The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-04-06
NOW THE COST
Bills Incurred During
The Epidemic.
Turkey Came High at Thirty Cents
A Pound But Was afayor-
tie Dish.

Ones mouth naturally waters on
reading some of the suppression of
bubonic plague" bills. Today's install
ment of the epidemic expenses reads
like the menu of a sumptuous repast.
One finds it difficult to- refrain from
smacking his lips as his eyes run over
The lists in which are included turkeys,
chickens, ducks. cigars. etc. Turkeys
are dedr-thirty cents per pound-there
is plenty of good nutritious meat other
than the delicious flesh OF the gobbler;
steaks' at eighteen cents per pound
possess high nutritiVe powers, stewing
beef at eleven cents is good-and brains
are only ten cents. \ few whiskey and
tobacco bills. not yet approved by the
President of the Board OF Health are
included IN this. the thirteenth lot of
plague bills. The Metropolitan Meat
Company's account for February.
amounting to Sl2,SS0.7i leads the list:
Metropolitan Meat Co.. Feb. IS. S12,-
SS0.17, for stew beef at II cents. beef at
IL cents. steak at Is cents, sausage at
20 cents, mutton at - cents. etc: the
following are some of the items OF the
bill: IL pound turkey $3.50. Sl2 pound
turkey S2.25, liz pound turkey S3.45.
Il pound turkey $3.50. 1917 pound tuT-
key s3.15, > chickens 81. = chickens 81,
. pounds veal S1.0S. : chickens 81. II
pound turkey $3.50. outlets. pork. pork
chops, ham, Il pound turkey $3.50. IL
pound turkey $3.50. > chickens 81, ?
chickens 81, etc, etc. The foregoing
were used at the pest house and the
pest house annex. 4 distributing wagon
for laborers handed out stew beef at IL
cents a pound; 1915 pounds during
February.
The following will give an idea of
the meat supplied the Board Of Health
ONCE: Steak at Is cents. pork chops at
20 cents, roast at IS cents, heart.
ducks $40. bologna, pork, kidneys,
bacon, L. pound turkey $3.50. oysters
81. tripe. salmon, 10 ID. turkey at 30
cents h.. oysters 81, chickens 81,
oysters at 81 a pound, rabbits. 12Ia Id.
turkey 1915. chickens at 81. ducks at 60
cents, brains at 10 cents. more chickens.
pork chops. heart. veal, ducks. etc. The
drill shed was also supplied with chops
and pork chops. roast Deef and salmon,
mutton and tongues. kidneys. steak. on
tails. stewing beef. bologna, bacon. liv-
er, ham. tripe, but turkeys or chickens
or ducks are not included there
The battery camp consumed among
other things a Ia Id. turkey at so cents
per pound, also turkeys not 50 heavy
some IL pounds and some only ten
pounds in weight Kakaako detention
camp liked hamburg steak as well as
anything though a twenty pound
,urk' figures on the bill at 30 cents
Per pound: there were other turkeys
too
Kalihi detention camp consumed an
enormous amount Of meat and vegeta-
bles but turkeys are conspicuous by
their absence in the Kalihi accounts
The total expenditures for meat for the
above departments during February
was as follows: Miscellaneous. $11O;
Japanese camp, $1,000; pest house an
mex. S9l.65; pest house. $122.53; distrib-
uting wagon. $1i0.25: Board of Health
office. S1S99O: drill shed S216.52; bat
terry camp. S4Oi.47: Kakaako camp.
81. SS4.S3 Kalihi detention camp. So
1862.
Home Bakery and Cafe. Dec. 30.
s11.35. for meal checks for military. G..
r. Carter mourning expense.
VI. Mclnerny. Feb. 2S. s4.75. for straw
hat, necktie and socks. G.. r. Carter.
mourning expense.
II. +. Wichman. Feb. IS. S25. for sill
ver-plated lining for baptismal font
at Kawaiahao. G.. X. Carter, mourning
expense. The original lining OF the
baptismal font was stolen and the
new one charged to the Board Of
| Health.
w c. Peacock Il Co. March 10. SI4,
for one gallon OF whiskey and two bot
ties Of three-star brandy. Ordered by
| Armstrong Smith.
:. J. Salter, March 10. S5.Ij. for or
dnges and box OF cigars. o. X BY Arm
strong Smith.
". ). Grinbaum & Co, March 8.
$50, for tobacco and matches Kali
III camp mourning expense.
NJ. ). Grinbhum K Co. March l6.
20. for tobacco. kalihi camp.
W &. Peacock * Co. March -. Sl7.
for liquor ordered by Dr. Howard.
W. g Peacock & Co. March Il. So
20. for one gallon Of Green River. "
| Ordered by Or. Howard
". &. Peacock 4 Co. March 70. $40.
FOR one gallon OF whiskey Ordered
| hy Or. Howard for Kalihi camp.
W. G. Peacock x Co. March .. 81.
for liquor ordered by G. Bolte.
Honolulu Tobacco Co. March ., $l.20
for Capstan Navy Cut tobacco. .. X.
| by Armstrong Smith.
Theo. n. Davies * CO.. March 1st.
1888. for groceries for pesthJuse. Or
| dCred by Armstrong Smith.
Battery Camp. March 2. sl6. for a
| barrel OF beer. Ordered by l.. n. Wa
kookCc. Q. X. by \. T. Nichols.
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