The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-04-22

that the examination had been made,
but while he was not certain of Il. and
could not tell definitely until tomorrow
at d. IT,. He believed II is really that
disease. Dr. Alvarez stated that he
had been called upon to make eNami-
nation OF membrane several times but
until this case appeared there had, as
yet. been no diphtheria here DR..
Howard assured the board that the
throat of the child had been disinfect-
ed. as we'll as everything about the Of
fee. He would visit the house. where
the child had lived, and see that proper
attention is paid TO disinfection there.
The report of Mr.. Myers OF the leper
settlement was read.
Three large gin bottles. full of water,
taken from Nawiliwih stream, Kauai,
were exhibited as showing how the
water was being contaminated by the
molasses dumped into the stream by
the sugar plantation companies One
sample resembled water impregnated
with charcoal. another had a decided
golden tinge and the third looked like
stale beer The odor resembled that
which hoyers around the eXcavator
cart on busy day.
Complaints had been received, and
the samples were furnished by Sheriff
Carter Mr.. Smith remarked that some
years ago the plantation companies had
been prosecuted for maintaining nui-
sance, and after these suits it was
abated. The secretary was instructed
TO ask the physician of the district to
make a chemical analysis of the water
and report.
The matter of appropriation for in
spection of animals for the purpose OF
ascertaining where tuberculosis exists
was discussed The appropriation for
general expenses was reduced now to
$500. and this would not stand such
inroads. 1t was decided, then, to
charge the sum of $175 for this pur-
pose to general expense of pay rolls.
DIR. Monsarrat stated that he and DR..
Shaw had made an inspection of four
COWS and reaction had followed in
three He asked permission to kill the
three COWS and make a post-mortem
for the purpose of verifying the report.
This was objected TO by one member
of the board, as it was thought better
to kill but one at a time. DR.. MonSar-
rat exhibited the blanks and showed
how his records are kept. These COWS
are the property of a dairyman, whose
name was not made public.
Mr. Smith asked what would be done
with the cabin passengers of the Cop
tic, provided there is no sickness on
board and they wanted to come ashore.
DR.. Wood explained that cabin pas
ngers destined for Honolulu would be,
required to finish out in quarantine
the balance of the Is days. Storage
tDa sseng gers would be required to serve
Is days He stated, also, that small
pox was just as apt to be brought here
by cabin as a steeTage passenger, and
for this reason the regulation must be
enforced.
Mr.. Smith asked whether any reports
had been made by DR.. Howard as to
condition of the children who had been
Yaccinated under d recent order OF the
board. Being told that no report had
been received, the secretary was re-
uuested to notify DR.. Howard to send
| in his report without delay.
A letter was read from the o. R. &,
| l.. Co. submitting terms of carriage to
funeral parties to the proposed new
| burying grounds on the line OF the
road. A design for chapel and morgue
| was taken submitted. NO action was
taken on the matter.
At this juncture matters which were
of interest only to the members of the
board and which evidently do not con-
I Germ the public were to be taken up
and the reporters told to git Presi-
dent Smith remarked, by way of con-
ISOLATION: You fellows wouldn't kick
| if you could see how newspaper men
were denied admission to executive
sessions in the United States" The
| genial president overlooked the fact
| that it is the public, rather than the
| newspaper men, who want to know
what is taking place in reference to the
talked about Waikiki quaran-