Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-05-03
Board Of Heal h Has
An Importance Session
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Inc DCaiu u IINaitn met at . y. Ill
yCsteluay. There were present pTesi.
dent Wood, G.. w. Smith, DR.. Emerson
DIR. Garvm and Secretary Wilcox
DR.. Wood submitted long report on
sanitary matters and plumbing which
was olduCd lIinted Tor the use OF
members. Several applications for
Plumbing inspector were flied to be
considCltd with the above ieluIt at "A
special meeting CT the Board 10 be held
at p. IN. next Friday afternoon.
| DR.. Wood made an extended state
ment concerning the disposition Of the
detention camps and goods and effects
contained therein. lie stated that the
Executive Council had reached, in the
main, 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 public auction,
through Jas. +. Morgan, all the un-
used goods in the camps; the kerosene
Oil, Washington lamps, groceries and
perishable goods to be retained for the
use Of the Board of Health in its diff
ferent departments.
DR.. Wood read q complaint from the
two inter-island steamship companies
alleging discrimination in the charges
Tor examination fees, etc. DR.. Wood eX-
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 unwaIrant-
ed statements. DR.. Wood was authoriz-
cd to answer the complaint.
communication from Mr.. Baldwin
Of the Maui Sanitary Committee was
referred to DR.. Garvin.
The report CT DR.. Pratt, Sanitary In
spector, was read and flied.
In reply to an application from the
hospital at Waikiki for repairs, it 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-
dition and needed replumbing: the
nurses had already been taken down
with typhoid fever one after the other
The Board approved the action of tn.
trustees in making immediate repairs
and alterations.
III ereport of Ed Towse on inspection
was Ieau and ms recommendation that
the force be reduced from 30 inspectors
TO 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
and placed on file with report on the
artesian water from Kalihi.
DIR. Wood submitted 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 CT the biology Of plague bacilu
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. 1t would be a great disaster
were the plague to break out again.
He thought the people who are anxious
" OD'H lne 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.
DR.. Garvln reported on the necessity
government physician for Puma, Ha-
wall, and 1t was ordered that SIS per
month be authorized for that purpose;
the physician to be appointed hereaf-
ter.
DR.. Garvin recommended the system
Of street rubbish cans as used SO sue
cessfully in San Francisco. The matter
was discussed favorably and G. w.
Smith was appointed to report on the
proposal.
Several bills, which failed to pass the
finance committee, were referred or or
dered paid and the pay rolls from Maui
for February were approved.
The Board adjourned at 5:45 D. m.
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