Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-03-05
HEALTH BOARD MEETING

AZ meeting OF the Board OF Health
saturday AFTERNOON there were present
the following: President Wood, +. NJ.
Hatch, Geo w. Smith and +. J. Low
rey. Minutes OF the previous meeting
read and approved.
President Wood read letter from
Or. Moore OF Hilo, dated February 20.
Inc doctor stated that there had been
no more cases In Hilo and that feel
ing OF confidence had been restored
The Serrao family, In quarantine, were
all well. The sanitary committee Of
Hilo had been active and had con-
demned several buildings. II was the
intention of this committee to do all
in its power to remedy the filthy con-
dition In and about Hilo.
In TINS letter Dr. Moore submitted
plans for the quarantine station, ex-
pressing the wish that there would be
favorable action on the part of the
Board OF Health.
The next letter read by President
wood was from Sheriff Andrews. The
whole OF this communication was de-
voted to detailed account of the Hilo
hospital and It's needs. The sheriff
stated that the institution was sadly
In need OF furnishings and the appli-
ances necessary for nurses in their
work. Inc hospital was doing as well
as possible with It's limited means.
sherin Andrews stated that water
TANK, win capacity OF 1000 gallons
nad peen put up on the hospital
GROUNDS as the institution was often
without water Ihanks Tor this pre-
vious condition or AFFAIRS was due to
the eHectlve water works system of
the queen CITY Ihanks were also due
10 TINS system Tor the taking down
WIN tsphoiu ieVer OF TWO or the
nurses,
Sheri1 andrews stated that GER
tam amount Oh money was drawn
every Ihontn ny the hospitais on Maui
ana hauai from an appropriation Tor
tne support ana maintenance or Hos
pitais. why could not the Hilo hos
pitai also draw on this appropriation?
On motion OF Mr.. Smith 1t was
unanimously voted that the Hilo hos
pitai be allowed to draw on available
Iuhds lor instruments ana furniture,
a sum each month not to exceed its
proportion OF the allowance for the
support ana Maintenance OF Hos
pitais, the orders to be subject to the
approval OF the president OF the Board
OF Health.
MI. smith reported that ne had visit
Gu the CluD STAPLES premises and that
the men at the head' OF AFFAIRS had
fulhiled absolutely every requirement
OF the Board OF Health. He moved that
the STAPLES people be allowed to open
for business forthwith.
PRESIDENT wood stated that he also
nau paiu WISH 10 the stables and mad
louhu everything just as set forth by
Mr. smith In MS report. However, he
was not prepared 10 grant the CLUB
STAPLES PERMISSION 10 reopen until the
rat PROOF renee enclosing the rear por-
lions had been erected. Mr.. Smith
amended his motion to include DR..
"poo luea anu the same passed.
IN speaking Oh tne matter OF the
snlpneht Oh Irelght IRON Honoiuiu,
rresiuent Wood stated that nVe COM
pahies uoins business mere mad been
pIachiis'eo ny the BOARD Oh heaith De-
cause Tue REPRESENTATIVES Oh these had
arucies ny cieVeriy conceaiing them
IN boxes anu cases, supposed TO con-
tam permitteu goods. III VIII be re-
IaeInDered 'ha. TINS matter was men
lioheu III the buiietih iast week
Lresiuent WOOD explained that not
ohiy arucies oi ioou' put second hahd
Oh IL very dirty-were
'ontaineu IN these cases ana boxes
MI oli.h ,epor.eu that ne nau on
lHdt uay instituted the SprlnkllnS OF
Lhe streets Win solution OF sulphur
= acia according 10 the request OF the
Doa'a vi heaith, IN tnis connection
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