The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-12-03
MANY MATTERS WERE Up
REGULAR SESSION
OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH.
Molokai Reports and Requests-Peti-
tions for Removals-Protest Against
Strict Quarantine Rules.


President w. o. Smith presided.
The president spoke of the semi-an-
nual visit of the Board to the leper
settlement on Molol<ai. There were
some things that were needed quite
badly and President Smith stated that
he would later bring these matters
before the Board for consideration.
The most notable improvement was
found in the Boys Home. This in
stitution is under the management of
Mr.. Dutton. The Girls Home was in
good condition excepting that it was
in sore need of a boiler for heating
purposes. officer Reynolds was in
structed to secure prices on a suitable
boiler for the place.
One of the citizens of the settlement
of Molokai has nursery. He has
some 10000 trees in it and asked the
Board for cart in order that he
might set out his trees. The request
was granted.
Some time ago the superintendent
of the settlement complained to the
Board of the promiscuous raising of
hogs by the inmates of the settlement.
The Board yesterday adopted the fol-
lowing regulation for the raising of
hogs hereafter:
"The inmates are permitted to raise
hogs at their own expense and in such
manner that they do not become a
nuisance to the Settlement and injury
to others, to their houses and plant
ings, etc.
"They are required to raise their
hogs in yards or pens, built by them
selves and at their own expense, and
are not allowed to let them run at
large, as heretofore.
Hogs found at large may be con-
fscated and sold at public auction to
the highest bidder, and one-half of the
net proceeds to be paid over to the
Board of Health and the other half
to the owner of the hog or hogs.
Hogs, worth nothing, for which no
bid is received, shall be killed by some
officer, appointed by the Superinten-
dent of the Leper Settlement"
The Board authorized Mr.. Reynolds
to provide a butcher shop at Kalau-
papa. The building will be SO con-
structed that shelter will be afforded
| the inmates of the leper settlement
|
The Y. p. S. C. E. had communica-
ton on file complaining of the lepers
making liquor. The Board deemed
il not worth the while to discuss the
matter as a law covering all distilling
of liquors is already on the statutes.
A petition asking for certain re-
forms and signed by a number of the
lepers, was read. Several of the
clauses received favorable considera-
ton.
There was also petition signed by
a large number of lepers insisting on
the removal of Superintendent II. w
Meyers and his assistant at the lepel
settlements. Several reasons were
given for this, one of them being that
Superintendent Meyers did not live il
the settlement and they were neglect
ed as "A result. The Board denies the
petition.
The recent health regulations per
tanning to immigrants from japan
points promulgated by the Board, ha!
brought forth objections from the
steamship companies operating be
tween Japan and Hawaii. \ lettel
from w. C. Irwin g. Co., agents fo
one of the Japanese steamship com
panies, asked if it would not suit TIT
health officials that inspection he con
fined to Yokohama, thus avoiding th
! double expense of inspection and thu
interference of handling cargo. Thu
', Board replied to Irwin & Co., sayin!
that while under ordinary circum
: stances the inspection of emigrant
: from Kobe calling at Yokohama TO
Hawaii would in its opinion be un
necessary but in view of the preva
lence of small poX in its most violen
form in Kobe and of cholera in Yoke
hama and Toxic, the Board deemed
desirable that the inspection at bot
ports be insisted upon. The inspec
ton would be modified whenever pos
sible.
Two letters from DR.. Eldridge, tn
chief medical inspector of this Gov
eminent in Japan, stated that the dis
eases were still spreading. The islam
e of Formosa and Tahiti now have sex
eral cases of small poX and cholera t
look after, he said.
DR.. Herbert was present yesterda
and insane asylum affairs wer
brought up for discussion. This inst
tuition has been overcrowded for som