Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-02-09
HEALTH BOARD MEETING

NJ " Il'iIiNE Nl tue lHtuIl OF lltuIlN
yesterday afternoon there were present
the following President Wood. T.. J.
Lowrcy. Dr Day Geo. W. Smith. +.
NJ. Hatch and President Dole
President Wood stated that he had
made arrangements for the quarantin-
ing of Block 10 according to the rcso-
luton Of the Board The rat proof
fence had already been started and
would be rushed to completion. The
people of the block were willing to go
to the drill shed as previously arrang-
cd. The houses there were being re-
modelled for the reception of the white
people.
Just here a letter from j. +. Morgan
agent for the Love Estate. protesting
against enclosing the Love building on
Fort street by a rat proof fence. was
read by President Wood. He wished
70 he granted the privilege of erecting a
separate fence leaving the front part
at the building open for the transaC-
ion of business. The quarantine would
work a hardship on the reputation of
the building. The floor was cement
and no one had ever seen rats there. If
allowed to erect his own fence he
would thoroughly fumigate the build
ms,
Mr.. Hatch was in favor of carrying
out the line of action already decided
on by the Board Great effort should
be made to destroy the rats of the
place. This could be done quickly af-
ter the fence was once up. The build
ings could be fumigated at the same
time and then thrown open for bust
ness. Mr.. Hatch then moved that the
special request of Mr.. Morgan be laid
on the table for future consideration.
Carried.
Mr.. Hatch further moved that the
Chinese in detention at the drill shed
be freed forthwith, they having COM
plcted nineteen days.
Upon motion of Mr.. Lowrey It was
voted that that portion of the South
street tenement house in which the
last Japanese plague case was found, be
destroyed together with the outbuild-
ingS and privies, that the cesspools be
destroyed, excavations filled in, wash
houses burned, the ground treated and
tn. remaining portions fumigated.
]. A. Magoon asked permission to
remove a sick Chinaman from Kalihi to
tho Chinese hospital. He had broken
his arm while at the camp. Ii was
voted that the matter be left to the dis
erection of the President after a report
on the case from Medical Superin-
tendent Howard of Kalihi.
THE application of the Citizens SAM
tdry Committee for the use of the fish
market as place to store Oriental
goods was referred to the Minister of
the Interior.
A petition from Messrs. Battersby
and Babbitt, who have been in special
quarantine for ten days. asking per-
mission to be allowed to go to Kauai,
was granted. Just here, President
Wood stated that he had received "a
petition from twenty or more people
asking that they be allowed to go into
special quarantine. The same course
will be taken in these as in the cases
OF the others. No guarantee could be
given these people that they could
leave Honolulu, after having complet-
ed their period of quarantine.
The matter of supplies for the leper
settlement at Molokai was brought up
for consideration. The Mokolii had
gone ashore at Kahalepalaoa, Lanai,
and the people of the settlement were
in great need of the food that this
steamer Is supposed to take them once
week. Mr.. Hatch moved that any
available steamer be chartered at once
for the purpose of taking provisions to
tho settlement, this after informing
the Wilder Steamship Co. Mr.. Hatch
made 1t understood that the expense
OF Chartering this steamer would be
at the expense of the steamship COM
pany unless this corporation saw fit
70 send out one of its own boats to take
the place of the Mokolii. The motion
carried.
President Dole stated that the Chi
neso Vice Consul had complained to
him about the treatment of Chinese
women at the Kalihi detention camp.
According to that official the women
We're made to undress before guards
who assisted in the bathing opera
tons.
Mr.. Smith said that the same thing
hal been said about the fumigating
place at Kaumakapii when it was in
existence. Upon investigation, the
statement had been found entirely
false. President Wood stated that the
men In charge of fumigating and bath
ing operations at Kalihi had been par
ticularly instructed to hire a certain
number of women from the camp to
act as attendants while women were
being bathed. II there had been any
thing wrong done it would be righted
Immediately.
The matter of merchandise belonging
20 the Wing Wo Tai store was brought