The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-12-29


Forbes, in his letter to the hoard.
written before be left for the main bud
said that he still cOurted investigation
rs to the safety and stability of the
riticIs"d wall. Hell get it, for the
board was "c:s in demanding just
urh an investigation.
Wants Investigation
II was Commissioner Wakefield who
made the motion for the appointment nj
Of an investigating committee of ex
perts, his motion providing that they
hall make a thorough investigation of
Piers 8, Q and 10 and also report on
he wall anchorage as provided in the
plans and specifications and make such
recomme ndations to the board as they
night deem most advisable; also to ex
mine the plans and specifications of the
wall on Pier 10 and make such recon
nendations as to the design, or other
changes, as they might deem advisable
Following is the text of Engineer
Morgan's letter of confession:
Honolulu, December "a, 1915.
Board of Harbor Commissioners, Ter
ritory of Hawaii.
"Gentlcmen: ] must confess to you
that l did not tell the truth when
stated that the points on Pier o bulk
head were all true to center. There is
no doubt but what the bulkhead
worked sideways from four or Eve
| inches.
"My weak excuse for telling you
this untruth is the fact that Mr.. Lord
Informed the board that the bulkhead
ont fOuF mr. Hyo iDchaa mat raeant
ly and only to discredit the design and
n an entire spirit of animOsity towards
all men connected with the job other
han himself and his employers.
"May ask the board, did Mr.. Lord
IT his superintendent, when they first
knew of this state of affairs, almost
two months ago. come to the board and
Is men to men state, Gentlemen, tina;
Dulkhead is going out 1t is a danger.
rus proposition. ! cannot continue work
On the job. 1t is wrong to squander
he people money in such way.
Some means must be made to strength
| N the structure or examine it before
my work can go on. No, l say they
| lid not. They continued working on
he job day by day, pumping in back
Ill behind this bu;khead that was
never designed to stand pressure be
hind it without the deck and completed
structure to brace it, Surely this shows
hat neither Mr.. Lord nor his superin,
tendeht looked with apprehension at
the bulkhead moving out any more than
| [ did, at that time. But Mr.. Lord
knows now, at this particular time, tina.
he statement Of such a fact would
help him dtscredit the entire Job.
| Mr.. Lord stated that he wants en-.
ginePrs big enough and broad enough
to find happy medium between the
plans and specifications on the one
hand, and the actual conditions exist
ing after the job has started, on the
other. Well, he got them-engineers
that allowed him to pump in the fill be
lind the bulkhead before the deck wa,
placed. What is the RESULT The bulk
lead has moved seward in the same
way a fence would be pushed out, by
pilIng up Gil on one side of it,
81 think that any board of engineer,
after thorough Investigation will bt
satisfied that the cause of the move
ment was due to the placing of the by
traulic fill behind the Embraced bulk
heel. ] am sure they will also fine
mat inns type or bulkhead bowling Ou
five inches in a length of $50 feet il
no sign that the structure has failed o.
is unsafe.
"Mr. Forbes nor Mr. Greger knew
nothing of the wall going out. | alon,
esta hlished these points.
Gentlemen, ! thought at times Mr.
Greger and myself were too severe
Perhaps We sympathized with the con
Tractor because he was 900 lowe
han the next highest bidder But
find that if you help out such man IA
Mr.. Lord your symPathies will be i'm
posed upon. At any rate, it is har,
game. In the eyes of the contractor
we we're blaokguards. He admits him
self that he has not spoken to us TO
, months. Yet say, on the other hand
} | have failed in my duty to you, m
employers. With this fact in mind
hereby tender my resignation.
81 would like to add that the point
, checked up by Mr.. D 'Esmond were aC
tually on the line; that is. from Ben
81 to "a inclusive. None of these point
were out more than One-hnlf inch.
Respectfully yours,
! ID. G. MORGAN."