Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-12-22
ASKS PROOF Of WRONG
GOVERNOR WRITES TO
CONTRACTOR On ASYLUM
LET FRAUD BE CLAIMED OR THE
WORK PROCEEDED WITH AT
ONCE - ULTlMATUM TO
ONTRACTORS.

Writing the American Hawaiian En-.
cheering and Construction Co, prac.
! tically requiring them either to claim
| fraud in relation to the Insane Agy.
| lum contract aud so void it, or to 20
ahead with the work, Governor Carter
| has the following to say:
In your communication of December
eth, you call attention to the state.
mcnt that in the last year you have
| bid s2l. 5g7 less than the next lowest
bidder The individuals who have ap.
, pcarcd in your behalf are men of stand.
ing in this community. who would
scorn any desire on their part to in
tcntionally take advantage of the gov.
eminent and the taxpayers. viii you.
therefore, kindly state whether or not
you intend to claim fraud in connec.
| ton with the insane asylum contract,
and thereby void IL?
II last evenings star Is correct,
your attorney still disClaims any de.
sire to make charges of fraud; while
| IN your communication of December
| Tth you submit statements that eau
| have no other Interpretation but that
you believe there Is fraud.
In your letter of December 18th. the
third reason given for declining arbi.
| tration Is that your bOndsmon object
"under the conditions which exist in
this contract, without a determination
of the question of fraud. which they
believe should not he LETT undecided,
and which cannot be decided 10y arbi.
tTatiOn."
In my last interview with your at.
torney. he was told that both you and
he would render o public service by
exposing fraud.
You alone have raised this question,
Of fraud. by your statements. II has
reflected on the architect and gentle.
mcn who hold high public positions.
J The Legislature made an apprOpria.
| lion. and the administration is dc.
circus of carrying II out. Under tho
law, the contract goes to the lowest
| bidder who furnishes satisfactory
bond. You were that bidder. You have
been notified by the Superintendent Of
Public Works to proceed with the
work. DO you intend to proceed with
the contract, or delay the matter. I'M.
der one pTeteXt or another. until the
time allowed you under the contract
expires? Public interest requires that
lhlH ulfEllill bf blbuEnN W an lGNNfs
and until you decline to proceed with
the work, ! iail to see what more the
government can do, than to wait your
convenience The Superintendent Of
Public Works has notified you to pro.
coed. or the government would hold
your bOndsmen. Upon my initiative.
you agreed to withdraw from the con.
tract at my request. Under the cir
lgumstanCes, began an investigation.
taking what appeared to be rea.
IsUnablc Interpretation Oi your state
lmcnt of December I, that you claimed
There was fraud in connection with
IN" matter. In this, II seems, | was
mistaken, and ! then agreed to arhi
lirato the question as To- whether OF
not the specifications were Ambiguous
and required you to do the impossible
Had you consented to arbitration
and the arbitrator had decided In your
favor. the Odium and responsibility for
The delay would have been clearly up
on the administration You decline
arbitration, and still express willing
moss to 80 on with the work. As the
Superintendent of Public Works can
take no action until the time for com
plotting the contract has expired, tn,
Taxpayers await your convenience.
| j. S.-As the public has been led
to believe there Is a sensation connect
ed with this matter, | think they
should have the whole story, and AZ
the taxpayers are Interested, propose
To make this letter public.
Sir William Mcdonald, Cducationa
philanthrOpist Of Montreal and james
W. Robertson of Ottawa. Cannda's com
missioner of agriculture, are making
a tour of the northern safes with {
view to adding improvements to The
great system Of rural education il
Canadian provinces.
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