The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-12-25
SIX MONTH
CON TRACTS
Price Of Beef Has
Gone Up Since
Last Year.

Bids were read and contracts award
ed for supplies to the Leper Settlement
and the Insane Asylum, for the first
six months of 1904, at the meeting of
the Board of Health yesterday after
noon. When bidders tied the award,
was decided by the toss of coin.
With DR.. c. B. Cooper, president
there were present Fred c. Smith, DR..
W. H. MAYS, M. P. Robinson, E. C..
Winston and John c. Lane, members !;
c. Charlock, secretary; ]. d. McNeigh,
superintendent of Leper Settlement, and
Miss Mae Weir, stenographer.
BEEF CATTLE CONTRACT.
There was only one tender for beef
less than 900 pounds dressed and be de-
month"; 1t was from the Parker Ranch
by A. w. Carter, agent, and the price
| Id cents more than the past years.
Mr.. Carter, answering a question by
DR.. Cooper, said the reason for the raise
was that the Board had got its beef too
cheap before. Fat beef cattle were worth
| 9 Id cents dressed weight today
Mr.. McVeigh said the conditions OF
the new contract were much more fav-
orable to the Board than those OF the
old one. The contractor takes all the
risk of losing cattle on the voyage or
in the landing operations. Mr.. Carter
mentioned that IL head were lost on a
| recent trip.
The contract was awarded to the sole
bidder.
Other contracts awarded were to the
following named for the supplies respec
| lively stated:
LEPER SETTLEMENT.
Allen & Robinson, Ltd, doors, win
dow sash one size, boiled oil.
California Feed Co., wheat.
Theo. H. Davies & Co., Ltd, wheat
bran, Eagle condensed milk, canned sal
| mon
H. Hackfeld & Co., Ltd, lime, bak-
ing powder. mess beef canned, -four.
matches, Milkmaid condensed milk,
kerosene oil. Hawaiian rice.
f. o. Hall & Son. Ltd, Sd cut nails,
white lead, galvanized iron pipe three
sizes, guava charcoal.
Honolulu Iron Works, iron pipe three
sizes.
| J. A. Hopper & Co., Ltd, iron pipe
three sizes.
Levers & Cooke, Ltd, six items of
Timber, window sash one size, Sd and
sd galvanized nails.
Lewis & Co., Rose condensed milk,
best red salmon, salt.
J. Loves Bakery, medium bread.
H. May & Co, Ltd, green Kona cof-
fee. No. l sugar.
NJ. w. .McChesney & Sons, roasted
Kona coffee. brown soap.
Pacific Hardware Co., Ltd, turpen-
tine
Wilder's Steamship Co., coal in bags.
INSANE ASYLUM.
California Fruit Co., onions, Kona
oranges, large prunes. small prunes.
Theo. II. Davies & Co., Ltd, apricots,
baking powder, Bayo beans, California
cheese, canned corn. flour, leaf lard,
Eagle condensed milk, canned pears,
canned peaches, potatoes. best red sal
mon, coarse salt washing soda, granu-
lated sugar.
H. Hackield & Co., Ltd, mill brooms,
Boston card matches, kerosene oil, Ha-
waiian rice, canned tomatoes
George II. Holt, fresh island eggs.
Honolulu Dairymen's Association
fresh milk
Lewis & CO., yard brooms, macaron.
sweet potatoes. spaghetti pouchong tea.
II. May & Co. Ltd. fresh apples,
white beans, corned beef, cooking butter,
green Kona coffee, California oranges.
extra mess pork. No. l SUGAR.
Metropolitan Meat Co., Ltd, beef four
descriptions.
Loves Bakery, fresh and medium
bread
Pacific. Hardware Co.. Ltd steamboat
brooms, large mons,
Wilder's Steamship, Co.. coal.
NJ. W. McChesney & Sons, brown
soap Though not the lowest bid, the
article offered is home manufacture.
OTHER BUSINESS.
The case of woman suspect. who
wanted to return to the Settlement as a
kokua OF her husband, was discussed
and the request granted,
DR.. Atcherley, Government physii
clan on Hawaii, complained by letter OF
being refused payment for treating a
native mail carrier, who claimed free
treatment on the score of being AN in
dgent native Hawaiian"
The Board decided it had nothing to
do with the matter.
DR.. Mary F. Barry reported having
visited 20 schools of Honolulu. made
1888 examinations. performed 2I7 vac
cinnations. OF which I63 were success
full and issued 1884 health certificates,
President Cooper having expressed APP
proval of an amendment to the Lahaina
sanitary regulations, recommended by
Inspector L. NJ. Vetlesen. it was adopt
ed. 1t referred to the swine-keeping
limits.
The president, as n committee of one
on the equipments Of the new dispen-
sary, reported in effect that, after con-
sultation with the Governor and the
Auditor. it was deemed unnecessary to
draw upon the six months approt ria
ton. as there would be ample means
for the purpose in the eighteen months