The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-05-14

Board of Health met at } p. m
Yesterday. Present President w
O. Smith, Drs. Wood, Day, Elmer
son. and Messrs. Lansing and G.
\. Brown.
The matter of notifying persons
at Asiatic ports that no steerage
passengers should land here until
further orders was brought up.
Mr.. Smith said the subject had
been presented to the Executive
and had brought forth much dis
cussiOn. The message had not
been sent by either the China or
Australia as the DOric would be
here in time to carry it to Hong
kong direct. They thought, also,
that it would be we'll to send the
communications to DR.. Eldredge
at Yokohama with instructions to
issue the order. 1t will be re
membered that an order was is
sued some weeks ago that only
200 steerage passengers Will be
allowed to land from any one
steamer. There was a question
at the time, as to the legality of
such order, and the government
thought that to prevent any diff
culties arising from it we had
better have an act identical with
that in force in the United States.
This has been done and will be
come a law in a day or two. The
act is made to conform with the
conditions in existence here. 1t
was thought best that the cOndi-
ton of affairs be thoroughly in
vestigated by one or two members
of the Board, and with that in
view DR.. Wood has been asked by
the government to go and | will
accompany him. The president
then wanted to know if there
were any suggestions to be made
by the members.
Mr.. Lansing said that as long
as the Executive had canvassed
it thoroughly and he saw moth
ing else to do but submit to what
that body deems advisable.
DR.. Day said he was in hearty
accord with the movement and
did not have any idea that there
would be an opportunity to put
it into effect when he opposed the
resolution last week.
Mr.. Brown thought it wise to
have DIR. Wood visit the Orient
and investigate, as far as possible
in the limited time, the plague
in all its stages. 1T was a good
plan, too, to have the president
visit there and see the men who
have been recommended for posi-
lions under this Board in those
places; he could see these men
personally and learn something
of their fitness for the place.
Mr.. Smith said it was his inten,
ton to get ready to leave on the
DOric, but it might be that they
would have postpone it until the
following steamer.
Under the act to mitigate, one
Japanese woman and three Ha-
WaiianS were taken from the reg
lister at their own request. There
were 81 examinations during the
week.
Inspector Keliipio reported 49,
900 fish received at the market.
\ report from a cOmmitte APP
pointed to investigate the quality
of the water of Nuuanu reservoir.
This was accompanied by a certi-
ficate of analysis by Prof. J. 7.
Crowley.
Mr.. Smith said the matter had
been before the Executive several
times, but nothing definite had
been done for the reason that
they had no data from which to
settle upon an approximate of the
cost of putting in filter system
DR.. Day said the Interior De
partment had a full estimate of
the cost of the Hyatt system, and
the superintendent of Public
Works should be able to deter.
mine the cost of cementing an
acre of ground.
DR.. Wood said a filtering pro
cess would remove bacteria and
organic matter.
Mr.. Smith spoke of the vital
importance of having something