Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-06-03
Mayor and Supervisors Strong
I " Favor Spending $50, 0U
to $50, OO0 for Exploration

filtered water day, with no expense
or building reservoirs l. anu keeping
them clean, nor any outlay for pump
Ing, is available for the city OF Homo
lulu, in the trained Judgment Of J. T.
McCrUsson, one of the few hydro
graphic wizards who have made Ha-
wall famous in the realm Of artificial
irrigation ~. .. ..-. r-
lutely immune from contamination by
sediment or storm, or fonling by man
or beast from its exit at the fountain
head, after filtration through a thou
sand feet of lava rock, until released
at the tap of the consumer.
Water, moreover, which, though re-
quiring an outlay ofa$l, 100000 for its
development, would really cost the
taxpayers nothing but, on the con-
trary, yield surplus OF revenue to
the municipal Golfers. y
Mr.. McCrosson propoHnded this
large scheme OF improving the water
supply OF Honolulu at luncheon pro
srfded by Jorgen Jorgensen, contract.
ing engineer OF the Waiahole tunnel,
for the mayor and supervisors, with a
few other guests, on the return of the
PARTY To- his residence camp from a
visit to the north portal of that great
work yesterday. The host was in full
agreement with the speaker. and fhay-
ing CONSTRUCTED so miles of irrigating
tunnels In these islands his opinion
naturally had weight. Mr.. Jorgensen
and Mr.. McCrosson were being piled
with questions ON the subject, when
the happy thought occurred to, Super
visor Single to call on Mr.. McCrosson
for connected talk. ss.s=.ls
Talk about your Promotion Com.
mittee and promotion Internationally,
IL we could say that Honolulu re.
ceives water that is filtered through
from. 1900 to 2G00 feet of volcanic rock
we would be able to say something
that no other city In the world could
say" Mr.. McCrosson began.
He then went into figures. After ex'
pressing the belief that 50,000,0 900 gal
Ions daily could be had from the Koo'
lau range, with very little trouble in
adjusting private rights, he pointed
out that the present daily water con.
SUMPTION In Honolulu is from 1900.
900 to 100000 gallons. Make 1t 80,
00O, 900 gallons for increased demand
and there was left 100000 gallons
that, the speaker was positive, would
have sale to plantations on the lee
ward side OF the island at the rate oil
$4,000 q million gallons daily per an
mum, and there the city would have 9
revenue of $1O0,O00 for meeting inter
est at A per cents on the tunnel cost
besides the sfnklag, fund for retire
ment OF the bonds at maturity, with Q
considerable surplus over.
s Mr.. Jorgeneen advised that the Wal
| hee section. next to the Waiahole sec
ton toward. the Pail, was the place
70 trysfof the hidden reservoirs. His
| firm belief, based on both his pros
becfinf and development operations al
Waiah0Ie. is tliat vast resources exist
IN that quarter In q bore Of 1000 feel
| in that direction he struck yield Of
3D0e 900 gallons when he received
orders to fabanion that particular
| tiinnei The Waihee section, it was
pointed out, would give point of de
| livery Eve miles nearer town than the
! Punaiuu water scheme, suggested bs
photographer Larrison, which, be
sides. involved payment of rent to the
Waiahole Water Company for passage
az the water through Its tunnel. More
over. the Wsiahole works had shown
that the probability of a large supply
toward the Pail was great The feed
ING tunnel extending liz miles into
Kahana, to drain the purchased water
sources, had developed comparatively
| little water. while the main tunnel 81
l4,443 feet from the south TO the NORTH
| hortal-though designed merely for
| transmission aqueduct - is yielding
enormous volumes at both portals al
though the north end has reached
! peHefratfon OF but 1900 feet, It Is emit
ting about 10000 600 gallons daily, car
ried off, by two large-bore pipe lines
and utilized ii the gulch below fol
producing all the power required II
the works At both ends
1t was further advised BY Mr.. J3r
gensen that preliminary trial drifts
be made from the Koolau side of the
mountain, as water was likely to be
found directly under the ridge. Te
reach it from the other side would In
yolye tunnelfng 4 distance Of perhaps
two miles. This Would be expensive
prospecting with the chance OF missing
the right spot, as against trial
drives Of probably not more
than 1000 feet from the wind
ward side. On the way home
Mr.. Jorgensen pointed out two living
streams gushing out OF the face of tho
cliffs, at about SOC feet elevation 8
m5Ieaor tBo from the belt road. This
is IN the Waihee section, and the nat
ural outflow here strongly confirms
his theory OF immense resources he
hind. IN his opinion the water should
b found af the 600 or 100 foot con
toar. which would give. all the head
required for the city's higher levels.
around the luncheon board there
was aiIanimous agreement of the su
pervisors, only one being absent and
the mayor eoncurring, that $4,000 OF
$4,000 for q preliminary survey CT
the scheme would be money wisely
expended It was NEST gratifying to
have Mr. Jorgensen volunteer his ser
vices as q member OF an advisory
commission ON the matter.