The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-12-07
FIRED FROM
THE ASYLUM
y. WinkIer Has a Peck
Of Troubles.
WAS FORCED TO MARRY
Assistant Superintendent Of the In
sane institution is
Out.

WlNhLER, assistant superin
W. tendent OF the Territorial IL
sane asylum, has gone To IN.
mainland. He has been fred from n u.
position. AT a meeting of the Board
OF Health yesterday SUPERINTENDENT
Herbert, OF the asylum. Announced
this. lie said, Our assistant superin-
tendent has gone on a vacation lie
has been under No two years and has
been my assistant for one wear All
this time he has had no holiday Ev-
cry employee OF the asylum Is entitled
20 one month each year, and allowed
Mr.. Winkler to go on on the last
steamer Tor a months vacation. Now
discover That he has been guilty of
gross 'demeanor.' | consider him
discharged. lie has been forced 10
marry native woman living near the
asylum. His books are all right As
ne was appointed by me, 1 suppose
nave the right to discharge him and
appoint a successor"
The board agreed that DIR. Herbert
had this right.
Mrs. o. Winkler and child went q
few days ago To one OF the other Isl-
ands. There have been rumors for
some days OF Winkler's trouble. DIR
Herbert denied to the Advertiser ON
Monday night, after Winkler had sail
ed for San Francisco. that he knew OF
any reason for his being absent from
the asylum, other than his taking a
vacation.
DIR. Herbert asked the Board oil
Health yesterday for permission q
lease six acres OF land upon which
taro Is grown. This matter was refer
red To the attorney general.
| DIT. Dinegar, Board OF Health ply.
stefan on Maui. was instructed to send
all his surgical patients to the hospital
at Waikiki.
DIR. Watt sent in his resignation a:
meat Inspector at Lihue. Kauai, the
same To take effect January 1.
Dr. Emerson presented the board
with several volumes of the New Yorl
Board OF Health reports. The board
voted Its thanks for the present
Executive Officer Pratt spoke of IN,
death reports sent In by the deputy
shsriffs on the other Islands. He read
number OF them, which described tn,
death OF persons mentioned to variou.
causes. such as "dropsy of the belly,
fever" drinking OF poison" an,
swelling"
Or. Emerson said II should be re
membered that the deputy sherin
making these reports received no re
Enumeration In the matter Executiv,
Officer Pratt mentioned the fact tina
from some localities no death report
had been received for four years
Member q. w. smith OF the boar,
made a motion that Dr. Pratt be in
structed To draw up a form for report
OF births and deaths for submission
TO the Legislature.
The question of raising certain sal
aries of officials was taken up Presi
dent Winston said that he would lik
Ito be relieved from the Office of Presi
dent. lie said that II he retained tn
position he would feel u incumben
upon him 10 go through the entire lis
of employees Of the Board OF Healt
and reduce all salaries so as to &c
within the boards appropriation.
Nothing was done.
Dr. Noblitt's request for a license a
physician was deferred until neS
, week.
The salary OF Captain Gray, IN
morgue keeper. was raised from 50
to $50 n month.
The commissions of all specis
agents OF the board. issued during IN
plague. were ordered cancelled.
A. s. Azbill applied for license I
keep a restaurant In the Queen Hots
on Nuuanu street. The board agree
. that he must make certain sanitar
. improvements before such license wa
granted TO him.
IL was ordered that the Queen
Hospital issue no burial permits hers
. after. but that all such permits be h
sued from the Board Of Health.
The following was the report OF Ba'
teriologist Hoffman,:
> Territory OF Hawaii. Board OF Health
Honolulu. r. T.. December .. 1900.
J To the President OF the Board
a Health.
Dear SIR. have the honor to subm
.. the following report for the month
November;
Number OF specimens for microscoI