The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-01-03

The Board of Health held reg
ular meeting yesterday afternoon
with President Smith in the chair.
Executive Officer Reynolds
handed in a report regarding the
windmill at the Insane Asylum.
It seems that the mill has not
given satisfaction although it was
approved and paid for. In Mr..
Reynolds opinion the pump is all
right but he is in doubt whether
the machine has motive power
enough to work it, although he
does not say so in the following
report:
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF
HEALTH,
HONOLULU, II. l., Jan. 2, 1894.)
Hon. w. o. SMITH, President Of
the Board of Health.
SIR: Acting upon instructions
from the Board I made an exam
ination of the windmill and pump
ing gear at the Insane Asylum,
and find that the vertical rod con-
Meeting the M with the belt gear
is considerably out of line, caus-
ing an extra amount of friction on
the top and bottom edges of the
bearings, which must in a very
short time be injured by the same.
The shaft connecting the gear
ing with the pulley wheel is too
light, and the wheel held in posi-
ton by a set screw which has al
ready cut partly through the shaft
in several places. 1 am also in
formed that the belt will not re-
main on the wheels if the mill is
going with any speed, which shows
that they must also be out of line
I think the arrangements for
holding down the legs of the mill
frame are unsafe, the same being
held merely by lag screws which
are likely to draw with strong
wind, instead of bolts running
through the bed sills.
lam informed that the pump
does its work we'll. The only
fault being in the working gear fol-
the same.
Respectfully submitted,
C.. B. REYNOLDS,
Executive Officer Board of Health
Mr.. Reynolds was given power tt
remedy the fault.
A letter from Superintendent
Meyers was read regarding affairs
at tho leper settlement. He stated
that satisfactory progress was being
made in the removal of the healthy
natives from Kalaupapa and did
not anticipate any trouble. The
people seemed disposed to accept
the offer of the Government and
retire in a peaceable manner.
A letter from DR.. Hyde was read
1t referred to the y. NJ. G. A. hal.
at the settlement. He is anxiou!
| to have the building placed under
control of the American Board Of
Missions, and has the consent of 6
n. Wilcox, who donated a sum O.
money to it's erection. The mem
bers of the Board Of Health are
agreeable to the plan, and think
it would be a desirable arrange
ment.
1t seems that The building Is no"
controlled by a building committee
the members of which have not the
confidence of the natives. The
latter are anxious for the change
also.
Mr.. Reynolds stated that a bakel
at the settlement threatened tc
shut up shop unless the price o.
wood was reduced. TIE man in
question opposes another i'll the
same line of business, and the result
is that bread Is sold at five cents
loaf, instead OF ten "a formerly. L
he should retire from business hi
opponent in trade will immediately
raise his price. The matter wa
referred to Mr.. Meyers, and the
chances are that the lepers will re
ceive their daily bread at the pres
ent price.
DR.. Russell, of Waianae, com
planned of the poor quality of bee