Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-01-08
Board Of Health Does
A Lot Of Business

Board of Health was held Saturday
afternoon. Those present were Presi-
dent Wood. Geo. W. Smith r. NJ.
Hatch, Dr. Day. DR.. Emerson. Minister
Alex. Young l.. A. Thurston, Prof. In
gals and Messrs. Geo. X. Cater Gait.
A. c. NJ. Robertson and J. +. Humberg.
Major Iiogler reported twenty-one
prisoners at military HEADQUARTERS.
Marshal Brown had refused to take
them to the police station to await
trial. One such case had Dcen turned
out to be a suspect. What should be
done. The Board voted that the pris-
oners be released and allowed to go
back into the infected district.
Jack Lucas was given permission to
despatch number of japanese from
the quarantine station to various de-
parting island steamers. These people
had not been on shore.
Minister Young's report for the Com
mittee of Citizens was in substance as
follows: Work progressing well at de-
tention camp. There is trouble getting
lumber out as quickly as wanted. The
pumping plant is in hand and will be
ready as soon as the buildings. The
Hawaiian Electric Co has consented
to run a line out to Waiakamilo and
kamehameha School will give over
such current as il has from the COM
pany mentioned, il being the plan to
install a plant at the institution. Some
of the buildings will be ready fos &C.
cupancy before the whole camp Is com
pleted.
President Wood emphasized the fact
that moving of the people out of the
quarantined district was the most i'm
portant thing of all in the campaign
against the plague.
1t was voted that the general quar-
antine be made a rigid one and that
no passengers be allowed to depart
from Honolulu for ports on the other
islands.
1t was voted that claims for damages
be turned over to A. G.. NJ. Robertson
counsel for the Board.
The matter of pumping out the cess
pools of places to be burned was
brought up by DR.. Wood The Board
finally decided to secure two more en-
cavators and left the matter in the
hands of the president.
II was brought out during the meet
ing that S. NJ. Damon was not notified
of the condemnation and burning of
some of his property in the infected
district.
Geo. II. Carter reported the worl: of
the Sanitary Commission in the infect
ed district finished. He mad reorganiz-
ed the guard at the Pail and built n
house for permanent camp. DIR. Wood
then appointed Mr.. Carter a committee
to look up the matter of payrollS and
report.
J. f. Humberg reported for the Mer-
chants Committee. All the goods
from Block 10 had been removed ms
had the goods from stores in other
blocks in the immediate vicinity. Fur
Their work was blocked by the lack of
places of fumigation. The two rented
storehouses had been filed.
Just here President Wood reported
that the number of people living In
Block 10 had diminished from 100 or
1000 to $50.
Pesident Wood stated that Block II
in which Is situated the Japanese no.
tel, recently condemned, should be dis
posed of as soon as accommodations
for the people could be provided II
had been learned that Jauaness were
getting into condemned places by the
back way.
Prof. ingalls, was appointed to take
full charge of the disinfectins work in
the infected district and authority was
given him to provide for as many suits
of oyeralls for the draymen handling
freight in Chinatown as he might deem
necessary.
President Wood reported that Louis
Marks had offered the services OF his
sprinkling carts and drivers to the
Board of Health free of charge.
Sunday Meeting.
At the meeting of the Board of