Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-08-15
HONOLII ROAD INVESTIGATION

also subgrade and macadamizing from
Station 10 to Station 80, making a
total stretch OF complete road, in
Guiding the bridge. of 1850 feet.
This was advertised in August,
1903, and bids were opened Septem
her .. Bidders were asked to name
prices for different kinds Of work,
in accordance with the following
schedule, which Is Transcribed from
the specifications on file:
(Here follow the terms OF propo-
sal, as well as the bids received, the
totals being: John Brown, $25,253;
+. Very, $2S,657; w. A. Clark, S26,-
zoe; II. J. Arioli. $27,627. These
bids included bids for specified sec
tions of the work.
Contract Awarded.
On September 3, 1903, the finance
committee, composed OF Messrs. Ly-
man, Shipman and Fernandez, rec
commended that contract "be award.
ed to John 7. Brown, as he Is the
lowest bidder for the whole section,
and that the chairman be authorized
to enter into contract for such
sections that will not exceed the
amount OF money on hand and to
the credit of the Honolii road"
The recommendations of this re.
port were adopted by the board, and
accordingly, on the 4th of Septem-
Der, the following contract was made
with Mr.. Brown:
(The terms of the contract show
that Brown was given contracts for
sections and 6. amounting to ST.
l75 and $13O6.75, respectively
1t was the intention to secure the
contract or contracts for the entire
work covered by the second set OF
specifications with one bond and fol
lowing is copy of bond taken for
this purpose and attached to Mr..
Browns contract of September IA.
The Bond.
tThe bond, on which John 7. Ba-
ker and Rufus A. Lyman are the
sureties, is for the sum OF $4,000.
and has reference To the entire con-
tract for S25.2j3.l F
IL will be noticed that the con-
tract of September IA does not cover
either OF the two full sections, No.
and No. 6, according to the bids,
also in No. 3 there Is a discrepancy
of 80 feet In the distance from sta
ton 1850 to Station 1880, II being
named as 1856 feet, while II would
normally he 40 feet; further, the
rate per running foot for this see.
ton under the contract Is higher
than the rate per running foot un-
der the bid. Nothing was found In
the minutes of the County Clerk to
clear this matter or show that II
had ever come before the Board of
Supervisors.
Third Contract.
On the 18th day of October third
contract was made with J. T. Brown
to construct coo feet of subgrade,
being a part OF Section No. g., from
Station II to Station 23, for 49,
92O.25, and to complete the same on
or before the 18th day of March,
1910.
On the End day Of March, 1910,
a fourth contract was made with J,
T. Brown to construct subgrade OF
200 feet length from Station $50 to
ll-5O for the sum of $3.50, ana ia
complete the same on or before the
Both day of July, 1910.
No bond was furnished with either
OF these contracts other than the
one filed with contract No. 2.
These contracts were not brought
before the board, and no further ref.
erence Is made of them in the min
utes.
The specifications for this work
provide for penalty forfeiture OF
SO per day II same Is not completed
In time specified in contract unless
further time shall be granted by tht
chairman OF the BOARD of Supervis'
ors." The time for the completion
Of both contracts has elapsed, and
there Is nothing on file in the Coun
Ity Clerks Office to show that the