The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-08-08
Garbage Of the City to be Removed
by Contract.
Discussion Regarding Quarantine Mat
ters-Sanitary Committee Make a
Report on the Refuse Question.
Repairs at Insane Asylum, Etc, Etc.

| President Smith occupied the
chair at the regular weekly meet
ing of the Health Board yesterday.
Present with him were Drs. Wood
| Day, Wayson, Emerson and Mem
bers Waterhouse, Keliipio and
Lansing and Executive Officer
Reynolds.
/ President Smith stated that, after
consultation with several persons
conversant with the country, the
suggestion made by DR.. Wood
that salary of physicians in North
Kona be $50 per month, South
Kona at $75, seemed just There
were more people residing in North
Kona who were able to pay for
medical service than in the south
ern portion. For that reason the
salary was placed at the sum
named. DR.. McWayne was ap-
pointed as physician at North
Kona. The allowance of medicines
for the district was ordered to be
divided.
DR.. Monsarrat' reports were
read and filed.
Insane Asylum report for quar-
tee, ending June 30, was consid-
cred. At that time there were SIS
patients SO males, 16 females, di-
vided as follows: Hawaiians, %;
Chinese, 21; Portuguese, Is; Jap
anese, 5; American, 6 English, 1
German, 3; Norwegian, 2; Cana
dian, Manila, 1 ; Central Amer
lean, South Sea Islanders, 3
East Indies, l. The report called
attention to the danger of fire at
the asylum. There was provision
against the danger. DIR. Herbert
recommended the purchase of sew
eral Babcock fire extinguishers.
Executive Officer Reynolds was in
structed to investigate and report
price, etc., of extinguishers
asked for. He was also requested
to visit the asylum with Superin-
tendent of Public Works RoweIl |
and see what could be done toward !
repairing the buildings, which |
were, according to Member Lans-
ing, sadly in need Of attention.
Letters were read from DR.. Mey- |
ers at the leper settlement record |
ing events there. Two additional |
wards to the Bishop Home were or
dered constructed.
Permission was granted DR.. Hyde |
to visit the leper settlement next
week. He will go there in connec-
ton with Y. NJ. G. A. matters.
DR.. Wayson was instructed to
attend measles cases at the Kalihi
station.
The Sanitary Committee report
ed es follows:
"YOur committee to whom was re-
ferred the petition for q three years
of removing the garbage from
that portion of the city known as
Chinatown, beg leave to report that
they were at first favorably inclined
granting such permit, for the
reasons:
"lst. The section of the city that
the petitioners propose to look after is
most densely populated, and therefore
consumes the greater portion of the
time of the employees of the Board,
and if the applicants are willing
to perform this work, and do it in
a satisfactory manner without further
to the Board than that of in
specting the work, it did seem to your
Ommittee that it was desirable that
such an agreement be entered into.
send. We believe the petitioners
are responsible men, and therefore the
duty de vOlving upon the agents of the
Board in inspecting the said portions
Of the city and seeing that same is at
all times kept in a satisfactory sani-
.ary condition, would be very simple
'3rd. The teams and employees #
he Board being thus relieved would
nave more time to attend to other pOr-
ions of the city and immediate out
ying districts, and perform such work
u a more satisfactory manner.
" After several discussions and
through the energetic efforts of Mr..
Reynolds, agent of the Board, we are
Oday of the opinion that it is possible
o have the entire city cleaned, and if
lot with a revenue certainly without
my expense to the Board. It is well
Known that in many cities and towns ! l