The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-07-26
DOES NOT DO THE
WORK REQUIRED
Local Contractors Now Plan to
Garry Through the Work the
Californians Started.

> by the contractors who have talk
- en- from the Government the task
OF opening Pearl Harbor bar must
complete the task and unless they are
able to work in the swell which con-
stantly keeps the sea a tumbling over
the bar, and has proved a bar TO the
clam shell dredger. there win be a long
wait before the opening Is made.
The conclusion TO sub-let the con-
tract for the dredging was reached by
the contractors Clark a. Henry OF
Stockton. CAL recently, after four
months work on the job, when there
was not more than one-sixth OF the
sand removed, and half the time limit
expired The local superintendent, Mr.
Haas, who built the dredger, gave AZ a
thorough trial and made. Iii. dc. as much
as possible, but he couid not perform
the impossible. There has been a care
full effort made, and while at some
times the work of the scoop has been
up to expectations generally. speaking,
there has been such a loss OF time that
it was deemed inexpedient TO continue.
The task OF completing the dredging
has been offered to the Cottons and
Parker and should the sub-contract
be taken the two dredges will be put
to work upon the job. The dredges
win be at leisure within the month
and ii is the belief OF the managers OF
the two companies that they can clear
out the sand and coral within four
months time
w. F. Dillingham;, representing the
Hawaiian Dredging Company, and Cap
tain Clark of the contractors leave for
the Coast in the Sierra and the negotia-
tions will be conducted there. The two
dredges will be operated under the one
management and every effort will be
made to get through the work before
the season of the kona comes again.
For the present at least the scoop
dredge of CLARK & Henry will remain
here.
f.. f. Haas. who has had charge Of
the work. was yesterday slowing away
the dredging apparatus near Hack
fields new wharf, but showed a disin-
clination TO discuss the matter. His
only statement was that the work had
been temporarily suspended and thar
when il is again continued suction
dredges would have to be used.
There was considerable gossip yes
terday concerning the cause OF stop
ping work. but the facts of the matter
are that the firm of Clark e. Henry
has found it impossible to complete
their sse, 600 contract with the appti-
ances in use in the specified time. TIE
work was To have been completed in
nine months time. but five months Of
this time has passed and only ab1ut
IS per cent OF the work has been COM
pleted. The clam shell dredge failed
10 do what was expected of II and 4
is claimed that the engine in use on
the dredge is Of insufficient horse pow ~
to handle the immense machinery In
use.
Now the firm will make an effort TO
have the time for the completion Of the
work extended and then viii sublet the
work 10 local dredging companies who
have suction dredges to carry out the
contract. Captain w. r. Clark came
TO Honolulu last week TO make ar
with other dredging com
panies to carry out the work In case
the department at Washington viii al
low an extension of time on the pres
ent contract. Messrs. Cotton Bros.
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