Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-06-30
Reports on Meat and Fish Supplies for
Honolulu People.
Health Situation in Far East Improving i Con-
tracts Awarded for Various Articles
Of Merchandise.

Board of Health took place yes.
terday afternoon.
President W. o. Smith, I. f.
Lansing, DR.. Emerson, d. Kelii-
pio, G. b. Reynolds and Secretary
Wilcox present.
The Secretary read the minutes
Of the preceding meeting and they
were adopted as read. The report
of DIR. Monsarrat was read. For
the week ending June 80, of 1877
cattle slaug htered 70 had fuked
Iivers, and of 25 calves slaughter
ed 1S were good. 148 sheep and
l6S hogs were inspected and all
were found good.
The fish inspectors report
showed 50, ,l40 fish captured and
sold at the market for the week
ending June 26.
The board denied the petition
of a native to go to Molokai as
"kokua" to his wife, who is
leper.
Letters from the sanitary in.
spectors in China and Japan show
a great decrease in the plague in
those countries. Smallpox is dis
appearing in Hongkong and it is
very rarely met with in the ship.
ping ports in japan.
The suspending of immigration
for time was considered and
from the reports received it was
deemed not necessary.
The bids for supplies were
opened and read. They showed
a great difference in prices and in
every instance but one the lowest
bid was accepted. This exception
being the bid of the Union Feed
Co. for oats. Theirs was the
lowest for the other feed stuff, and
it was deemed wise to get it all at
one place. There was some dis
cussion as to the merits of the
different brands of -four offered,
and action was deferred till next
meeting. The matter is to be in
vestigated by the agent OF the
Board of Health, G. b. Reynolds.
The contracts for the ensuing
term were awarded to the follow
ing firms:
Building materials, rough n.
w., T. & G., NV. Ike, surfaced
r W. shingles, r. w. battens,
Oahu Land & Building Co.; fence
posts, doors, window sash, Wilder
& Co.; iron cut nails, Castle g.
Cooke; galvanized nails, E.O. Hall
& Son; boiled oil, H. Hackfeld d
Co.; white lead, Castle d Cooke;
turpentine, Allen & Robinson;
lime, II, Hackfeld & Co.; iron
roofing, E. o. Hail & Son; bread,
S. p, baking powder, }. T.Water.
house, medium bread, Loves Ba-
kerry; bacon, j. L. Waterhouse;
rice bran, HI. Macfarlane; wheat
bran, California Feed Co; soda
crackers, j. I. Wsterhouse; green
Kona coffee, E. o. Hall & Son;
charcoal, McChesney & Sons; ID.
b. coal, Allen & Robinson; -four,
Castle & Cooke; matches, con-
densed milk, III. Hackfeld & Co.;
onions, Lewis d Co.; kerosene oil,
McChesney g. Sons; island pota-
toes, II. May & Co.; prunes, T. H.
Davies g. Co.; No. l rice, j. A.
Hopper; raw No. sugar, III. May
q Co; salmon, Lewis d Co.;
brown soap, McChesney d Sons;
coarse salt, starch, j. L. Water
house; Golden Cupid tobacco, M.
Phillips d Co.; blended stock to-
bacco, Hollister g. Co.; wheat, H.
May IL Co.
Schedule B-Hay, wheat, bran,
oats, Union Feed Co.
Schedule C-Beef quartered,
beef steak, Metropolitan Meat Co. {;
fresh bread, Home Bakery; me
dunn bread, Loves Bakery; beans,
McChesney q Sons; baking pow
der, j. L. Waterhouse; brooms,
Castle d Cooke; green Kona cof-
fee, E. o. Hall d Son; -four, Cas-
tie & Cooke; onions, Lewis d Co.;
island potatoes, FL. May d Co.,;
pork, Lewis d Co.; No. / rice, j.
A. Hopper; salmon, Lewis q Co.;
No. raw sugar, ii. May & Co.;
China tea, tomatoes, Lewis d Co.;
algeroba wood, p. r. Isenberg;