The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-09-11

The Board Of Health held its regular
meeting Wednesday afternoon with
President smith. members Day, Wood.
Kelupio. Lansing and Emerson pres
ent-
Mr.. Kelipio reported I24.+75 fish
inspected during the last two weeks
The examining board reported favor
ably on granting license 10 Dr.. Brown
Of Kauai.
WI. Feary snd J. Puni were granted
permission 10 open s coffee house al
Kalaupapa- There were no restrictions
as 10 the firms which they should buy
material and no license Or payment Of
taxes viii be required.
The application Of Young Hip Pc 10
practice medicine was referred 10 the
examining board.
Or. Beady OF Hilo wrote regarding
her diploma and the secretary was in
struCted 10 inform her that no temper
AIRY license could be granted and she
would be obliged 10 come 10 Honolulu
10 obtain papers from the examining
hoard.
Dr.. Myers was granted = leave Of
absence for p days,
Publication OF tenders for beef cattle
was authorized.
The following letter from c. A Brown
was read,
W. o. Smith. ESQ.
Pres Board Of Health.
Honolulu H I
Sir-As per request OF The Board be
fore leaving Honolulu 1 have looked
into the matter Of Filtration OF Water
and find that the Lawrence works would
nor suit our ease IS well Is the tilcra-
tion by The Norwood process. Have
seen several Of their plants in operation
IN Paper Mills etc. where they had 10
have the pureSt Of water. = plant
could be placed between the last reSsr-
yOir and the pipe leading 70 the city
and be run by graviration. Their long
est tanks viii filter 100000 gallons IN
- hours. 50 We would need , ~ present
10 furnish 2.500.111 gallons 81 3 cost OF
less than $4,000. The plants I saw
were o. boiler iron Il feet high and Is
feet IN diameter and contained about
feet Of sand with valves so arranged
that you can clean them 81 any time
in 3 lew minutes. We could put up IN
brick and cement which would lessen
The cost The Norwood Company would
send on man 10 put up The works and
see them in perfect running order.
This company want ne 70 obtain
blue print showing the situation OF our
reservoirs. and the fall between them
SO they can have data upon which 10
furnish estimates. and more especially
between The lower one and the water
pipes which lead 70 the city Also Q
sample OF The water. 50 they can Sc
what they have Eor 70 remove from The
water. Take z bottle and pur Il in ?
block OF wood and send 10 NE. with
above print. 70 The ThOrn6ike.
BOylsJo1 s.. Boston.
Yours very truly.
c. j. BROWN.
On motion OF Dr.. Emerson the agent
OF The Board was instructed 70 forward
Mr.. Brown The data requested
4 petition from Nr. Il asking 10 take
fish for halt from The Honolulu harbor
brought up : discussion Of the ad-
visibility Of continuing the Jabu on
haTbor fish Dr. Wood didn't believe
in continuing the regulation IS II was
not strictly enforced. and II would b
better 70 allow fishing than 10 allow
the regulation 10 become q dead
letter. Il The city were threatened
with al epidemic then the regulation
should be carried on 10 the letter 4
motion 70 reScind the regulation pro
hibiIing fishing II the haUbOT was
carried by 3 unanimous vote
Regarding The Government phySici-
an in HOla- President Smith reported
that Dr.. Crane and wife had been taken
III with typhoid fever Just as they were
about 10 start for The islands Dr. Nc
Wayne was appointed Government
physician for North Eona and DT-
Iin6lsy Tor South KOns. the appoint
uents 10 date from Sept l.
Dr. NO-szrraC asked whether the
fish from The Norma should be sold II
The market OF allowed 70 BE- placed on
sale Ct The stores The sense OF Jhz
Board waS thai i The fish were II
good condition they would come under
the sane rule IS the salmon brought
from ne C0sSt on ice. NJ. keliipiO
thought the No-us's fish were not u
70 he standard Consequently the
matter VAS referred 70 Dr. Monsarra-
and ALr- heliip5o for Investigation