Hawaii Holomua, Volume I, Number 12, 30 September 1893 Edition 02 — THE BOARD OF HEALTH. HOW IT'S DONE! [ARTICLE]

THE BOARD OF HEALTH. HOW IT'S DONE!

We had to comment on Mr. Lausiug’s snggēstion a few days ago, that supplies should be furnished to the Leper Settlement without bitls beii>g called for because theBoard of Health wonld be “i ampered” byciilliug for tenders, and we allowed ourselves to doubt his disinterestedness. We take it all back It doesn’t make the slightest diff«rence to the Board evidently, if tenders are advertised or not— the contracts will be given not to the lowest bidder, but to the favorite bidder. A good illustration of this fact has been shown in regard to the grmting of the contract of fur nishing medicine and drngs to the Board of Healtb. There were two couipetitors for the contract. Ho)lister & Co, made a bid whieh was $250 'lower than the bid of Hobron. Newman & Co. Thu contract was nevertheless granted to tbe Iast named firm. Tbe reason—well the less said the better. We sball be satisfied by calling the pnblic’s attention io the fact, tbat Mr. W. O. Smith, President of the Board of Health and Mr. John Ena, member of the Board of Uealtb are both interested in the finn of Hobron. Newman & Co. Bot of course tbat bas nothing to do with the matter.