The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-08-16
ZONE PEOPLE MUST
WAIT | FEM MONTHS.
league Bills W II Bs
Paid According to
Date.
He ApnI. BILLS THE lIfyI.
iEpcRTs OF VARIOUS HEALT.
COMMITTEES READ AND
APPROVED.
registration Board Goes 20 Moloka-
-Iwelei Slaughter House
and Kahului Dis
cussed

At meeting OF the board of health
yesterday ii was decided to reconsider
he resolution which was adopted at
he last meeting. referring to the pay
ment Of the plague bills. A letter
from Auditor Austin was the cause of
This action. Mr.. Austin stated that he
could under no condition pay the bills
as suggested by the board of health;
that is. to pay so per cent on every bill.
He said that il the creditors wished 20
ieduct enough items 10 make the bills
amount to four-fifths of the original
ium, he would pay the bills He sug-
gested that he pay the bills. beginning
With the Oldest, and so on until the
appropriation should be exhausted
The board decided to take Mr. Austin's
advice, and after good deal OF dis
.ussion G. W. Smith moved that the
pills for December, January, February.
March and April should be paid. Taaf
brought the total up to $50, AS. 90, while
he. appropriation was about 1920 minus
hat amount Mr.. Smiths suggestion
vas 10 the effect that the executive
officer should deduct enough money
rom the April bills to bring he
amount under the appropriation. NJ.
Cooper amended the motion so that the
bills should be paid until the fund was
exhausted, and in its amended form
he motion was passed.
DR.. Garyin then reported on the
segistration Of the leper settlement.
The doctor said that he had conferred
nth Mr.. Wray Taylor in regard to tae
natter, and that Mr.. Taylor Informed
aim that it would be impossible to ap-
ONT new registration officer, on ac-
cunt of the lack Of an examination
,oard. 1t was moved that PERMISSION
e granted to the registratoIs to 90 20
ae settlement.
The lists of lepers sent to the board
N last Monday were examined anu IN
-orsed.
Secretary Wilcox reported in regard
o the necessary health certificates for
-eachers, that by a resolution Of the
Joard of health, recently adopted. that
t was absolutely Of Importance 10
Sacners, as Well as children, to have
sood health certificates. Two weeks
rom the opening of school was The
line allowed for such action.
The question of the proposed ward
o be built on Waikiki hospital came
,p before the meeting. Secretary Will
cox reported that the necessary funds
we're available, and the board decided
20 build the ward.
Dr. Pratt, the city sanitary inspector,
sent in his report. The doctor stated,
,mong other things, that he had given
sixty-two building permits. five being
zranted under certain conditions, and
i've being refused. That he had made
l63 visits to these buildings and LOB
o other places. He had investigated
nineteen death certificates, had located
eight cesspools, had torn down four
buildings, and had investigated four
complaints. That in almost every case
mis- instructions had been complied
with. He had also expelled the squat
ters from the Aala tract, the land be-
ing in an unsanitary condition. The
report was approved and placed on
lie.
1t was decided that Manager Waller
OF. the Metropolitan meat market should
De notified to take decisive actions at
once in regard to the Iwilei slaughter
houses, which were in a SURPRISING
condition Of filth.
A request was read from kahului
that the sanitary regulations be ex-
Tended to that place, SO that they
might have power to restrict the build
ing of some Chinese quarters. 1t vas
moved to request Kahului to make up
regulations of their own, using the city
equations as guide.
DR.. Garvin now opened his mind TO
he board of health. 1t appears that
he doctor has a mule, or rather the
board has a sick mule, mule with a
.arge appetite, larger doctors bill.
and a still larger inability to perform
manual labor. Now, although the doc
TOR had a very tender SPOT in his heart
Tor the mule, he did not think that the
animal should live on the board any
.onger, and suggested that he find bet
| Ter board elsewhere. be also went on
| 10 STATE that a Chinaman. had offered
| aim $50 for the mule He asked the
boards advice. After considerable dis
.ussion, in which Hilo was contempias-
d as a future dwelling place for The
| 4ule. the animal was turned over To
he doctor, with power TO act.
The board then went into executive