The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-01-12

ms TIC contractor TO proceed, OF
me ground that il is against the pub
nc interest as well as yours indivtd-
tally.
1t viii be time enough to consider
what to do next if neither of these
suggestions is adopted.
remain, yours truly
L. A. INFUSION.
STATEMENT MADE BY JOHN
OUDERKIRK
Mr. Pinkham and Mr. Beardslee
We're at that time business associates
occupying Offices in the Elite building
on Hotel street When DR. Cooper re-
tlfed from the presidency Of the Board
o. Health and NJ. PiakEau SIG eeded
nm and while he tPmkhar) was ac-
tuaily serving as head OF the Board
. of Health Department he sent for me
and informed me that he had Just in
vented machine for the pressing of
concrete blocks. and that he desired
me TO go into partnership with him.
MIR. Pinkham stated that he would sell
NE half interest in this machine for
$1,000, cash. and that for his half in
terest he would put up $500 in cash
and the remaining $500 was to be paid
him as bonus for his invention. He
stated at the time that this machine
was invented especially for the pro-
posed Insane Asylum building. bids
for which building were soon to be
let, and he Informed me that he would
have considerable to do with the
awarding of this contract. and was
sure that the contractor who had this
machine would be the successful bid
der. He said that the appropriation
was too small and the building could
not be built for it. except by using his
machine; that he had invented this
machine for the express purpose of be-
ing able to build the asylum within
the appropriation. Mr.. Pinkham told
me that the profit made out of this
machine on the asylum contract alone
would more than reimburse US for the
money put out He imposed one con- |
dition, however, that if l should take !
a half interest in this machine that I |
would not be allowed to take any out |
side bids for concrete blocks unless |
through the Concrete Construction Co. !
told Mr.. Pinkham that I would think +
this matter over and did so and gave |
him my reply. 1 told him that l did |
not care to have anything to do with |
the machine for several asons-one-
that the machine had not been tried |
and therefore could not be depended
upon for practical work; another that |
[ could land a well-tried machine from
San Francisco for this work for $1,000 !
and would own the machine all myself; |
another, that L did not like the condi-
ton put upon the machine in which I |
was to have a half interest, restricting
the bids for outside work to come
through the Concrete Construction Co,
in which l always understood he was
a large stakeholder. This closed my
interview with Mr. Pinkham.
1 did not care to bid on this asylum
contract for the reason that l knew
that an outside contractor would be at
a disadvantage in the making of these
concrete blocks. I felt that whoever
President Pinkham of the Board of |
Health entered into a partnership with
in his machine. that party would have |
an advantage over outside contractors,
and therefore, L did not care to enter {
Tto competition for the work against
such odds. I stand for fair play and
[ have nothing to fear from govern | {
nent officials. I am willing to take ]
he stand, if necessary, and tell just
what I know about this matter and s
rou can depend upon me telling the
whole truth about it.
The fact that the Americana Hawai-
an Company bid had nothing to do
With my not bidding. I have bid
lumber of times against them. The
eason I did not bid was because I :
cit the specifications We're fixed to run 4.
he work into one channel and l did
lot want to waste my time I am :
friendly to Mr.. Beardslee but do not
elieve in boycotting one contractor in
avor of another. If Mr.. Pinkham had
iven all the contractors an opportun-
ty to figure on his machine there =
rould have been some fairness about
:, although there is no model and no
roof that it will ever work.
JOHN OUDERKIRK.
THE GOVERNORS REPLY.
Governor Carter, in giving out for s.
his reply as below to the
test communication from the Amer
Hawaiian Construction Co. ex-
ressed some hope that the matter had
aached a stage where the Asylum
1ntract might be brought into the r.
1urts for the settlement of the dis
Ited points. Z
What concerned the Governor most
as the further holding up of the al
ady delayed and very necessary
approved accommoda tons for the in
tuition. He feared that there would
1T be funds on hand for the work