The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-09-02
Now I25 Lights at the
Quarantine Station.
Health Agent Reynolds Talks on
Leper Settlement - All But Poo
die Dogs Must be Anihilated.

| At the regular weekly session of the
| there were present the following:
| President Smith, Drs. Day, Emerson
and Monsarrat; Messrs Reynolds, Lam
sing and Keliipio. Minutes of the pre-
vious meeting read and approved
President Smith announced that Mr..
Cassidy was present and that the first
business would be the cost of the cleo
trio light plant at the Quarantine Sta
year the matter of wiring the Quaran-
tine Station and of procuring the dyna-
mo for producing the lights was
brought up for the first time. An esti
mate was sent in by the Hawaiian
Electric Light Company. Certain speci
fications were given. Another estimate
was received from Mr.. Cassidy also.
Mr.. Lansing moved that the matter
be left with Mr.. Cassidy, it being un-
derstood that the estimate was $S09.60.
The difficulty resulted in the fact that
a plant costing $1,477 had been OBJ
tanned.
Mr.. Cassidy explained that the mat
ter had been placed in his hands. At
the time it was thought by the Board
that 100 lights would be enough. He
went over to the Quarantine Station
and found that more lights would be
required The corrals were full of peo-
pie. With this in mind he wrote to
the Westinghouse Company for plant
that would support $50 lights. 1t is the
latest improved, is minus belt, by
the way, great nuisance; has attach
ments for arc and search lights, and
fills the bill. There are three things
to be considered in purchasing an cleo |
trio plant, namely: Efficiency, main |
tenance and attendants. 1t is built for !
the toughest usage and can be very cas-
lily kept up. There are 125 lights at |
tached at the present time, these being |
in the three corrals-EurOpean pas |
senger house, the two hospitals, guards |
quarters and cook houses. Mr.. Rey-
nolds said he supposed he should have |
referred the matter back to the Board |
Of Health when he found the cost would |
be more, but the great need was to |
get the plant here as soon as posi-
BILE. He felt that he could come before
the Board and make a satisfactory eX-
PLANTATION, not suppOsing at the time
that the appropriation was short. Mr..
Cassidy wished it to be understood
that there were no commissions in the
purchase of the plant.
President Smith said that he was
sure that the plant at the station was
needed, and that his judgment in pur-
chasing the same had been good. Ger
tainly it would be economy in the end.
The only trouble was the insuff1ciency
OF funds to pay for it.
It was finally decided that the West
inghouse Company be paid $500, and
that they be given an explanation as to
the reason why the remainder cannot
be paid until an appropriation is made.
Mr.. Cassidy expressed the Wish that
the members of the Board visit the
Quarantine Station when the next
batch of Asiatics arrive for the pur-
pose of making a thorough inspection
of the electric plant. The Board so
agreed.
Fish Inspector Keliipio's report
showed 47,191 fish received at the
market during the week ending Au-
gust goth
Another protest was received from
he Woodlawn Dairy, this time against
the killing of Is COWS, alleged to have
been affected with tuberculosis. Placed
On file
The Examining Board reported that
Dr.. Thomas Mcmillan had presented
credentials and had passed
examinations. The Board
voted that a license be recommended.
In the matter of examination of COWS
or tuberculosis, DR.. Monsarrat report
I'd that 400 COWS had finished, and that