The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-01-06
HEALTH BOARD.
DR.. C.B.WO0d is Elected
President.
Hon. Francis II. Hatch a Member
designations Of Henry {. Cooper
and |. D. KeIiipiO Accepted.

A meeting of the Board OF Health
YVES held q, 3 O'Clock yesterday after
noon. when the following members
were present: Minister Cooper, Drs
DIV. Wood and Emerson and Mr.. u.
w Smith. President Dole was also at
the meeting.
President Cooper announced the ap-
pointment of Mr.. f. VI. Hatch as a .
member Of the Board. in place OF L. ID.
KSliipio. resigned.
/ /Nr. Cooper handed in his resignation
hs president of the Board. Owing to
ME heavy claim upon his time since
the plague outbreak, he said he had
found it impossible TO attend 10 MS
duties as Attorney General, and WhlIe
in no way endeavOring 10 back out OF
the heavy responsibility as president
OF the Board. he found himself utterly
unable to retain both positions, and
was compelled TO adopt his present ac-
lion. Mr.. Coopsr expressed a desire 20
/ assist his successor by every means IN
his power. and would always take an
active interest, as a member only, IN
the work Of the Board Of Health.
4 Resolution accepting Mr.. Cooper 5
resignation was adopted with many eX-
pressions of regret by the members
present
Mr.. Cooper nominated DR.. c. i.
Wood for the vacant chair, the -EOIloI
was seconded by Mr.. G. W. smith ana
carried unanimously.
Dr Wood then took his seat as pres
ident of he Board of health, and eX-
pressed a desire to meet every response
bility Of his position, with the assist
ance of the members, in manner Dest
sm.ed TO The h5al.n OF the cOmmuhlt!
DR. y. b. Emerson reported progress
on work of the committee appointed Dy
the Board, for the purpose OF dretN Ing
I'D a list OF suggestions upon tne mos
satisfactory course of procedure IN tA'
publication of the city. He stated ina
;here was urgent need for the appoint
ment of some person. sanitary IN
gineer bv preference. whose dut!
w,uId be to satisfy the Board tina
their instructions regarding the sam
tary condition Of buildings under con
strretiOn. were complied with. I'M
work at present falls upon the lndl
vidual members of the Board and upOI
Tho SuDpriOtendent of Pubic WORKS
and during the present .rOuble. the al
tention of the Board is so taken q
with matters in Chinatown. that sue
an appointment becomes necessity
Some Important Resolutions.
4 suggestion by DR.. Emerson, tina
all building operations in the infecte
districts be suspended. resulted in IN
auoption of the following motion:
"-ihat the erection and cOnstructio
of any building whatsoever. on land 4
any district declared by the Board
neaIth TO be infected, is hereby pr;
hibited until further notice
THAT a copy of the resolution
furnished to he Minister o. the II
i.erior for communication to tie supe
in,endent of Public Works.
On motion by Mr.. Cooper, seconde
by Alr. Smith, it was resolved that
"All that portion of the city of Tic
nolulu bounded by Nuuanu, kuku
River and Queen stress, IS oihclalI
declared by the Boar to be an infec
ed district"
4 suggestion by Mr. Cooper that II
. street sprinkling carts belonging 10 u
Q department, be called into use for u
q purpose of distributing a solution
Q sulphuric acid through the city stree
A as n disinfectant, met with the a
a prevail of the Board and the superyi
a ion of the work was entrusted TO
n G.. W. Smith.
A discussion upon the term OF qua
antine imposed upon persons tax
from the infected districts and conn
ed in the detention camps, was e
. pressed in the following resolution:
That the period of quarantine OF I
Q persons taken from infected distrl'
be ten full days"
In view of the number OF commu!
A cations received by the Board trt
a persons in the quarantine district, as
= ing for permission to isolate the
serves in private quarantine for an
proved term, at their own expense
was resolved -.
m N THAT the Chinese and japanese CO
- suls be notified, that such quarahtl
will be permitted by the Board, p
vided suitable structures are provide
The consideration of minor appH
tons was deferred until such time
these buildings are erected.
lie President reported the case o
Cninaman taken from restaurant
Nuuanu. between Queen and Ma
streets, as plague victim. -Four p
sons from the same house were rem
ed to the pest hospital, and about 10
from the immediate nelghOOrn.
n were escorted to the rifle but's al
kaako, under guard. -
The district bounded by Queen, y
anu and Marin, and a line drawn
tween Marin and Queen streets
To declared a nuisance and a source
danger to the community, and
BoarI, on motion, ordered its desu
ton BY fire. This order will proD'
be carried into effect this morning.
r>rc With regard to diagnoses OF pa
NO cases. it was resolved:
That the diagnoses Of physicl'
employed by the Board, be accepte'
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