Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-10-07
LORD.YOUNG
To COMPLETE
BREAKWATER
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Delay after delay was experienced in
the actual placing of stone for the
breakwater. Work was stopped sew
eral times, and efforts made to secure
an extension of time for completion Of
the contract, as well as modification
of the method Of carrying on the lay
ing Of the stone. 1sz
Investigation Of Conditions .,'.-
Finally Charles F.. Bickel, a noted
engineer, was sent here from the
mainland, arriving on August =. and
representing the controlling interests
In the BreakWater Company and the
trust company said 10 have practical
" taken over the management. Bick-
lei made an Investigation Of the sit
uaticn and returned to the mainland
a few days later. accompanied by
Charles W. Alden superintendent OF
the Breakwater Company at Waiakea.
Ed. Lord, who has been on the
mainland ON other business, got in
touch with the Philadelphia interests
Immediately upon the arrival Of the
|engineefs from Hawaii It Is presunn-
ed that their report on the involved
s-.uation at Hilo led to the agree.
ment by which the Lord Young COM
pany takes over the management and
will complete the work ~ Il
II Is reported that only aboht 40
900 tons sof stone have been placed,
and an extension OF time to complete
the contract Will be necessary.
Stone from kapoho. tsr.g y. 4
James l. Young announced this
morning that when his company starts
to work, it viii get stone from the
Kapoho quarry. The securing of the
stone has been one of the problems
that baffied the Philadelphia manage
ment. The Lord Young company used
kapoho stone for the second section.
I'VE shall take hold as soon as ar.
rangements can be completed and are
confident of an early completion OF
the work." said Mr.. Young this morn
ing. Eve have some Of the equip
ment, and we will take over the
Breakwater eompany's equipment for
getting out the rock, and move it to
the Kapoho quarry.
The history of third breakwater see.
ton goes back to September s, 1911,
when bids were opened at the Office
of Maj. Wooten, corps OF engineers,
U. s.. A. The Lord Young eompanyisi
bid was $2.19 per ton for both sub
structure and superstructure, and the.
Philadelphia company's bid was SILT;
per ten. The bid was awarded to the
mainland concern ON October 10, and.
under the terms OF the contract. work
was to commence within thirteen
weeks from the date OF award, and
must be finished by two years from
that date. The total amount OF rock
to be placed was estimated at 220,-
900 tons. - Ida
When the philadelphia company.
made its low bid, 1t was freely pre-
dicted that 1t could not do the work.
at the figure named, and that the
mainlanders, IN taking q flyer on this
work, had contracted for more than
they could handle, q prediction that
soon materialized As the lord Young
officials are thoroughly familiar with
the situation. the expectation is that
the work will be carried through Wig.
orously and effectively.
How the Contract Stands.
~ Government contracts of this class
are non-assignable, and the army en-
gineers will continue to hold dealings
with the Breakwater Company Of Phil
adelphia. The Lord-Young Engineer
ing Co. is to the government in the
position of being employed to do the
work for the original contractor, from
the government standpoint
In round numbers, the contract
for the superstructure calls for about
200, 900 tons of rock, of which only
about thirty or forty thousand has
been placed" said Major w. p. Woot.
en-, corps of engineers, this morning.
mo extension of time has been ask
ed for, and the date for completion is
February 1. If the work runs over
this period, the contractors will have
to pay ali costs of supervision and
inspection by government employees,
now being paid by the government,
from that date until completion
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