The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-07-03
BOARD HAD
A BUSY DAY
Printing Bids the
Subject of
Strife.
DUCK PONDS MAY
STAY TWO MONTHS
Contracts Made for Supplying Set
tlsment-heaith Conditions
in the Orient.

Discussion of bids for printing TOOK
up the greater portion of the time or
the Board of Health at the regular
meeting held yesterday. This, with re-
ports and a long discussion OF the duck
ponds at Waikiki, were the principal
topics at the monthly meeting, at which
were present every member of the
board. together with Executive Officer
Pratt and Secretary Charlock.
CONTRACTS MADE.
There was but one tender for fur
nfshing beef to the Leper Settlement,
and that was made by the Parker
ranch. The bid was accepted and the
secretary authorized to draw up the
contract.
There were two tenders for the pur-
chase of hides and tallow from the set
Element The Metropolitan Meat Co
offered 61a cents per pound and F. r.
Porter bid but cents. The highest
| bidder was awarded the contract
HILO FISH MARKET.
Charles Moore. fish inspector at Hilo,
made a protest against the eslaDilsh-
ment of a fish market at Hilo, but the
permission already having been grant
ed at the last meeting, upon the rep
RESERVATIONS of President Sloggett'
nothing further could be done, and the
letter was laid upon the table. Moore,
in his letter, said that the new fish
market would increase the price OF fish
in Hilo and that if any such market
was TO be established the Government
should do it, He further said that J.
G. Serrao was willing to give one
fourth of his market for the free use
of the Government.
OBJECT TO FISH EJACULATION.
A letter was read from z. n. Wode-
house. as agent for Mrs. Victoria Ward
protesting against the recent oroer oi
the Board of Health forbidding the tax
| ing of fish from Honolulu harbor MIS-
ward owns valuable fishing rights
within the vicinity, which bring her IN
$3.50 per year as rent and 500 in addl-
ton She claims that the sea wall pro-
| tects her fishery off Kewa'o from the
harbor sewage. and the order shou'o
not extend to her claim. Wodehouse,
| in his letter. states that unless the en-
barge Is taken off. action will be taken
to have the fishery condemne'! NJ the
EXPENSE of the Government. The let
| ter was laid over for few weeks u'itii
there is some change in the h"1lth con-
| ditionS in the Orient.
! WAIKIKI DUCK PONDS.
4 Two letters were read from attorneys
| representing Waikiki owners OF the
Il duck ponds recently condemned, asking
II for further time to comply with the
RIDER Kinney, Ballou and McClana-
han. representing Lum You, stated that
their client wanted an extension OF
three months, otherwise he would he
subjected to heavy loss. He had only
been in the duck raising business Tor
two wears. and his returns were just
coming in. so he could not afford to
move until he had secured another
place or found purchaser for his
ducks.
F. NJ Brooks also represented one oil
the gardeners who wished an extension
of time and after some discussion II
was decided to allow two months fur
Their time to both petitioners.
WANTED TO TRY LEPROSY CURE
A petition was read from John Hi
kiau, whose wife is held as suspect
ct the Kailihi receiving station, re
ouesting that he be allowed to TAX.
i her away for outside treatment Ths
petition was denied Hikiau evidentl!
wants to try some of the numerous
| leprosy cures which have been recently
/ exploited.
PRINTING SQOABBl4t.
| The next matter called up was th'
| | bids for printing the rules and regula
| tions of the Board of Health recent!
adopted, and the discussion following
| was rather interesting. The work
compiling the rules and regulation
haG been given to Thayer and Hemen
way, and in order to facilitate thei
/ labor the matter had been set up Il
type by the Hawaiian Gazette Co. an
/ / corrected from the galley proofs, tn
tEintention being, according to MIR. Mott
II Smith, who was member or the com
HI rnittee, TO save the expense of type
H writing Then according to Presiden
II Sloggett's statement. the Bulletin cam
TO him and kicked against this ar
rangement, so in order to satisfy ther
he asked for bids. in spite of the ar
raugement already made by the com
nittee Secretary Charlock brough
| the bids to him, and he at once dis
/ covered that the Bulletins bids wer
Illowest, and let the contract to that pa
: per. Afterw ards a business representa
tive of rhe Advertiser called upon Ii
doctor. according to his statement, an
used languG ge which the president
the Board didn't like II didn't thin
any public official must be subject
any such talk" concluded Sloggett,
ire rising. The bids were read, Delr
on 1000 and 5000 books of rules, and {
1000 circulars. On the HrSl piu VI ~
the Bulletin was the lowest, though
the 5000 book job the Advertiser o
was the lowest. On the circular j
the eveI2irg paper was also the loves
The committee had, however. decide
to get 5000 pamphlets printed, tut
order to give the Bulletin the 20
Sloggett ordered but 1000 printed.
When the president had finished h
remarks. e. A. Mott-Smith. as meI
Der of the committee, said he had
statement to make. He said that I
rules ana regulations had beer Civ
Thayer and Hemenway TO compile. a.
mad been set up in type. so that