The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1915-12-24
Contracts Let By
Loan Fund Board
Howell and Lada Get Kihei Road
/. JOb-RailrOad Company Will Fur
niSh Sanitarium Materials.

1t now looks as though the Maui loan
fund commission will soon have some
actual construction work under way.
After five months of preparation, and
various departmental delays, the
board, at its meeting Wednesday
night, awarded the contract for the
construction of the Kihei homestead
road to Hugh Howell and Paul f.
Lada, at their bid of $3964, the work
to be completed in 20 days. The con
tractors announce that they will begin
work at once.
The commission also accepted the
tender of the Kahului Railroad Com.
pany for furnishing the materials for
the kitchen and dining room, and the
ice and refrigerating plant for tho
Kula Sanitarium, at its bid of S3i0O,
delivered at Paia, within the next 80
days: and accepted with thanks the
offer of the Maui Agricultural Com
pany to deliver this material at the
sanitarium free of charge
Besides this the board called for
tenders for the furnishing of mater
ials and construction of the new
Wailuku-Kahului waterworks. These
bids will be opened on February A..
The other tenders for the Kihei road
job were-J. c. Foss, Jr., S4S4S, 100
days; j. A. Aheong, $4567, 100 days;
and William Cullen,$4300, rs days.
Cullen was the contractor to whom
the bid was awarded the first time
tenders We're called for, at his bid OF
$4350, time 70 days, but who forfeited
his 5 percent deposit after he had
taken a look at the job. The specifica-
tions were later modified, to bring the
work within the appropriation.
Still Working on Olinda Reservoir.
1t was decided that the work of con-
structing the Olinda reservoir shall
be let in two contracts, the first TO
cover the excavation, corewall, ana
piping under the dam; and the other
to cover the lining and finishing. 1t
was considered necessary to do more
testing of the materials under the dam
site. and q core-drill was ordered from
Honolulu for the purpose OF making
these tests. 1t is believed that TINS
will be completed within two weeks
time, and that tenders may be called
for at the next meeting to be held on
January s.
kuiaha Macadamizing Still Pending.
vious meeting had ordered the prep&r-
alton of plans and specifications lor
the macadamizing of the Kuiaha
homestead main road, this had not
been done, because Engineer Balch
stated he believed that a water-bound
macadam. of the type proposed,
would not answer the purpose in that
district. After discussion, however
the board was of the opinion that this
was the best type TO be built, and the
engineer was again instructed to pre-
pare the plans, to be acted upon at the
next meeting.
KahakuIoa Rosd Needs Money.
The county is to be asked to co
operate with the loan fund board in
the construction of the Kahakuloa
road. to the extent of building several
hundred feet, for which the funds are
not available, and without which the
road will be of no use. If the county
will consent to do this, the work VIII
probably be proceeded with at once.
Helping Sanitarium.
It is understood that the Kahulul
Railroads bid for the sanitarium ma
terials, is at bare cost, and that the con
tract was taken on this basis for the
purpose of helping the sanitarium to
get all it may for the money avail
able. This was the reason also that
the Maui Agricultural Company is to
do the hauling for nothing.
The commission also delegated to
its secretary, R, A, Wadsworth, the
purchasing of the refrigerating ma
chinery for the sanitarium.
All of the members of the board
with the exception of S. r. Kalama
who is ILL., were present, including
Acting Superintendent of Public
Works A. C. Wheeler The board
showed a strong tendency to impa
thence at the lack of progress they
have been able to make, and indica
tions are that things will be crowded
to the limit from this time on. Super
intendent Wheeler indicated his desire
to cooperate through his office to this
end, in the fullest measure.