The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-10-28
lis SATISFIED
WITH DECISION
Contractor Whiteh0use Tells OF
His Part in Nuuanu
Settlement.

| When asked for statement yester-
day in regard 10 his giving up the con-
tract for the building of the Nuuanu
dam without protest, contractor Lou
| Whitehouse said:
II did not have to be coerced in the
| matter in any way. AS matter of fact,
have been talking the question over
with the Governor and Secretary
Mott-Smith for some time. 1t was my
proposition in the first place. The
whole trouble has come through the
many changes which have been made.
| In the first place there was the orig
| inal contract. Then, when kellogg
came down from the Coast, there was
an amendment to it. Schuyler came
| here and another amendment was
made A third amendment to the
amendment would have only mixed
| matters UP worse than ever and by
settling the matter through calling for
new bids, it will clear the situation
greatly.
For my part of the matter 1 am
glad TO have the matter so settled, as
it means that about 100000 of mine,
which has been tied up, will be paid
over to me and I will have the same
chance as anyone else, or perhaps
better one, in bidding on the new con-
tract, in case bids are advertised for.
The $4,000 which l speak of, has been
held up on account of the clause in
the contract by which twenty per cent
of the total moneys due me from time
to time, were to be held till the con-
tract was completed. With the many
changes that have been made it was
hard to tell when this work ever
would be finished, and in the mean
time 1 was paying interest on this
money.
Tn saying that I might have a bet
ter chance in case new bids are adj
vertised for, the only reason is that 1
have my whole plant, including build
ings, tools and other necessities, on
the ground. / will leave these on the
chance that they may be of use to me
if 1 get the contract. In this way /
will save what will cost anyone else
nearly $4,000.
While I am glad to have been able
to get this money which is due me
1 do not believe that I have been
given a cent more than l deserve and
that If I had held out I would prob
ably have done better. / was only to
satisfactory manner that / did, and
have it settled with both sides pleased.
Il have advised, and feel that / am
right in doing so, that the new con-
tract be for the completion of the
work, not as the old one was, where
got so much per yard for excavating,
so much for filling, So much board
foot for lumber and SO much for con-
re 6iffnrant
prices which had to be watched and
it was a big expense for me and the
government had to keep inspectors
there all the time, though they had
nothing to do which brought in a cent
of profit to the Territory.
I'm case the new contract is what
might be called a lump contract, that
is bids are made for the completed |
work. / think that there will be a
great saving for the government.
understand that there are new Speci- |
fications to be made at once and that |
the work will be hurried forward I'm |
der whose charge it will be I do not |
know. I have no information to !
the Holloway matter and do not know
whether he will resign on November 1, |
or %, or even if he will leave office at
all /
THE work is now practically COM
pleted with the exception of building |
the banking of the dam itself. All |!
the underground work has been finish |
ed and the remainder is comparatively |
simple and should be completed with
in the sum of 1872. 900. the amount |
which has been appropriated for the |
work.