Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-04-14
SANITARY PLUMBING RULES.
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IN Wood regarded the difference Of
opinion between sanitary plumbers o.
strong reason for the motion.
| Mr. Young thought II q very rood
I idea to have MI Edwards make ~,
I draft lie hoped To see the matter put
/ through promptly, " was IN impur,an;
I one to the community. On the first OF
| November u was expected To nave yhr
sewers completed. while he pumps
would be here In May.
Mr.. Bath asked Tor the Attorney
/ Generals opinion rs 20 whether
| breaches Of the regulations could be
punished. Mr.. Cooper repli ID that. like
other regulations of the Board. they
could he enforced under penalties.
The motion carried.
Ds ased Cattle.
DIR, HOFFMAN, sent In a hacte"iolugi.
cal report on matter from cows rcport-
ed ailing by DR.. Shaw. government
veterinary surgeon. Necrosis was
demonstrated This Dr. Wood explain
ed as the disease called lumpy Jaw,
which was contagious and destructive.
DR.. Hoffman,, having come in. said
there were twenty-one cattle in the lOi
and all affected. DR.. Wood said horses
did not have II, but herbivorous and
omnivorous animals generally were H.
able to infection. He stated later that
the cows were at Koko Head and be-
longed to Mr.. Damon, who consents to
their destruction under the law.
Refusal Of Sydney Freight.
A letter was received from Theo. n.
Davies 4 Co.. Ltd, asking why Euro
pean goods from Sydney we're not al
lowed to be landed from .hs steamer
Miowera. They could understand why
perishable goods such as onIopS, etc,
presumably coming from Sydney, were
refused landing.
DR.. Wood said he had already given
full verbal information to the firm
which he now repeated at length to the
Board. Steamers from Australia and
New Zealand brought no bills of
health, nor did their officers give tn,
Board the information to which 1t was
entitled. Those vessels furnished abb
solutely no evidence that might he
needed either to admit vessel to dock
or to place her in quarantine. lie
spoke warmly on the matter, holding
that after Honolulu had spe 1t milhonS
in suppressing plague and eXterminat-
ing rats it would not do to allow a
fresh invasion of either from Sydney
steamer.
Protsct Rat Traps.
DR.. Emerson sent in proposed regu-
lation 10 prevent tampering with the
rat catcher's traps. That Official had
complained that trap at Iwilei had
been checked with paper, the Chinese
being blamed who feared that IL raj
were caught on their premises thcir
houses would be burned.
Mr.. Duval had hearing and YVES
made happy in three ways-the new
rule was adopted, six new traps weie
ordered for him and he was made an
agent of the Board.
Poi Fac tories.
DR.. Pratt reported a uniformly vilc
condition Of all the poi factories IL
town, and the matter was referred /.
the Minister of the Interior Tor Lavins
tEforced IA specific law existing On the
subject.
Location Of Nlorpue.
Mr.. Cooper introduced the question
of a site Tor the dispensary ana emeI
sency hospital. with wnlcn II was pro
pissed to culADine "a mOrgue. Inc Gov
eI nmont favoie ed the lot at Merchant
and Bethel streets, opposite the polic'.
station
~. Wood thought the southw es,
conner OF the judiciary Duildlns
grounds a suitable pace for III,
luorgue, being handy TO the Health
ONCE and the laboratory. me comb
nation Of dlspensary and emergency
hospital was all right, bat why tack
On the morgue?
No acIiUn was taken.
DR.. Pratt mare "A report on COY
factory at Punchbowl and panol roads
ihe ingredients of Soy wee barley
Deans, white sugar, honey, salt ant
water, and there Were hours OF boiling
n the manufacture.
Raising Quarantine.
DR.. Wood said that with the boilings
described there was no danger from
10y, and motion was carried to allow
nis Japanese Wand made in Honolulu
he shipped to the other Stands.
|, Dr.. GarvIn suggested shat the scr.
ices OF Geo. Manson as agent of III,
ioaru for Waikiki might be dispensed
| VT. as Captain Towse paid force was
unicient for doing inspection all ovel
ne city. Mr.. Manson was now engag'
d in other public employment am
is monthly salary CT $25 as agent
night be saved.
| Nj. Cooper urged the good work don,
i MnnrrI, Ut NNnllLikl md hon hi