The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-04-23
Discussing the Sanitary Condlt-
ion of the City.
FIsHERMENs PETITIONS DENIED.
Inspection OF Csttle-Leg1slative Ques-
lions Regarding Lack of Medical At
tendance - Large Number of Fish
Inspected - Asked TO stock Pond.

of the Board of Health yesterday
afternoon there were present
President Smith, Drs. Emerson,
Day, Wood, Alvarez and Monsar-
rat, Messrs. Lansing, Brown,
Reynolds, Keliipio and Meyer of
the leper settlement.
DR.. MOnsarrat's report showed
among other things butchering. of
135 hogs and the condemnation of
8. Under the Mitigation Act
there were 81 examinations re-
ported.
Inspector KeliipiO's report
showed inspection of 13O,453 fish
during lthe week, the largest
number since the opening of the
market. OF this number there
we're over 10000 mullet and over
$4,000 puhikii.
A petition was received from
thirteen Cinnamon, who have pc
titiOned regularly for several
weeks past to the effect that they
be allowed to fish in the deep
waters of Honolulu harbor.
Eight months were deemed suf-
ficient time of depriving them of
their lawful occupation. 1t was
thought that the work done by
the dredger so far had rid the har-
Dor of the ,disagreeable germs.
Petition denied.
He-u, a native fish dealer, sent
a petition to the Board asking that
he be allowed to stock with fish
the pond directly in front of Oahu
Jail. Request denied.
Rufus Lyman was made an
agent of the Board of Health at
HilO.
President Smith presented to
the Board the questions pro-
pounded in the House of Repre-,
sentatives recently.
First question-Is the Board of
Health aware that many people
are dying without proper medical
attention?
Second questiOn-What does
the Board intend to do?
DR.. Wood said that it was not
because medical attendance was
not available, but because cases
of sickness were very often not
reported.
President Smith suggested that
the answer to the questions be to
the effect that the Board is aware
of the fact, and that the constant
aim of that body with its physi-
clans would always be to provide
medical attendance for all requir-
ing it.
The matter of the discharge of
the two Portuguese from work on
the Odorless eXcavatOr because
of their attending the recent
Portuguese demonstration was
brought up. Eheir sworn state
ments, together with those of L.
L. La Pierre and one of the natives
who was put to work in the place
of one of the Portuguese, were
read.
The Portuguese stated that they |
had gone to Mr.. La Pierre on the
day before the march of the Por- |
tuguese to the Executive build |
ing and asked him for a half day
off. With this request had gone
the information that two natives |
had been procured to work in
their places. They were told by |
Mr.. La Pierre that they had work |
and if they took a half holiday |
they need not come back to work.
The Portuguese marched in the
procession during the morning of |
the next day, and upon returning
at 1 p. m. were told that their SER
vices were no longer required.
This they considered very unjust
action.
The statement of the native was |
to the effect that he and another
native had been asked to take
the places of the Portuguese, so
as to allow them to march in the
parade.
Mr.. La Pierre stated that he
had spoken to Health Agent
regarding the matter
and had been instructed not to
take the men back if they persist
ed in taking a halliday off. He
lad acted accordingly He stated
also that he had heard the POrtu-