The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1922-06-13
Mellor To Build
Puunene School
Contract Is Let But Start of
Work May Be Delayed Not
More Than Two Weeks;
Health Board Butts In.

Puunene's new school building will
be constructed by E. c. Mellor to
whom the board of supervisors award
ed the contract Friday afternoon. His
tender was S57,750 lowest of the four
offers that were opened and Charles
Savage was a close second. $3.50 higher
Other bidders were Henry Freitas of
Honolulu and William DESMOND. The
deed to the new site has been re-
ceived from the H. G.. e S. Co.
Immediately before the opening of
the bids and for short time after
ward there was something of a stir
in the board because of a letter on
the subject of the plans and specifi-
cations received by County Engineer
Paul Low from Vaughan MacCaughey
superintendent of public instruction.
The letter quoted from a communica-
ton from the health board which said
the proposed plans were not satisfac
tory to that board but could not be
passed upon until the return from
the Coast of Mr.. Tay, of that depart
ment who is on the Coast attending
the Shriners' conclave and would not
be back at his duties until after June
10.
HIllOH lNOl OnuCTSlOOO
1t was not clear to the supervisors
and other county officials that appro-
val of schools plans in advance by
the health board is necessary and if
it be necessary why start on school
work should be held up for more than
a month and the opening of bids be
postponed until the July meeting be-
cause, as members of the board ex-
pressed it, IAN employe of the health
department was away on a junket"
and sit was not right for depart
ment to try to hold up and delay pub
lie improvements because of the alb
sence of one of it's employees.
The site for the proposed school
has been approved by School Commis-
sioner Lindsay, Supervising principal
Wells and Superintendent of Public
Instruction MacCaughey The plans
have been approved by MacCaughey
also. The board decided to open the
bids.
When the tenders were opened
Supervisor Fleming made the point
that it might be well to arrange with
the contractor that start of work
should be delayed for not to exceed
two weeks so the matter might be
taken up further with the board of
health in the meantime. This matter
was put to the contractors and Mr.
Mellor said he would be willing TO
delay that long but no longer, and
such was the understanding.
Toilets Outside
What if any objection the board of
health may have is unknown but it is
surmised to be because of the fact
that lavatory and toilet accomoda-
tions for the children are not shown.
There are two such rooms for the
teachers but the Accommodations for
the pupils are to be in separate and
detached buildings to be provided
aside from the contract for the school
building proper.
Reports have come to Maui that
there has arisen in other cases some
conflict between the department of
public instruction and the department
of instruction because of approval of
the plans for schools by Superinten-
dent MacCaughey before approval
was given by the health department
The understanding here is that with
plans approved by the department of
instruction the board of supervisors
can go ahead and the action of the
board in arranging for a possible de-
lay was to give the department of
health opportunity to know the gene
raj plans more fully than the draw
ings for one building showed.
County Engineer Low has received
letter and telegram from Vaughan
Macaughey which says it is all right
TO proceed at once and he has so mott
fed contractor Mellor, so there will
be no delay in making the start.