The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-06-07
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this particular public worl
which has attracted the interes
points which have been brought forward time for the attention
81 the governor being discovered by the inspector alone
tccd and discussed Them disrCycrI thn " To Ve no
they were pointed by else being pointed out thew
were noticed and discussed instances oubhe doubts
OF the lay mind OF expressed were not well
planned from the engineering standpoint
Mr. Whtehouse himself says OF the construction has
rot to his mind been the best standards engineering and
from time to time he has presented his views orally in writing
the head OF the department They understands been refer
ed by the department.
As for the proposition that this DAM that style of dam
has thoroughly established itself in engineering experience
of head eighty water while the Nuuanu ser-
voir will be called sustain more than sixty
ee The the core either Wahawa dam or in the
Nuuanu reservoir DAM sustain the pressure water the
chon OF the earth dam being designed for that The purpose
the core seepage through material Of the
dam which would eventually result in little trcng
through it. eating its substance and destroying it.
AS specifications being drawn as to leave the final de-
thing must be left to the final determination Of en@nc i ,
event If boung and excavations sufficient determine
all the conditions had been made in advance engineering
taken these and based the details of its plans upon pre-
nmary borngs and Investigations would involved large e-
lense which would have been additional the
The specifications however seem to have been drawn So that w the
work construction developed conditions engineering then
takes these and bases details OF plans them In either
gneeg plans upon asceraned fact The contractor
IS paid lump constructing reservoir paid by
units much yard for thousand feet for
lumber used much thousand pounds
concrete work by measurement The decision of the engineer
FORE only affect him involving greater
work to be done stipulated price
The Department Public Works Engineer course
under the OF keeping the the
possible The engineer every decision confronted with
the issue IF is done this will much;
other it will much less cheaper way,
though high standard sufficient" If is com
mends itself to sound engineering Judgment then that the
strucion that ought to be adopted.
The truth that there has been nothing shown
initial plans the construction the engineering judgment
work which base unqualified any
particular But abundance has been presented show questions
have arisen in which there difference of engineering opinion
The work involving large and therefore that ground
is OF the greatest importance that absolute and
and construction should be required The consequences
Of mperecty designed plans of faulty
That chances which engineering skill obvae ought
en- And quite important other consideration
community itself shall have sound grounds for believing the
and dam safe
The matter is therefore that present stage
ought to be Tree from squabbe charges
ing careful consideration by adequate authority, plans
and work done and the plans proposed future
end that the plans and work adequate the
the assurance that they and they that the proper
ey can be applied at the least loss of money time 1t a
al present presented for examination plans