The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-01-12
WILSON ON SUSPICIOUS
PAIL ROAD con IRACl

valued eoumn. for the insertion " the following explanation my position
the Pail tenders consider the action taken by the Board Of
supervisors County OAHU meeting saturday evening
certainly concerning communication attorney
intact for H. Wilson, absent tbcg at Kauai requesting
time in the bids tenders for the maeaaminng
of said Pail Roads,
consider injustice contractor who happens not to be
in combination a who by
pooling public the merit of fair
and competition thereby saving the taxpayers from hoem and
graft
legitimate line of duty purely business
duty such representative for one who
of territory be entitled consideration
accorded him by certain members of the Board of Super
meeting Saturday evening
should bear their best they simply servants of the
and the public and that justice is expected of them
Without going into lengthy explanation discussion the matter
present of
permit without encrOacng on too much space in your much valued columns
As the personal nnuenoes made by Supervisor Lucas that be judged
who know the of the animal and the motive Also for
expressed
by communication forwarded by the
As regards to the reference made by Supervisor Adams niger
the wood pile am simply surprised coming gentleman
standing intelligence consider wholly unealed had
made the extension
and Saturday morning and
him. that had read the specification and made
calculation the approximate cost of the work to be DONE and tell
ing him at the time that the time advertised for tenders published
appeared evening papers calling
once inadequate
Fem tS t d Nv o basal On those c,nations ln felt that the
putting bid and
binding this without going the ground to-
eether him.
already
only time, which certainly
reasonable and further stated to Adams that by granting the request the
would probably about $4,000 also stated to him the plans and
specification and indehte impossible make safe
proper estimate, following
did the quantities of rock
earth exeaa whether the material composed wholly of rock
m The cross drains were not located or saked out or the number given
located specified either the specification
merely stated New cross drains built of - in terra Gotta pipes SO that
twenty starting point located described
Il I Gan which of falling shall be trimmed off
a'' mentioned
ous located the engineer by the Board supervs Was this
: aone to- deceive unwelcome bidder7
width hal be uni
fOmy spread depth of inches the subgrad and that h
determined by the Board Supervisors
The mentioned the specification This
specification layer
calls finished roadway crushed rock twelve inches the
of the inches shoulders, be
wide between shoulders
the Was done to mix up not wanted bidder who not
of the comnaion' The mentioned
points Adams only reply gave was
about had preparing the
Immediately office,
fore 10 M He was not in remained there until 40 then left as he
still blowing (noon).
him then He asked for the specification told him had laid his
the
asked my put in
extended for the opening of the bids until the week. had made similar
Getting satisfaction call again Mr. Adams and made the
He asked how much time wanted told him about four
he thought would be all right but later the afternoon met him the
would meeting evening
that the
c cation Board which l
From the above showing it can be asked
Supervisor Adams merely ample
Others honest bid Why a
of of
to the opening the bids period which altogether
happened history Department
and is be hoped will happen Evidently
in the wood pe Supervisor Adams
o he knows lin
had call emanaed the
of the Public Works Department the Territory such notice.
intending would
Smith
eye witness and published in the columns of the Sunday
4 7th inst Thanking for remain,
u respectfully