The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-01-16
HEALTH BOARD MEETS.
IMPORTANT MATTERS BErORE II
FOR ATTENTION.
Cholera Talk - Fishing Matters Tabu
Raised-City Water Drainage
Cemeteries, Etc.

Cholera Talk - Fishing Matters o. Tab
Raised--City Water Drainage
Cemeteries, Etc.
The Board of Health met in re
gular weekly session at 3 p. IN
Wednesday, President Smith in tn
chair. Remarks on the claim @
DR.. Bowie that the Belgic did no
land cholera at Honolulu wer
tacitly advanced. 1t was thu
unanimous opinion that circum
stantial evidence was to stronI
against the Belgic. Several state
ments made by DIR. Bowie caused
the physicians of the Board tc
smile.
Minutes Of last meeting and de-
partment report were read and filed
DR.. Monsarrat's annual report
showed 1850 bullocks killed dur
ing 1895.
Mr.. Warehouse reported disease
among swine near Honolulu. Said
a dealer had told him a disease had
broken out and affected animals
were being brought to town. Or.
ders will be issued requiring an
immediate and strict investigation.
The matter Of the strike of fish
vendors at the market came up.
President Smith explained the cir
cumstances leading up to the trou-
BILE. No action was deemed neces-
sary.
Mr.. Keliipio wanted to know
whether salt aud dried fish came
under the general regulation, oil
could be sold away from the market.
1t was a matter OF health. Packed
fish were sailed at the market un.
der the supervision OF Mr.. Keliipio
Mr.. Warehouse suggested tina,
impure sailed fish might be brough,
from Kauai, Kona, etc., if there
was no inspection,
President Smith thought the
matter very important. He doubted
not that cases Of sickness resulted
from eating tainted fish. He was
opposed to fish peddling on the
streets. (Mr. Warehouse: 1T is
done in the streets of every city in
the worldly
Mr.. Lansing thought system Of
inspection could be established to
enable peddling of pure fish, DIR.
Emerson said the present system
was expensive and inconvenient.
Some people, poor people at that,
had to hire hack to go to market.
Once there, fish were found to be
much higher than they would be il
peddling was allowed.
The matter OF new regulation
was LETT over to the next meeting
President Smith suggested that the
trouble with the market strikers
would by that time be settled ant
the whole matter could be actet
upon together.
Mr.. Smith asked the pleasure o
the Board with regard to fishing
off Iwilei. The Chinese hui work
ing the rights at that place wer,
sustaining great losses by being
closed out Of their grounds. DR.
Wood moved to take the restric
tons on fishing off the ponds ant
the harbor. This motion was takef
with surprise by members Of tn,
Board. Several argued against it
DR.. Wood explained that he con
sidered the past danger, with re
spect to the harbor, over. There
was danger Of its becoming con
taminated again from Asiatic ships
He thought the restriction nigh
be removed, and the Board coulC
then decide whether or not per
manent tabu of fishing in the har
Dor should be declared.
DR.. Wood accepted an amend
meut to leave the harbor restric
tons, aud open the private fishinl
rights near Iwilei. 1t was note
that the title to the only fishinl
right in the harbor was being con
tested by the government. 1t wa
claimed by Sumner and Dowsett
The motion to allow the Chimes
hui to fish, carried.
Mr.. Warehouse said the Nut
anu water supply needed attention
Road trash and impure substance
were swept into the reservoirs b
heavy rains and came down in tn
city water. Referred to the Exc
cutive officer with instructions t
carefully investigate and report.
Mr.. Smith brought up the matte
Of the crowded condition Of til
cemeteries. Nuuanu and til
Catholic cemeteries were becomin
crowded. Makiki was full. Til
matter of burial grounds was ia.
becoming serious problem. tn
population Of the city was increa!
ing, and even now nearly a
of the plots were taken up. Matt,
referred to Sanitary Committe,
Mr.. Smith reported that NJ
Marsden had sent lots of trees
Mr.. Clark On Molokai during tt
past two years. The commission,
thought they should have a chea
house over there to start the tree
and should have some direction III
til the trees were under way. 4
would send a forester over if Il
Board desired. Mr.. Marsden w
authorized to send a forester {,
that purpose.
| Mr.. Smith reported a purchas
for the wind mill at Kalihi, now o
of use. Mr.. Reynolds was autho
lied to sell it.
The Board voted to take over t
property known as the immigrant,
depot at Kakaako at a rental
5000. The property is owned
the Bishop estate and now rent
by the Interior department,
A system of drainage for Kuk
street was adopted. The water W
be run off to Nuuanu stream.
1t was decided to notify ownt
of property from the old fish mi
ket around to King street bird
4 that the condition of the low la
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