The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1900-01-29
HuRRAH FOR HILo's HEALTH

When Minister Cooper went to
Hilo the other day and "fired" L. A.
Andrews from the position of agent
of Board of Health, he established
temporary advisory committee the
duty of which was to make sugges-
tions to the Board of Health.
The gentlemen constituted them
selves Board of Health for Hilo
(and HawaiD and appointed the
discharged agent Andrews their
agent.
They realized however that great
er Hilo would have to come to terms
with the authorities in Honolulu and
following the policy of the great dip
lomat Metternch, they have written
great many letters and documents
in which there are numerous words
every one meaning nothing, nothing
and only nothing.
AS a sample we publish the fol-
lowing epistle which would make
Metternich green with envy in his
grave:
Hilo, Hawaii, Jan. "a, 1900.
To the President of the Board of
Health, Honolulu.-Sir: / have d.
rected my secretary to forward to you
the minutes of the meetings held to
date of the Health Committee of the
Island of Hawaii.
l have the honor to inform you that
the efforts of my committee have been
directed toward the encouragement of
a feeling of security among the people
of this island, and they have been
completely successful in this object.
The people are now completely salts
fed.
The committee have requested the
sheriff of Hawaii to notify all coroners
that no burials are to take place on
this island without certificate, and
they have further requested that in all
cases of doubt postmortem examina-
ton shall be ordered. They will be
glad If you will empower them to deal
more directly with this important mat
ter
The committee have placed guard
on board the steamer carrying this
mail. He is their agent, and they will
be Obliged If all communications to
them be handed to him for delivery.
AS we have no facilities for the dis
infection of mail matter, or freight of
any kind, the committee requests that
you will see to the proper disinfection
of all mail and freight permitted to
be taken aboard any steamer bound
for the Island of Hawaii. They will be
ri mill &oe,
stating that such disinfection has been
carried out.
In conclusion my committee desires
me to inform you that in all their ac-
lions they have been guided by sin
cere desire for the welfare of the ISL
ands, and that they have endeavored
throughout to act in accordance with
the wishes of your honorable Board.
am, sir, respectfully.
JOHN GRACE,
Chairman of the Health Committee of
the Island of Hawaii.
Realizing the importance of the
communication the Board OF Health
COT Honolulu) held meeting and
forwarded to the special agent on
board the Kilauea Hou, the follow
ing letter which We hope the Hiloites
will be able to understand as it is
neither analogous or filled with
''nothing." 1t reads:
Honolulu, HI, January 27, 1900.
A. Loebenstein, Esqr.
On Board Kilauea Hou.
Dear Sir: Your communications
with relation to the proceedings of the
Citizens Committee at Hilo have been
received at the Board of Health Office.
AS l understand the situation some
of the residents at Hilo have formed
themselves into sanitary committee
which they have seen fit to designate
as the BOARD of Health of Hawaii"
OF course, this is misnomer, as there
is only one Board of Health for the
Hawaiian Islands, provided for, as you
are doubtless aware, by the Legisla-
Nture, and consisting of seven members
appointed and commissioned by Pres
ident Dole.
This committee of citizens requests
through you, their representative that
they be authorized by the Board of
Health to act as a Health Board for
the Island of Hawaii
You have forwarded set OF resolu-
lions adopted by the committee which
you represent, and | presume that you