The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-04-09
Increased WATER
SUPPLYDEMANDED
OVER entire CITY
Chamber Of Commerce Steps
Into Controversy and WIN
Make Wide investigation
ENGINEER WHITEHOUSE
MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS
Points Out How Evils May Be
Remedied At Comparative
" Small Cost
(From Thursdays Advertiser)

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(From Thursdays Advertiser)
A. result Of the acknowledged
water shortage in Upper Nuuanu Val.
ley with its attendant menace to health
and f,iination OF lawns, trees and gar
dens, as was thoroughly exploited at
the meeting Of the supervisors Tuesday
night BY residents Of the Nuuanu dis
trict, wave Of feeling has swept over
the city that the water problem Is the
QraVest problem now facing the city and
that immediate steps should be taken TO
make thorough investigation looking 10
perpetual adequate supply and to pro-
fiding funds for the carrying out OF
such water projects as are determined
on by competent engineers.
Feeling Runs Throughout CITY
Al the meeting Tuesday night Mayor
Lane and supervisors admitted the water
problem had reached crisis but con.
tended they could not do anything un.
I'll funds were Forthcoming with which
10 carry on the water development
work. Mayor Lane reiterated yesterday
that II measures now before the legisla-
turf were passed that big step would
be- taken for the remedying Of the
present water-shortage evil. Yesterda,
the city fairly surged with the feeling
that the water supply should be aug
mcnted From many districts came com
plants Of residents that they were reg
uIofcd In the use Of water while the
liquid was being allowed to 20 10 waste
BY the millions Of gallons.
Chamber Of Commerce Enters
Following the meeting Of the Nuuanp
residents with the board Of supervisors
and the threshing out of the situation
a. Il exists, the chamber Of commerce
according TO Secretary Raymond O.
Brown, proposes, through committee. x
make q thorough investigation Of the
water situation not only in Nnuanu Val
ley but in all parts Of the city, and also
inyestigate as well the charges which
have been made against the legality Of
the contract held by the Hawaiian
Electric company by which that eorpo-
ration has been privileged to draw on
the Nuuann supply through a private
pipe line laid IN city streets.
Whitchouso Admits Waste
City Engineer Whitehouse admits an
exfravagant waste Of water, but has
prepared for the supervisors and the
legislature an exhaustive report relat
ing to conditions, together with recon.
mendations how the evils might be
remedied In Nuuann Valley.
he points out that this system now
consists Of four reservoirs with the fol.
lowing capacities: No. i. 10000 O0
Gallons: No. 1000. 900 gallons, No.
s 10000 900. gallons: No. a SOS. O0O. 900
oaIlons. NJ i "A ! reeeivino reaeryoi,
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