Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-14
TAYLOR OPPOSES
Resembling OF
FUND FOR WATER
Research Work Should Be Con-
tinued Until End of March,
Says Field Engineer /

vestigition II available water sup
rIies for Honolulu should not he made
| BY the board of supervisors de-
spite their recent oveT-appropriations
James T: Taylor, field engineer on the
commission. has prepared statement
| of the situation.
| He proposes to use $500 of the
$4,000 appropriation. allowing the
commission to extend to April /, after
which time its dissolution or reten-
ton will be up to the supervisors. Mr.
Taylor's statement is as follows:
THE unused balance Of the appror
priation OF the $4,000 for the use of
the Honolulu water investigating COM
mission for the Investigation of the
available water supply for the city of
Honolulu shotild not be rescinded.
To Cost s1oco Per Month.
THE present investigation should
be continued at least during the
months of February and March, 1916.
on basis of expenditure of $1,000 per
month for the following reasons:
"The commission has outlined very
comprehensive plan for the securing
and compiling, not only of all the pres
ent data available, but additional data
necessary on the available water sup
ply for the city of Honolulu in order
to make a complete report with rec
concentrations 20 the mayor and board
of supervisors; which will be of great
value
ITO derive the greatest benefit from
the money already expended the in
vestigations Should continue for the
present at least. The commission has
gathered large amount of the data
and the preliminary surveys and in
vestigations that are being made I'M
der the direction of James T. Taylor
of the possibilities of storage and
methods of diverting and utilizing the
surface, and especially flood waters of
the Kalihi, Nuuanu, Manoa and Palolo
Valleys should be finished.
"A preliminary report has been
made on theS1iHebrand glen PROPOSE
ton with estimates of cost OF $4,000,
which is saving of $500 on the esti-
mated cost of the conduit as proposed
by the city heretofore.
Survey Has Made Saving.
"The present plan drains a larger
water shed and will furnish larger
volume of water This item alone
shows the saving made by careful
preliminary study, survey and report
with estimates of cost.
"As far as the Investigations have
progressed the possibilities Of storage
and development of an additional
water supply at reasonable cost are
very promising and the investigations
and the surveys shoul0~be continued
to completion with estimates of guam
tity OF water. methods of diversion, !
and estimates of cost.
THE expenditure of the balance of
the $50, 900 of the Oahu loan fund now
available for the benefit of the Homo
lulu water works cannot be made to
the best advantage until all of these
above mentioned reports are available
for their consideration.
ITO accomplish this end it will re-
quire the additional sum of $4,000 for
the months of February and March,
1916.
to Pee. 81, 1915. s., 400 /
estimated for jan
uary, 1916 Observation-Disclosures. / 100 |
estimated. for
February and March, 1916.... 1900 |
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This estimate includes report on |
tunneling on Oahu and especially on
the Waiahole tunnel, as we'll as the
seepage of the Nuuanu dam and Reser
voir 4, and the printing of the report /
of the work of the commission.
Mayor Lane said this morning that /
he will take up with the supervisors
the advisability Of continuing the COM
mission longer, but that he had al.
ready sent letter to Lorrin A. Thur
ston, chairman of the commission, sug.
costing that the work be, brought to a
close by January 81. =. ....>.s...
I'VE have already spent $238S.1S on
the commission" says the mayor,
and have definite report on the
glen supply, with work un.
Ter way on Manoa, Palolo and kalihi
Our idea in voting $4,000 for the
work was that borings would be made
into the mountains to ascertain the
available supply for Honolulu"
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