The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-02-23


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Yesterday passed without a deaf
from bubonic plague, without a ne'
case and without any suspicious case
of sickness. The call physicians in
vestigated several cases of illness dur
ing the day, but as far as any sign
of plague were concerned, Wednesda.
was a clean day; the second clean da.
since the last three sporadic cases ol
Monday.
The Hawaiian woman who died sud
denly at the Kalihi detention camp ol
Tuesday, had heart disease. Yester
day morning DR.. Jobe visited Charlie
Clark, native. aged IA, at the corne
OF Punchbowl and Queen streets. Th'
boy had malarial fever and was being
attended by DR.. Alvarez.
The Board of Health caused copies
OF the following communication to bt
mailed to the various health agents or
the other Islands.
Notice to Health Agents.
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with reference to Kahului was as fol.
lows:
mo merchandise to be shipped from
the town of Kahului to any other To-
caiity on Maui, or to any other island
merchandise or sugar may be ship.
ped through Kahului by train, on
clean cars, from outside localities di-
rect to the railroad wharf in quaran-
tine. and these loaded by clean crews
in boats or lighters and transferred to
steamers or other vessels in the bay.
mo handling to be done by anyone
in Kahului.
Merchandise for localities on Maui
outside of Kahulul may be shipped
through Kahului, by being loaded di-
rectly from ships boats or lighters in
TO clean cars by clean crews In quar-
antine on the railroad wharf, and then
run out OF Kahului without delay.
"All shipments to be accompanied
by certificate signed by Mr.. Ium-
walt, quarantine officer of Kahului.
mo merchandise for other ports or
localities is to be shipped in or out of
Hilo at present. Vessels in Hilo har-
bor may use the landing at either Wal
akea or Wainaku for loading or dis
charging freight.
Freight which is consigned to par
ties in Hilo may be landed at Hilo, but
must not be shipped or distributed
from Hilo to other localities.
&C. b. WOOD.
President Board of Health"
Board of Health Meets.
Although the Board of Health meet
ing started at 2:2O p. m. yesterday
with only part of the members pres
ent, there was a full attendance be-
fore the Board had proceeded far in its
deliberations. The meeting opened
with the reading of the minutes. The
resolutions passed by the Board while
viewing the All Chong premises, in
King street, near the Waikiki turn, on
Tuesday, were also read and incorpor-
ated in the minutes.
President Wood then read the report
up to date of the number of cases of
bubonic plague which have occurred in
Honolulu. This report appears above.
Mr.. RusselPs bill for fencing the in
fected district was submitted to the
Board. DR. Wood gave out the figures.
The bill calls for S3,4593S for S,752 feet
Mr.. Russell wanted the bill approved.
There was some fault to be found with
the fences, and DR.. Wood pointed out
a few things in their construction
which needed improvement or altera-
tion. In several instances the con-
tractor was evidently at fault; that
vas the opinion of the Board. In this
connection DR.. Wood read a letter
from Mr.. Ripley, who had made the
specifications for the fences around the
burnt districts. 1t was moved and car
ried that the matter be referred to Mr..
Ripley, to see that the fences were put
in satisfactory condition.
DIR. Wood said, addressing the other
members of the Board:
1T is very important matter that
the fences which the Board caused to
be erected around the burnt district,
be in every way satisfactory. IL Mr.
Russell has not lived up to his contract
then Ii Is only right that he should
make such alterations in the fences as
are necessary to fill the contract.
have examined the fencing myself and
have found that in many places the re-
quirements have not been met. | real
ize the difficulty of planting posts in
the coral In some places, and see that
where posts are only In the superficial
earth and are not planted at the re-
quired depth on account OF the pres
ence of coral; that braces have been
placed to make mp for the deficiency OF
strength. The fences are likely 10 be
more or less permanent, and should be
In a condition 10 stand wind and wear.
We will probably need them for year
at least"
Letter of Mr. Ripley.
The following is the letter from Mr..
Ripley, In reference to these fences,
read at the meeting.
Honorable II. Il. Cooper, Acting |
President q Boar, OF Health.Msir;. ks
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