The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-02-03

with interest on account of the trial be-
ing given the new serum. The proph-
ylactic serum was injected into GUM
ca pig last evening, and today Presi-
dent Wood will offer himself for the
first injection of the fluid. The rest of
the physicians on call at the Health
Office will also be subjects for injec-
tions.
No death certificate has been issued
in the case of Wong Chin, who died
Thursday afternoon. Cultures are be-
ing made and if death was caused by
plague that fact will be known some
time tomorrow. No bacilli were seen
in the slides made Tor the microscope
Board of Health Meeting.
Yesterdays meeting of the Board
was attended by President Wood,
george w. smith, Dr. Day, f. NJ. HaLch,
r. }. LOWRY, Attorney -aenerai coop
er aAa Dr. hmerson. fres4uenI Doe
Was aiso an Interested specoator.
1ne pe,Flloners Tor tne nygienic
| iaundry ASKED LhaC the IocaLIon se4ecIed
On the east slae Oh south street De-
tween Queen street ana hawalahao
| lane, be approved. Geo. w. SmILn OF
the committee moved mat the location,
| as ABOVE gwen, se4ec5ed by j. LIgnt-
tooL and associates, tor the purposes OF
a laundry be approved by the Board
| wnen the location shaIl have been tned
in TO the street level. The Board fur
tner requires that all connections for
conveyance of waste matters from said
laundry, be made direct with the
| sewerage system. The motion pre-
vai.ed.
Mr.. Cooper presented maps and re-
lports from Sanitary Engineer Edwards
in regard to the proposed changes in
the ditch running through Kewa.o dis
trict to the low lands. The changes
proposed by Mr.. Edwards consisted OF
elevating the channel through which
Athe water would flow. Mr.. Hatch, how
4 ger, felt that there was no reason for
/ Inging the Boards original resolu-
zregSgding the ditch.
q S2s sfiteG by Mr.. Cooper that the
f-1ass;SS 'oing this work would come
out OF til@ appropriation Of S275o00 fol-
sewerage, if the work was commenced
tand completed before March 81.
Upon motion of Mr.. Hatch, it was re-
solved that the drainage ditch leading
from near the corner of King anC
South streets to the ocean in the neigh,
; borhood of the kerosene warehouse, is
! in the opinion of the Board of Health
a source of filth and cause of sickness
land that notice be given to the Minister
of Interior.
II The engineers report was accepted
and the Board moved that the recon,
mendations of the report be submitted
/. to the Minister of Interior
S Communications from the French
, Consul regarding the plague serum, fo
which he had written to Paris after tn.
outbreak of plague in this city, wer,
r read.
A communication from the Rev. w
K. Azbill, proprietor of the Queen hote
relative to the use of the latter by tn
I Board of Health. The writer state.
| that according to the Boards resolution
by which the hotel temporarily becam
a government institution, the wor,
lease" was incorporated therein. TIL
: resolution should have contained tn
q word use" in lieu tAereof. The Boar,
expressed its opinion that Mr.. Azbil
> was not to blame in matter, and ,upol
l. motion the word "use" was substitute
: for lease"
A letter from Rev Parker of Ka
waiahao church was read which con
$ tanned the suggestions of the Trustee
0 relative to what repairs and worl
should be done to the church to restor
it to its former state. SO ordered.
p A petition from residents of Emm
and Beretania streets regarding tn
! insanitary condition of the Chimes
shacks on the corner, which appeare
in yesterdays Advertiser, was read
: No action was taken, as the lessee ha
r been given until today to place hi
n premises III sanitary condition.
Appointment of Captain Campbell a
A Health Agent for the waterfront wa
:. approved by the Board.
= Mr.. Smith made a motion to ailo'
the churches to open tomorrow. Nj
' Lowrey thought that by adopting sue
a course, all places of amusemen
should be allowed the same privilege
e and Mr.. Smith withdrew his motor
e The opinion was freely expressed tha
n the churches and other places affecte
@ by the original resolution should re
y main closed at least for another weel
Merchandise on wharves.
# President Wood stated that the eS
n ecuttTe agent OF the Board had com
! municated with the Custom House /
a relation to perishable freights lying o
the wharyes, which was at presen
I lspoiling. The agent desired the Gus
. = tom House to remove it or allow it t
be destroyed.
1t was moved that the perishabl
: freight, consisting of fruits on tn
$ wharves be removed by the Custor
:, House, or destroyed after proper IN
: spection. Carried.
i The Finance Committee asked 10
I. definite Instructions in matters pertain
z ing to certain bills.
: 1t was moved that the Finance Com
n mittee should have full auditing power
q to question any bill, or pay it in full
n or have il approved by some head {
a department, all to be paid out of the al
: Dropriation passed by the Council {
= State. So carried.
Mr.. Hatch moved that George r. Cal
ter be authorized an agent of the Boar
. to approve all bills for materials, an
e make final approval of bills before the
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