeger ex-
planned that the pipe when buried
lasted well, perhaps eighteen years,
while that exposed certainly did rust
out.
Harris said also that he had been
told the reservoir was faulty. Kumalae
said the committee so believed and
threw it out as not being a factor.
Harris insisted he had been told again
that it would cost $4,000 to connect the
Pahoa with the Waikiki mains, which
was the only way in which the plant
could be of use to the government.
through pumping water to the Diamond
Head reservoir.
Kumalae said these questions seemed
to be beyond the scope of the commit
tees work, but if the House wanted the
information, the committee would get
it. He said many residents of the city
could not get water supply from the
city at the present time.
Greenwen wanted more facts, and
Jaeger said if the question was to go
back to the committee there should be
full instructions as to the extent of the
tests Harris explained that if $4,000
was spent in Nuuanu it would mean
permanent supply. without $4,000
year pumping expense. The report was
referred back to the committee and it's
researches will be pushed.
KUPIHEA WANTS INFORMATION.
Kupihea then got in his resolution for
legal information as follows:
BE it Resolved, That the Attorney
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members of this House legal opinion
on the construction of the Organic Act,
or the authority of this Legislature
relative to the creation of counties.
towns and city municipalities whether
they are to be created separately or
jointly under a general act
In support of his resolution, Kupihea
called House Bill No incorrect, I'M
true. uncertain and unintelligent and
Illegal" saying that the Organic Act
gave the power to the Legislature to
create counties and towns and city
municipalities, and the bill in ques-
ton, not being a general one, was not
in consonance with section Sc of the
Organic Act, and the only legislation
possible was general law.
Chillingworth called attention to the
fact that the Speaker was making
general argument instead of speaking
to the resolution.
Kupihea went on with his argument.
Juggling in centralized government"
and several other similar remarks,
reading all the while from written
opinion prepared, it is alleged. by a
lawyer who had essayed to control
legislation. and only sitting down after
he had been called to order number
of times and finally ordered down by
the Speaker.
Fernandez said it cost 5000 a day for
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