Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-02-05
HAwAIrs "BOARD OF HEALTH

Following are the principal points II
the minutes of the meeting of the
Board of Health for Hawaii" received
recently by President Wood and reat
| at the meeting of the Board of Health
Saturday afternoon:
| DR.. Russell stated that he had inter-
viewed nearly all the business men I'm
town and was in position to state
| that the business men especially had
very little confidence in the Board on
| account of its inconsistency, and had
strong statements from people that If
| the Board did not resign they would
be made to resign in couple OF days.
General discussion followed, in which
DR.. Russell stated that a mail was al
lowed to be landed recently on the
other side of the island contrary to the
instructions, whether through the fault
of the executive officer of the Board
or not he did not know, and such acts
caused the people to have no confidence
in them.
Mr.. Kennedy said the sheriff has had
to do as the authorities in Honolulu
tell him.
DIR. Grace.-"We have no executive
officer attached to the Board
DR.. Russell.-"Then our existence is
preposterous."
DR.. Grace said he had communicated
with one of the Kau delegates who said
he was in favor of limited quarantine
and was going to allow the mail from
the Iwalani to be landed, and they did
not care a d-n what the people of
Hilo did. He would abandon the whole
thing II people elsewhere on the island
could neutralize the efforts of the
Board in that way.
There was some discussion at this
point as to the minutes of last meet
ing, when DR.. Russell moved that this
permission to bring mail to Mahukona
and Hilo, also to bring rice that had
not been in Honolulu, sugar machinery
and coin is applicable only to this spe-
cial trip of the Kilauea Hou. Carried.
1t was voted that the mail from the
Iwalani be not allowed to land, and II
landed, to be kept where 1t Is until fur
Their order of the Board
Sheriff Andrews arrived at this juno
ture and said, in reply to a question
from DR.. Russell as to why Minister
Cooper had broken faith with the Board
and allowed things to come up which
should not: 81 did not hear Mr.. Coop
err at any time commit himself in any
way that he would not allow things to
come up. He stated that he had no
authority to give anyone or any COM
mittee on the Island of Hawaii author
ity which would be equal to or para
mount with the Board Of Health in
Honolulu" He stated that IL all the
Island of Hawaii wanted to have COM
munication cut off he had no doubt the
Board Of Health would acceed to their
wishes. He also told me l was sheriff
of this island and was under the in
structions of the authorities in Homo
lulu and that this Board had no legal
standing until they had commissions.
II will carry out the orders of this
Board Of Health until they conflict
with the existing laws" said Sheriff
Andrews. "As soon as this Board has
commissions, then / will carry out
whatever orders this Board makes"
After further discussion DR.. Russell
moved that this Board suspend its deli
berations until an executive power Is
attached to 1t. Carried. 1t was then
voted that the previous motion regard
ing the landing of mails be erased from
the secretary's notes.