The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-05-30

routine matters. With PreS1den
Smith there were present Drs. Wood
Day, Emerson, Member Lansing
Health Agent Reynolds and DR.
Raymond.
Reports of DIR. Monsarrat were
read and filed.
Quarterly reports of DIR. Howard
showed 1907 cases treated at the
dispensary up TO Dec. 81, 1894. The
quarter ending Mch. 81, 1895 showed
only $500, being 800 less than former
period. The decrease was on account
of martial law
Letters were read from DR.. Meyer
at the leper settlement. These refer
red to routine matters there.
A communication from DIR. Armi-
tage stated his inability to transmit
paper on brain diseases, excerpts
from which were delivered before the
medical conference. He would send
it down June 1st. The doctor asked
for ruling concerning duties of
health board agent at Kahului as to
boarding and inspecting steam YES
sci. He had boarded the steamer
Kahului and furnished certificate for
which the steamer people refused to
pay. The secretary was instructed
to inform DIR. Armitage that in his
position as port physician he was ex-
pected to board all steamers from
foreign ports and make due report,
being entitled to receive pay for
same. Sailing vessels We're to be ex.
amined by the health agent, and if
necessity occasioned the port physic-
ian was expected to render assistance.
The Collector of Customs at Kahului
will also be informed of the ruling of
the board.
F. S. Dodge called the attention of
the board to a filthy and offensive
mud hole mauka of S. nj. Damon's
Waikiki residence. Referred to Ex-
ecutive Officer Reynolds with in
struction to transfer to road depart
ment.
President Smith explained that the
poi supply for the Molokai settlement
required some adjustment. Under
present arrangement the product is
furnished under two years contract.
The supply being necessarily large,
extra preparations had to be made to
furnish it. If some other should |
receive the contract, then the party |
who previously held it would be loser |
on account of extensive preparation |
made to continue the supply. It had |
been suggested that the limit be ex-
tended to three and even four years.
After some discussion it was con-
cIuded to advertise for tenders to
furnish the required article for terms
of two, three and four years, the
board to have option of refusing any
and all bids.
The amount of salary to be paid
George Treadway, as general super
intendent of Kalihi experimental
station, was discussed at some
length. Health Agent Reynolds was
instructed to confer with Treadway
during last evening, authority being
given him to make satisfactory ar
rangements with Treadway.
Health Agent Reynolds called the
boards attention to the inefhciency
of telephones at the Kalihi and Quar-
antine stations. Previous to con-
solidation of the two companies the
Mutual instruments worked we'll, but
now it was impossible get reliable
service to those places. He had
complained to Manager Cassidy IN
til forbearance ceased to be virtue,
and would request the board to take
the matter in hand. Replying to a
question, Mr.. Reynolds said Manager
Cassidy had promised to repair the
defects as soon as time was available.
President Smith said it was impera-
tive to have good service. He would
attend to the matter himself.
While the board was at the settle ,
ment recently many of the lepers
desired to continue using DR.. Goto's {
They claimed more bene
fetal results from that treatment
than any other. The board conclud-
ed to carry on the treatment, and in
structed the secretary to order
another supply from Japan by Satur-
days steamer.
Petitions signed by 1876 native
Hawaiisns in the Waikiki districts :
were read, asking for the removal of r
Dr. Armitage as government physic- 4
ian in that district. They charged I
The doctor with refusing to treat and
care for poor Hawsiians without re
serving pay. DR.. Day read extract
from a letter received, DIR. Armi- -
tage giving an unqualified denial
Of the charges. President Smith
said there had been many complaints
regarding actions of DIR. Armitage.
he cited several that had come to
his attention from responsible =
sources. As President Smith will go =
10 Maui on Court business next week, e
1e was requested to make investigs-