The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-08-23
PUMP INSTALLATION
BUNGLED
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N1Ont10uGQ from rage OlSJs
goes away back to the very begin |
ming of the dam, TO the time when
brother-in-law Walker was figuring
that the whole dam could be built for
seventy-five thousand dollars. In his
figuring he estimated that the stream
coming down the Waikiki side of the
dam site was enough TO sluice all the
earth into position. When it came
down to actual sluicing, however, it
was found that this figuring was as
far one way from plumb as the figures
of cost were off the other way, and
it was up to Rowland to make good for
his relative in the way of water for
sluicing. So he bought the pump, the
idea being that the government would
take the place of nature in putting
some water uphill. The excuse given
the Auditor for the purchase of the
| pump, to justify the expense, was that
| it was necessary to conserve the wa
| ter from the natural stream for the
| use of the city, although there has not
been any appreciate drought to speak
| of to account for the sudden great de-
mand for this water which has been
figured on for the past two years.
It is another. case of making the con-
ditions fit the specifications, expense
be blowed.
The idea of purchasing the pump is
| claimed by Rowland, although men
ton of a pump is made in Schuyler
report. He was asked if the pump
was Schuyler's scheme.
'tNo, SIR he answered. folding his
arms proudly, sit is my suggestion.
This pump is one of the dozens OF
suggestions that made that received
the highest endorsement Of Mr.. Sehuy-
| 1er''
But even with the greatly increased
flow of water obtained after the valve
was cleared yesterday it was shown
that seven men were enough to shovel
all the earth that could be carried Al
this rate, even if the full capacity Of
the pump is obtained, the number o.
= men in the sluicing ground will mo-
A be over a dozen, who will come
i, long way short of loosening up anc
sending down the nine hundred yard'
i a day promised by Howland when N
: conceived his pump scheme.
THE MAIKIKI RESERVOIR.
= It is the general impression, helpe'
: out by the remarks made TO the Ad
=, | VertiSer some days ago by doAlo""S
- that the Public Works Department
: ambitious of ousting the contracto
: and finishing the Nuuanu dam itsel
IF this comes about it is to be nope
that the result will be better than ma
been shown in the building OF the Ma
:, ktki reservoir, a little job begun by IN
department about the beginning
y 1906 The job consisted in the placln
., of six hundred yards of concrete an
9 Rowland estimated that at the outslo
20 ten dollars a yard would be a goo
= price to pay. So it would ana an
% comDetent contractor could have mao
"a money at it at that price, but u
department thought that the prom
IN the six thousand dollars should
~ To the department and set in to DO u
20 F, work themselves, Rowland IN charge'
&c The six thousand dollars was tax
- ont of the Honolulu Waterworks &c
-, oral fund to finish the work. 1t FAD
awav like a SNOWFALL in Kilauea al
the last Legislature was importuneo
ba vote hurry-up appropriation OF got
.t i .'for the completion OF the MaAlhi
ervoir.'' Now this five Thousand o'