Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-11-01
PROTECTORS Of
PUBLIC HEALTH
Deal With Many Matters
In Regular Session
Yesterday.
Much ADO ABOUT
SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS
Large Batch of designations from
Offce---Health Agents Delete
riOuS Canal---Remond
Grove Cemetery.

III "oOu presided AT the Board OF
Health meeting yesterday afternoon
other members present being: DR..
Emerson, Attorney General L. p. Dole,
+. J. Lowrey, DR.. c. b. Coopcr and @ 20.
w. Smith. Secretary Charles Wilcox,
Dr. c. l.. Garvin, exealtiv, officer, DR..
j. s. B. Pratt, sanitary building inspec-
tor, and c. b. Reynolds. superintendent
of the Molokai settlement, were in at
tendance. +. J. Berry, attorney, and
Walter F. Dillingham; waited on the
Board in private interests.
1t was voted that building permits
be granted for Kakaako sites when
graded up to the minimum.
+. b. McStocker wrote from Olaa ey-
planning that portions OF Puma district
were being neglected by the govern
ment physician. The Secretary WAS
directed to write the physician for ex-
plantations.
A report Of the sanitary plumbing
inspector was read and filed.
A request for permission to erect a
building over a ditch at Aala, lining
and covering the ditch to make II a
blind drain, was reported upon un.
favorably by DR.. Pratt and tabled.
DR.. Garvin explained operations for
combining water at the projected cenle-
terry at Remond Grove, and restrictin.;
its use to purposes of irrigation, say.
ing he considered the results satisfac-
tory. His report was adopted.
j. c. McStay, teacher at Olaa, COM
planned that DIR. Blake had not for two
years examined the school children.
1t was ordered that the Board OF Edu-
cation be informed that Dr. Blake was
not now the government physician.
Upon urgent pleas from Kahului for
regulations, DR.. Cooper, Dr.. |
Emerson and Mr.. Dole were appointed
a committee to draft regulations for
towns other than Honolulu.
An application from +. f. Porter for
the exclusive franchise OF removing
dead animals was ordered to be ans
wered with the information that the
Board had at present satisfactory ar
for the service.
designations Of officers were received |
and accepted as follows: Dr. Garvln,
executive officer, to take effect when
successor Is appointed; J. ID. McVeigh,
agent; Mr.. Duffy, plumbing inspector.
Mr.. Kane, an engineer was later ap.
pointed assistant plumbing inspector.
A letter was read from Bishop Will
lis relative to complaint by the health |
Liiicer about the closets at Iolani Coz |
lege. Bishop Willis contended they
were in sanitary condition. DR.. Gar
vim said they were not, and he also
said that most OF the private schools oi
The city needed to be stirred up to put
their premises in better condition.
A letter was read from George IL.
Robertson, Of the American Sugar Com
pany, complaining that the vegetation
on the leper settlement side OF the
Pail on Molokai was being burned by
the vandalism OF residents, and that
the forests were In danger. Superin-
lendent Reynolds said that there had |
been no burning Of unnecessary vegeta-
lion. that fires lit had never spread, and
that there was no danger whatever of
the forests being destroyed. Ordered
that letter to this effect be sent to the
Sugar Co.
DR.. Dawson Of Lahaina reported on
Health Agent Lindsay's private canal,
saying that while the canal was not
present menace to health, no permi; |
should be granted for any building
over the canal. A resolution was adopt
ed accordingly.
DR.. Schwallie's resignation as gov
eminent physician for Kau, on account
Of acceptance OF the position of physi-
,ian to Pahala plantation, was accepted
Upon case from Maui a declaration
was made on motion that the Boards
regulations for medical examination
of school children were required to be
enforced.
Many reports were received from dis
trict physicians detailing results OF
of school children.
Mr.. Rosecrans, teacher, wrote let
ter withdrawing blame he had imputed
to DR.. Dinegar Of Kihei, saying 1t was
all Misunderstanding and his former
letter was never intended for publica-
ton. YN
The unsanitary state of the public
slaughter house premises came NJ
again without action, DR., Garvin re-
marked that II the place were closed |
up, the city, would be deprived Of its
meat supply, 20
AZ 1880 the private business seance
was announced, and the reporters TOOK
the hint and their hats,