The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-07-04
BOARD HAD
A BUSY DAY
Printing Bids the
Subject Of
Strife.
0rrom Thursday,s DAM

tFrum Thursdays DailyD
Discussion Of bids for printing took
mp the greater portion OF the time Of
the Board Of Health at the regular
meeting held yesterday This. with re-
ports and n 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
nishing 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 6ls cents per pound and f. +.
Porter bid but cents. The highest
bidder was awarded the contract.
HILo FISH MARKET,
Charles Moore. fish inspector at Hlo.
made n protest against the establish
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
i'm Hilo and that If any such market
was to be established the Government
should do it. He further said that J.
q. Serrao was willing to give one
fourth of his market for the free use
of the Government.
OBJECT TO FISH CIRCULATION.
A letter was read from y. II. Wode-
house, as agent for Mrs Victoria Ward
protesting against the recent order Of
the Board OF Health forbidding the TAX
ing of fish from Honolulu harbor Mrs
Ward owns valuable fishing rights
within the vicinity, which bring her in
$50 per year as rent and 800 in addi-
ton. She claims that the sea wall pro-
tects her fishery off Kewa'o from the
harbor sewage, and the order should
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 condemned NJ the
expense of the Government. The let
ter was laid over for a few weeks Until
there is some change in the health ,on-
ditions in the Orient.
WAIKIKI DUCK PONDS.
Two letters were read from attorneys
representing Waikiki owners of the
duck ponds recently condemned. asking
for further time to comply with the
'rder. 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 for
two years, and his returns were Just
coming in, so he could not afford to
move until he had secured another
place or found a purchaser for his
ducks.
+. M. Brooks also represented one of
the gardeners who wished an extension
of time, and after some discussion 1t
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 a suspect
at the Kailihi receiving station, re-
her away for outside treatment. The
petition was denied. Hikiau evidently
wants to try some of the numerous
leprosy cures which have been recently
exploited.
PRINTING SQUABBLE.
The next matter called up was the
bids for printing the rules and regula-
ti9ns Of the Board of Health recently
adopted, and the discussion following
was sather Interesting. The work of
compiling the rules and regulations
had been given to Thayer and Hemen-
way. and In order to facilitate their
labor the matter had been set up in
type BY the Hawaiian. Gazette Co. and
c41reeted from the galley proofs. the
irtsentSoR being, according to Mr.. Mott
Smith, who was member of the COM
raittee, 20 save' the expense of type
'p,tdng. Then according to President
Sf5ggetts statement, the Bulletin came
to him and kicked against this ar
arrangement, SO In order to satisfy them
he asked for bids. in spite of the ar
Management already made by the COM
'nittee. Secretary Charlock brought
he bids to him, and he at once dis
covered that the Bulletins bids We're
lowest, and let the contract to that pa
tive of the Advertiser called upon the
doctor, according to his statement, and
used language which the president of
the Board didn't like. II didn't think
any public official must be subject to
any such talk" concluded Sloggett his
ire rising. The bids were read, being
on 1000 and 5000 books of rules. and on
1000 circulars. On the first bid of 2OOO
the Bulletin was the lowest, though on
the 5000 book job the Advertiser bid
was the lowest. On the circular job
the evening paper was also the lowest.
The committee had, however, decided
to get 5000 pamphlets printed. hut in
order to give the Bulletin the job,
Sloggett ordered but 1000 printed.
When the president had finished his
remarks. Il. A. Mott-Smith, as a men,
her Of the committee, said he had a
statement to make. He said that the
rules ami regulations had been given
Thayer and Hemenway to compile, and