The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-12-19
PA|A| TRUST IS
BROKEN BY
CHINESE
After Six Months, Board of
Health Succeeds in Getting
Reasonable Bid for Staple Food
Article for Molokai; Awards
for Other Supplies Also Made;
Fish Market Plans Submitted.

The so-called paiai trust received a
setback yesterday when the board of
health awarded the contract for fur
nishing that staple food article to the
settlement at Mololai for the eighteen
months ending June l, 1915, to Wong
Took at the rate of sixty cents n
bundle o. Tollepin offered to furnish
the paiai at sixty eight cents bundle;
the Kwong Yuen Tai Company bid
was sixty-nine and one half cents while
that of the Waterhouse Company WAS
eighty-six cents per bundle.
For the past six months or more the
board of health has been buying its
paai for the Settlement in the open
market. When bids were called for the
last time, superintendent McNeigh adj
vised against accepting them because
they were too high, he said, and for the
further reason that he believed com.
bination had been formed to keep the
price above normal. His advice was
followed and since then the board has
been searching for bidders. Wong
Took, it is said, has tarO patch GOV.
cring one hundred acres and will be
well able to supply all the paiai that
the Settlement will need for the next
year and a half.
Other Awards Made.
Passing on bids for supplies for the
Settlement was the principal business
acted upon by the board yesterday.
President Pratt presided. Messrs. f.
{. Smith, \. X. Keller, George X. Car
ter, ID. kalauokalani and the attorney
general were the other members pres
ont.
Only one offer for the furnishing of
beef lor the Settlement was received.
This came from the American Sugar
Company offering to furnish beef on
loot to the Settlement at the rate OF
six cents per pound, the cattle to weigh
not less than 300 pounds each and the
company to use its own discretion as
TO whether the trail down the pail over
which the cattle must be driven is i'll
safe condition.
The board in its call for Bids fixed
the minimum weight of cattle on foot
at 800 pounds The board was willing,
however, to accept the bid yesterday,
provided the company would eliminate
the proviso regarding the trail down the
pail. This resulted in deferring action
until AN agreement can be reached.
Superintendent McVcigh stated that
six cents per pound ON foot is bigger
price for beef than now prevails III the
Honolulu market and that at this rate
it will cost the Settlement at the rate
of more than thirteen cents per pound
for dressed beef. 1t was brought out
yesterday that it would be difficult Tor
the board to secure any ono but the
American Sugar Company to furnish
beef for the Settlement
Loves Bakery Gets Bread Contract.
Loves Bakery was awarded the con
tract for furnishing fresh bread to Ka
gihi station and pilot bread to the Set
Element. The Honolulu Cracker Com
psny was given the award for supply |
ing soda crackers. In both instances
considerable saving was effected over
former prices.
The Hawaii Meat Company offered |
to pay Mt the rate of twelve cents per |
pound for all beef hides purchased from
the Settlement. IL was awarded this |
contract. Hoifschlaeger offered to pur- !
chase the hides for ten and One-fOurth |
cents per pound.
There was a large number of bids
for other Settlement supplies. These |
consist of articles ranging from lumber |
cement and nails to coffee, tea, sugar |
salt and numerous other staples. In all |
cases the bids were close. 1t was late |
yesterday evening before all these |
awards were finally made.
May Revise Poison Schedule
There will probably be some revision |
of the proposed "poison schedule " as
submitted by President Pratt two |
weeks ago. Several druggists have sent |
communications to the board suggest.
ing minor changes in the list which it |
was proposed to place under the ban. |
There are only two or three, however. |
The question of the handling and sale /
of insect pOlsons also will probably re-
coiyc attention. After some discussion |
the proposed schedule was referred to /
Food Commissioner Hansen for revision.
l3uildng Inspector Miehstein sub.
mlttcd plans aud specifications for plac.
ing the dsh markets in sanitary c0ndi.
tion NJ insisted npon by the board of |
health. These will probably be slightly !
revised before being approved. They
were submitted 90 President Pratt aud .
a, u. Keller with power 10 make such .
,hungct aud take such action a. h. ue.
rrsturN THIS means that 30 tmr h 30 .
Dee Loot lu ralfFiu2 out the much needed |
hsh maIirt improvements,
a lfANc ST absence was granted Dr.
81 s dnnihnc llr has MOI boon in
good health Ton come time mi n h.
understood Will leave f0r the Coast
nrAt mouth, ilr may he uifrut Tor sry.
'ul months