The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-26
aaarantins I'D Passengers.

opinion after sleeping on the matte
overnight
Quarantine and Passengers.
There is an indisposition 90 use Oh,
new quarantine wharf II was demon
strated right here in This office mi.
morning. Just because 90 Is a little bit
+ more trouble. ana a little more eNpeu-
T sive. shippers are somewhat disincIin-
. ed TO make use OF b.. believing of
course. that the Board intends To re-
move all restrictions ar once"
Cooper. Il would like 10 ask what
day Is a safe one 90 ST Tor raising the
quarantine"
ID. WOOD: Il don't think anybody
can answer that question. That is a
question beyond any human prophery
| should say that thirty days Is safer
than ten days. The last case OF plague
occurred on March 18th"
At this point the Committee's report
together with the amendment was
adopted by the Board unanimously.
4 letter from the Wilder :. s. Com
pany was read requesting information
relative 10 their passenger service:
Regulations concerning passengers
and baggage. hours OF the End and
telephone communication from vour
Office received to the effect that steer
age passengers would be allowed 10
travel between the islands. md today
we have received a telephone comm.
nication from the Board that those re-
ceiving an injection OF prophyiactic
would be allowed 20 travel without a
special order Of the Board OF Health.
We respectfully beg leave TO state thar
We don't feel competent 20 pass on |
these certificates IL Is possible that
iorgeries would be presented and ID is |
further possible that We might make a
mistake as % the dates Of these GER
tificates.
Again the authorities OF the other
Islands have no passenger lists or off,
cial communication from the Board Of
Health in regard 20 such passengers
In our opinion the restrictions on
travel should be removed. Questions
are constantly coming up as 10 what
baggage Is TO be permitted and how IL
Is 10 be treated. each difficult 10 an
s"er. We would respectfully request
mat the Board OF Health continue tol
pass upon passengers for other islands
and furnish them with certificates al
lowing their departure. and also Ger
.lhcates with reference to their bag
gage.
WILDER S. ) co"
DR. Wood stated that as far as allow
ng the passengers to go on their bare
OF having taken the proph-
tactic, u was not a correct surmise on
ne part OF the steamship company.
us instructions were given out that be-
ore people should be allowed on board
essels or trains. they should show
neir arms. This precaution was taken
eeause II was found that on all arms !
objected to Injection of prophylactic a :
tue nodule at the point OF injection ,
as FORMED, and in the presidents
pinion this in itself. was bona fde
ertihcate. With relation to the disin- 4
ection OF baggage. that was a matter
men could be answered II arrange
tent could be made 10 take people
trough kalihi detention camp where
lie ulslnfectlng process could be safely
irried out and new clothes substituted
'r the old. after which they could go \
board vessels or trains. The president
id not wish the Board to incur the
ipense OF disinfecting the baggage and n
aging for extra guards. Mr.. Cooper
lggested the use OF the military fumi-
iting plant near the barracks. where
70 people could be accommodated M
ne time. IL the people were told they
'uld travel. he contended. after taking
e prophylactic. the Board should see
at the measure was carried out.
Mr.. Cooper moved that "all disin-
citing OF clothing and personal effects
Iall be done under the supervision of
70 Board OF Health" Carried.
Finance Committee Resigns. 70
a letter from the Finance Committee IA
king that they be allowed TO resign
! the first Of April. was read to the
lard. DR.. Wood felt that IL would be
Ich better were the Finance Commit
2 to continue until April 18th. so that
e accounts OF the preceding month
uld be passed on by them.
4 second communication from the FL
nee Committee was read which relat- =
TO the continued expenditures main
ned forthe keeping OF persons vet re-
ling in the drill shed camp. II was
tied TO the Board that those persons
naming there had been requested 10 -
we before the lst OF April. There
re forty or fifty whites and about
Asiatics still using the accommo-
tons.
Permission was asked in three in
noes to send horses and mules over
: Pail. All the animals had been I'm
let pasturage guarantees az Puma
u and Nuuanu. Permission was
.nted.
,oOper. II have felt % would be- wise
raise the quarantine existing be-
zen Honolulu and Oahu ports"
.owTey: The committee considered
u and did not take any action on