The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-01-17

:. President Smlln Occupleu Tue CHdi
at the regular weekly session OF TIT
Health Board Wednesday. Presen
, with him were Drs. Day, Wood ant
Emerson, Members Keliipio, Water
house, Lansing, and Health Agen
Reynolds.
Minutes of previous meeting were
read and approved.
| DR.. Monsarrat's report of bullock
slaughtered was read and filed. L
showed 1850 bullock slaughtered dur
ing the year 1895.
President Smith informed the Boart
in regard to the strike of flsh-sellers
at the new market. Those who hai
refused to pay for stalls had been made
| to yacate
There was discussion as to wheth-
er dried fish should be sold without
regulation. There was no law govern.
| ing such sale. 1t was a question as to
whether the public health would be
| protected by making the sale of all
kinds of dried fish obligatory at the
new market. The Chinese, after
Thursday, will not be allowed to sell
fish on the sidewalks, but there is moth
ing to prevent them from doing so in
side of buildings. President Smith was
opposed to the peddling of fish. Ped
| dlers of vegetables will not be inter-
fered with, as vegetables could not be
eaten raw. 1t was not so with fish
the Hawaiians were in the habit of
eating them raw. Matters at the mar
ket were in slightly mixed condition,
but would undoubtedly be straight
ened out before the next meeting.
DR.. Emerson was opposed to making
any change in the regulations that
would inconvenience the general pub
lie. Unless there was some good rea-
son for the change, he would not favor
it. Fish Inspector Keliipio was in
structed to prevent the sale of any kind
of fish that, in his discretion, was unfit
for USE
In the matter of the petition of GER
tain Chinese for privilege to fish in the
ponds lying between the prison and
quarantine grounds, Dr. Wood moved
to remove all restrictions from fishing
in the harbor and ponds. He was not
in favor of fishing in the harbor; his
motion was to get the restrictions
placed on fishing during the late cpl
demic removed, then the Board could
act as was deemed expedient on the
question of fishing in the harbor
proper.
There followed a general discussion
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Dor. President Smith said he was op-
posed to fishing in the harbor, and
cited that fish fed on refuse of the har-
Dor and might be the means of poison
ing those who ate them.
DR.. Day quoted remarks made by
Prof. Maxwell. That gentleman
stated that fish fed on sewage con-
tanned poisonous matter.
President Smith hoped the motion to
remove all restrictions on fishing would
not pass. There was less chance Of
the ponds spoken of becoming contain
mated than the harbor.
DR., Wood said that as long as cholera
existed in China and Japan, and yes
sells from those ports landed immi-
grants at the quarantine station and
washed ship in the harbor there was
danger of the harbor and surrounding
ponds becoming contaminated.
AS an amendment, Member Lansing
moved that the request made by the |
Chinese be granted This was carried. |
Member Lansing thought the Board |
should take immediate action to have
the ponds mentioned filled up.
Member Waterhouse called atten-
ton to the fact that surface water from
rains was drained into the reservoirs
up the valley.
Agent Reynolds was authorized to
make special investigation into the
matter and report in detail to the
Board, so the Minister of the Interior
could be intelligently informed of the
situation.
Agent Reynolds had informed the
President of the crowded condition of
The different cemeteries. More ground
would soon be needed for burial pur-
poses. President Smith, said the ques-
ion of providing a suitable burial
ground with area sufficient and in such
4 place as to prevent contamination of
he water supply would prove difficult.
He cited various places in different
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Committee was instructed to make a
'eport of places where dead bodies
we're now inferred, with recommends
ion for the future.
The President thought garbage boxes
'laced on the sidewalks waiting for the
arts were unsightly and offensive. ;
agent Reynolds was authorized to in
orm the inspectors to see that this
ustom was discontinued.
The matter of tree-planting on Molo-
al came up. 1t was deemed desirable
o send some person there and see to
lanting. Commissioner Marsden will
e asked to furnish reliable forester
D go to the settlement, taking all nee
ssary plants for the commencement of
nursery. The Board authorized an
expenditure to cover expense of this.
Health Agent Reynolds was instruct
to sell the windmill at the Kalihi ex-
srimental station, as it was no longer
,quired there
An additional odorless excavator was I
'dered purchased, at 1890, with tires
be five inches wide