The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-10-13
All Work At tiiio Suspended Pend
ing Obligation Over Payments
|, andiLabofers Are Discharged
i I'D - ls@6
MARSHALL WANTS HIS
q's EQUITY RECOGNIZED
Says That Most Difficult Halt Of
/ Contract Completed and He
Should Profit
ANN speslal o rio Aaysrtlasrl

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hllO, OctoDer Jail work on tue
pig Hlie breakwater has stopped; al
men ,mpioyed py contractor ueofge z.
darshsii nave neen dlseharged, ana ~
5 very unecrtain when operations VIII
iommr nee agnn. The indications are
that there VIII be complete change m
,perations forced by the Amercan
surety company, Wmeh 10 seeking TO
rorce MT. Marshal 70 give up ms con
Faet OF, the DseakWater. .rE,
MI. Marshal was exceedingly FRANK
regarding the troubles wme4 nave
Naused tthe suspension ot WORK ON tine
breakWater, statipg tnat they, the Mar:
2 rails, would De VIKING 20 step out anu
permit the surety company to finish the
contract, y the latter would recognize
that they MAD an equity IN the contract
ma pay them a REASONABLE sum there''
sor' SpeaMng Tor ms father, walter
,Marshall sald: p. - -.
ITO make the SITUATION clear, 1
would IKE 10 recall that when the Old 20
9reakwater company falled m ITS con.
,raet tne american surety company OF
..Pwt flnrk was g ll,9 npon py tne
united States government 70 eomplete
under lts Dona Tor SSS'1oOo, me
original eontrnct was Tor $4oo,ooo'
The surety comreny made arrange
ments. with george MARSHALL 70 com. :
pIete thls contract LOT A.g,oYo IONS 81
rock 70 De plaeed on tnse DreakWater NJ
~ q ton. 4. 2 L.s,l. ,.,..E -
me surety. company advanced MT
Marshan Soo,ooo TOT equipment ana an
otner Soo,ooo TOT tne tugpoat floneer
ma. tnree seo"s' Dotn SUNS as loan
or which we pay interest In adal.
non, the surety company PROVIDED US
'hh tue old preakwateI eompanye
piahl' TOT "naeh Mr. Marshail pays tue
'urety eo'"ranV az the RATE OF twehty'
me Genus Ton TOT eaen ION Oh rock
| Pla Tor hy the iederal government nv
ST
daraest Han Done
we nave 70 date put IN place on
- or"'N"ater apout lVo'oVo TONS OF
rock, thus completing aoout one-hah
OF. the preAk"aieL. contract ana tne
"ost expensive hait. ~ rs TINS, pio'
cer preliminary Work Wnich eosts ~
"'uea' ana ~ In eomplet,hg tne, sec
'nd hah OF the contract tnat there -
chance 10 make the prom.
, 10Y some t'me vice. ci resloeh', q.
'"m'hg OF Tue surety company mas
Deen mere in'esugatlng the work;
~" 1oHtn ue ueiyeIeu letter "
Mt: Marhhuit nHE 'ne Leques.,
WhiGn was uemanu' that ne step our
OF INC contract ana permit the surety
company 10 carry on ING cohtIact. Inc
omps"y was Wiihne 10 assume az Luz
ieo,eohess hhu caneei our lhoeo.euness
! the. company, II gwen Peaceapie Gu
~ 10 c1nsioeratlon was. gwen 70
Nr; MarShal . eqaity IN tine, eontrast:,
| i, can say now that Mr.. MaIshal y
wiLhhg 10 step OUT OF inc contract u
me company wili pay MN reasonable
sum Tor ms equity, wmeh includes Oil
nc pioneering Work DONE
'en.n~ heJecteo
Ho".evT Mr.; Jennings demand
'"Hs rejected and then he took the
step applying Tor temporary ln9nne'
non and the appointment OF receiver
Under our agreement with the surety
"mpsny' all warrants from the Federal
government were dePosited- In the
lrst bank OF hlio ana drawn against
y Mr.. Marshall for current expenses
o" surety company countefslgmng AT
'heeks'. when ne refused ms demand,
'oweVef, MI. Demihg refused 70 coun'
'rngn the checks. ,,
There was only one thing Tor us to
o. and that was to collect direct from
he government In order 20 pay our
urgent haeli'tiGs' The matter was
Laken up m honoluln, ahd nl.ea
States Distrlct Attorney huper deS S.c ~
mat the go5ernment warrant I'M snouia DC
4 nald TO the contr9ftor Ihen II was
mar tne, !. Anericon- surrey Sompany