The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-04-14
]. w. MASON rrsr1r1Es

claim against the II. NJ. Co. for lum-
Der which did not accord with their
requirements. A reduction of 1915 was
made, on the inspection of Mr.. White
sides.
Mr.. Mason said he had furnished
the iron roofing "a gauge. He had al
ways carried in stock "a and 26 but
never %. He had handled 1000 tons
In eight years of business in Hawaii.
He had never head of % gauge ex-
cept in the Brewer contract The gall
vanizing was what made the iron of
more value. The difference in price
between "merchantable" and clear
was about IS per m. He had handled
about 30,000,000 feet of lumber in the
Territory. The usage of the trade was
to recognize anything not specified
special or clear to be merchant
able"
What do you understand about the
size of piles" asked Mr.. Thurston.
Il had strenuous time about it."
said Mr. Mason. II insisted upon IA
inch piles, and the people furnishing
them said 1t was ridiculous, as they
had an inch leeway each way on
call for IA inch piles. That is the Gus
tom OF the trade.
PRoSSER SAYS UNSUITABLE"
Mr.. Prosser explained the position of
the Government. Two plans and speci-
fications were prepared. The first ones
were declared defective and the con-
tract Illegal. The first plans were
drawn by the Assistant Superintend-
ent of Public Works before Mr.. Hollo-
way came in. For the second speci-
fications the Superintendent decided to
give the Territory the very best job
1t could get. 1t was for the benefit of
the Territory. The Superintendent de-
clared the material for the first job
was not only unsuitable for the Sec
ond, and certainly so for the first one.
Nine-tenths of the material of the H.-A.
e. & c. Co. was useless" He then
called Mr. Smith of the Wilder lumber
yard in 1wilei.
EXPERT SMITH HEARD.
Mr.. Smith said he had been in the
lumber business for fifty years. He
was asked by Holloway what he would
accept in a cargo of lumber as No.
l merchantable? He replied that
everything not specified select would
not be called merchandise.
you would not accept sticks so feet
long as "a feet?" asked the Superin-
tendent.
NO; what do you want to ask me
that question for?"
IF man asked you for Selected
what would you give him?
The best we had at the best price.
OF course know who 1 am dealing
with. Selected amt proper term. 1t
should be clear or understandable.
When a man, asks me for good lumber
l give him understandable. There is
no clear or selected it's No. l."
Mr.. Smith showed himself to be a
humorist and turned the laugh fire.
quently at the Superintendent
ITO look at the lumber for the Brew
er wharf and make a guess I would
offer about So per cent of its value.
Any one who knows anything about
lumber knows how it deteriorates here.
1t might have been 'merchantabIe'
when it arrived. AS to an order If a
part is specifically called clear it
means clear; but If not qualified it
means 'merchantabIe.'
MR.. DWIGHT HEARD.
Mr.. Dwight of Allen & Robinson's
lumber yard said he had examined the
lumber on Brewers wharf Some Of
1t looks bad due to neglect to people
owning it. He did not take any par
ticular interest in 1t when 1t arrived
About 65 per cent would pass as ''mer-
charitable" at present. Asked by Mr..
Wilmington as to how it should be
piled, Mr.. Dwight said 1t should have
been piled stick by stick. Asked as
to contractors methods, as to whether
lumber is piled up when it is to be
used in building, he replied in the
negative If he was going to use
1t in building a wharf he would not
have piled 1t or ''sticked" it.
GILMAN RECALLED.
MI. Gilman was recalled. In answer
to question by Mr.. Holloway as to
whether he had asked HackfeId for a
hgure on the material" he replied
that he had understood the question
on Monday night to be for the lumber
only. Yes, he had asked for figures on
the copper.
ROWLAND TESTIFIES.
j. H Rowland, assistant superlnten-
dent OF Public Works, was called. The
second set of specifications had been
drawn up by him. AS to calling for
20 gauge instead of "a, he said he found
% marked on the original plans for
the Brewer wharf. 1t was a better
roofing as shown in the Odd Fellows
building. The "a gauge on many roofs
of the wharf sheds was torn and dis
torted. Traphagen had called for go
gauge for the Odd Fellows building.
He said he was the best architect in
Honolulu. Traphagen had also speci-
ned 22 gauge for the electric station in
Nuuanu valley.
Mr.. Thurston thought that Mr.. Ira
phagen should testify personally, as
Mr. Rowland was testifying to what
he had heard from Mr.. Traphagen.
Mr.. Prosser said this was the first
time any one had objected to hearsay
testimony.