The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-01-20

/ ness at 10 a. m. and closing at 3 d. m
/ This motion was carried unanimously.
The above motion was made for the
reason that II would perhaps prove a
factor In rendering valuable assistance
in making hOuse-to-house inspection
/ by the Citizens Sanitary Committee, I'm
placing at the disposal OF the Board n
. large number OF needed volunteers.
Mr.. Hatch moved the appointment OF
a finance committee TO disburse the
money placed at the disposal OF the
Board by the Council OF State. as fol-
lows: Moved that a finance commit
tee OF three members be appointed by
the president OF the Board OF Health
/ to recommend methods TO be followed
in handling and disburslng the funds
placed at the disposal OF the Board by
the Council of State; and also TO nomi-
nate cashiers and dIsburslng agents
and accountants"
The suggestion was made by Mr..
Hatch that this committee be appoint
ed from persons outside the Board.
which was agreed upon.
The president, acting at once, ap-
pointed as a finance committee. c. NJ.
Cooke, chairman; J. B. Atherton, and
T. Rain Walker
! A communication from Major Taylor
OF the United States military hospital
was received. in which he stated that
he deemed It his duty to protect the
American troops stationed in Honolulu
from possible contact with the plague.
and asked permission OF the Board 10
erect hospital and detention camp on
the Beach road near the kerosene de-
tention camp. Upon motion the Board
passed favorably upon the request.
and in a few days a tented detention
camp will be established nj the point
d suggested. Major Taylor IL using ev-
cry precautlon 10 prevent the Infection
from being carried TO the troops, and
has already made a report upon the
plague situation to Surgeon General
Sternberg at Washington.
A communication from Postmaster
General Oat was received relative to
Sheriff Andrews health regulations,
in so far.as they affected the carriage
and proper delivery OF mail. The COM
plant in question came from the post
master at Nalehu. Hawaii. in which he
stated he had been directed % follow
the custom OF the Hiloites I'm comnell-
Ing addresses to open their mail In
his presence and return the empty en-
vciope 10 be destroyed. President Wood
stated In this connection that he under
stood from Attorney General Cooper
that these special regulations OF Sher-
iff Andrews had been annulied
With reference 10 the suspicious
cases reported. President Wood stated
that the suspect Likia. OF Palama. was
the wife OF a member Of the National
Guard. the latter having been on guard
. duty and in the habit Of going home
after his detail until lately. IT there n
any connection between him and this
case Of plague N has been on account
of his having been in the infected dis
trict and carrying the infection into his
home.
b At this junCture p. c. Jones. Kaulu-
k0u and A. g. " Robertson appeared
as a committee from the Council OF
State 10 confer with the Board FOR the
purpose of ascertaining more fully the
wishes Of the Board IN asking for S2OO.-
600 with which 20 meet property claims
occasioncd by the fires which have oc-
CURED in Chinatown by authority OF
the Board Of Health.
President Wood Speaks Hiz Mind.
/ President Wood. speaking FOR the
Board. addressed the committee in
very strong and imu1ss'oned language.
and the fCrv0r with which his argu-
ment was delivered carried consider
able weight In answer to the com
miltee's request for the Boards views
on the wholesale burning OF China
towns structures and merchandise. he
said.
I'VE are perfectly willing TO give the
committee our views In the matte~ and
an the information we can furnish.
but as we feel that o. Is such an impor-
tant matter we would really Ike the
privilege Of speaking directly % the
entire Council Of State. IN order 10 be
sure that all were directly informed OF
the importance OF the question as 10 ap-
pears 20 MS. We as body feel 50
strongly In the premises that we think
We can better impress the matter upon
the minds Of the Council.
THE Board had a meeting this morn
ing with the Executive. a. you proba-
bly, know. and urged upon them the i'm
pOrtance ~ pushing. as soon as pos
sible. VIII we consider the most i'm
pOrtant feature in fighting the plague.
the removal OF the people of the infect
cd district We have realized all along.
and have stated emphatically a number
Of times. that II we could have removed
.aa people from that place We could
have stopped the plague a. once. That
was the ideal method OF handling the
people-getting them out OF the infect
ed district. We have realized that peo-
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with the plague. and orr prophecy has
been fully corroborated.
We feel that the plague IS gaining
on Us. and that We are not throt'ling
it as we should. We have not been
able 20 remove the population az axDe-
diti0usIy az we would Ike. One reas-
on was that We were wasting time and
energy In handling the large amount