The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-10-10

premises.
In view of your secretary's assur
ance to me (by Telephony that you
honorable board, as such, has as We
taken no action upon the said tender
n | except to refer them for action to
committee of non-members of thu
board and though this position re
flutes the position talso taken by you
secretary) that one tender has beer
rejected and another accepted, and the
contract awarded thereon yet re-
spectfully suggest to your honorable
board that it is not too late to review
or extend its action upon the tender;
in question.
Nav I hope for an answer to this
communication, if convenient to youl
honorable board, as early as noon OF
I'd of October, prox.?
have the honor to be, gentlemen,
| Your obedient servant,
c. w. ASHFORD,
Attorney for Messrs. Hollister x Co.
After the reading of the letters,
President Smith stated that. accord
ing to the estimate furnished by the
secretary of the board, there was a
difference of S201.S5 in favor of Hol-
lister & Co. He wished to say he
held single share in the drug store
of Hebron, Newman & Co. as mat
ter of accommodation, as he had an
nounced before, and that this had
been the main reason why he had
withdrawn from the consideration of
the matter at the last meeting of the
board of health. As he understood
it, the tenders had been properly adj
vertised for, and, in this case, with
especial care.
MIR. Waterhouse asked if alcohol
in bond had been stated in the bids.
Mr.. Ena said, as he understood it,
the statement made by President
Smith was correct.
MIR. Warehouse said that, as he
understood it, the awarding of the
bids hung upon the alcohol question.
President Smith said that as far as
the board knew the bid was In from
Hollister & Co., and that the CUES.
ton of alcohol other than as there
stated could not be taken into con
sideration.
DIR. Andrews said there was moth
ing In the bid Of HOLSTER d Co.
guaranteeing the board in case
higher duty was imposed.
Mr.. Lansing said there was clear
bid from HOLSTER & Co., which
should be adhered to; the bid of that
firm contained a risk dependent on
the alcohol bill, not at that time
passed by the councils.
President Smith said he wished |
the board would be very careful be-
fore action was taken in the matter.
He wished this especially as he was a
member of the firm of Hebron, New
man & Co. The present tender should
be awarded on its merits, and he
thought as the secretary and execu-
tive officer constituting the commit
tee should award.
MIR. Lansing pointed out that
goods have always been brought in
duty free for the use of the board of
health. and that no bid should have
been made on goods in bond. Such
bids were outside the terms and con
ditions of the printed advertise
ment.
Mr.. Ena thought the board of
health should take no notice of the
verbal proposition made by Mr..
Lakeland of the firm of HOLSTER &
Co. Mr.. Lakeland had no right to
change his bid after the written pro-
position was filed.
President Smith said that he pre-
ferred not to vote on the question
and that he would only do so as
president of the board of health in
case of tie vote.
Mr.. Ena moved the action of the
executive officer and the secretary of
the board in giving the bid to Ho-
bron, Newman q Co. be approved.
Carried unanimously.
After the vote was taken Mr..
Waterhonse stated that he had asked
MIR. Parmelee, of Hollister & Co., to
be present to explain his views on
he matter.
President Smith handed the month
y financial statement of the board to
he members.
The usual weekly report from Mr..
j. W. G. Jones, inspector Of slsugh-
ering, was read. 1t was received
ind placed on file.
President Smith read the following
'eport from DIR. NJ. Goto:
Honolulu, Sept. 80, 1898. :
10 the Honorable Board of Health:
COMMUNICATING following state ]
nent will show the number of pa l
tents l am treating at the leper {
ettlement and the amount of medi- |
ines used by them monthly: =
Bishops home, 80 patients; pills, 40 !
*; bath, 50; bx bark, So bx.
Hospital, 81 patients; pills, 81 bX.;
'ath, %; bx. bark, % bx. t
Outside, % patients; pills, % bx.;
,ath, %; bx. bark, % bX. r
Total, 104 patients; pills, "a bx.; {
,ath, S.; bX. bark, 81 bX.
There are twenty-four more appli- J
ants who are ready with bathing =
ABILITIES, and they are waiting for
Medicines to go on with the treat v
nent. a
The medicine on hand can only but e
upply for week; a new supply is
much needed, and must be sent to the 4
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