The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-12-20
BONUSES
CUT OFF.
Territorial Physicians
To Suffer.
WILL Be NO EXTRA PAY
They Must Do All the Work Required
For Their Salaries
Alone.

Ve required 10 90 Whatever medlcdl
practice Is required OF them at tn
salaries now being paid to them under :,
their commissions from the Board OF II
Health. They will be required to treat 81
not only the INDECENT patients Of their :,
districts as they are accustomed to.
but will also be required to treat pris- y
oners In the jails. perform autopsies "
and post-mortems in all cases OF un- =
attended deaths, and act as registrarsl
Of vital statistics.
At FIRST glance these manifold du-
ties would seem to be crcwding the
| physicians outside of the district Of
Honolulu with too much work, but
the Board OF Health does not share
that opinion. President Raymond ex-
pressed his disgust yesterday at the
death certificates and other documents
OF that character which are sent in by
the country physicians, They are alb
solutely devoid Of all sembiance of
statistics which are required in max \
ing up tabulated health statistics Of
the Territory.
President Raymond did not believe
= that the physicians would be over
worked. as he knew something of their
duties himself
= Attorney General Dole said II was a
matter of concern to his department.
nj lie was continually besieged with bills
N for professional services from Terri
torial physicians who had treated
n some person or persons In the jails.
oa In the past the attorney generals de-
partment had endorsed such bills. and
III they were paid by the auditor. Since
he had been In Office not a single bill
OF the kind had been endorsed Dy
cd him and would not be while he was
re In once. lie could not see under the
~ law that the Territorial physicians
=. could ask for pay from the treasurer
N, in addition TO the compensation they
received from the Board OF Health
President Raymond said that every
departnnent OF the Board OK Health
rs. had 10 be modified. and " matteret
not what concessions OF medicines Of
compensation had been made In tn
= past.
aE I'VE will not consider that az all,
said he. 1T il what they shall hav
in the future under the new condi
tions. I believe the doctors are puoii
spirited men and l believe that IN
doctors will agree with this board ina
-. n Ia imperative 20 reduce expense
Ia The government physicians are as
:, rule employed by the plantations.
OF "one Of these reductions must TAX
an place In the supplying of drugs to u
'teu Territorial physicians. IL Is to the
nth An item and also TO the board.
'ula believe that when they take the matt'
sn- under consideration they Will agr'
ned with us that VI u absolutely nece
sary for us to keep down expenses al
ter ask them TO do more work
city aThe treatment of prisoners In q
ess- district iails where IL Is required
addition 10 their other duties, Is,
rect believe IN the line of their work, a.
snu- the pay should be the Territorial 81
ary. alone.
II will suggest that x II is eonsiste
IN. with the powers Of the board tna'
.,o, nhvsicIans give death certificates, al
wv where n Is necessary. autopsies
performed free of charge.
A Nr Dole said that whenever q II
ritorial physician treated prisoners,
was sure TO have n bill for the ire
meut come TO his Office.
q OF II kicked" said the attorney g
this. erai. "and they have not been p
1900. since I have been In Office. L Deii'
n the the principle Is unsound to pay Tn
r ths salaries for indefinite services
5 are have them charge for definite
vices rendered In other departments
the Territory. have declined TO ar
etary. charges for attendance on prisonel
,733 President Raymond said someth
- should be done about the death
tifcatss. The board was paying ab
40 A month for postage on death
M ilacates which were labelled with
:, All legend unknown" The physici
com should be appointed registrars OF
tefe- statistics.
liz Mr. Dole presented a motion wi
passed that the Territorial physici
sp,N,s except those OF Honolulu, be requi
E19a as a part OF their duties, 20 attend
prisoners without compensation o
than their salaries.
Ho also presented the following
ton. Moved that the ler,it'
THAT physicians be expected ana reauire
; open perform autopsies wherever they
onday, reouested by any department OF
unera TERRITORY without other compensa
no" than their salaries, except under
"a. cumatances In which the autopsie
~. one post-mortem examinations are
cents formed and the services rendered
.. M such n character that To per
fffce OF them without pay would be unju
ON w. the physicians"
ne NO To this the following was proI
.aao- by George w. smith: And to per
autopsies In all cases or unatte
'ort ~. deaths when the cause OF death II
apparent. such autopsies to be
Of his duties, except In sucn
where the performance Oh suon
would work a hardship 10 the pf
I've no ian. - o,,o, and amend
lily APP both tne "''
IVA Lam were passed. .s a.
. I.au Dr. Pratt stated to the board II
i power connection that he had address