The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-10-29
IS SATISFIED
WITH DECISION

When asked for a statement yester-
day in regard to his giving up the con-
tract for the building of the Nuuanu
dam without protest, contractor Lou
Whitehouse said:
at did not have to be coerced IN the
matter in any way. As a 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
inaf 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 I am
glad to have the matter SO settled, as
it means that about $4,000 of mine,
which has been tied up, will be paid
over to me and 1 will have the same
chance as anyone else, or perhaps a
better one, in bidding on the new con-
tract, in case bids are advertised for
The 100000 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
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
In saying that 1 might have a bet
ter chance in case new bids are ad-
vertised for, the only reason is that |
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 I get the contract. In this way |
will save what will cost anyone else
nearly $4,000.
while 1 am glad to have been able
10 get this money which is due me
given a cent more than 1 deserve and
hat if 1 had held out 1 would prob
IDLY have done better. 1 was only to
glad to get out of the matter in the
manner that 1 did, and
lave it settled with both sides pleased.
Il have advised, and feel that 1 am
light in doing so, that the new con-
ract be for the completion of the
work, not as the old one was, where
got so much per yard for excavating.
10 much for filling, SO much a board
DOT for lumber and SO much for con-
,rete. There were forty different
prices which had to be watched and
t was a big expense for me and the
government had to keep inspectors
here all the time, though they had
If profit to the Territory.
I'm case the new contract is what
night be called a lump contract, that
S bids are made for the completed
work, 1 think that there will be a
,reat saving for the government. I
understand that there are new Speci-
ications to be made at once and that
he work will be hurried forward. I'm
Ter whose charge it will be do not
now. 1 have no information as toll
he Holloway matter and do not know
whether he will resign on November 1,
r %, or even if he will leave office at
IL
1.-The work is now practically COM
leted with the exception of building
he banking of the dam itself. All
he underground work has been finish
d and the remainder is comparatively
nipple and should be completed with
n the sum of $4,000, the amount
Which has been appropriated for the
york;