The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-08-20
H|LO'S HOSPITAL
Special Meeting Of Health Board
Concerning II.
NECESSARlES MUST BEFURNISHED
Pipes, Tank, Stove, Shell.
wing Etc, Needed.
Two Nurses Will Be Sent for-Mat-
ter of Making Rules Left
With Physicians.

a special meeting of the Board OF
Health was held on the lanai of DR..
Days home, Beretania street, last
night, the purpose being to talk over
Sheriff Andrews, who returns to the
Rainy City today. There were present
the following: President Smith, Drs.
Day, Wood and Emerson; T. F. Ian
sing, Sheriff Andrews and representa-
tives of the Bulletin and Advertiser.
President Smith announced that
Sheriff Andrews had reported the Hilo
Hospital finished and ready for occu-
pancy. Furniture had not yet been OBJ
tanned and other necessaries in con-
nection with the place had not yet
been arranged for. Some of the repre-
sentative people of Hilo had held a
public meeting and decided to pay for
the furniture. A water pipe from the
main to the hospital, a distance of SO
feet; a water tank at the back part,
shelving, a range or stove for heating
water and other things were necessary
to render the hospital fit for habita-
ton.
President Smith said that there was
margin enough in the appropriation to
pay for all of these things. The build
ing itself had come within the limit of
the $4,000 set aside for the purpose.
Although the board took no action, it
was pretty generally agreed that all
the things absolutely necessary be pur-
chased.
Dr. Day emphasized the necessity of
a range or stove in the place. Hot wa
ter should be within reach at all times.
The difficulties of range were dwelt
on by President Smith, and it seemed
to be the opinion that, for the present,
stove would fill the bill.
Sheriff Andrews mentioned the beau
tiful spring in the gulch near the hos
pital From this flowed the pureSt of
water, which could, through the me-
dunn of a hydraulic pump, supply the
whole hospital.
President Smith was of the opinion
that the 310-foot pipe from the water
main should be the first matter to be
attended to. This would certainly be
the cheapest. A tank should be placed
there as the pressure of the water
would be too great.
The matter of laying the drain pipe
from the hospital was left with DR..
Moore and Sheriff Andrews, they be-
ing the ones best capable of judging the
proper position.
drews about the electric lighting facil
tiles of Hilo, and was answered that
they were of the very best. The hos
pital had been wired for Is lights. This
would be given free if five lights were
taken. One light is 80 cents; any num-
Der up to 8, 60 cents; from 10 to 10,
so cents. This was much cheaper than
the Honolulu lights.
In regard to the nurses, President
Smith thought it a wise plan to start
with two. He had spoken in the morn
ing with Rev. H. w. Peck, who left
on the Mariposa, and the latter had
signified his willingness to confer with
Elder Harris of the Methodist denomi-
nation in regard to the nurses to be
sent DR.. Wood made a motion to this
effect, and it was passed.
Next came the question Of rules to
place where sick people could go with
out expense, there would be no trouble
in filling it. However, there must be
a sufficient number of paying patients
to help out expenses.
In the matter of surgical operations,
a fee should charged people who are
able to pay, this money to go toward
the maintenance of the hospital.
In the matter of people f1ocking in
for treatment without rhyme or rea-
son, DR.. Wood related a case in point
as follows:
"a short time ago young man came
to me in a rage and began saying all
sorts of things about the hospital SUI
perintendent. I told him to state his
case and leave the letting off of sur
plus steam until later. 1t seems that an
American citizen had arrived in the
city on one of the steamers from the
Coast and, being a sufferer from some
disease that needed immediate atten-
ton, went to the hospital and was re-
fused admission. He had stated to the
superintendent that he was a tourist,
and that in itself was enough to war
rant the action of the superintendent
Il told the friend that he had better
apply to the people who had in their
charge the American Relief Fund.
This was done and later, I received a
telephone message to the effect that
the relief fund would pay the mans
expenses. That was all settled. The
fellow remained two weeks and then
left on a steamer for the Orient
after his departure, the friend /
came to see me. again in a rage, but /
this time over a different matter It /
seems that he was ledger in the same +
house with the cured patient, and just /
when the latter was leaving the house /
be pulled out a bag containing $500 in /
gold and, shaking it in his face, I
laughed. while expressing his gratifi-