The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-04-29
MONEY To BURN
Settled that Doctor Day Will
Visit Japan.
KILLING TUBERCULOSIS CATTLE
Nine Found on One Wal.
kiki Dairy.
Vaccination of School Children-In-
VeStigation of Charges to
Take Place.

The Board of Health met yesterday
with w. o. Smith, president, in the
chair. There were present DR.. Day.
Mr.. Keliipio. c. A. Brown and Lam
sing. The minutes of the three pre-
vious meetings. special and regular,
were read and approved
President Smith stated that he had
spoken with Sheriff Carter of Kauai
regarding the water of Nawiliwili
stream. He learned that the water was
affected through running refuse and
sweepings into the stream. The plan
tation manager, as well as the agents,
were notified to abate the nuisance or
prosecution would follow
The usual reports were read from
DR.. Myers on the act to mitigate and
Mr.. Keliipio for the fish account DIR.
Monsarrat was not heard from owing
70 illness.
Several letters were read from Mr..
Myers, superintendent of the leper set
Element, and action held over until the
next meeting, when Mr.. Myers is ex-
pected.
A letter from Mr. Elliott of HiIo was
read, asking permission to erect an
annex to the proper hospital there,
provided the British residents raised
sufficient funds for the purpose, in
commemoration of the Goth year of
Queen Victorias reign. A discussion
followed as to what plans the appli
cant had for the support of the annex
when it was completed. President
Smith took the letter, and said he
would write for further particulars.
The resignation of DR.. Weddick,
physician at Waianae, was presented
and accepted, and DR.. French given
the appointment. DR.. Weddick retains
his position at Eva.
DR.. Howard reported LAB vaccina-
lions during the past year. The doc
tor stated that some of the teachers
had not been exacting in the matter Of
health certificates.
A letter from man, whose son is
a leper, asking that his son, who was
brought from Kauai on Friday, be al
lowed to remain at the expert
ment station, Kalihi, six months
for treatment, as the disease had
not sufficiently developed to war
rant his being sent to Kalawao.
He would like TO have him retained,
also. for the purpose. of enabling him
to purchase suitable outfit for the
boy Objections to his retention came
from one or two of the members, who
thought there was no necessity for his
being kept here any longer. Whatever
outfit he wanted could be sent him.
President Smith said the boy had
been here but a few days, and 1t
seemed as though no harm could fol-
low his remaining here at least a few
weeks Practically this was d final
parting, and he would favor his re-
manning here until the second trip to
the settlement Carried.
Rev Alexander Macintosh wrote
10 the board. asking that some provis-
ion be made for George Woods, the
stages of consumption, and is without
a home. or funds. His case being in
durable, he could not be received into
Queens Hospital. He would ask that
the board do something for him.
President Smith said that as the
young mans mother is a Hawaiian he
was entitled 10 admission into Luna
lilo home. and he would make inquiry
there and see what may be done
The president read two letters-One
from Dr. Eldredge. the other from Dr.
Jordan-relative to the contagious
i in nd "a
anese ports In this connection he
spoke of the necessity for DR.. Day
making visit to those ports for the