The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-01-24
amounted to nearly $1,000 or this
amount $1,000 will be paid today
Health Board Meets.


Health yesterday afternoon all the
members were present.
Alex. Young recommended that
twelve, instead OF four excavators be
purchased, and the Board adopted the
recommendation.
The report of the finance committee
was received, showing that S16,S sos has
been expended for labor, guards. etc,
anu $S6,777.24 for merchandise, etc.
The amount already paid in on ac-
count of the appropriation of S275, 900
by the Council of State is $50, ,5244S.
The committee suggested that guard
duty be transferred by tonight to the
military and police department. Mar
shal Brown is said to be willing to as
spne charge of the necessary guards
about the city, this doing away with
office expenses, lunas and timekeepers.
The Marshal states, however, that the
expense of the extra men will have TO
be assumed by the Board of Health, as
his appropriation does not extend to
this work. The committee further sug-
gests that the list of thirty-four per-
sons authorized TO make purchases and
certify to the same, be materially re-
duced in number, and responsible heads
be placed in all departments, and that
The list be published, in order that
merchants and others may understand
who are responsible endorsers for
ciaims.
DIR. G. w. lobe was granted license
to practice medicine.
A complaint having been received
from merchants that quarantined mer-
chandise stored in the various ware
houses was in danger of spelling. ].
Wakefield was appointed 10 separate
the perishable merchandise from other
goods in the warehouses.
A request was received from the
Wilder S. S. Co, the Inter-Island S. n.
Co., Allen & Robinson and L. w. Nc
Chesney that the Board pass new regu-
latiOns in the matter of freight traffic
between the islands. The request was
laid on the table.
A request was received from various
merchants that the quarantine on a
portion Of the burned district be raised.
The members of the board visited the
district after the meeting yesterday
and will take action in the matter at
tO1ay's meeting. it is not considered
'-cbable that the request Will be
granted. -
the Board called for tenders for Ium-
her TO be used in fencing In the burned
district, leaving King street open.
The request of Davies & Co. to allow
twlne TO be shipped to the OUner islands
was granted, upon condition that the
twine be disinfectRd by heated steam to
the satisfaction of the Board.
The destruction of the houses at Ka-
lihi. near the fertilizer works in which
Mrs. Franz stopped the afternoon be
fore her sickness was pronounced
plague, was approved.
A request for fire apparatus at Ka-
lihi was received, but no action was
taken.
Citizens Sanitary Committee.
F. J. Lowrey. inspector of District
"a, was appointed a member of the
Board of Health yesterday and there
fore rendered his resignation as an
inspector. The resignation was ac-
cepted by the committee and w. r.
Castle appointed as inspector of Dis
trict "a, which is described as follows:
From Alapai to Pensacola streets. be-
tween Beretania street and the foot
hills"
Judge W. L. Stanley has been act
lively assisting the committee since
its organization, having had charge of
the registering and assigning of in
spectors and general executive work
in the office. A resolution was adopt
ed by the committee yesterday, re-
questing the Board of Health to ap-
point Judge Stanley a member OF the
committee. in order that he might
have full authority TO act when neces-
sary.
Numerous reports have come to the
committee from inspectors of the large
of NANCY dogs encountered by
them on their tours. In several in
stances, also. the inspectors have been
interfered with in their duties by at
tacks from the brutes. In almost ev-
cry instance, too, the dogs have no
tags. The committee accordingly re-
quested the Marshal yesterday to en-
force the dog-tag law. 1t is to be hoped
the dog-catcher will appear on the !
scene forthwith both as a sanitary |
and as a protection to the
shins of the sanitary inspectors.
Numerous requests have come 20 the |
for permits to allow the /
Of merchandise and baggage
from one part OF the city to another.
The committee does not consider that
u has Jurisdiction over this matter, as
us authority relates to the changing
Of the residents OF persons and their
effects and not TO merchandise. Sew
eral persons were referred yesterday
10 the committee by authorities at the
Board Of Health, and Colonel Fisher
was therefore appointed a committee
)f one to arrive at an understanding
With the Board as to what the commit
lees powers were to be in this matter.
The first arrest made under the
Board Of Health regulation prohibit
ng a change Of residence came up be-
.ore Judge Wilcox yesterday. He
'atsed the question OF whether or not
proof had been made OF his change of
'esidence OF whether he had simply
changed his abode The
,pirit Of the regulation Is plainly that