The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-01-20
THOUGHT ONE COMPANY
HAD INSIDE TRACK

the who figured the Insane Asylum
specifications with put bid l figuring with
Bros, they have the woodwork and to have the
found the specifications unfair in favor
against the brick that
it useless put in bid for a brick building.
have read the made by John Walker and Fred
Harrison the specifications for the Insane Asylum and
agree them, with exception of three minor points
For example, think that the equivalent Of strength of inch
wall is 10 inch brick wall firmly of the opinion
that the walls called for the brick specifications entirely
thick
As to difference between the door and window castings
the and brick specifications which Mr. Harrison speaks
OF do not know, that woodwork and figuring
the only.
think that which has been put under has
somewhat tensible strength than which hand
tamped only but the strength of the material ample
for this building
There is difference of opinion in scientific publications on
questions concerning One points
is difference whether be aterproof My
opinion handicapped entirely
proof there is coat of good cement plaster carefully
When was figuring this contract got figures from the
States with which make the blocks question
The figure quoted $S3S delivered in Honolulu addition
which there would be the of setting might have
reduced this somewhat by leaving This machine
had figure the the job in my bid do know
whether the machine could accomplished work
makers for it the mouds different and expert
menng would have be done make the blocks called for
the specifications called for in the Asylum they
much than the blocks made by the machine question
machine constructed make size of blocks be
adapted making larger sized blocks by simply changing the
mouds because the required would be increased
with the increased of the blocks increased pressure would
require increased size of the machine.
Another point spoken of by Mr.. Harrison by Mr.
Walker in which there inconsistency between the plans and
the specifications that the elevation plan shows certain number
and OF blocks which does correspond the detail
of blocks In other words the blocks according detail
will not fit the wall shown as whole There are number of other
points this kind which which the plans
specifications otherwise uncertain and difficult figure
$500 hand tampng machine will make blocks that will make
perfectly building and will the OF the
machine which will furnished under the present spech-
cations which adds just this much the of the building
If the Americans Hawaiian Engineering Construction Com
pany allowed hand tamped blocks they make
good building and there will be good profit it them
figure permitted ignore pres
clause however would be variation from the
and be unfair the other who compelled esi
upon power press for making the blocks should certainly
the from building
Asylum with
allowed them do if the building to be built with hand
tamped machinery is than fair that all the contractors
be allowed to bid on that basis.
knew general way, did all the building contractors
in Honolulu that the Concrete Construction Company had
machine have been invented by Mr. Pnkham which they
intended connection with making these blocks This
chine available any other 1t Of
fered other contractor that l know
believed that the specifications drawn for the
of giving the Concrete Construction Company the inside track
the and Mr. Rowland the Assistant Supern
tendent of Public Works, about it. He replied that he did
think and changes made
did bid because thoroughly convinced that the
had inside track that there
put bid The fact that the American a-
nothing bidding did know they
going bid until they filed their bid just before the bids
opened.
specifications thoroughly unfair
although think ignorance of the architect responsible
for number of the deficiencies and unnecessarily
thereof.
(signed) L. NJ wHITEHoUsE.