The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-12-25

struction Co, of Oakland, Cal, is an
active worker, and gets the best or
labor out of those under him. MI
Burrell is a builder Of American army
posts, and that at Kahauiki is his
seventh. the others being three at Pu-
get Sound, one at Fort Wright, one at
Fort Baker and one at Fort WhippIe.
He has been in the business of con-
tracing fC about a quarter of a CEN
fury, and ranged in his work from
South America to Canada. In Pana-
ma and Salvador he has done contract
work of all kinds, one of the features
of which was the building of a 424 feet
single-span bridge across the Lempa
river in Panama.
His old foreman, w. G.. Chalmers,
who has been with him for many
years, has just arrived from Portland,
and is now in full charge of work I'M
der the contractor. He is assisted by
Frank Betters of Honolulu, as we'll as
Mr. Young, G. H. Childs and VIM.
Tanderford, also old foremen on the
Coast under Mr.. Burrell The latter
thinks that with this force he has a
splendid nucleus for his working crew.
Mr.. Burrell says that the work on the
army post is of more Importance to
Honolulu people than at first appears.
Aside from the payrolls of the COM
pany which run up into the thousands
of dollars per month, the firm has con-
tracted with local concerns for a very
large proportion of the materials used
in construction, and as yet it has no
complaint to make about the time of
delivery, which speaks we'll for the
merchants.
Mr. Burrell says that besides the
seven posts which it has been his
pleasure to build and many others he
has visited, that possibly with one eX-
ception this is the finest and most
ideal location for a post that he has
seen. He believes that it will be one
which the highest officer down to the
veriest private in the rear rank will
leave with deep regret when it is time
to go elsewhere.
Work was started on September Is.
No considerable force was used until
about October Is when the excavat-
ing and concreting was started, and
at the present time, of the twenty
eight buildings to be erected, all of the
excavations for the foundations have
been completed as well as the concreting
work on the stable wagon shed, work.
shop, forage storehouse, two barracks
buildings, two lavatories, mess hall
and kitchen. The latter lot of five
buildings constitute the complete
quarters for two companies OF troops.
Besides these the concrete foundations
are laid for the two nOn-commissioned
officers quarters, as we'll as the found
ations or footings for five of the Off
ers quarters and the administration
building are completed.
The average number of Iaborers en-
ployed since October Is has been about
so
The carpenter work is under way on
the stable. The bark Gerard Tobey.
arriving Friday and the bark Olym-
pic, on the way, have big cargoes of
lumber for the post. There is also a
consignment of iron work en- route 1t
seems to be the policy of the govern
ment to protect all of the stores, as
well as their prisoners by iron grills
set into the door and window openings.
These two buildings will be construct
ed entirely of concrete.
There has been received for thn
work, outside the Tobey's cargo, about
1000, 600 feet of lumber. BY next week
it is expected that the contractor will
put to work all the carpenters on this
island, applications from eighty-six
being on file in his office
The contract for erecting the build