The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-08-16
NEW SITE FOR WASH HOUSES
Removal Of Garbage Goes Over Till
Next Weekly Meeting.
Six Days Old Calves Slaughtered
Applications for Positions Under
Board of Health.

the Board of Health was held in
the Boards new office in the Judi
ciary building yesterday afternoon.
Present: Drs. Day, Emerson,
Myers and Wayson, member Lam
sing and Executive Officer Rey-
nolds.
Minutes of previous meeting
read and approved.
Reports Of DR.. Monsarrat were
read and filed. Attention was
called to the slaughter of calves
from six days to two weeks old.
Matter referred to DIR. Monsarrat
for opinion as to wholesomeness of
such meat.
Letters were read from Agent
Meyers at the leper settlement re-
cording passing events there.
On request of J. A. Magoon
James Harvest, a leper at Kalau-
papa, will be brought down to Ka-
Iihi in order to have his testimony
taken regarding a suit for piece
of land on King street between
himself and James Campbell.
Permission was granted Father
Clement and Brother Louis to visit
the settlement next week.
At the suggestion of Colonel
Mclean DR.. NJ. H. Gutliff wrote
from Washington, D. c., ask
ing for blanks for a position
on the surgical CORDS of the Hawai-
ian Government. The secretary
was instructed to reply that no
blanks of the kind desired were
available and no position vacant.
DR.. G. A. Lutz, surgeon on the
steamer City of Picking, made ap-
plication for some position under
the Board. Placed on file and
notification ordered sent.
President Smith brought up the |
question of wash houses. He had |
spoken to several members of the |
Government about the matter. A
point beyond the saluting battery
was thought to be a good location
for a general wash houses. There
is an appropriation of $500 avail
able for the purpose of erecting
new wash house. The present
building must be removed. Agent
Reynolds was requested to accom-
pany members of the Board to the
point spoken of and investigate the
matter. The Sanitary Committee
will take the matter in hand.
Superintendent Rowell is ready to
go ahead with the construction of
ME building for washing as soon as
t., site has been decided on.
- he vexed question of removing
u Ibage came up in regular order.
10 Iere was a general discussion,
but the matter was laid over until
next meeting. Agent Reynolds
presented a form of tender as fol-
lows:
blenders are invited for the ex-
elusive franchise for the free removal
and care of the garbage. Street
sweeping and contents of vaults and
cesspools from those portions of the
city bounded by --, for term
of . years. The conditions of the
ABOVE franchise are rs IOIlOWSs
1.-The contractor to remove all
garbage, rubbish and contents of
vaults and cesspools within the above
named limits free of charge, to the
satisfaction of the Board of Health.
2.-For districts outside the above
limits the charge for removing garb-
age will regulate itself, anyone being
allowed to remove the same, provid-
ing it is taken to the dumping
ground of the contractor, but the
charge for the dump OderleSs EX-
cavator in districts outside the limits
shall not exceed the rate of So per
half day.
3.-The garbage removed to be
either cremated, or if used for making
fertilizer, or filling up land, to be so
covered up and treated as to prevent
the possibility of the same becoming
q nuisance.
1.-THE Board of Health to turn
over to the contractor, for value, in
condition, the OdorIess Excavator
and appliances connected with the
same, also the garbage carts and
horses, taking bond as guarantee
that at the expiration of contract the
same shall be returned in as good con-
dition as when received.
An amendment is to be made
giving the Board authority to en-
force the contract.
Agent Reynolds was instructed
to sell two colts belonging to the
Board.
Rules governing Baldwin Home
for boys and Bishop Home for
girls were read, revised and ap-
proved.
The executive officer explained
that there was no agent here for
fire extinguishers. The
price was $50 each, with charges
Sc per dozen. The Insane Asylum
four extinguishers and
several dozen charges. The Board