The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-10-12
.S20.374.77
WATER WORKS.

ga large number of permanent i'm
| provements have been made to the
water system for Honolulu, the most
| important being the construction of a
3 1-2-million- gallon reservoir at Kalihi
/ This reservoir is connected by a sep
arate 1Sinch main with the Kalihi
| Pumping Station.
BY the connection of the Kalihi sys-
tenn with the main from the Beretania
Pump, the pressure in other parts of
the town has been increased and it
is not now necessary to run the Bere-
, tania pump as many hours every day
as heretofore.
'tIn addition to the benefit derived
from this reservoir is the increased
supply now obtained from the Nuuanu
reservoir. A new 18-inch main has been
laid from the No. 1 reservoir to Bere-
tania street, and there is also a sep
arate main running from the reservoir
as far as Judd street, twelve inches
in diameter. From Judd street it runs
to Luso street and supplies water to
the Punchbowl and Makiki districts"
A 12-inch main is to replace the A.
inch main in this section.
tPlanS were completed several
months ago for the new reservoir in
awarded this month. This reservoir
will have capacity of about $50 mil
lion gallons and maximum depth of
about SO feet. The area covered when
the reservoir is full will be about so
acres. With the completion of this i'm
portant Improvement, the water sup
ply for Honolulu will be greatly in
creased, and it will not be necessary
to limit the irrigation hours during the
dry periods
Deputy superintendent Rowland. in
his report as superintendent of water
works, goes over the same ground as
his chief, but makes the following re-
marks on suburban water supply:
1T will be only a vary short time be-
fore it will become absolutely necessary
to make extensive improvements in the
Kaimuki and Palo1o sections as the
system of piping, that has been INSTALL
ed and added to from time to time. is
entirely Inadequate to supply the pres
ent demand. The Kaimuki reservoir is
a very inferior structure and is liable.
at any time. to fall with the weight of
water contained when full. This res
ervoir is furthermore at too Vow an
many of the consumers on
Palolo hill and along the high levels on
the Kaimuk side of the Waia1ae road
are so near the level of the reservoir
that when those on the lower levels
are using any large quantity of water,
they are without any supply whatever.
would strongly recommend that
special appropriation be made at the
next session of the Legislature for a
larger and more permanent reservoir,
as well as for extensive improvements
in the system of mains in these sec
tons At the present time there are
no hydrants that could be depended
upon in case of fire. Frequent appll-
cations for the use of government water
are being received as new lots are
taken up in these sections and the con-
ditions are getting worse and worse
every day
C. NJ. White, Chief Clerk. reports the
revenue of Honolulu Water Works for
the year as Sis, 669 &c. and expenditures
SCI, 177.36.
William Vanatta, Superintendent
Hilo Water Works, reports considerable
with revenue of $6S25.04
and expenditures of $1207.02.
w. E. Bal. Superintendent Wailuku
Water Works, reports revenue of $4,-
1850 and expenditures of $3.50 43. He
various eXleHSloIlS anu liil-
in the pipe system.
r. P. Hose. superintendent Lahaina
Water Works. reports the general con-
dition of the plant as fair. Net collec-
tions were s3042 Is and expenditures !
1857 81.
Henry Blake, Superintendent Koloa |
Water Works, reports inadequate pip !
ing He received $3.50 and paid out
s165.73.
j. NJ. Silva. Superintendent Waimea /
Water Works. reports the plant in fair |
condition. Receipts We're s112630. out |
IF which he paid bills amounting to |
s24
GARBAGE, ETC.
Sam Johnson, Superintendent of Gar /
page and Excavator Bureau, reports
otal expenditures of s27, 245.19 and real
zattons of sSS03. BIS
This department furnishes free as
sistance to the Mosquito Committee, !
# the Board of Health, with the use OF /
l team and wagon for the removal of !
garbage. tin cans, etc, from bitches,