The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1911-08-04

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Of nuuoillu should ever. even " iis
fopulallon were ave tlmea tht pres
enl number. suffer from = ahofinau Of
water due "a iack Of aoufccsi bar The
people Of this community muet realize
that Il h necessary, even under ell
tho favorable conditions Of supply, 20
exercise care and Judgment IN The use
Of water. II would be useless Tor nae
10 20 into detail and rccOdnt the cfimi.
nal waste Of water which We hnd and
cndeavor 70 correct, not alone IN the
Oriental districts, bat In our rcsiden-
tial districts. The average consumer
never thinks 20 instruct his yard boy
In the proper use Of water.
"rhe map Of the sewer system Of
the city shows the pipe system 30 far
constructed, and the pipe lines as laid
out by Mr.. Rudolph Herring, and pro-
posed extensions. Mr.. Herring g
plans we're only general In scope, 90
far ne laterals were concerned, aud
during the construction there arose
many necessary and proper changes
which were carried INTO effect by the
resident engineer in charge.
/ Sewerage.
ssThe original plans were made upon
basis Of sixty gallons per capita OF
sewage: as matter of fact, this IL
largely exceeded. No difficulties have
been experienced with the lateral sys
tenn, bat more or less difficulty of 8
grave nature Is had with the intercept
ing sewers and the sewer oltfall. ln'
lntereepting sewer was laid seyera
feet below sea level and many con
struetional difficulties were encounter
ed, due TO the tremendous inflow u
water into the bitches.
s'The result has been that there il
q large leakage in the intereeptinl
sewer from Nuuanu Stream to tht
pumping station. The exact amour
of this leakage is difficult of determi
nation; however, observation ha
shown that it is less than in the earl.
stages of the system, as the vOids II
the concrete work are, to consider
able extent, filing up by intiltrate'
sand and other material.
''The intercepting sewer is 1nques
tionably too small to take care o
mach more than what might be term
4 ed the center Of Honolulu, that is, tn
district bounded by Nuuanu Strear
and the northerly side of Manoa Val
lev. to Alexander street, to King stree
and Kalakaua avenue. On the map
submitted are shown two schemes TO
taking care of the sewage from tn
Kalihi District, that is; the district y
ing between uhe Nuuanu Stream an
Moanalua. One suggestion is the cor
/, str1ction of deep, iow-level intel
cepter, to the present pumping static
and oltfall.
} stThis is in a measure not to
considered, as the expense is pract
cally prOhibitive, and 1T would tear i
the waterfront streets Of Honolulu fC
long period of time. 1t would ais
require remodeling of the preser
station, as the intercepter would CON
in at a much lower level than .
present.
r Alternatives.
Q "The other system proposed is a
: intercepting sewer running along I'll
: low lands from Moanalua to pumpin
: station on the Eva side of Nuuar
0 Stream, and then through force mai
only few feet below the street grad
4 to the present sewer outfall. I'll
: pumping costs would be no great,
g than if all the sewage was coneentra
y ed at the present station. This syste
8 would intereept the present Kali