Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-05-17
BUSY HEALTH BOARD DAY.
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hereafter kept clean. The report was
approved.
The property at the corner OF Ala
kea and Merchant streets, belonging to
Claus Spreckels, comprising several
rooms, including a Chinese restaurant,
were pronounced to be unsanitary by
DR.. Garvin and were visited and con-
demned by the Board after the meet
ing.
A japanese lodging house for prosti-
tutes built over the stream at 1wilei
was peremptorily condemned as un-
sanitary and menace to the public
health: and its further occupation as a
human habitation forbidden.
The Government laundry was re-
ported as unsanitary throughout and
in need of very extensive repairs. DR.
Wood did not think repairs would
mend matters; the Board knew 1t was
Just as bad as reported. On motion OF
Mr.. Smith the report was referred to
the Minister of the Interior with the
recommendation that he find new
quarters and provide new buildings for
the Governhent wash houses.
The report on slaughter houses
stated that the three proposed loca-
lions of the Metropolitan Meat Co. had
been visited. The first location was
too near and the second, higher up,
had been found most suitable and was
recommended for approval. 1t was
decided that the President should here
after appoint time for the Board to
visit the locality and select the site.
The report on livery stables was read
and discussed and the sanitary rules
presented were ordered to apply to
livery stables in the district of Homo
lulu.
New Board Members.
Minister Cooper nominated DR.. C.
| b. Cooper to be medical member of the
Board of Health in place of DR.. Day
and his election unanimously resulted
Il. c. Winston was nominated as a
member of the Board to fill the re-
naming vacancy and was unanimous
ly elected.
HiIo Fish Market.
Or. Wood called up the Hilo fish
peddling question and read letter
formerly written by the Minister of tho
| Interior to Mr.. Sarrao accepting the
Hilo market and stating that the ped
ding of fish on the streets was to bt
referred to the agent of the Board o
Health. He also read a clipping from
a Hilo newspaper upon the question
asking the Board to take action.
Minister Cooper said the rules SHOULD
be most carefully drawn, and the mat
ter was referred to President Wood as
sisted by the Attorney General, to au
thorize and publish such regulation
as necessary and forward the same Z
Hilo agents Of the Board.
The Executive Officer was ordered I
prepare a report on Kalihi camp, an
an application to rent the Batter
camp by local firm was laid on tn
table. Adjourned to 1880 p. m.
Evening Session.
Mr. Clark reported on forest prop
erty at the Leper Settlement, whic
had been discontinued by Superinter
dent Reynolds.
Sheriff Andrews reported that tn
vessels refused to bring lepers to He
nolulu from Kona, and 1t was ordere
that Superintendent Reynolds tax
steps to remove them.
Several bills were approved an
routine letters read.
The resignation of DR.. French, Coy
eminent physician at Hanalei, Kaua
was accepted and DR.. Schwallie wa
appointed to the place.
DR.. Blake was appointed physical
to the Puma district and his resignatio
from the Eva district accepted. ID
Davis was appointed Government phi!
stefan for the Eva district.
A claim of Wing Wo Chan & Co. f.
goods destroyed on the wharf was r,
ferred to the Court of Claims.
, The report Of the committee on so
analysis was read and resolutiC
| passed, printed elsewhere, raisir
quarantine in the burned district.
The Board adjourned at 0 o'clock.