The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1895-12-31
Adjourned Weekly Meeting OF
the Health Board.
SHORT EXECUTIVE SESSION HELD.
Rcatine business ran>lcteSi-Appllca-
zion 10 Practice Medicine-Reports
About Cholera->upplie> for Coming
Near-Award~ 10 BE NIsde Monday.

President Smith occupied the chair
s.. the postponed weekly meeting Of
the Board Of Health Friday after
noon, there being present with him
DIS. Emerson, Day and Wood, men,
bers Waterhouse, Lansing aud ke-
liipo and Agent Reynolds.
After reading minutes of previous
session, DR.. George +. Bradberry was
introduced TO the members. His sp-
plicstion for permission 10 practice
medicine and surgery in some part Of
the Hawaiian Islands IS an employee
Of the Board Of Health was read. DR..
Bradberry is graduate OF 8 California
university and wss recommended by
Prof. NJ. NJ. Scott, n. Wsterhouse, J.
B. Atherton and George w. Smith.
The doctor did not have his creden-
tials with him, they having been
overlooked iu the hurry and hustle Of
leaving the Coast in somewhat of a
hurry. President Smith resd the law
governing Issuance of licenses and
explained procedure taken in such
cases. Action on DR.. Bradberry's sp-
plieation was deferred until the next
regular or special meeting.
DR.. Meyers reported events st the
leper settlement.
Certain Cinnamon notified the
Board that they were prevented from
paving rent OF a fishing right between
the prison and the railway wharf, SIS
Gsh caught there were not allowed 10
be sold. They wanted permission TO
catch aud sell fish st the point named.
The physicians considered that this
request virtually meant the raising of
the tabu on fishing in the harbor.
Some OF the members believed that
fishing should not be allowed st any
place in the harbor. Definite action
will be taken on the mstter at the
next regular meeting Of the Board.
The Board was informed that ar
rangements had been concluded with
John +. Colburn for certain statistics
OF work accomplished by the Citizens
Sanitary Committee in connection
with the cholera epidemic. DR.. Rod
gers had been consulted, but salts
factory arrangements not being made
with thst gentleman, Mr.. Colburn,
who was member of the committee,
had been employed
President Smith announced that he
had received 500 from Divide Musiu
IS q result Of 3 concert given on board
the Monowai on her recent voyage TO
this port for the benefit Ct the lepers;
slso S223 80 from the management OF
Wirth's circus for the same cause.
Due thanks were returned TO the
parties mentioned, and 10 the press
for complimentary notices and tickets
furnished without charge.
There was considerable discussion
as 10 what use the money should be
put 20 in order that the lepers might
have most advantageous benefit there
from. Member Waterhouse sunounc
ed that Francis Gay would contribute
$50 70 the fund, aud the amount
would be paid through him. DR..
Wood wanted the amount made in
round numbers, snd added sl.50 10
the money already named aud collect
ed, making the total amount availa-
ole for use OF the lepers 1878.
4 large number Of bids for furnish
Ing supplies to the Board for the COM
LlZ year n1u pe-l Ec-CAhE 81. -CFCkGl
merchants in the habit of putting in
bids had failed to do 80 within the re-
quired time; some had been received
an hour or two after the limit ex-
pired. One by Castle & Cooke, filed
noon OF the 27th-three days lste-
wss thrown out, while tbzt OF Jas z.
NOrgau-dled an hour and fifteen
izte, was also rejected. Bids were
Il 70
nOlds and Secretary Wilcox for tabu-
lstion and award at 8 special meeting
70 De held next Mondsy.
Quarantine regulations were re-
ceived from New Zealand. These
were in German. Referred to DR..
Day for perusSl and translation, If
deemed Of sufficient importance.
Thomas Finuegan made application
for work SIS an inspector under the
Board. He had been employed as
night watchman ST the Oahu railway
for four years. Placed GU file, SIS no
vacancy existed st the present time.
President Smith read extracts from
q pamphlet dealing with land qusrzn-
tine forms in Turkey. Also from the
japanese marine hospital corps a,
Yokohama dealing with the late
eholeTa epidemic in that country.
These reports contained valuable iu-
formation on cholera and its treat
ment- \ fiye-dsys quarantine was
deemed sufficient in JSpan and Eu-
rope c. Clifford Ry5er's report as
inspector OF the marine hospital corps
AZ Honolulu. and President Smiths
resume of the cholera epidemic, show
ing number Of deaths and cases, and
Introduction from japan, were read /
and discussed.
DIR. Day presented Interesting data .
in 8 report on baeteri0logy, with .
eight drawings showing b2ccili found .
in rice wzter purgings and discharges.