The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1895-09-24

sheriff OF North kous, J. h. Nshsle,
in the present emergency, rs well as
the public spirited aud generous offer
Of his advice and services, ire OF
charge. by DR.. Mewsyne, st = time
/ when North kons is without y Gov
esument physician; snd further be il
Resolved, That copies Of these res
| olutions be forwarded 70 the Honolulu
Board oi Health for its respectful
consideration. aud that report of this
meeting be prepare by the secretary
and Forwarded 70 the newspapers for
publicstion.
Mr.. Buchholtr, in sec>nding these
resolutions, remarked that \ local
| Sasrd OF Health, vested with full
powers, we must sni will have. He
said that it WAS preposterous thst we
| should be put 70 such straits simply
because the good people OF the little
town Of Htlo happened 10 De 50 child
iSh- Ii was one thing 10 be careful, IL
WAS smother thing 70 be foolish. be
iwelt upon the prSctical i>olstien OF
the districts, the impo>sioility of
obtaining supplies by land, sud the
real gravity Of the present situation.
+. NJ. Scott SSsiu reminded the
meeting Of the utter indifference the
Hilo committee had shown in regard
70 this district, Snd remarked, that We
were likely 10 hsve very little consid-
Grafton. He said i, would De foolish
10 say that there wSs absolutely no
danger in keeping up communication
with Honolulu, but such danger WAS
small when compared 20 reSl and
ScGusl prsiiesneut We would GER
tSinly be in, il $ steamer were not i'm
meiiStely dispatched from Honolulu
with supplies.
DR.. IjndIey said tha; We in North
kouS were fortunate in having so
efficient deputy sheriff. In his dis
tricc Of South hOnA he could not get
the corporation ot the police in put
ting matters on = good sanitary foot
ing. While eryiug out about con-
tSriustiou from without, they would |
not clean up wiItir. rhSt wSS the |
main thing 20 be attended 70, sud it |
would Dc just here thSt the value Of |
the proposed local board would show |
itself.
Tne motion wSs now put 10 the /
meeting Snd carried unanimously.
The chairman suggested thst the 4
chsirmsn OF the proposed local BoSrd
should be designated, 80 thSt the 4
Board OF Health might confirm il
without Gslsy.
Dr.. Lindley proposed. and Dr.. Ne
Wayne seconded, thst Nr. Miller De
ehSirusu OF the lCcal Board. Carried
unanimously.
DR.. Wayne informed the meet
.og that ne hS6 written 20 the Board
)f Health explaining the situation.
BE said that il WAS his candid opinion
hat there wsS scarcely Suy danger if
he regulations Of the Board Of Health
we're properly carried out, and that
wen II the disease did sppsSr in
'ur miGS; il xould De only in
few isolated eSses, IS the
conditions in the district were en-
irely unfsyorabls TO the spread OF the
iissSSe That, however, wxs remote
remote. We hsi s
.rsster trouble staring Us right in the
Ace Provisions We must hSye, Snd
honolulu He sSii ths, there wss Lo
eS~oa whstever Why the W G. Hall
hould not come in and land supplies
Gdsr the regulations, with no danger
D the district whatever; sud, s. for
sssengsrs, the i've days quarantine
] Honolulu wss quite sufficient He .
Ipres>ej his grstIficstion in fiuiIug
lat the natives OF this district are en-
rely different from those OF Oshu.
hey sre very much less under kShuus
liusnes. They srs more intelligent
nd hSye more rslisues in the white
lSn- He anticipated no trouble
-hsteyer in dealing with them in sny
With hearty vote OF
hank. to TIE chairman, the meeting
ten SijOurusI.