The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-10-28

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tieut from the Hoard. W Monsaffai
anb myself made d ,ifii 90 camp A.
kinlrs fuf ths purpose Ut importing
upon the sanitary condition ~ the
camp. more especially rtrstd'na the
mens of ratunr va ~ the. vxcft.
menis Of the camp
The Board bad been previously r.
quesisd By Mos Morris surgeon-in.
chief t0 lend lts assistance in che
dispose uf the same and arrange
ments had been made glth Mr. Frank
Cooke 10 rDCtiNe aud dispose Of the
same
4 mcssaga vas sent Iu by one OF the
officers 10 Col. barber on The subject
Cob Barber sent out word that be had
40 Information az an 20 give We
Afterwards saw Col. BARBER and he
stated that he dld not want the civil
authorities to investigate or interfere
In any way with the military camp. as
he was COmmander-in-Chief out there
aud able 10 attend 10 all that
Yours respec fully
lSgd) g. Is. REYNOLDS,
Executive omcer Board OF Health.
President Smith then read a copy OF
letter which he had sent to Col. Bar
Der on October 20. in which he sx-
plains the purpose of Mr. Reynolds in
visiting the camps The letter Is as
follows:
Office OF the Board OF Health.
Honolulu, II. l.. Oct. 90, 1898.
Col. T. n. Barber, First New York
Volunteer Regiment. 4. $. A.. Camp
Mckinley, Honolulu
Sir:--ln view OF the report made TO
me. as president OF the Board Of
Health, by Mr.. c. -. Reynolds, execu-
| tive officer OF the Board OF Health, In
regard to his visit this morning TO
Camp Mckinley, ! deem II due 20 the
Board of Health to make the follow
/ ing statement:
Shortly after the camp was estab-
/ lished the Board w.s requested by an
officer from the camp to assist in the
matter of the removal Of the garbage
| and refuse accommodating there. Act
! ing upon this request the Board direct
| ed one of Its agents TO proceed TO the
camp and render all the assistance
| that he could. The agent OF the Board
reported later that he had assisted in
making arrangements for the removal
I OF the refuse. Later during the mon h
/ OF September. Surgeon Morris, 4. 5.
/ A., came to a meeting of the Board,
and, upon being introduced by DIR. +.
| X. Day, one OF the members OF the
Board, asked If assistance could be
rendered In regard to the removal OF
matter from tho priyy vaults. The
Board signifed its desire TO assist in
any way that Il reasonably could and
directed the executive officer, Mr. c.
u. Reynolds, and another OF its agents,
DR.. W. 4. Monsarrat, to go to the
camp and render such assistance as
was In their power. These officers re-
ported later that they had been TO the
camp and advised in the matter and
had been instrumental In making ar
rangements with one OF the fertilizer
companies here, TO take all the ma
terlal which should be delivered 10 II
from the camp.
Al meeting OF the BOARD Oh health
yesterday IL was reported that com,
plants haa oeeh Haae Dy resiueh.s OF
the offensive condition Oh the piaees
used as priVies at the camp ana the
Board directed Mr. u d. heshoius, lls
executive oilcer, 10 again proceed tC
the camp ana ascertain 'he iacts ahu
see II any iurther assistance conlu DC
rendered -, ~
, ,ha, an yisiting the camn This morn.