The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-01-12

sary. No freight is allowed To leave
mere "lthout the approval of the agent
of the Board OF Health All chinese
and japanese freight Is tbornpgbIv m.
Inlgated ana marked before being al
lowed to leave Honolulu. No passen-
gers are allowed TO leave except they
perform a satisfactory quarantine
which permission is always noted on
the bill of health. There is certainly
no call for either anger or distrust on
| the part Of your peop'e. We have n
competent Board of Health. who are
watching very narrowly every matter
connected with the subject under dis
eussiOn.
1t certainly was. from our stand
point, very unnecessary to mt the con-
tract japanese laborers under a fr~-
Their quarantine, as they have had no
communication whatever with Homo.
lulu. and had performed their fun
LWer ty-ore days quarantine at the
quarantine st7'ior.'
HENRY z. COOPER.
President Board of Health.
Mr.. Hatch: eve can remove min IF
he does not carry out The frz,rur.f1rs
| OF the Board. ! think IL would be
wise move to appoint the doctors i'm
he different districts Of Hawaii as
'o1rd OF Health AGENTS. and le. The
-h7rif receive instructions from
them"
DR.. Emerson: ct think we VIII have
10 cal TO account the Sheriff. orr
gent, il he -egards. or sets aside. o.
goes outside of our authority"
President Weed: 81. is not rccer-
q Hf hr 81. l.
bah"
The merchants letters contained
clauses 10 the effect that HIo suffered
r'ns' derqbly frCm the arbitrary aC ions
Of the Sheriff, and the people there
lid not want such rigid health restric-
lions. and they felt the whole proceed
rg was ridiculous in the extreme. The
merchants were assured bv President
Wood that the Board would do every
thing possible to tighten the burden
on them.
The Board officially announced the
two deaths which occurred earlier in
the day as having been caused by bu-
ionic plague. Speaking with reference
% the bubonic death at the K7kaako
detention camp, President Wood said:
This is the first case which has Drok-
III OUl III the camp. WI. IdlN IcDOIl-
the man had fever a few days ago, and
after a period OF isolation was returned
o the general camp. This is q case in
which the glands of the neck were in
volved. something unusual. | Think II
would be well in view of this death to
extend the period of quarantine be-
vond ten DAYS. 1t is not sufficient, in
my opinion"
IL T94 no nvsfp
'naily came from store on NuUanr
-tTeet within the limits of the wretched
insanitary premises Of Ahi in Block 10
Mr. Smith thought a twenty-One
days quarantine ought to be put into
effect. but upOn consideration il was
finally moved to make the rev quaran-
tine period fifteen days, which motion
was carried.
Many matters relative to buildings
improvements, electric lights, closet
7rd snecial rooms for women in del
cate health were considered at som
length by the Board, and Mr.. Gait wa
given authority to make whatever i'm
and additions he deemed
A communication from Dr. Glrvir
was read in which he recommended /
that the stable at the corner OF Kin !
ard Liliha streets. in which the native /
boy, K8hakelilia. had slept for s0mr |
time. he burned. the cesspo0l q sztrover /
and the lily pond rear by filled up. The /
report was adopted. and upon moloE !
If Mr. Hatch the Board cond m-e. |
the property to be destroyed By fr, /
ard ordered the Tord filed mp.
The Honolulu Plantation CJmp1r, /
80. T.v.sv, .r L- Inf lot
ID district three Of its employees. arc |
mt them in quarantine upon the noun |
sain ridge mluE7 OF the plantation /
where the cavalry now is Tarolling.
Uron motion his request was al /
owed. and the men will be placed IN /
Ter guard upon the ridge 20 serve on. 1
4 quarantine.
Several freight matters were brought /
~ by George Carter. the chief conton |
lion being over the shipment Of sugl |
bags in bales. and the method to bf /
pursued i'm fumigating them. eithe /
TpOn the wharf or in the hold Of tn /
vessel The chief feature in respect q /
shipping sugar bags seemed to hinge |
mainly uBOn the danger Of handling |
hem. Mr.. Carter stated also that res
dents on the Waimanalo side Of tn /
Island were I'm absolute need Of -four /
and stated that there were $50 clear \
bags OF -four on the RithPt. and asked /
cave to have these bars shipped dowr /
nv the railroad. Mr.. Carter said tho
the matter Of obtainirg -four for thu
section OF the Islard was almOs' /
reaching q crisis unless the R'tho' 1
-four was available The Board gave
0e~m'-sion to make the necessary
transfer and shipment.
Nirister N0tt-Smi'h asked the
Board to carry ont plan which. com
ing from n pr0perty-owrer at tn
time. is certainly a valiant ore II
said that he he'd some b1i'dirrs ~ The
rCrTer Of Nerchan' ard Aakea streets