Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-03-08
TWO TANGLES IN
PAVINGPROJECTS
BLOOMING UP
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ing of the LusItana bids yesterday
was told by the StarBulletin yester-
day afternoon and may briefly be sum-
married. as follows
The engineers estimate for this i'm.
provement is $S4,S47 sc. Three bids
for the work were opened yesterday
the lowest being that of the Lord
Young Engineering Company, $50, 365,
or more than $500 above the esti
mate These bids were for concrete
construction.
Some months ago T. A. Gilman, on
behalf of the bitulithic.. company, Of,
fered to do this job with warrenite
paving for S34, S47.50 and later re-
duced the figure to $33,o83.
The specifications under which this
offer we're made were later changed
by the city, but Mr.. Gilman still of.
fered to do the job for less than the
amount of the engineers estimate.
Yesterday, after the bids for con.
crete were opened, Mr.. Gilman wrote
a letter to the board in which he Of
fered to pave Lusitana for $34 500,
which is $247 within the engineers
estimate and S1765 less than the
amount of the low bidder on concrete
The letter was before the board last
night, but its offer was rejected on
the ground that acceptance of It would
not be fair deal to the bidders whose
tenders had been opened during the
day.
This morning that feature of the sit
uation was explained by a contractor
who did not bid.
Yesterday the contractors who in
tended to bid found that their figures
were over the city's estimate he said.
81 am informed that one of them took
the matter up with Supervisor Shin
gle, chairman of the road committee,
and Mr.. Single assured them the city
would find a way to make up the diff
ference of about $4,000. Then the con-
tractors put in their bids in good faith
and it would not have been fair to
them to reject these Offers
Mr.. Gilman repeated to the Star
Bulletin today what he said in his
letter-that he is prepared to put in a
paving within the engi-
leer's estimate. He also pointed out
that warrenite was originally dicap-
proved ny the city for this project be-
cause the officials said it would cost
TOO much.
AS these figures show, it will cost
ess than concrete" he said.
The letter he sent to the board last |
night was regarded as somewhat am. |
0iguCus inasmuch as it referred to do |
ng some of the work under the orig |
nal specifications. However, Mr.. GIL |
nan declared both to the Star.Bulletfn |
md to Engineer Whitehouse yester.1
lay that he is ready to put warrenite |
IN the Lusitana project under the
same regulations as were specified
n the concrete bids.
Territory 10 Interested. ..Sl
Now enters Superintendent Forbes
Ind more of the tangle. ...-
The territory's share of the Lusita-
la involvement is $1,000. We viii |
lot stand for an increase of one cent
n this said Mr. Forbes today. In
act, do not see why the city should
make up the difference Of $4,000 when
here is another offer in within the
Engineers estimate. That, however,
s the city's business. But the terri
DRY has to be party to the agree
nent under the terms of which the
Extra boost is given in the price of
his job, and we will not agree until
he tangle is Strengthened out"
Superintendent Forbes is very anx-
Gus to have the work go ahead. IF 1t
S held UP we will put our money. at
east some of 1t, into the Auwaiolimu
which is waiting atten-
ion," he said today. Il intend to have
. survey party on that tomorrow
corning" -.. H..
Supervisor Shingle, chairman of the
Dad committee, explained to the
oard last night various ways where.
( $1,000 without materially delaying
he improvement, but his statements
7ere questioned today at the city
all, where 1t was declared that the
susitana project is badly "balled up
The bid of the Lord. Young Engineer
ng Company of $36.365 on the Lusi-
ana street improvement was condf-
ionally accepted by the board and an
preparation of $1517.50 voted to
make up the difference between the
id and the engineers estimate.
There was an inclination on the part
+ some OF the supervisors to blame
lily Engineer Collins for the figure
nd the consequent necessity of an
appropriation, but Supervisor Arnold
rose and explained that it was their
Iwn fault and could be remedied at
nee If they wished. The original
stimate was prepared last summer
efore Collins took office" he de-
Jared The hearing was held last
all, before Collins took office. He
ooked over the plans this winter and
aw that there was not an adequate
rainage system. He provided for it.
cost more money. To change the
would require a new hearing
nth it's consequent 10 or II weeks of
clay. The matter was let run as it
as. Is it up to Collins or to the
oard?"
Thursday night the engineer will
ubmit a detailed map and proposed /
roll for the district for the
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