Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-10-18
HEALTH BOARD SESSION
SANITARY REGULATIONS
OF OUTSIDE TOWNS
Salary Of Plumbing Inspector Discussed
Cost Of Sewer Connections
Rules for Settlement Visitors
Victoria Hospital,

OF Health meeting yesterday afternoon.
DR.. Wood, president, had a bad cold
that made him hoarse, consequently he
took his seat ION the floor Of the
house." Others present were Attorney
General Z. p. Dole. DR.. n. B. Emerson
and Or. c. B. Cooper.
DR.. Carter wrote asking II 1t was ne
cessary to have his license to practice
renewed under the new regime. Tic
answer was II was not
An application was received from
Mrs. Alfred Willis to have balance OF
about $500 remaining of a relief fund
contributed by residents and placed in
DR.. Woods hands in plague time. turn
ed over to the Victoria hospital for in
curables. Granted.
Auditor Austin wrote about the SAL
airy Of Mr.. Duffy, sanitary plumbing
inspector. DR.. Wood made a statement
from which 1t appeared that the inspec-
tor intended to resign. and II was de-
sirable that before he gave up the du-
ties an assistant should be coached
therein to take his place. Mr.. Duffy
was willing to continue II the Board
paid him $3.50 a month end he to main
tain his own driving rig. 1t was de-
cided to ask the opinion of the Supreme
Court as to whether the inspector could
be paid on this basis.
Proposed health regulations for Wal
luku and Kahului came up. Mr.. Low
rey asked II uniform set OF regula-
tons could not be prepared to apply
to all country places. DR.. Cooper NOV
ed that this question be referred to a
committee Of three.
Dr. Wood thought that besides Ho-
nolulu the only towns requiring sanl-
tary regulations were Hilo, Wailuku,
Kahului and Lahaina.
The motion was generally discussed
and carried.
A schedule Of rates for house con-
nections with sewers was received from
the Superintendent OF Public Works
with request for the Boards consider
alton and opinion. Mr.. Lowrey asked
II the Board had anything to do with
1t.
Drs. Garvin and Plat, executive Off
Ger and sanitary inspector respectively,
explained that the Superintendent of
Public Works desired the Boards su.
pervision OF the matter.
Mr.. Dole did not know II the Board
had anything to do with the matter.
In the absence OF an appropriation for
maintenance of sewers, the schedule
was devised to raise funds for that
purpose.
| DR.. Wood considered the rates to be
in the same category az those for wa
ter.
The matter was tabled for one week
Mr.. Lowrey stated that Superinten'
dent Reynolds desired to have tenders
invited for canned meats for the Molo'
kai settlement, which should be at Ger.
tain prices deliverable as required from
time to time.
Lorrln Andrews appeared before tn
Board as attorney for u Chinese coffe,
shop proprietor at Iwilei who felt tina
he had been subjected to hardship /,
being refused license owing to tn,
failure Of a neighbor to comply will
sanitary regulations.
J. d. McVeigh, inspector was aska'
for statement of the case, and gave a
the reason of refusal OF license the fac
that the aggrleyed party had not con
structed his cesspool In accordanc,
with the regulations.
The matter was referred back to tn
parties for an agreed statement q
facts.
DR.. Emerson read the report of
committee on precautionary measure
to govern visits TO the leper settlement
The intention is to allow relatives an
friends of inmates to make more fire.
quent visits to them than twice a veal
and to obyiate the visitation OF
crowd on the semi-annual visits OF In
spection OF the Board 10 the place. Su
perlntendent Reynolds devised the pla
under consideration, which allows Wis
tors to hold communication with IL
mates without personal contact. TIL
DR., Emerson said was not final n
port but presented to elicit discussion
No other member had anything I
say and the Board subsidized into excel
tive session.