The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1906-12-21
LOWEST BID
is REJECTED
trrom Thursdays Adverltser)

tFrom Thursdays Adveritser)
On the turning point Of Chinese labor
the Board of Health yesterday reject
ed the lowest bid for supplying paiai
to the Leper Settlement and awarded
the contract to the second lowest bid
der.
The difference against the Territory
will be sls5250 for paiai delivered at
the Settlement, and s25s3.5o If delivered
+. o. b. steamer at Honolulu.
Charles A. Manu-, a young Hawaiian
notary, was the lowest bidder at 65c.
per q ID. paiai delivered at the Settle
mnt and SIC. (. o. b. steamer at Homo
lulu. Kalihi Poi Factory, the second
lowest, bid ~ 1-2c. delivered at Settle
ment and 81 lac. (. o. b. There were
several higher bids.
The amount required from the con-
tractor is AIS paiais every week. so that
the difference between the two bids Will
be found on calculation to give the re-
suit for a year as above stated.
Mr.. Manu- appeared before the Board
of Health yesterday in the interest OF
his bid. Frank Archer and +. L. r.
waterhouse appeared on behalf of ka-
lihi Poi Factory.
With President Pinkham there were
present of the Boards membership
Fred. c. Smith, DR.. ]. T. Wayson and
Abraham Fernandez, a bare quorum.
The absentees were Mark p. Robinson,
DIR. j. r. Judd and Attorney General
Peters. Superintendent McVeigh OF
the Settlement was in attendance.
Mr.. Manu-, being rendered hearing,
said he was prepared to carry out the
contract, and as the lowest bidder
thought he ought to have 1t. Answer
ing a question he said he grew taro
but only to a small extent. He would
fill the contract from taro produced by
Chinese planters. Yes, he understood
that he would have to be under bonds
Dr. Wayson moved that the contract
be given to the lowest bidder.
Mr.. McVeigh remarked that bonds
would not feed the hungry if the de-
livery at any time failed.
Smith asked. "They stopped contract
to a lumber firm once on that ac-
count"
Mr.. Waterhouse was asked if he
wished to say anything. He said the
price offered by the Kalihi Poi Factory
twas reasonable, since there was dan
fger of loss if the paiai could not be
landed. This was Mr.. Dowsett's ex-
perience.
Mr.. Mcveigh said all Dowsett lost
was on account of bad paiai.
Mr.. Waterhouse, continuing, said the
quality was another consideration. The
factory paiai was analysed by Mr..
,Shorey and found to contain a mini
mum of moisture. Replying to the
president he said that some of their
taro was bought from Chinese, as they
bought it in the open market. Most
of the labor in the factory, however,
was native Hawaiian.
Mr. McVeigh said AIS paiai a week
came from outside. Some of the taro
consumed was produced by the Settle
ment people.
MIR. Pinkham, answering a question,
said the Kalihi factory had never fur
nished any paiai since he came to the
Board
We have no objection Mr.. Archer
said, 'if the bidders are in the business
themselves. This man is here as the
agent of pake hui. It's the same as
if l had contract for a building and
hired Chinese and Japanese. We have
found IL impossible TO get Hawaiians
to go into the fields"
praci5apt Diplr IN IN nhcaryo5 that ba
Board of Health wanted to do right in
the matter
"Once l had contract on the Asy-
lum," Mr.. Archer resumed, land I
hired one pake and they fired me-"
Laughter)
Both Of you admit that Chinese raise
your taro," the president said. THE
only difference is in the factory labor"
Mr.. Smith suggested that the matter
be left with the president. but the
president would not have it,
Manu- was asked how his paiai was
made, and he answered that 1t was by
hand.
DR.. Wayson, whose motion to award
the contract to the lowest bidder had
not been seconded. now moved that the
contract be awarded to the Kalihi Poi
Factory Mr.. Smith seconded the mo-
ton and President Pinkham, taking
the vote, declared it carried by a ma
jority. Mr.. Fernandez declined to vote
On motion of DIR. Wason 1t was then
decided to award the other contracts
for the Settlement to the lowest bid
ders, and where there was tie the
contract to be dividd.
without adjourning the Board pro-
ceeded in a body to visit property of
Arch. S, Cleghorn on Fort street. Mr..
Cleghorn had been waiting on the
meeting for this purpose.
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