The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-07-24
MAY SUCCESS
A BETTER
DAM
from Saturdays Advertiser.)

eSea SeseAhas fAaNuitioSAo
1t is stated by ex-Inspector Patter-
son. who has followed more closely
than anyone else In Honolulu the
movements OF II. Clay Kellogg, the
examining expert at the dam. since he
arrived from the Coast, that official in
structions have been given the expert
to pay more attention in his report to
outlining what notifications are neces-
sary to build a good dam in Nuuanu
than to criticisms OF the present struc-
ture thus taking 1t for granted that
what work has so far been done un-
der the old plan will be condemned.
Respecting this Mr. Kellogg was seen
last night, and although he would not
intimate in any way that II was his
intention to condemn any part of the
work, he spoke freely as to the scope
OF the report which he would prepare
THE cable sent me, asking me to
come to Honolulu, was to the effect
that ! was to report on two things:
One as to whether the plans and speci-
fications being worked to would pro-
vide for a safe dam; the other as to
the nature of the work so far done.
Since coming I have had several inter-
views with the Governor. in one of
which he told me that my investiga-
ton and report were to be limited in
no way. that he expected me to cover
the whole proposition. This, take
TO mean the suggesting OF any modifi-
cations I may find necessary should
my report condemn the dam or any
portion Of Il. At least that is the as
sumption / am going on.
IT will send in my report just as
soon as possible. on the first mail that
leaves the Coast after the Sonoma ar
rives there. In 1t will cover every
part OF the work that 1t was possible
for me to examine and for everything
that / have to say in II will state my
reasons in such way as to be under
stood by everybody. l am not going to
turn in a strictly technical report be-
cause think that the general public
here is interested and l want to write
so that they can follow my line OF
reasoning.
WANTED KELLOGG TO STAY
1T was intimated to me today by an
official OF the Public Works Depart
ment that l should prepare my report
here and stay to discuss the matter
afterwards, but l cannot possibly do
this. I am now under contract to
build a reservoir bigger than that here
for the Santa Ana Valley Irrigation
Company and to come here at all had
to get thirty days leave of absence
from the company, which I cannot
overstay. l am also preparing data
for the Anaheim Union Water Com
pany in big law suit involving i'm
mense water rights and I have prom
ised to tabulate my two years work
for them at once. So II would be i'm
possible for me to stay here any longer
now that the work / came to do is
done.
Il was asked at the dam today to
suggest what work should be done In
the interim pending the arrival of my
report. This was a kind Of a leading
question which of course | could not
answer as / did not w!ah TO give any
intimation to anyone as to what my
report would probably be. l told them
there was one place, however, where
they could work without my report at
fecting what they should do. This was
in the reinforcing of the concrete core
'N'h' "hNiN oe6b'oN'u hhhl lity
should cut trench In the bedrock be-
side the concrete and after cementing
the cracks and making It absolutely
watertight build up a reinforcement.
PROBED THE "MUSH PILE"
'They had the pit over the mush
pile pumped out for me today and ]
made an examination there. found
that / could push an iron rod, down
through the formation to bed rock.
which is nearer the bottom of the core
wall at that point than It is n few
feet away. In fact, Mr. Rowland told
me that l could sound twice the depth
eighteen feet farther in. In this pit ]
found the same formation as was I'M
covered in the trench under the drain
age pipe back in the reservoir. the
semi-clay belt apparently extending
right under the dam, with the water
running on top of 1t. II was running
into the pit in little spurts In the same
way as / found II running In the
trench. This was an important matter
I'm the examination"