The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-05-05
HEALTH BOARD
Question Of Authority
is Raised.
Attorney General Referred to the Pas
sing Of Recommended Plumb
ing Regulations.

a special meeting of the BOARD nj
Health was held yesterday Afternoon
TO consider the suggestions for plumb.
Ing rules and regulations for Honolu,,
submitted by III. l.. Edwards. pro.,.
dent Wood, DIR. Emerson and Massrv
Lowrey and Smith were present
Lowrey raised the point of author,tx
In regard to the Boards adopting an
o. all OF the regulations, and. folIowins
up the point, Smith referred IN g.
ton 2. which provides that there sboI
be Board known as the Board Of -
aminers of plumbers for the sanitar,
District of Honolulu.
rms section goes on to saw. Thu
Board shall consist of the suner,n.
tendent Of Public Works who shall
ex-ofiicio, be its chairman and fouy
other persons appointed by the Pros.
ident OF the Board of Health. One OF
the persons appointed shall be an
architect. one member of the Board
OF health, one a master plumber ana
one journeyman plumber. Their
term OF Office shall be at the Measure
OF the Board of Health and they shall
serve without pay.
The regulations were discussed at
some length. the Board finally deciding
TO refer the matter to the Attornev-
General as to whether the Board of
Health had the authority to pass the
resolutions as recommended
Deputy Attorney General r.. +. Dole
was present at this meeting 1t was
his opinion that some things i'm the
suggested regulations could not even
be passed by the Legislature. He went
upstairs to the law library to hunt the
matter up, returning after while
without having been able to find what
he wanted, but giving IT as his Off
hand opinion. Il. +. Dole said that IL
the Board of Health passed the regu-
lations, II would be taking upon itself
legislative authority.
Mr.. Dole referred to the mention I'm
the regulations of a bond required as a
surety that the plumbers pay all fines
Imposed upon them. as a sample regu-
lation about which question of
authority might arise.
MIR. Dole was asked to give an opIn-
Ion In the matter as soon as possible.
Meanwhile the members of the Board
will carefully consider those points in
the regulations recommended, which
the Board would probably have author
ity to pass
Iwilefs sanitary condition came up
for discussion. There is a large pond
In that district which has been declal
ed insanitary. 1t was ordered filled
some time ago and the matter referred
TO the Interior Department Nothing
has since been done. Yesterday the
nuisance was again referred to the
Department of the Interior for action,
since the Board Of Health has no APP
with which IL can proceed.
Smith reported that the owner or
certain pig slaughter-houses in Iwilei
the authority OF the Board
In condemning the abattoirs as insani-
tary. Smith had looked up the law oil
the subject and found the Board was
all right In its decision.
IL was voted that the Executive off,
Ger and the City Sanitary officer In.
vestigate and report on the condition
OF the Government Laundry. The r..
port was wanted for the Interior De-
partment.
Collector-General Stackable of the
Customs Department asked permission
to use the quarantine wharf Temporal
rily so as 10 relieve the present con-
gested condition of inter-island ship
ping. DIR. Wood thought 1t was more
Important TO keep plague-infected rats
from unclean ports out of Honolulu
than to relieve the shipping. The
wharf Is wanted In the
of vessels from Sydney and
Asiatic ports where plague exists.
The meeting was called especially for
the consideration of the plumbing reg
ulations and nothing further transpir-
ed. The Board holds its regular ses-
sion on Wednesday.