The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-02-13


the Board of Health was held yes
terday afternoon. Some time was
spent in awaiting members enough
to complete quorum. The effects
of Chinese new year were playfully
suggested by one of the members
while waiting, but those referred to
soon turned up smiling, with no
apparent appearance of a midday
cup. Those present were President
Smith, members Reynolds, DIR.
Wood, DIR. Emerson, DIR. Day, Ke-
liipio, together with DIR. Monsarrat
and Deputy Marshal Hitchcock.
The fish report of Inspector Ke-
liipio showed some $500 fish re-
ceived at the market during the
past week. These represented
thirtv-fve different kinds of fish
from twenty-three places.
Mr.. Myer wrote from the leper
settlement telling of the arrival OF
Mr.. Rhodes and assistant at Ka-
laupapa and saying that they were
getting things in readiness to begin
the work of tree planting.
DIR. Monsarrat's report on the
mitigation act showed an increase
of Japanese women registered.
There are now seventy out of l lO.
Kahookano, a resident OF Haka-
Ian. Hawaii, was present and ask
cd the Board that he be allowed to
90 to the leper settlement where
his wife will soon be transported
He said she was perfectly able to
take care of herself, but he simply
wanted to go and be with her out
of aloha. Another request came
from a woman by the name Of
Kanui that she be allowed to &C
with her husband to Kalaupapa
The requests were voted on TO
gether and denied.
A petition was received iron
John f. Colburn, e. 9. Winston
and Geo. Mcleod to the effect tina
thew be allowed to establish tlsh
market for the sale of fresh fish a
the south west corner OF King ant
Maunakea streets. They guar
anteed that proper building woulC
he erected and concrete floors ant
in order to assure cleanliness, ais
that all filth and dirt would b
removed by pipes leading out INT
the bay, that marble tops would b
used on the tables and that tn
running of the whole establishment
would be subject to the rules an
regulations of the Board OF Health
The matter was referred to tn
Minister of the Interior.
Agent Reynolds made the folio"
ing report on his inspection tour
reservoirs in Nuuanu valley:
Acting under instructions from tn
BOARD. I made a visit of Inspection
The reservoirs in Nuuapu Valley, an
neg 10 submit the following report:
No ! reservoir, near tue Eiectrl
Tjoht station, il guarded from drain
ACE from the road for about three nuI
bred wards mauka by a hlgh pan
running parallel with the ROAD, OF
receives COnSlO0TdOlO
the road above that point.
No reservoir is crossed by 10
road and receives all the drainage II
q long distance mauka'
No also receives drainage rrol
the road, and, during rainy WeaCne
the whole of them take . the oralnat
from the side hills which are covers
With rauk Vegetation, and on which
number of cattle are grazing.
The three reservoirs are nOIniI
more than huge mud-holes, and, q
thon0h they have been flushed
,bsir water. the mud still remains.
Tha loss of water from seepage ~
evaporation in dry weather must
enormous.
A visit to Luakaha will cohvin
anvone that Honolulu Is blest with
GOOD supply of pure water, u tue SAT-
could be conveyed direct from Cn
place to the city without further co
tamination or los rom seepage;
There are several good sites for
sarvoirs in the neighborhOOd of t
woter station, and a reservoir OF abo
150 TT diameter and 20 feet deep, la
~ Nth stone and c"ment, would nc
. 6o1 OOO gallons, which could be pip
J;Teot TO the city, the overflow frC
&c came could run into the prese
reseryOirs and be used for electric Ing
mower or in case of fire, etc.
President Smith said that Ger
f;cates of death made out by Chine
doctors would have to be remedl
before being accepted by the Boa
he had one in which the phys1c1
1--we the cause of death OF pate
g sickness another was "eru
tions."