Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-06-01
70 COMPLETE DAM
| BY END Of YEAR

If no unexpected delays occur, and
the money appropriated for the work
by the Legislature is allowed to be
Expended, the Nuuanu dam will pro-
badly be completed by the end of the
year, so far as the essential work,
anyway, is concerned. A statement
to this effect was made this morning
by Assistant Superintendent of Pub
4 lie Works Hastings Rowland Mr.
Rowland since his return from his
trip with the Shriners to the Coast
has been personally supervising the
cam work as well as the other enter
Itrises of the Government now under
way, and expresses himself as well
satisfied with the progress that is be-
ing made. THE work on the Null
anu dam is going ahead faster now
than ever before" he said. "Sluic-
ing is being carried on as far as tho
supply of water will permit, and this
greatly facilitates operations. The
water supply has been much increas-
cd by the rains of this week and that
helps us decidedly.
In addition to that, the pumping
plant is being installed and will be
ready for work within short time
This will give us more water for
sluicing operations and will hasten
tie work. can see no reason why
the dam should not be practically
completed by the end Of the year, pro-
viding no unexpected delays occur
and the money appropriated by the
Legislature for the completion of the
dam is not held up by the Governor
The Nuuanu dam is only one of
several Government construction en-
terprises that are rapidly nearing
completion. THE Makiki masonry
dam should be completed well before
the end of next month"; said Mr..
Rowland This dam will have ca.
pacity of million and half gal. |
ions of water, and although the aver
age flow of Makiki stream is not over
half million gallons, the dam will
be of the greatest service to Homo
lulu. It's principal purpose is to
equalize the pressure in the high-lev.
81 districts where Nuuanu water is
used The Makiki water is the best !
there is about Honolulu. and the flow
is the most constant, being affected |
less than any other stream by rainy
W 1rV FTbig ic hEp II |
comes from constant bubbling
spring. The water comes from a
greater depth than any other that is
used in Honolulu, which accounts for
its greater clearness and purity On
account of the steadiness of the flow,
we can always count on it.
THE Kalihi sewer is very nearly |
finished. Four of the sections of iron
pipe that constitute the harbor end
of the work have been installed, leav
ing only four more to be put in
place. This work should be finished |
well before the end of the month, and
the sewer will then be completed and
ready for use.
"The work on Government wharf
No. 2 is progressing rapidly and the
contract work should all be finished
Ly the end of next month or before.
This wharf H., | believe, the finest |
in the United States. I have traycled
around a good deal and have seen
most of the best wharves of that |
country, and | have not seen any
thing anywhere that can equal this j
one that we are building. 1t is prac-
tically indestructible and will require |
very little work to keep it in repair.
1t is founded on bed of solid coral. |
All the coral that has been dredged |
out of the slips has been dumped in.
side the wall and rolled hard. The
concrete surface is laid on this coral
bed So all that need be done to keep
ii in repair when it is completed will |
be to look after the narrow strip
around the edges. (
'The plans for the two-story shed |
that it is proposed to erect on this
wharf are practically completed. The !
foundation for this shed has been put
into the concrete floor as the latter
was put down, so there will DE no
trouble about that end of the work
when we come to build the shed.
I'm short, there is no cause for
complaint in regard to any of the
construction work that the Govern,
ment is carrying on. Everything is
as well as we could ask OF
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