The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-03-09
ROWLAND AND HIS CHIEF

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seepfng through. Do not believe the
toe strengthened the work. Prior tc
: report made by Kellogg [ did not ap-
prove of the contractors method. II
, starting work of that character it is
usual TO begin in the middle of the
: stream In the vitals, rather than the
extreme ends and bringing them
together.
ADVISING WHITEHOUSE.
Before any work was done I sug-
gested that he concentrate his efforts
in the center and to getting a combina-
ton ditch and f1ume. It would be inn
practicable to state in the specifica-
tions how the work should begin, the
bid would no doubt be increased under
such conditions. The failure of the
contractor to begin in the middle of
the stream has been a hinderance to
the work on the dam. We took it for
granted that the contractor would
have started in the middle of the
stream and had not this investigation
been started the contractor would have
sustained great losses through the
freshets this winter.
DON'T LIKE PATTERSON.
how with Mr.. Patterson as inspector
on the work. I do not consider he has
any license to pass an opinion on work
of that magnitude. I realized that
when he commenced to write articles
for the Advertiser. Prior to that his
work as inspector was satisfactory.
+! He never complained to me relative to
j the way in which the work was be-
ing done. He was approximately cor
rect in his evidence a to the dimen-
sions he gave relative to the armar
ARMOR WAS IMPROVED.
It was safer to increase the armor
on the pipe. An engineer of Mr.. Wal
ker's ability could make the specifca-
lions for the dam in six months. He
returned in September and submitted
the plans about the first of June (By
/ Holloway: 1.-The advertisements were
inserted in Mayo
/ To Representative Hughes: The first
estimate was $4,000. CAS- a matter of
fact it was $4,000. The lowest price
bid was $4,000. The estimate was in
creased to $4,000 owing to difference
in prices here over those figured By
Walker.
BY Hughes: The dam has cost $685.
600 and the people want to know what
1t is going to cost, for it is between
the people and everyone connected
with the dam.
Rowland: I presume it will cost
$4,000 to complete and I believe it
would be safe. When completed it will
hold 450,000000 gallons. The present
consumption here is 100000 gallons a
day pumped from three stations from
artesian wells. Do not know what
horsepower is needed at the electric
light station. When the dam is COM
pleted it will be possible to develop
two units at the station. Do not think
there was undue haste in finishing the
specifications.
(The chair read letter from Walker
in which he said it would require tall
hustling and work day and night TO
complete on time).
Original appropriation was $4,000 1t
was the province of Mr.. Walker to
draw the plans and specifications so
as to have a safe structure within the
appropriation. When Mr.. Walker
wrote the letter referred to most of
the work had been done.
NO PROTECTION.
To Senator Knudsen: The only prep
arations made to take off the storm |
water was through small fumes which |
/ did not consider sufficient The fault |
was the contractors but l believe the |
Territory was sufficiently protected by /
the $4,000 bond.
EXTRA MONEY.
In addition to the amount appro-
priated from the loan fund we had a t
fund for Water Works, General" |
The concrete work is now costing
eight dollars more than the contract |
price but this will be reduced to pos
sibly S23 or $24 per yard This is actual /
cost plus 10 FER cent. We can get /
you up a detailed statement of the /
cost of materials. The loss to the |
Territory is due to this investigation
and changes in plans. Up to November
both last the changes suggested by Mr.. |
Kellogg had cost $4,000. The changes
We're ordered by Mr.. Holloway.
STRONGER STRUCTURE.
If the work had been carried on I'M
der Walkers specification the dam
would have been fairly safe but not !
as safe as under Kellogg's suggestions.
Do not believe the toe on the core
wall would strengthen it. Under KEEL
logg's plan the tower was moved $50
feet. That moving does not strengthen
the dam to any material extent. Had
no conversation as to site. Relations
with Mr.. Kellogg We're pleasant. Do
not think he cared to have me open
up discussion. My relations with the
contractor are shown by the corre-
spondence. l wrote him several letters
calling his attention to defects but the
effect was immaterial.
COULD NOT FINISH
To knudsen: In my opinion the
work would not have been finished in
time even if the changes had
not been made.
To Kalama: I considered the origin
al plans and specifications made safe
structure. Did not consider the alb
sence of a concrete core wall a de-
feet. Mr.. Holloway and I talked the
matter over and descided that the
concrete wall would be stronger.
NO PENALTY CLAUSE.
There was no penalty clause in the
contract but we have the right To rro-