Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-08-02
governor WANTS
COMPLETENESS
ON HILLEBRAND
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/ for new water mains in the Manoa i'm
/ prcyement district.
| The matter will not he taken up
before the next meeting he said
we have had no formal communi'
cation from Governor Pinkham as 10
| the stand he takes on the Hillebrand
Glen project. After We hear from him
we can determine better what we
shall do He voiced the opinion
| the governor mad no authority TO hold
up the $1,000 appropriation made by
the commission Tuesday for prelimin-
airy work, unless he brings an injunc-
ten as a private citizen, which any
one can do to hold up proceedings.
mo Actual Construction.
+. G. Duisenberg, another member
Of the commission, said he did not
think il would rush things We
are not trying 10 do any actual con;
,struetion work on the project now,
he said, but only getting accurate
data as 70 what it will cost, so we
can decide whether it is worth while.
Unless we hear definitely from the
governor we will go right ahead. We
have had no word from him yet
Health Board Hears Complaints.
The board of health has received
several strenuous complaints in the
last week from residents in the
Punchbowl district, supplied entirely
with water from Nuuanu reservoir.
One dated July 90 says that at irreg-
ular and frequent intervals water sup
plying house IN that vicinity is a
muddy, dark brown color. impossible
to use for drinking or bathing. This
taxpayer claims that in order to get
drink ng water she has to pay so
cents week for a supply.
Another Taxpayer has written the
beard OF health to say that one day
last week he opened tap in his
house and that instead of pure water
dead nlinnow an inch and half
long, and with its head badly decom-
posed, flowed out This house is also
in the Punchbewl district, supplied
exclusively with water from Nuuanu
reservoir
Officials Of the board assert that
water from Reservoir No 4, the prin-
cipal one of the Nuuanu system, is
taken from near the bottom of the
reservoir, and that it would be much
freer from impurities and dirt if the
intake was brought up nearer the sur
face. They also claim fine screens
at each intake would help to keep
out the dead fish and other debris,
They say the gate house at No. A
reservoir was designed so the intake
could be raised or lowered at will,
but that the intake opening remains
always near the bottom.
Murray Says Water Needed.
There is but &c feet of water in
Reservoir No. 4 this morning" said
Harry Murray today, consulting a
chart on the wall of his office. 1T
will hold 60 feet. All of the other
reservoirs are full That shows the
need for HilleDrand water"
Larsen Objects to interference
Supervisor William Larsen, who
was in Murray's office at the time,
disputed the right of the governor to
hold up The Hillebrand glen project.
The money to be expended is not a
territorial fund, but belongs to the
city. he said. las soon as the pro-
iect is put through the city will have
to begin to pay interest and sinking
fund on the amount invested The
lean fund commission. appointed by
the governor, has seen fit to order
the Hillebrand project started Why
he should interfere with its acton,
any more than he should interfere
with the action of any of the other
territorial commissions, is more than
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