The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-01-25

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90 The present ana probable iutufe f1n
ditions SO allowance ur cunCtssioHA
VIII w. made fof any lack ~ Information
on the part of the contractor rorariiuH
The work The price 600 aHnU te tuI
compensation for mrnlfhlfl uu ruH.H.
sary labor materials bad appliances ui
every description ana f1r doinR 900 ,h,
work herein specified 60 tue satisfaction
Of the Engineer officer Duo rhafr uud
shall include all flsks and neiays ui
whatever nature attending the execution
Of the work
Pearl tiafbor ls situated on the island
Of oahu. and ID about eight miles west
OF the city OF Honolulu.
The work to bc done IL the formation,
by dredging, of channel having p
depth OF % feet az mean low water
through the bar at the entrance TO tnC
harbor about 800 feet In length, and az
wide as the funds available will permit
Tho bar at this locality Is believed "a
consist entirely OF coral sand, with coral
banks on either side. Borihgs to u depth
exceeding 30 feet have been made by OF.
ncers of the United States Navy through.
out the area to be dredged. Nothing but
sand was found. Map and description Ci
borings can be seen at this once.
The least depth OF water on the bar is
about ten feet. the depth of cutting Will
vary from to 20 feet.
The quantity of material to be remov.
ed TO obtain a channel 30 feet ueep and
200 feet wide is estimated at 100000 cubic
yards.
The amount OF money available for the
work is 100000, from which such sums
as may be necessary for contingent eN-
penses Will he reserved.
Dredged material may be deposited or
the west side of the cut, not nearer
Is,, I.a at.aVl Ai
the cut: or 1t may be deposited in deef
water outside, at such places, about one.
fourth mile distant from center of cut
as may be approved by the Engineer oIAi-
Ger in charge.
Operations will be conducted in ac-
cordance with the instructions of the
Engineer officer in charge. The con-
tractor will be required to supply lum-
Der for the necessary stakes, piles,
gauges, buoys and ranges, and furnish
men and boats to place and maintain
them as directed.
The work must progress at the rate
of at least 10000 cubic yards per month,
and to entitle the contractor to the
monthly payments provided in paragraph
80 of these specifications, an average of
not less than 10000 cubic yards must
have been dredged and deposited.
A failure to remove at least 2O,0O0 Gu
bic yards of material per month for two
consecutive months will be deemed suf-
ficient ground for cancellation of the
contract, according to the method pre-
scribed in the form of contract adopted
and in use by the Engineer Department
of the Army.
No work shall be done on Sundays or
legal holidays, except in cases of eXtraor-
binary emergency, and by special author
ity of the Engineer officer in charge.
When required, suitable transportation
from shore to and from all work, and
approved board and lodgings for the
United States employees engaged on the
work, will be provided by the contractor,
the board and lodgings to be paid Tor by
the United States at rates to be fixed by
the Engineer officer in charge; the cost
of transportation is to be included in
the price bid for doing the work.
Work shall be commenced within 100
days after date of notification of APPROX
al of the contract by the Chief of Engi-
neers, United States Army, and shall be
completed within twelve calendar
months from such date of commence
ment.
San Francisco, Cal, January s, 1901.