Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-04-13
Holloway Attacks
Vouchers In
Brewers Wharf Case

NOuiA last dDOut ttli years. vi Nut
Pacific Mail wharf the roofing had last
ed about 20 years. This is 20 gauge.
On.questioning by Thurston said one.
inch leeway was allowed on standard
piles. If some of the lot averaged more
than specified. Perhaps 12inch piles
might be allowed where 14.inch was
specified. He would not allow a ~
inch pile in a lot of 300 1i.inch and
$50 15.inch piles. Merchantable lum.
her was usually used on wharves. Had
known Of no other kind in Honolulu.
Rowland asked him II leeway would
make any difference when the specific.
cations called for minimum of Ia.
inch at the butt. Witness said the Su.
perintendent of Public Works could
hold a contractor to these specifica.
tons.
Mr.. J. Morse said Cotton Bros con.
tracted for the Channel wharf. Camp.
hell being in charge of the works. The
same weight copper was used there as
en- the Navy Docks The Channel
wharf was built of the materials origi
nally intended for the Naval wharves;
20 ounce copper was called for on part
CT the wharf.
Superintendent Holloway submitted
TO the committee the original tracing
tor Brewers wharf built under Camp.
bell. saying II called for 20 gauge iron
Campbell at once rose and asserted
that the specifications In this tracing
was a mistake-a typographical er.
ror made by the draughtsman who did
the tracing.
Found Radical Differences.
Mr.. Cook, a Government inspector,
said he saw the lumber discharged
, from the Irene. He compared the
/ ships manifest with the specifications
/ and found radical differences. The
specifications called for No. l vertical
grain planking, 25 per cent of the
/ whole cargo, but the ships manifest
showed IL to be No. /. understandable.
The l2x12 caps should have been con.
demned on account Of knots, etc, and
badly sawed, weakening the timber.
The 4x12 plank flooring would not all
pass even as No. / merchantable, be.
ing sappy and knotty. The ships ma.
uifest en- sliding doors called for No.
tongue and grooved while the specifi.
cations called for select" 1lsxi. sur
faced both sides. Shrinkage would
make little difference, but on measure.
ment he found II to be not over 1.1G
inches thick. No. | flooring, he said,
is Clear" anything not clear" is No.
2. No. 2 is distinctly not clear
Select" flooring he would consider
No. |.
I Wilmington asked witness If he was
an expert.
81 am not and haven't claimed to be- -
said Cook with some asperity.
Try to Diseredit Rowland.
Assistant Superintendent Rowland
was called. Thurston asked his eXpe.
Iience in this work. Witness said he
4 was Boston Tech. man from '9S to
81, taking the civil engineering course.
| Worked under John Freeman, one of
the foremost engineer in the United
States. He was reporting on the in.
| spectlon OF buildings for fire insur.
ance company. After this was an en-.
gineer In Calumet and Hecla mines Of
fees in Massachusetts,. Then went to
Metropolitan water works as construct
ing engineer.
Thurston said he wanted Howlands
experience to determine his qualifica-
! tions for his statements, and insisted
on the point
Witness said he was an engineer In
Hilo for awhile. Had built no wharves
before he came to Honolulu. With the
Metropolitan water works he had built
| some construction work. Had q great
deal Of experience with lumber, but
would not consider himself lumber
expert. He had heard of an inch lee.
way allowed in piles. Among the con
tractors an inch leeway was allowed.
Thought he would be justified in re,
Jecting l3'inch piles in this case be
cause the specifications rigidly called
for II inch piles at the butt Though
this would be right since the wording
OF the specifications covered this close.
ly. The specifications in this case
were the same as usually published.
Thurston asked him why he would
claim li'inch piles alone could be used
when the wording was as usual in other
cases.
Witness said because he felt that the
specifications meant what they said.
! The proper lumber for this wharf
ought TO be different from that where
sheeting was used, since here block
paving was called for. Considered
| select lumber was best. He came to
this opinion after deciding on block
paving. Had talked the matter over
with his engineers. Understood that
select" lumber had not been before
used in Honolulu. Knew that the All.
II. & G, Co. had bought lumber to meet
the original specifications. Considered
the contract with the company null
aud void, and did not think of 1t any
longer Tho main changes were made