The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1893-10-03

The board Of health net Wednesday
afternoon az 3 O'Clock.
There were present President W
o. Smith. Dr. Andrews. John Ems,
IT. Wsterhouse. Jr.. Theo. f. Ian
sing. and Agents ". r. Meyers and
C. B. Reynolds
The minutes Of the last regular
meeting were read and after eorec-
ton n minor matters were approved.
President Smith announced that
as representatives. Of HOLSTER Il Co.
and Hebron. Newman q Co were
present he thought II desirable 10
open the bids for supplying the
beard Of health with drugs for the
coming year
The bids were opened and read
They were long and covered some
four hundred items sggregsting
$500
After discussion they were refer
red 70 Executive Officer Reynolds
and Secretary Wilcox for consider
alton with instructions to refer any
disagreement on details TO DR.. An
dreEs-
The minutes Of the special meet
ing held regarding the al
legged case Of measles imported by
the steamer Msriposs were read and
approved
The president reported there was
10 further occasion for the qusrsu-
tine guards stationed st Sans Souei
and thst they had been withdrawn.
Under reports Of committees the
committee appointed TO investigate
the condition Of the government
store st the leper settlement reported
through Mr.. Theo. f. Lansing. who
said Il Ess desirable to so arrange
the couduction OF the store that Mr..
Meyers could be relieved Of certain
financial responsibilities He men
toned that ration bills 70 the amount
Of some $500 were now payable,
and made several Suggestions from q
business standpoint which were dis
cussed at length 4 proposition to
suthorize Mr.. Meyers to purchase
5000 worth OF goods Oh the account
Of the board Of health was con
sidered.
President Smith pointed out q
probable conflict between such &
course and the terms Of the sppro-
pristiou bill. and suggested that q
new act might become necessary to
avoid the difficulty.
Mr.. Lansing said as g business
proposition It would be unwise to
hamper the purchase Of goods for
the settlement store by calling for
bids, as provided by law.
President Smith suggested that
the committee meet the executive
coEncil st IL O'Clock this morning to
consider the matter. Approved
DR.. Andrews reported from the
committee on the vaccine farm that
another incubation had been made
on s heifer at the farm which had
proved q failure. as those before.
The inoealstion had been made by
Mr.. Meyers with points brought
down from the Mol0kai ranch. He
stated that fresh lymph was expected
by the incoming steamer, and thst
the committee would continue its
experiments
4 petition OF 3 native to 90 to No
loksi as g kokus to his wife was dis
missed On the ground that the woman
had been declared free from leprosy
Two letters were read from Sheriff
Wilcox relating to the details OF the
capture Of the eleven lepers on Kauai,
In which he spoke very highly OF
policeman kskins- who made the
capture.
The application OF Mrs. Kskins to
90 as q kokus to her daughter and
two other leper girls was brought up,
After considerable discussion 1t
was decided that Mrs. kskins would
Be allowed to accompany her dsugh-
ter TO the settlement and see her
comfortably settled IN the girls
home, and to return by the next boat.
President Smith was ordered 10
give q commission to kaEns as an
agent Of the board Of health.
A letter IVES read from VIM Not
ley asking for permit for his
wife to be allowed to leave the
settlement for SIX months on account
Of her health, with the privilege Of
returning thereto. the permit TO be
Void at the end Of the time specified
Mr.. Meyers favored the petition
and stated that be did not think such
action upon the doctors orders esta-
blished precedent
On motion Of Mr.. Wsterhouse, the
permit was granted
4 letter was read from Rev. S E