The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-08-22

The board OF health met Wednesda
afternoon at 500 Pm.
There were present w. o. Smith
president, DR.. Andrews, John Ens
and Theo. F. Lansing.
The minutes of the previous meet
ing were read.
On motion of Mr.. Theo. F. Ian
sing the minutes were approved anC
the action of the last meeting of tn,
board was ratified.
President W. o. Smith stated thai
Executive officer Reynolds was alb
sent erecting wind mill ordered by
the board at the Kalihi receiving sta
ton.
President Smith also stated that
DR.. Bond of Kohala, Hawaii, had
arrived in town and had procured q
substitute in the person of DR.
Moore, who had gone up by the Ri
nsu.
On motion it was ordered that DR..
Moore be appointed government
physician in place of DR.. Bond dur
ing his absence and that he be made
agent OF the board of health for 10
hala district. Carried.
President Smith asked if there was
any report from the vaccine farm.
DR.. Andrews replied that DR.. Mon
sarrat stated that NEGOTIATIONS had
been made, and that he thought one
of them had taken. He was not sure,
however, and several days would be
required to tell.
President Smith stated he had re
ceived through DR.. Trousseau copies
of the United States quarantine reg
ulations and laws. One of these he
had been able to procure through
Mr.. Severance. United States consul
general. He also presented consular
visa Of bill of health. The following
is the letter and Recommendation of
DR.. IFousseau:
BOARD OF HEALTH.
OFFICE OF THE PORT PHYSICIAN, !
HONOLULU, II. l.,
August 10, 1898. J
HON. W. o. SMITH, president of the
board Of health.
Dear Sir: / have procured from Mr..
Severance the enclosed documents.
Nos. and 2you can keep at the board
of health. The two other documents,
after perusing, please return to me or
TO Mr.. Severance, as the consulate has
no other copy. / am responsible to
the consulate for them.
am willing to have one hundred
copies or more of No. printed at my
own expense, if you authorize me TO
do so. / would copy on said No. the
through bill of health and file said
copy, certified by me, with you. With
No. we have nothing to do. l only
send it to you for information.
1 am also willing to have extracts
of both pamphlets typewriter at my
own expense, one for me, one for Rey-
nolds and one for McVeigh, as the
originals have to be returned. Sever
ance says that the treasury depart
ment used to send them to the govern
ment here, but cannot find any trace
of them.
Please let me know about these be-
fore Tuesday. II you like to wait
until after next meeting, return No.
l, so that l can copy on it the through
bin of health of the City of Peking,
and file it with the board of health.
Yours very truly,
g. TRoUSSEAU.
These regulations should be adopted
here, with such notifications as the
circumstances specially require.-G.T.
Ia consonsnee with the recommen-
dalton Of DR.. Trousseau's letter, the
board Of health ordered the printing
OF 100 copies of the bill of health
provided under the United States
law. SO that copies could be filed with
the Hawaiian board of health by Dr.
Trousseau.
1t was further ordered that the
secretary apply for copies of the
documents mentioned by DR.. Trous
sesu. and that the department at
Washington be requested to send
any new publications on the subject
that might be issued by the United
States government.
The secretary was ordered 30 ac-
knowledge the receipt Of Dr.. Trous
sesu's letter and to inform him that
there was no objection to the making
of any typewriter copies which he
wished to make.
The usual report was received
and filed from Inspector Jones.
President Smith read the following
letters from Mr.. Meyer, agent of the
board Of health at the leper settle
ment:
KALAE, Molokai, I
August 10, 1898. !
His ExceIleney WILLIAM o. SMITH,
President Board of Health:
DEAR SIR beg to acknowledge
the receipt of your communication of
the Tth inst.
With regard to the reservoir, | have
not been able TO do anything further