The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-08-12
Health Authorities Here and Troop
Ship Bad Meat.
A MEASLES BILL ON HAND
Board VIII Continue Same as Be-
fore Under New Flag = Various
Reports-Settieme Affairs.

yesterday afternoon. George w. Smith
was detained on business; DR.. Day was
out to meet the steamer and d. l.. Ke-
lipio was i'll. Meat Inspector DR.. w.
T. Monsarrat and Food Inspector Ar
thur tombstone were present for their |
respective departments.
DIR. Monsarrat reported on slaughter |
house. Fluke still continued to con-
siderable extent among cows. Hogs !
and sheep were found in good condi-
ton.
Inspector Keliipio sent his report of
the following weekly fish receipts at
the public market: To July II, 44,36S;
July "a, 34,141; July 81, 46,O24.
Report of Kapiolani Maternity home
showed s2S95.26 on hand at the first
of July and S2,9942S at end Of the
month. Expenses were $29S.l3 There
were during the month two pay pa
tents, one of $50 so and another OF SIS
The donation Of $3.50 from c. II. Bishop
and amount from the Government
brought the months receipts above the
expenditures.
Hilo hospital reported five patients
at the beginning of July, eight admit
ted during the month, eight discharged,
three deaths and two left in the hos
pital at the end of the month. Re-
ceipts for the month had been SOL and
expenditures s132.OS.
Resignation of Mrs Howe from the
Hilo hospital was accepted. Miss
Wheelwright was appointed to the va
cancy. She will leave by the Kinau On
Saturday. Mrs. Howe goes to Lihue,
Kauai.
DIR. C. A. Peterson was given gen.
eral commission as agent Of the Board
of Health. His duties as Immigrant
Inspector will take him to the planta-
tons and while going his rounds he
will make examinations when neces-
sary. President Smith spoke in high
terms of the services of DR.. Peterson
to the department in the past.
The question of abandoning the sys-
TEN Of letting contracts for drugs again
came up. 1t seemed to be the general
sentiment that the plan was failure,
for the reason that only one tender
was ever put in and prices were some
times higher than could be made by
straight purchases on the market. Up
on motion 1t was unanimously decided
to discontinue drug contracts at the
expiration of the present period, which
is August !.
President Smith reported a bill OF
500 for expenses of taking care OF
measles patients from the transport
Puebla. The bill Is against the United
States Government and endorsed 10y
Major General Otis. The bill has &c
20 to Washington and there is consid-
cradle red tape in getting the cash. Ii
was decided that. IL officials here have
not authority to pay it, the Board viii
do so out Of it's funds for quarantine
expenses and turn the money in as
Government realiZations when 1t Ii
paid by the American Government.
President Smith read the report OF
Inspectors tombstone and Monsarrat
on the beef, mutton and pork belong
ing to the transport st. Paul, wncs
was condemned at the ice house. II
was stated that after condemnation
tue Udu meat was TAKEN DdCh 10 lIlt
vessel to be used on the way to Ma.
Mia. Mr.. Lansing thought the Boar.
had not fulfilled its duty. The mea
should have been destroyed. Presi
dent Smith thought sanitary laws
under which the Board acts did nc
apply to food in transit, not to be uset
Board had fulfilled its duties. Motto,
nf tho condition Of tho civ.
en- to American officials In town ant
the officers of the transport.
All Lo, Chinaman who was at on,
time cook in Honolulu, was glvel
permission to carry on one Of the cot
fee shops of ]. Puniai at the Settle
ment.
The matter OF framing regulation
for the keeping of horses at the Set
Element was left to Mr. Reynolds.
The Examining Board Of Physicians
Drs Andrews, Cooper and Herbert, re
ported draft OF regulations for car
rying on the work In that department
There was a difference of oplniol
among the Board members as to tn
wisdom OF some OF the provisions, OF
account OF which the matter went owe
TO next meeting.
Mr.. Reynolds called attention t. Il
continued scarcity of taro at the Set
Element. The future in this regar
looked rather gloomy. 1t was re
marked that taro was becoming yer
scarce throughout the group, and wha
there was was specked and bad. Upo
suggestion OF DR.. Emerson .ls,uss,o
OF remedy was deferred to exscutiv
session.
President Smith announced tha
after flag raising on Friday the Bolr
OF Health will continue its ruthorit
and functions as before. There woul
be no change whatever in the s.atn
save that each member would be =,
Suired to take the oath OF nllegianc
10 the United States.