The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1895, 1895-05-30
BOARD OF HEALTH.
Decides to Get More Of
DR.. Goto's Medicines.
CHARGES AGAINST A GOVERNMENT
PHYSICIAN.

Board of Health was held yester-
day afternoon. Present: W. O..
Smith, president; Drs. Emerson,
Wood, Day and Raymond, T. f.
Lansing, @. b. Reynolds, agent,
Charles Wilcox. secretary.
The report of DR.. W. T. Mon
sarran, veterinary surgeon, on
the slaughter houses for two
weeks was read. 1t showed large
proportion of beeves and calves
infected with liver fuke. All Of the
sheep killed were healthy. AS
inspector under the Act to Mill
gate the same gentleman reported
81 examinations.
The quarterly report of tie
Honolulu dispensary by DR.. How
ard was presented. There had
been 800 calls less than the pre-
vious quarter. This was explain
ed to have been due to a falling
off during martial law.
Official letters from r. w.
Meyer, superintendent of the
leper settlement, were read. They
contained details of no special
interest to The public. The Board
gave decisions on some of the
questions submitted. One apple
ant for favor, forwarded through
Chief Justice Judd, put the fol-
lowing salutation before his sig
nature: Yours truly. Love QUE
another with holy kiss. In God
we trust" He wanted to visit a
friend in Kalaupapa, bit his de-
sire was refused.
DR.. Armitage inquired if the
port phycisian at Kahului had
authority to board steamers. He
had boarded the steamer Kahului,
but his charges had been refused
on the ground that the pilot was
the agent of the Board.
1t was decided that he be answer
ed that, while the pilot would act
in the case of sailing vessels. the
port physician should board pas
senger steamers and receive his
fee therefor.
f. s. Dodge wrote calling at
tention to a public nuisance, in
the shape of stagnant pool, on
the line Of a road at old Waikiki.
1t was the sense of the Board
that the matter was one to be
remedied by the road supervisor.
and Mr.. Reynolds will see Mr..
Dodge and explain the law in
such cases.
The president submitted the
question e making the torn OF
the contract for supplying the
leper settlement with poi three.
years inste d of o. 1t be been
represented that it would be an
advantage to the Board to have a
longer torn, as well as to the
natives and Chinese who raised the
taro for the contractor.
DR.. Wood and Mr.. Lansing
would favor the change il it was
likely t, result in a lower price.
1t was decided to advertise for
the supply by different tenders
for two, three and four years,
In the matt.r of tho salary Of
the superintendent of the expert
mental station at Kalihi, it was
suggested to give him the option
of SIS a month and rations or
800 and board himself.
Mr.. Reynolds incidentally re-
marked that the telephone service
both at the receiving and the
quarantine stations was poor.
Good instrument had been re-
placed by inferior.
DR.. Emerson moved that the
superintendent be given the alter
native as suggested.
President Smith spoke OF the
pay of police in comparison. 4
man in such a situation as tn,
one in question would save NOR,
money than man on the SAM
| salary outside.
| DR.. Wood said the superin
tendent was able-bodied and cap
able of doing hard work. Il
answer to O question from tn