Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-03-11
rain
FALLS, WATER
famine SURE
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On every service connection, or that
the flat rate should be increased sc
per cent and a small army Of aeso-
lutely efficient. hard-hearted inspec-
tors be employed to prevent waste. BY
either means, he says. the present sup
ply would be found sufficient for pres;
ent needs. FL.
The additional 5000, 900 gallons
which Superintendent Caldwell men.
tions is to, be derived from tive
sources. First 100000 gallons MAJ
be had from the Hawaiian Electric
Company, which uses this amount
daily for condensation purposes, and
then turns it into the sea. The water
is from an artesian well, AMI is in
no manner contaminated by being run
through the condensers. This water
can be had for the cost of pumping.
1t will cost $1,000 to buy pursp of
sufficient capacity to handle this wa
ter, besides the cost Of the power
On the other hand the Hawaiian Elee-
trio Company, sdr. Caldwell says, has
submitted proposition to supply thu;
machinery necessary and to sell the
water TO the department at a figure
that is cheaper than the department
itself would be able to- do it for.
Up to the County.
But because the waterworks depart
ment is to be taken over by the city
and county government before the lst
of June. Superintendent Caldwell
states that he does not care to incur
the expense of buying machinery or
of making several years contract
with the electric company which might
net be acceptable to the supervisors.
Some 100000 gallons additional,
says Mr.. Caldwell, may be secured by
a system of bitches in Nuuanu valley
to conserve water which is now es-
Gaping. The cost of this, has not been
definitely estimated
Water Supply Only Money Question
According to Superintendent Cald-
well, an almost unlimited supply OF
water may be developed for Honolulu
1T isn't question of the water as
much as it is question of ways and
means of getting it, he declares.
From an engineering standpoint
there is nothing seriously difficult al
all. feel that a large supply might
be secured by tunneling, in the head
of Pauoa or Manoa valleys, and there
is that great Waiahole supply which
the Oahu Sugar Company is develop
ing which could be condemned,
should Honolulu ever need it badly
enough"
Value Of WaterW0rks
The public works department will
soon issue a very comprehensive
statement relative to the water and
sewer departments, which it is prom
ised will be the most illuminating
document ever complied on these SUBJ
jects in Honolulu The report, which
Is now on the press, shows that the
present value of the Honolulu water
works is $1,546, 1914 and the cost of
duplication of the system would be
81, 1856, 596.70 The annual deprecia-
ton is S75,775.63.
Precantien at Sch0fieId
At Schofield Barracks the water sit
uation is serious, but not alarming,
and unless drought more severe
than any heretofore recorded in ISL
and history sets in, the big garrison
will not suffer for water. Every pre-
caution in the way of auxiliary sup
ply and pumping facilities has been
taken, but If the Honolulu water sys-
tenn is inadequate, Schofield will suf-
fer in proportion.
"We figured on minimum of 1,090,-
600 gallons per day at the head works
of the south fork of the Kaukonahua,
said Major B. F. Cheatham, depart
ment quartermaster, this morning "A
measurement taken the other day dis
closed the fact that there are only
100000 gallons at present This, by
feed springs and small streams is m
creased to about million and half
at the point where our pipe line
crosses several miles lower down, and
here a pump has been installed, and
we are pumping the supply into the
pipe line leading to Cashier This
line supplies the new post at Cashier,
and the old post, including the cavalry
cantonment. The artillery is supplied
from the tunnel system in the Waia-
nae range, although there is a pump
halfway between Cashier and the III
fantry post, by which we can force
the main supply right into the artil-
lery cantonment, if that becomes nee
essary. There seems to be no imme-
diate danger of a water famine at the
post, although old-timers are very pes
simistic regarding the general situa-
ton on Oahu With no rains to speak
of in February, there is of course
ground for worry"
Part of the Schofield water system
for Schofield Barracks is a 50,000,000-
gallon reservoir. which would give a
30-day reserve supply in case of
drought This reservoir was finished
in February, but owing to the lack of
rain, it is still empty.