Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1895-08-16
SOME SANITARY SCHEMES.
LOCATION or WASH HOUSES AND
DISPOSAL OF GARBAGE.
Board OF Health Makes Progress In
ThIk-Kokua system on Molo-
kaI-RuIss for the Homes.

in the new rooms Of the Board Of
Health in the Judiciary building
yesterday afternoon. There we're
present: Acknowledgement w. o.
Smith, president; DR.. Emerson,
DR.. Day and Theo. T. Lansing,
members; DIR. Howard, dispen-
sary physician; DR.. Wayson, ply
sician to experimental station, and
DR.. Myers; Chas. Wilcox, score
tary, and g. B. Reynolds, execu.
tive officer.
Reports were received from DIR.
w. T. Monsarrat as meat inspector
and inspector under the mitiga-
ton law.
Letters were read from r. W.
Meyer, superintendent of the Leper
Settlement.
An application from Kahalewai
to join his wife as helper at the
settlement was deferred for fur
Their Information.
Mr.. Meyer, commenting on an
other application, deprecated a
return to the old "kokua" system,
especially since the Board provid-
ed relief for helpless lepers.
The president said it was less
expensive keeping them in the
homes than outside, but of course
they preferred the greater liberty.
He suggested that it might be
feasible, in some cases, to have
the stronger lepers act as kokuss
to the weaker, and let them earn
the so cents week; although the
husbands and wives care of each
other would perhaps be more &C
ceptable than that of hired help.
Mr.. Reynolds remarked that
the trouble was that many of
them did not stay long with their
husbands and wives, but took up
with new mates soon after going
to the settlement.
The application was not grant
ed.
It was agreed to allow leper
on Molokai, who is interested in
land case in court, to come to Ka-
lihi to make deposition.
Father Clement and Brother
Louis were given permission to
visit the settlement next week.
Several applications from doc
tors outside of the islands for po-
sitions under the Board were
read. They were ordered to be ac-
knowledged and placed on file.
The president brought up the
matter of new wash houses. He
was informed by the Minister of
the Interior that there was a
piece of Government land beyond
the saluting battery on Kakaako
beach. There had been a strong
protest received from the Washing
people against the proposed lot at
Iwilei, past the slaughter house,
on account of the great distance.
Besides, as Mr.. Reynolds remark
ed, larger water main would be
required than that now existing,
to furnish enough water for the
Iwilei site. The Minister of the
Interior was prepared to proceed
with the work as soon as the site
was selected. He suggested that
the sanitary committee should
pay visit to the locality at Ka-
kaako, and take representatives of
the press along with them, and
report at another meeting.
DIR. Emerson remarked on the
preferability of site close to tide
water to another one.
The matter was referred to the
sanitary committee.
Removal of garbage was the
next subject of consideration. A
form of notice for calling for
tenders for free removal of
garbage was submitted. After
some conversation the matter
was continued to next meeting.
The executive officer was au-
thorized to sell two colts belong
ing to the Board.
The revised draft of regulations
for the Baldwin Home Tor males)