The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1895-11-08
Objections 10 Opening of a
Ditch.
FATHER ooNRApY AT MoLoKM.
ncnJ-The Ditch Through W. W.
Halls FropertN-Un Place.
Chinese Doctor Refused License.

there were present President Water
house, members Lansing, Keliipio,
Reynolds, Drs. Emerson, Wood,
Day and Minister Cooper. /
Superintendent Brown Of the
water works requested an apprO-
priatiou Of $500 for expenses OF
running the pumping plant. The
last appropriation was exhausted.
The Board decided TO take $500
from the cholera expenses 10 be
used for the pumping plant.
4 letter was read from (. H,
Wodehou>s asking that fishing at
Kukuluaeo be permitted. DR.,
Emerson moved that restrictions
upon waters east OF the new retain
ing wall be removed. Carried.
DR.. Wood moved to remove re
strictionS on fishing on the west
side Of the entrance 10 halihi.
Carried.
Superintendent Brown Of the
water works stated that fresh water
was used by shipping ostensibly
for washing decks, and the Govern
ment was receiving no pay for the
supply. DR.. Day moved that the
water Of the harbor be used for
washing the decks Of vessels in
port. Carried.
The CLAIM OF Wong Chow for
damages At being turned out from
the flats ST Leleo or Haliu was re-
ferred 10 Health Agent Reynolds,
Damages claimed, So 90.
The resignation Of DR.. Russell
from Waiauae was read and &C
csptsd. Dr.. Day moved that in
the acceptance Of the resignation
be included q vote Of thanks Of the
Board. Carried.
The application OF Mrs. H. l.
Jenkins for permission 70 reside on
Molokai was referred TO the presi-
dent.
Father Conrardy's letter was
read. In 1t he asked the reasons
Tor the Board Of Health. in the
action Of ordering him of the leper
settlement at Nolokai. He asked
the Board TO consider deeply the
responsibility OF removing from the
settlement s contaminated person
such as himself.
Dr.. Wood reported that the COM
mittee had examined the Chinese
doctor. and found him totally in
competent. DR.. Wood recon-
meuded that no license be granted
him. The recommendation Of the
committee on examination was &C
cepted-
On the subject OF opening a ditch
through the grounds Of ". W Hall. .
the following communications were I
received-the first from W W I
Hall. the second from P c. Jones : I
In reply 20 your note OF the 26th .
instant u dressed 70 ne, suuOuueiug .
Iuzr the irrigsJiug ditch which RUS 4
through my grounds, which was closed .
BY your Or,i-r during the chO era cpl
1emic, may ns TeOpenrd under certain 4
coadItiOu<, [ b-g leave 10 lay before
the Board Of Health few -aecs
Al SOY time during the lsst fifteen .
YEAR OF more tdis ditch night justly .
have been c O>si by Orrtsr Of the BOaru .
% the ground OF it, being = menace 70 .
the pu0iic health
In SUPPORT Of tuf- statement, | would .
Nv that ths stream VS. not perpetual
much OF The time, especially AZ night,
here VA scarcely enough waller 20
larry = straw zlOug, sud 81 >ueh times
, very unpleasant OdOr srOse from it,
Del. e)u tueiye TO malaria
I think Dr. Dsy I'll remember thSt
sIr. Won. Foster while D cupytuz one
u nv eott&s-- = year or tSo SGD, sui
cred 50 srrzck OF mzl2rlzl iev-r, aud
Z / Certain that when Dr. Nichols
EAs eOosiferfug whether Or ~ ue
zOuIt take TINS cottage Mrs Poster
old hful that he thought the stream
10 uubealthy ose- Wh-u Mr. L K
SeEmza-s f2ui V occupied another
.ostzge in ny g-Ju1ts, on the edge OF
hi ditch. they suffered frpqu=ntiy
rom head ache-, which they felt Eere
-su.-G BY the stream, sut- once az
eat. hzf Seriog- -ore Threats, which
Ezre zImo-t diuhLners-Ic 10 their
,sture. Certainly, dIphrnerI< = a.
not a. mu-h dreziied a. l. cholera
For wears Dr. Srzugen s.l'i nE- n-I1
hst this stream x4s dangerous 10 the
,esIth OF the efghhorh0o.f, and that
? was the source Of all the malaria
-hieh has zogzzre,f 10 this io.-.lIty-
Tue late J. T. Wsteruou-e- E-l
COX great pains 70 make the stream
ats by eenlentiag Its oet aod sides
hrpugh hf- gruuusf=, Dot. IN spite OF
IL efforts. il never could be made
ixhr enough 70 prevent ssepaze
which kspS the groGnd under and
sex OF hi house in = sT4upy eo1dI
iou, causing = mQ-ty AMI unEnole
ONE od0r-
Mr.. WzterhoQse died OF ual2rlAl
ever. and 5000 after moving INTO the
sue house Mrs Henry W.'erno1se :
Inferred an stt2-k also, and otner
Members Of the family have suffered
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