The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-12-19
w. 0. Smith is Again President
of the Board.
BOILED WATER FOR SCHOOLS.
Dogs to be Kept Out of the New Mar
ket-Mangy Ours Must Go-Tenders
for Settlement Supplies Called For.
Fish SoId-Other Routine Business.

The regular weekly session of the
Board OF Health was held yesterday
afternoon. After the meeting had
been called to order President Water
house read his resignation. He thank
ed the members for courtesies ex-
and nominated w. o. Smith for pre-
sident. Mr.. Smith said he had hoped
Mr.. Waterhouse would continue to
act as president. He knew it requir.
ed great deal of hard work to carry
out the duties OF the position, and
which might work hardship on the
members If one Of the number should
be selected. Mr.. Smith felt he could
work as member of the board, but
would act as president il 1t was so de-
sired. A unanimous vote to that end
was passed and Mr.. Smith took the
chair, after vote of thanks had been
given the retiring president.
Others present were Drs. Day,
Wood and Emerson, members Ian
sing and Waterhouse, Agent Rey-
nolds. Prof. Alexander was in at
tendance on matters connected with
the educational branch OF the Govern
ment.
Records of cattle slaughtered as fur
nished by Inspector Monsarrat were
read and filed.
Fish Inspector Keli;pio returned
weekly report of fish sold 81 600 OF
various kind.
Agent Meyers wrote from the MOIo.
kai settlement chronicliDg events
there. He thought the Boards action
in allowing Father Conradi to remain
at the settlement until after The holi-
days was wise. On the agents re-
commentator necessary improve
ments were ordered made to the
Bishop Home at Kalaupspa for two
sisters transferred from the Baldwin
Home.
The end OF the year drawing to
close, it was ordered to advertise for
tenders for furnishing supplies to the
settlement during the comirg annual
period.
In the matter Of catching and kill
ing NANCY dogs, Marshal Brown in
formed the Board that the work could
De facilitated if j. Fernandez, the
officer who is attending TO the matter,
was made an agent of the Board of
Reynolds spoke about the numerous
dogs that congregated in and about
the new market. He thought some
thing should be done, and favored hav-
ing dog kept out of the market. Some of
the brutes were large as huilocke; they
were 3 decided nuisance and should
be kept away. Inspector Keliipo will
be instructed - keep dogs out OF the
market and authority vested in him
to have those suffering with mango
killed, whether bearing a tag or not.
A communication was read from
Professor Alexander, president Of the
Board OF Education, stating that the
appropriation for furnishing the
schools with boiled water was ex-
hausted. If the practice was TO be
continued the Health Board would
have to take the matter in hand.
President Smith believed the dan
ger of the epidemic had passed, but
deemed it advisable that the sch' )ls
be still furnished with boiled wa ar.
The physicians coincided with the
views expressed by President Smith.
An appropriation will be made to
cover expense.
Additional claims against the Board
of Health in connection with the
cholera epidemic to the amount of
S1336 IS, over and above the $780, 900
appropriated by the Council of State,
were taken cognizance OF.
Pinau, an aged native, was present.
He wanted permission TO occupy one
of his houses that had been ordered
vacated during the epidemic. One of
Pinau's houses had been burned-the
one occupied by him at the time. He
bad been paying rent at the rate of
s. per month for place in which to
reside.
The Board previously ordered that
these houses could not be occupied
until placed in proper sanitary con-
dition. There was no reason TO change
the order, as the places were still in
bad order. In order that the Board
might know the exact condition of
the premises spoken of, Agent Rey-
nolds was instructed to make investi-
CATION and report at next meeting.