The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-10-29
INCUBUS Of OLD
CONTRACT RAISED

terday.
The basis OF the agreement is ths
the present contract. which seems {
have been the hotbed OF most OF tn
Nuusnu dam troubles, is brought
eu end. ii is abrogated. The contracto
is 20 receive the twenty per cent. re
rye on work done, and certain othe
speclfei sums for work 10 be done be
ro-e the end OF this month; he is givel
certain allowances for the fifteen pc
cent. extra charges and for tools, anC
h is chareed for lumber not in place
IL other claims either party may have
sgains, the other are released.
All work is TO cease on the dam un'
Se- the present contract on october
Il. 1897. Thereafter the dam Will be
completed under the direction Of the
Department OF Public Works, either
under new contract, for which new
specifca- ions will be prepared, or di-
rectly by the department and its own
employees.
Governor Frea- was unQuestionably
pleased when the final signatures 10
the agreement were affixed. The ter
r7ina:ion OF the old contract, which
has been the source OF SO much an
royznce and 50 many controversies,
row leaves his administration a per
@e--lv 4--- ro,,s in the disbursement Of
rNa a.o-o-riacion made by the last
legislature fo- the completion" Of the
dam. Il puts the administration, so
IA as the work Vet 70 be done is con-
ce-ned. in the same position that II
would be II this were the beginning
instead OF the end OF great public
work. il is no longer embarrassed with
any legacy of contention, or contro-
vsrsy. Or useless expense.
Governor Frear in speaking about
the settlement Of the matter seemed
- feel thar the great accomplishment
vas il securing the abrogatiOn Of the
old contract. Fe said that il released
he Slss 0a6 appropriated for Che COM
rlstion Of the dam from the operation
% the old contract which would have
len very unsatisfactory 10 him That
-ra contractor had been induced 70
-s--s - his contract when there was
S-Hs.00 in sight with all its possioll-
;.ies. subject 10 that contract. he SEEM
- "a consider, a il undoubtedly ought
70 be considered, g matter for great
satisfaction. As 70 the means by which
he contractor was induced 70 terrni-
rate his contract. he would say no
more than that q number Of matters
hal been presented 70 the contractor
for hss consideration. and that after
Considering them the contractor had
wisely for himself, and wisely for the
-----i-a-v. ss We think" agreed 10 ter-
inmate the contract
As 70 how the dam will be complet-
81. thar has not been fully decided Il
may Be that new Specifications for the
work ve- % Be done viii be drawn
NJ and tenders asked for, for the COM
--'s-io7 n the work. As 70 who would.
draw the specifications, the Governor
would rive no i0timation- But as ne
inrsmgrsd that the specifications Of the
oil contract were what had given 50
much trouble before, II seems quite
Ifkslv that the new ones viii be drawn
cr,y BY some one in whom the GOV
-e-n has great confidence
I nav. however. be decided not 70
do the work by contract but 70 DO II
under the immediate supervision Of the
Deosrrment OF Public Works, but
whether under the Department ot Pub
lie Work. as now constituted or not
-ra Governor zave no hint. though
there was certainly nothing in what
ra said 70 intimate any change IN the
head 81 the de-artment-
TIE slSs. .009 for the completion OF
The dam was appropriated by the leg
islstu-e On the basis Of Expert Schuy-
les estimates. But other estimates
vlace the amount necessary at hs-
ure considerably higher. II Is known
thac the Governor has had this matter
q orobabls cost gone into very care
fully. and thar there Is some concern
as 10 whether the work 70 be done IN
der the physical conditions that have
hen 6svsIo7ed can be done within the
estimates OF NJ schuyler. However,
--sre i every reason 10 believe that
tts work from now on viii be earned
OF more efficiently than before
Governor F-ear says that the Wors
is now g. such 3 stage that no appre-
risbls loss viii arise by whatever
delay is Necessary 10 determine the
g,-S- means Of proceeding with anu
completing the work
The agreement by which TIE old
contract Is terminated and the whole
matter pur n The control o. Gov
e-nor Frsars administration, is As fol-
lows:
The Territory o. Hawaii, by c :
Holloway. Superintendent Of Public
Works and L " WhitehouSe, cJa>
tractor mutually agree as follows
The contract dated June 3, 1875, for
,ha construction q Nuuaau Dam and
Reservoir. shall terminate Ind Be null
and void a the close Of wo-k on o.
tober 81. 1877. and al claims Of each
party under said contract are hereby
released except as hereinafter stated
The Territory viii then pay the con-
tractor. White.ouse, twenty-seTen
thousand four hundred and eighty-1wo
dollars and twenty-five cents CS-i.-
AZ ~. being tire reserve u twenty
,i-n- thousand SIX hundred and TWEEN
tv-1hrse dollars and ssvsnty-seven
cents CssS SID al the end OF Septen-
ber. 1877. plus the bsn Of one thousand
sn5 e.zhry-six dollars and sixty cents
1sfOSs. SD Tor said September, less one
thousand eight hundred and sixteen
dollars ard seven1y-nins cents tsl--
Ne-el pSid On account OF core wall
lumber not YET in place; Jwo hundred
and afty dollars $50 paid as Is Per
cant charged as extra OF 6une- and
one hundred and sixty-one dollars and
thir1y-Six cents Cs1s1-30. being - Per