Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-04-14
Board Of Health Work
For The Week

MONDAY, April y.
The Board OF Health meets in spe-
cial session at 2 o'clock this afternoon
to consider a letter Just received from
DIR. Moore of Hilo, which declares that
at meeting held April I'd It was Off
cially declared that Hilo was clean
port and desires to remain so. To this
end the health agents of Hilo demand
that no more goods be shipped from
Honolulu to the port of Hilo.
The district, says the report, is In
no straits for goods as people in Homo
lulu intimate; there are plenty of
goods in Hilo for all and will be, as
ships come there regularly from the
Coast.
DR.. Moore closes his letter to the
Board Of Health with these words:
1.-THE town Of Hilo and the district
thereof Is with US AMI we wish this to
be understood; IL this movement of
ours is not allowed by the Board of
Health Of Honolulu, for protection 10
ourselves and community, then we, as
a body, will no longer act as agents Of
the Board of Health"
The meeting this afternoon win con-
slider exclusively the Hilo de-
termination and will probably be a
long one. Minister Cooper will prob
ably not be present as business calls
him elsewhere.
Tuesday, April 10.
DIR. G. d. Wood. president, DIR. +. r..
Day, Geo. w. Smith and +. J. Lowrey
constituted the meeting of the Board
of Health yesterday afternoon. DIR. g.
l.. Garvin, medical executive officer,
attended.
The president brought up a request
of Japanese merchants for leave to ship
sake and sol to the other islands. Also
their request to be allowed 20 import
merchandise from Japan. since no
plague had been reported for sixty days
in that country.
Mr.. Lowrey was opposed to shipping
goods to ports on other islands, where
there were no facilities for fumigation.
Mr.. Smith, among other reasons for
deferring action, mentioned the pub
lished statement that Surgeon General
Wyman had recommended that the
United States take charge of qua, an
tine in Hawaii.
DIR. Day, on the importation question,
said the physicians in Japan were
anxiously waiting to see whether
plague might not break out again with
the coming of summer.
Mr.. Smith moved, Mr.. Lowrey sec
onded and 1t carried unanimously, that
permission to ship sake and sol be re-
fused.
The president reported converrsa-
ton with Sam. Parker about the Molo-
kai cattle contract. II was decided to
accept Mr.. Parker's tender, the con-
tractor having agreed to aid the Board
in trying to get more favorable carry
ing rates from wilder's Steamship Co.
A letter was received from the Hilo
health committee by d.. Moore, secre-
tary. demonstrating against the posi-
BILE granting Of permission Of travel to
the island of Hawaii from Honolulu be-
fore twenty-one days elapsed since the
appearance of plague case In any part
of Honolulu. They also stated that
there was no lack of provisions there.
II their wishes were disregarded the
agents of the Board forming the COM
mittee would resign their commissions.
In the discussion that followed con-
sideration was given to the principle of
MISREPRESENTATION which might reason
ably be adopted by any community.
"oOu iltiu tudtp Wullt IL was
competent for the Hilo agents or peo-
pie to speak for their own district re-
garding the supply of necessaries, they
had no right to assume the representa-
ton of other districts. That was
where trouble had arisen before.
I II was the general sense of the meet
ing that the letter was uncalled for.
y being recalled that the Hilo agents
vi, after due elaboration, Informed
the Board that they would carry out
its regulations.
DIR. Wood submitted the draft of a
reply. which was adopted and handed
to DR.. Garvin for transmission by the
Kinau that evening.
DR.. Herbert entered the room to ask
permission to drive to Oahu plantation,
where he was called. There was no
train convenient, and he would ask to
have his train permit changed.
DR.. Wood said the people down
country were very strongly opposed
to having any animals from Honolulu
admitted to their territory. They had
so declared themselves at a meeting.
On DR.. Herbert volunteering to wash
his horse In the Moanalua stream en-
the way down, the desired permit was
granted and the doctor went out happy.
A letter was read from Mr.. ZumwaJt
regarding certain lot of sugar in
warehouse at Kahului, and the presi-
dent gave history Of the matter.
There was an understanding with DR..
Carmichael, u. s. M. III. S., on the mat
ter, of which probably Mr.. Zumwalt
was not aware.
The president read "a latter with
resolution enclosed from all the agents
OF sugar plantations on this island,
giving the Board Hail Columbia" for
alleged dereliction of duty in the mat
ter of travel on this island, and offer
ing suggestions for reforming its prac-
tees and methods. DR.. Wood stated
that, in the absence of Board meet
ing. he had answered the letter on Sat