Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-12-12

nolulu. This being the case. ! would
myself be unwilling in future TO rec.
ommend for the superintendent ap.
prevail bills in which charges are
made nj prices in excess of those paid
In the Honolulu market, unless there
should prevail.
| am enclosing you a copy of price,
list showing prices at which we buy
In Honolulu.
Very respectfully yours,
(Signed) !. NJ. COX,
Assistant Secretary.
VIII
From letter Of +. A, Richmond, prin.
Cipal of nilo High School, October .,
1906.
Copy
! MIR. Severance tells me that he has
been instructed not to incur any ex.
pense In the way Of school supplies.
TX.
Mr. T.. A. Richmond, Principal, lIilo
High School, Hilo, Hawaii.
Dear sir:-Replying to your commu.
nication Of october 9th, you are In.
formed that Mr.. Severance has been
instructed not to incur expense on any
account without authorization. This Is
not equivalent to saying that he IL In.
structed not to incur expense for sup.
plies. The Superintendent directs
that inform you that 1t Is entirely
impracticable to give Mr.. Severance
any such general authorization as you
ask for. II you will arrange that re.
QUESTIONS shall reach me on Saturday
| will see to II that authorization go
to MIR. Severance on the Tuesday fol-
lowing. Il Is the wish of the depart.
ment that, so far as practicable. all
supplies should be purchased In Hilo1
With foresight on the part Of your
teachers trust you will be able to nc.
commodate yourself to this arrange.
ment without serious Inconvenience.
Yours very respectfully,
(Signed) |. NJ. cox,
Assistant Secretary.
From letter OF l.. Severance to the
Superintendent. October II, 1906.
Copy
Am | to understand that all school
supplies are TO be furnished by Thee.
II. Davies? One other dealer who
keeps the same articles and will prob.
ably sell them just as reasonable will
want to know why.
NJ.
Extracts from letter to l.. Sever.
ance. October 10, s19OG.
copy
Answering your inquiry In regard to
purchasing In Hilo on the basis OF
. price list furnished you. beg to say
that Theo. II. Davies a. Co. are On
titled to the trade In their lines only
until some other dealer quotes a more
favorable price. would recommend
that all merchants be given an oppor'
. tunity to quote prices.
The Superintendent directs me to
= say that he can grant no authorization
to buy on the understanding OF pay
ment In future nor will he approve
any bill for expense incurred on that
basis. In this particular case II you
will return to this Office the bill for
$50, we will endeavor to find means
. by which It may be paid. But the SUI
iperintendent is DESTROYS that you
would realize that this Is the very last
!, time that any expenditure incurred
y without, specific authorization VIII
have even so much as a favorable rec
= concentration to the Legislature.
XII.
y Copy
November 2sth. 1906.
Dear Sir:-Replying to yourcommu'
nication of Nov. 90, beg to say that
we shipped from this Office yesterday
two brooms for Kaumana school along
= with garden implements and other ar
ticles of purchase order No. POSI- re-
turned by you. In regard to supplying
y the other schools with brooms, ] en-
g close a price list showing cost I. o. b.
b Honolulu. You should be able to buy
y in Hilo on an equivalent basis, freight
= and delivery charges considered. II
= otherwise, we will ship you the goods
u from here. While It is not desired
" that any merchant should accept bus
mess at prices that are not entirely
satisfactory to him, 1t is necessary
" that the strictest economy be practis'
ed and that we buy in every case at
, the most favorable price offered.
y The Superintendent requests that III
70 future you would, in every case when
'' asking authorization for an eXpendi
ture, quote prices at which the varl
=, Gus articles are sold Up your market
" Or. II more convenient to you, you
20 might furnish a price list to be kep'
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