The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1895-12-20

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-
tended during his short incumbency,
and nominated w o. Smith for pre-
sident. Mr.. Smith said he had hoped
Mr.. Warehouse would continue to
act as president. He knew it requir-
ed great deal of hard work to carry
out the duties of the position, ami
which might work a hardship on the
members if one of the number should
be selected. Mr.. Smith felt he could
work as a member of the board, but
would act as president if it was so de-
sired. A unanimous vote to that end
was passed and Mr.. Smith took the
chair, after a vote Of thanks had been
given the retiring president.
Others present were Drs. Day,
Wood and Emerson, members Lam
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
nisbed by Inspector Munsarrat were
read aud filed.
Fish Inspector Keliipio returned
weekly report of fish sold 81 900 OF
various kind.
Agent Meyers wrote from the Molo-
kai settlement chronicling 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 Kalaupapa for two
sisters transferred from the Baldwin
Home.
The end Of the year drawing to a
Close, it was ordered To advertise for
tenders for furnishing supplies TO the
settlement during the coming annual
period.
In the matter of catching and kill
ing NANCY dogs, Marshal Brown in
formed the Board that the work could
be facilitated if Fernandez, the
officer who is attending to the matter,
was made an agent of the Board of
Health. This was agreed to. Agent
Reynolds spoke about the numerous
dogs that congregated in and about
the new market. He thought some
thing should be done, and favored hav-
ingdog- KEEP, out of the market. Some of
the brutes were large as bullock; they
were a decided nuisance and should
be kept away. Inspector Keliipo will
be instructed to 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 tue
Board OF Education, stating that the
appropriation for furnishing the
hausted. If the practice was TO be
continued the Health Board would
have to take the matter in hand.
President Smith bel eyed the dan
ger of the epidemic had passed, but
ue6mSQ IL duNlSdUle Iudb tue rCuOOis
he still furnished with boiled water.
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 connect on with the
cholera epidemic to the amount of
$685. IS, over and above the 0,0OG
appropriated by the Council of State,
We're taken cogniZ4Dce of.
Pinau, au aged native, was present.
He wanted permission to occupy one
of his houses that bad been ordered
vacated during the epidemic. One of
Pinau's house. 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 inve-ti-
CATION and report at next meeting.