Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-09-14

The board has authorized the TAX
ing out of insurance on two thousand
dollars worth of band music. In the
Hackfeld agency. at a cost of $3i.20.
Treasurer Shingle through deputies
reported on city and county finances as
follows: Receipts for August. $685.
'67o.13; disbursements. s54, $685.: bal
ance on hand the last day of the
month, sioS,S06.2i.
The board was informed by Deputy
city and County Attorney Milverton
that there was nothing In the city
charter that prevented DIR. wayson,
present city and county physician.
from drawing n salary rs a member
of the insanity commission, In addi-
ton 10 his other monthly stipend.
Schuman Lands n Fat Contract.
Gus Schuman landed a winner In tho
award of contract for the purchase
Of two Seagrave motor driven chemi-
cal fire engines. Mcclellan made n
strong talk for tho Seagravc. his main
point being that Schuman was the low
est bidder on one as well as two
cars. lie maintained that there was
sand dollars In the purchase of tho
Seagrave. and. he sides. the municipal.
ity was bound in honor to award the
contract Ia the lowest bidder or else
call for new tenders. Mcclellan cited
the Vancouver fire department as being
third In point of efficiency In the whole
world
In the opinion of Supervisor Low,
the Knox car was the best and most
adapted to the needs of the city. True.
the Knox chemical was the highest
priced car listed with the board. but
Low stated that he had data concern
Ing recent tests at Stockton, Cal. in
which half dozen chemical engines
participated. According to his state
ments. the Knox led the procession In
the performance or all sorts of difficult
stunts.
THE cheapest Il not always the best,
by long shot" was the declaration
made by Low, who opposed the mo-
ton offered by Mcclellan that the
award he given to the Schuman
agency Low favored u plan for the
purchase Of one s,oaGravc ut $500 and
ono Knox at $3.50. He deprecated the
Idea Of the city and county going In
for an experiment, and therefore bc-
Iieved the sensible thing To do would
he To select one car OF each make.
Mcclellan and his allies had the rec
ommendation from Fire Chief Thurs
ton at their back. and when II came
to n vote for awarding the contract.
Supervisors Dwight and Murray ask
ed to be excused In voting, while
Amana. Kruger aid Mcclellan carried
by the original committee report au-
.thorizing u division of the municipal
patronage
The Trail and Mountain club ex-
tended the palm for a donation Of IS.
000. the same to he applied In placing
existing trails In better condition for
general travel. This sum seemed Ia
starger the members for moment
so they voted to pass the buck to the
roa1 committee. Trails may have to
await the completion of some Of the
more essential highways of commerce.
This Is the way that the matter look
ed last night. Professor Bryan was on
hand to add a word In behalf of the
Trail and Mountain club II such was
desh ed
An echo of Kim; street paving prop
osition was heard In the final reading
Of communication from Marston
Campbell. who informed the board that
the Department OF Public Works con-
tcmpated no change In the water pipe
line along that portion of King street
lying between Nuuanu and the point
where King stree Joins Beretania Nye-
nue. Campbell also stated that the de-
partment was ready to proceed with
water main and connections along Ke-
kaulike street whenever the board sig
nlfed It's intention to start paving this
thoroughfare.