The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-01-21

The surveys for the bridges were made
by Mr.. Hayselden for which he received
the sum of 1896, but when the Wailua
bridge was put up it was found to be
thirty-one feet too short, although it was
the full length required by the contract
which was founded on the survey made
by MIR. Hayselden, and an extra sum Of
81 800 was paid to the Pacific Bridge Co.
to make the extension, and 500 to Mr..
Butler for extra abutment. The Wailua,
Kauai bridge, the Waimea bridge, the
Hanalei bridge, the Waiawa bridge and
the Waimalu bridge were all put up so
badly that within a year or two after
their construction they were all swept
away, involving loss of over So, 900.
In addition to the $1,000 paid for
building the Wailua bridge, there were
1,O54 paid as extras, and in addition to
the $14, 800 paid for building the Waimea
bridge, Mr.. Hayselden collected 1925 as
extras.
In the case of the Waimea bridge, the
committee had evidence that months
previous to the commencement of the
work of construction, an experienced
bridge maker, Mr.. H. Tennent, offered
the Minister to build the Waimea bridge
for the sum of $4,000, offering good and
sufficient bonds that the work should be
completed in a satisfactory manner to
the Minister or his deputy. This offer
was refused and the contract, as above
stated, awarded to James G. Hayselden
for the sum of $l4 800.
Mr.. Hayselden sublet the Waimea
bridge contract to the Pacific Bridge Co.
for the sum OF $4,000, making clear
profit of 81, 800 without doing a stroke OF
work.
In the case OF the bridge of Wailuanui,
Maui, for which SLIPS was paid car
penter living in that locality, offered the
Road Supervisor in Makawao to contract
to build the bridge for $3.50, but was re-
jected.
The committee stated that eff the con-
tract prices paid for the other bridges
mentioned above, stand in the same re-
lation to the prices for which they could
have been contracted, the country was
defrauded of over $4,000 by an incom.
petent or dishonest official. Your com
mttee are sorry to have to say that in
view of the manner in which the con.
tracts were awarded and the facts con-
nected Herewith, they do not see how
they can avoid the conclusion that these
contracts would not have been awarded
at such prices unless some profit accrued
therefrom to the Minister who signed
them"
THE WASH HOUSE CONTRACT.
5. There are many other instances o.
contract work which seem to have been
paid at the same extravagant rate. Ar
unadvertised contract was awarded tC
James Hayselden to make an addition tc
wash houses for the sum of $3.50. The
first wash house building contained It
rooms. 1t was built in the previous
period at the cost ot $5,21S, which in
Guided the cost of large redwood tut
in each room and the cost of piping
The addition built by Mr.. Hayselden wa:
three fourths the size OF the old building
containing II rooms, and in addition tt
the contract price the piping was put il
at cost of 1894.
The results therefor are original wash
house, Is rooms, including piping
| $5,21S.
Bnsh-Hayselden contract house, l.
rooms, cost $7,1l4.
At the same time Mr.. Bush made con-