Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-05-05
Thursday. NAV 3.

Thursday, May 3.
The Board of Health met at 3 p. m.
yesterday. There were present Presi-
dent Wood, G. w. Smith, Or. Emerson,
DR.. Garvin and Secretary Wilcox.
DR.. Wood submitted long report on
sanitary matters and plumbing which
was oldoIGd printed Tor the use OF
members. Several applications for
plumbing inspector we've filed to be
considered with the above report at
special meeting IT the Board to be held
at 2 D. m. next Friday afternoon.
DR.. Wood made an extended state
ment concerning the disposition of the
detention camps and goods and effects
contained therein. He stated that the
Executive Council had reached, in the
MAN, the same conclusions regarding
the matter as had the Board of Health
and had voted at their last session that
The disposition Of all the goods and eff
fects in the camps be left to the deci-
sion of the Board
On motion Of Mr.. Lowrey the Ex-
ecutive officer Of the Board was au-
thorized to sell at pubic auction,
through Jas. J.. Morgan, all the un-
used goods in the camps; the kerosene
oil. Washington lamps, groceries and
peIishable goods to be retained for the
Use CT the Beard Of Health in its Diff
ferent departments.
DR.. Wood read a complaint from the
two inter-island steamship companies
alleging discrimination in the charges
for examination fees, etc. DR.. Wood eN-
planned the position of the Board and
showed that fees had not been charged
the railway company because they had
furnished the Board free special trains
throughout the epidemic. while the
steamer companies had charged the
full limit for every vessel hired. He
had brought the matter up because
the opening clause Of the complaint
contained several bald and unwarrant-
ed statements. DR.. Wood was authoriz-
ed 10 answer the complaint
communication from Mr.. Baldwin
Of the Maui Sanitary Committee was
referred to Or. Garvin.
The report Cf DR.. Pratt. Sanitary In
spector, was read and filed.
In reply to an application from the
hospital at Wailuku for repairs, 1t was
ordered that the trustees paint the
building out Of the reserve fund.
A letter from Mr.. Andrews stated the
Hilo hospital was in an unsanitary con-
lition ana needed replumbing; the
nurses had already been taken down
with typhoid fever one after the other.
rhe Board approved the action of the
trustees in making immediate repairs
and alterations.
Th erepolt Of Ed TCwsa on inspection
was read and his recommendation that
he force be reduced from 80 inspectors
o six, who were to be paid salaries of
$50 each per month, was authorized.
The report Of Food Inspector Sho-
rey, published elsewhere, was received
md r'accd cr G'n wi'h ~cport on the
artesian water from Kallhi.
DR.. Wood suDmIIIeu the rennrt of
Dr. Hoffman, on japanese foods and
soil analysis from the burned district.
After reading the report DR.. Wood
made an extended explanatory state
ment Of the biology of plague bacilli
and the causes Of the recurrence of
plague epidemics, reaching the con-
clusion that the greatest care should be
exercised in dealing with the burned
district. II would be q great disaster
were the plague to break out again.
He thought the people who are anxious
to open the burned district should
await the full report Of the soil COM
mittee. He informed Mr.. Bolte, who
was present and asked several ques-
tons, that the committee report would
not be influenced by the proposition for
new fire limits. Experiments with
acids were now being made in the dis
trict.
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