Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-09-26
HARBOR BOARD
MEETS TO HEAR
PIER TROUBLES
Ed Lord and William Gregor
Relate Their Differences in
Session Today

In a special meeting Of the harbor
board, called this morning 1t 10
O'Clock by - Chairman Charles r
Forbes upon his return from Hilo
William Oregon, inspector at Piers S,
8 and 10. and Ed Lord. contractor on
the big job, recited the differences
that have been rising between them
for some days past
At the conclusion OF the meeting it
was decided to accept cylinder AS, &C.
Quoting from its price according TO
shortage in length, and not to allow
the dredge Kewalo to work on tie,
Z or inner line of cylinders.
Conditions have reached such
state, it was brought Oh; n the meet
ing, that Lord refuses to take orders
from Gregor any longer, thing which
he threatened at meeting of the
board some, two weeks ago. In fact,
the feeling between the two has be-
come so tense that a few days ago
when Gregor approached the contract.
or with letter regarding certain de
tails in the work, Lord seized the en-
velope handed him and threw it into
the harbor ii. ...:..
Lord denied today that he had re-
ceiyed certain instructions regarding
the placing of a cylinder on the wharf
site. Gregor declared that the reason
was he had cast the letter into the
water without so much as looking to
see what 1t contained -::.
Considerable discussion hinged
about one cylinder which, ii is said,
has not been placed as deep in. the
bed of the har5or as il should be.
Eve been instructed by the board
to see that this cylinder goes down"
Gregor declared today, and intend
that it shall go far enough that, there
shall be no splitting of hairs about it.
My orders have been disregarded al
together r.. >
Gregor said that in the process of
clearing up there had been undermine
ing work on the harbor bottom that
was dangerous for the superstructure.
He said that Lord had agreed not to
go into the place again with the cut |
ter, but that he had eventually done
SO. In three places the ground is now
straight up and down and there is dam
ton of the water. Two cylinders had |
been placed in split ground and would
therefore have to be placed deeper, |
but so far no action in this regard has /
been. taken. ,.zz- s.
Lord, with much energy, talked so
rapidly today that much of what he
said was lost. He said the first he
heard about the AS cylinder going +
deeper was yesterday when the harbor
board called on him at the wharf.
Commissioner Mccarthy brought out
the fact that the visit was a result of
Lords refusing to take orders from
the inspector. .-.
Lord pointed out that where the
condition of the soil is such that a SOL
i'd base may be found in less than 40
feet the inspector, may allow this less
er depth for a cylinder. He believed
that Gregor was enforcing the rules
in certain places because he had the +
power as inspector even though there
was a solid base at different eleva-
ion. II
Commissioner C. J. Mccarthy asked
or not Lord is allowed to use
The type of dredge in the slip that he
Is now employing, and was told by the
chairman that he is so allowed as long
IS the board is willing. The board has
he right to stop the work of the n
1redge if it warts to do so.
E. G. refers was present today as
attorney for Lord, and Deputy Attor-
Arthur G. Smith repre-
;ented the territory. Forbes stated
n the meeting that he thought the
rouble was largely the result of per-
'onal feeling between the contractor
md inspector, but he said he wanted
o get things Strengthened out.