The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-04-26
SENATOR CHILLINGwORTH PUTS
IN MINORITY REPORT WHICH Is
MUCH MILDER THAN OTHER
CHILLlNGwoRTHs REPORT

CHILLINGWORTH REPORT
Senator ChHlingworth's minority re-
port is largely resume of the report
Of Expert Engineer schuyler and fol- |
lows closely that gentleman's course
of reasoning throughout The criti-
cisms made concerning the work on the
dam in the past are for the most part
Schuyler's criticisms, which are of
rather mild character. The recommen-
dations for future work are also to a
great measure those of the expert
Senator Chilingworth urges, with
Mr. Schuyler the Importance of the
work when it once is completed, and of
the necessity of pushing it as rapidly
as possible, but he does not, as does the
majority report say anything about
changing the management of the work
by putting in another contractor.
All the recommendations of En-
gineer Schuyler relating to increasing
the height of the dam over what was at
first proposed, are also set forth by
the minority of the committee. and
closes with the following:
In view of the clear showing made
by Mr.. Schuyler that the completion
of the Nuuanu dam would be Of extra
ordinarily great advantage to the City
of Honolulu, both in raising its water
supply to an efficient amount and in
providing source of electric lighting
. F,,I1
would be an act of supreme folly now
to abandon the work. Although it
win cost $2SO,OOO it will still make an
aggregate sum far within the lines of
a profitable investment for the Gov
+ eminent and we therefore respectfully
recommend that the sum of 1882 900 be
appropriated to complete the Nuuanu
/ reservoir
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
/ in workmanlike and business way,
would have made a safe and perma-
nent structure and that too at a cost
exceeding but little the contract price
of the whole work, and not at great
amount of extra cost to the taxpayers
These alterations however ARE being
carried out at great cost to the tax
payers; the same pickering and dis
putes between the Department of Pub
lie Works and the contractor being still
in evidence, and, if anything, worse
than existed prior to the Kellogg in
vestigation. These conditions prevail
ing, the Governor was moved to state
in an interview prior to the opening
of the present session of the Legsla-
ture, and to include in his report to
this Legislature, that he would turn
the whole matter over to the Legisla-
ture. The result of this latter, or
second protest from the people is your
Especial committee, and the request to
Mr. Schuyler to come here and inves-
tgate the dam, and finally this report.
Your committee visited the dam, and
found it in a chaotic condition. Wit
nesses, under oath, have been exam
ined, and all stated that the contractor
although the Public Works Depart
ment was aware Of this before the
work started) had neither the tools,
experience, men, nor proper plans and
specifications to carry on the work as
it should be done. In proof of this,
they point to the length of time al
ready spjent on this work; Git should
have been completed several months
ago.. but the end is not yet in sight
They testify to the endless friction
between the contractor and officials of
, the Public Works Department OF
charges and counter-charges obnoxious
to all, but particularly so to the people
whose money is being wasted.
One witness, an official of the Public
Works Department, testified that hC
had no control whatever over the con
tractor as to what part of the dan
a consequence of this, in the portions
of the dam where construction wal
easy and the profits high, there tn,
contractor worked, but in those por
tions of the dam where constitution
was difficult and profits low, little worl
was done. This witness also testife,
that if the specifications were properl,
drawn, he could have compelled tn
contractor to build a proper DAM Thi
statement comedies with common
sense, and corroborates that of Engi
neer Kellogg in regard to the speci
fcations
Taking all things into careful consid
GRAFTON, your committee feels an
recommends, that in the interests c
the people the present contract on IN
Nuuanu dam be cancelled; that spec
Hcations and estimates be made
complete the dam In accordance wit
the recommendation offered by Eng
neer sohuyleri that bids be called f.
and "a contract awarded 10 responsible
parties, under "a heavy bond and thl
a competent and responsible engino'
bee placed IN charge.
n me above plan is Carried out yol
committee recommends that this Lol
islaturo appropriate By now loan A.