The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-11-09

fact, no permit for interments shall o
be granted after January l. 1901. .
within the City limits except to .
those already possessing burial .
plots .
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The above resolution was passed by the
Board of Health yesterday afternoon by
the members present, Messrs. Dole,
Cooper, Winston and Emerson: DIR. Wood
presiding. 1t provides for the interment
of bodies after January /, 1901, in ceme-
teries outside the City limits in accord
ance with the provisions of a resolution
passed by the Board last April The date
set then for outside the City limits was
October /, which time was extended.
DIR. Wood stated that Mr. Dillingham;
had informed him, and letter from the
Hawaiian Cemetery Association had ap-
prised him that the association was ready
to receive bodies for burial in it's grounds
at Redmond Grove, Pearl City. The price
for interments would be so and upward,
according to size and location of the
Hot. Special funeral trains composed of
appropriate funeral cars would leave the
city at 215 every day, and bodies would
by carried for 81 each, and passengers at
80 cents for the round trip.
The Catholic, Chinese and Japanese
Cemetery Associations We're all agreed
t. bury their dead in the new cemetery
as soon as they were required to do sc.
and would entirely cease nterring their
dead in the present cemeteries
II was first proposed to set the date for
fnterments outside the City on December
/, but the resolution offered by DIR. Coop
err provided for January l to initiate
the new arrangement Proper publlra-
tion of the regulation will be made by the
Board at once.
NEW PLUMBING INSPECT
Charles b. Moore a civil engineer.
highly recommended to the Board wi=
appointed Plumbing Inspector. vice one
Duffy, resigned There We're many app'-
cants for the position, among whom were
well-known plumbers. Il. W. Quinn,
practical plumber, II. f. Ludewig, also
practical plumber, were strongly endors
ed for the office by a number of we'll
known residents.
The resolution passed last week by the
Beard providing that the office should not
be filed by a plumber, prevailed against
these men. The other applicants were
Charles b. Moore, r. Morton and Mr..
Maynard, all three civil engineers. Mr.
Maynards application was withdrawn at
his own request. A ballot upon the other
two resulted in the selection of Mr.. Moore
who will commence his duties at once.
Mr. Moore has been in the country for
about four years. most of which time
has been spent in Kohala on a sugar plan
taton.
DR.. Wood stated that the sense OF last
weeks meeting was that the Board had
TRIED THE EXPERIMENT OF HAN-
ING A MASTER PLUMBER in the Of
flee and would in future employ cis'li en-
gineers. Mr.. Keen is the assistant plumb
ing inspector, appointed last week.
DR.. Garvin recommended that trans
portation facilities should be provided for
the inspector and assistant With their
present salary they could not afford to
provide such for themselves. DR.. Wood
stated there was no fund from which an
appropriation could be drawn The mat
ter was left in allegiance until the next
meeting.
NEW EXECUTIVE OFFICER.
The question of the appointment Of an
executive officer to the Board to fill the
Vacancy caused by the resignation of DR..
Garvin was discussed ending with the
unanimous appointment of DR. j. S.
Pratt. who has been City Sanitary In
speCtor for several months, His was the
only name brought up before the Board. |
DR.. Wood said that Dr. Pratt was rIoE-
toned at the last meeting a successor
20 Or, Garvin When asked whether he
Mould accept the position he had replied !
ne would undertake the work If the Board |
chose 20 appoint him.
br, cooper moved tnat Dr. Iratt be hii- |
pointed Mr.. Winston seconded the n o.
ton. Upon vote he was elected unanl- |
mously. This leaves DIR, Pratts position
vacant and the selection of his successor !
was laid over until next week
Or. Holland applied for any vacancy |
which might occur in the Department |
personnel
The report OF the Board OF Examiners
with reference 10 DR., Malonoy 10 pIaculce |
medicine In the Islands was favorable
Gre, and the Board recommended the APP
Ilcatlon 90 TO the treasurer 10 have the
license irsuod His application 20 be- APP
lointed Government physician a. North |
koua, Hawaii, wat acted anon iaiurihly
ho pos ton there has been vacant Tor
more than year since tho death or llr'
McQuanc, Tho residents have repeatedly
KIDD for the appointment " physician,
iut not ~ any physician ~ the dHill'l'
IN wood gave him strong r'cpmmrhlh-
tons saying that he was one ~ the h'st
~ the steamer surgeons he had met l!r
Maloney Was formerly surgeon OF the
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Month kona, Hawaii ana ~ y hillNlni
nr fht Island 0f Maui resigned ihfT poo
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