Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-03-08
TWO TANGLESN
PAVING PROJECTS.
ARELOOMING UP
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ing of the LusItana bids yesterday
was told by the Star-Bulletfn yester-
day afternoon and may briefly be sum.
married. as follows: ~
The engineers estimate for this I'm.
provement is $S4,S47.50. Three bids
for the work were opened yesterday,
the lowest being that of the LORD.
Young Engineering Company, $36, 3S5,
or more than $500 above the est.
mate. These bids were for concrete
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Some months ago j. A. Gilman, On
behalf of the hitnlithie company. Of,
fered to do this job with warrenite
paving for $34,S47.50 and later re-
duced the figure to $33,0S2. .ss
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 wrete
letter to the board in which he Of
fered to pave Eusitana for $34, COG,
which is $247 within the engineers
estimate and $I765 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 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.
Il 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 q way to make up the diff
ference Of about $1,000. 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
warrenite paving within the engi-
neer,s estimate. lie also pointed out
that warrenite was originally dirap
proved Jhy the city for this project be-
cause the officials said it would cost
too much.
"As these figures show, it will cost
less than concrete," he said.
The letter he, sent to the board last
night was regarded as somewhat am
biguous inasmuch as Il referred to do
ing some of the work under the orig
inal specifications. However, Mr.. Gil
man declared both to the Star Bulletin
and to Engineer Whitehouse yester-
day that he is ready to put warrenits
on the Lusitana project under the
same regulations as were specified
in the concrete bids.
Territory 10 interested.
Now enters Superintendent Forbes
and more of the tangle.
The territury's share Of the Luslta-
ma Improvement is $4,000. I'VE VIII
not stand for an increase of one cent
In this" said Mr.. Forbes today. In
fact, do not see why the city should
make up the difference Of $4,000 when
there is another offer in within the
engineers estimate. That, however,
Is thu city's business. But the terri |
tory has to be q party to the agree.
ment under the terms of which the
extra boost is given In the price of
this lob, and we will not agree until
the tangle is Strengthened out
superintendent Forbes Is very anx-
ious to have the work go ahead. IF it
is held up we will put cur money. at
least some of 1t, into the Auwaiolimu
which is waiting atten-
tion,p he said today. Il intend to have
a survey party on that tomorrow
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Supervisor Single, chairman Of the |
road committee. explained to the
board last night various ways where.
by the city can make up the deficit"
Of S17a0 without materially delaying
the Improvement, but his statements |
were questioned today at the city
hall, where II was declared that the |
Lusitana project is badly 4balled up"
The bid Of the, Lord Young Engineer
ing Company of s36.365 on the Lust |
tata street improvement was condi- |
tionallY accepted by the board and an |
Of s1517.50 voted TO |
make up the difference between the
bid and the engineers estimate.
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OF some of the supervisors to blame
City Engineer Collins for the figure |
and the consequent necessity of an |
but Supervisor Arnold |
arose and explained that it was their
eWn fault and could be remedied at |
once II they wished THE original |
estimate was prepared last summer |
before Collins took office" he de-
clared. THE hearing was held last |
fall, before Collins took office. He |
looked over the plans this winter and |
saw that there was not an adequate |
drainage system. He provided for it. |
It cost more money To change the |
estimate would require q new hearing |
with its consequent 10 or Ii weeks of |
delay. The matter was let run as it |
was. Is it up to Collins or to the
board@
Thursday night the engineer viii
submit detailed map and proposed |
assessment roll for the district for the |
boards approval.
]. A. Gilman made an offer to the
board to do the Lusitana work for 1884,
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