Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-02-08
HEALTH BOARD MEETING

AT meeting of the Board of Health
yesterday afternoon there were pres
ent the following: President Wood,
Minister Cooper, Geo. w. Smith, DR..
Day, f. J. Lowrey and f. NJ. Hatch.
The matter of Block 10 in which the
Pantheon stables and saloon were sit
uated was brought up for considera-
ton. There was much discussion, dur
ing which President Wood suggested
that the people of the block be taken
out of their various places and fur
nished with accommodations at some
such place as the drill shed camp, Civ
ing them to understand that they must
report twice day for examination and
must stay on the premises at night.
Otherwise they would be free to go and
come. The block is dangerous and
plague may break out there at any
time.
Minister Cooper stated that the drill
shed would not be practicable as lot
Of people now in detention there would
have to remain after the expiration of
their period of quarantine on account
of having no places to go to.
The following resolution, introduced
Resolved. That Block 10, to wit
the block bounded by Fort, Hotel
and Nuuanu streets and Chaplain
lane, be placed in quarantine I'M
til the further order of this Board
in consequence of the occurrence of
plague in said block: and that the
residents in said block be removed
and held in quarantine for fifteen
days, and that tight board fence
be at once erected around said
block.
Il was voted that the Japanese in
quarantine in the drill shed be freed
Thursday morning.
Mr.. Hatch then moved the following
regulation in place of Rule % of the
Board of Health regulations:
mo garbage, stable manure. night
soil or animal or vegetable refuse of
any nature which Is subject to decay,
shall be used for grading purposes or
for filling up any house lot or other
tract of land"
Carried.
DR.. Wood brought up the question of
compelling business houses Of the city
to put in patent water closets in their
respective places Of business and al
lowing no privies in the rear OF any
such places.
The church question again came up
| for consideration and Bishop Willis
letter referring to saloons, was read.
Mr.. Smith moved that the churches and
all schools except those in infected dis
tricts, be allowed to open. Unanimous
| ly carried.
| President Wood brought up the mat
| Ter Of the shipment of soap. Laid on
tho table.
| a letter relative to the Queen hotel
matter was received from the Rev. AZ
bill, the manager. setting forth his
present plight and the loss to his bust
ness on account of the taking OF the
same by the Board Of Health for quar-
antine purposes.
Speaking of the reference made by
Rev. Azbill to the black eye given his
hotel by the Board of Health, Presi-
dent Wood stated that nearly all the
guests of the place had left before the
hotel was taken by the Board Of Health
| on account Of its proximity to the in
fected district.
Mr.. Lowrey moved that committee
| JIG dppOluteu-OHe nemDeT ny tue
Board, a second by Rev. Azbill and a
| third by these two-to decide on some
Jasis VI reliuneiatlon WIN Respect u
the Queen hotel. Carried.
Mr.. Lowrey further moved that En-
| gineer Edwards be called upon to fur
nish the Board Of Health with his ideas
IN the question of sewering the Kewalo
district, furnishing at the same time O
,ough estimate of the cost for such
work. Carried.
President Wood stated that Fire
Commissioner Crozier had suggested
the use of some of the corrugated iror
from various houses burned for fences
1t was voted that the president be au
thorized to make arrangements with
The Honolulu Iron Works for the roll
ing out of some of this iron for fenc'
ing purposes.
The Board then adjourned to thu
South street house from which tn,
Japanese plague victim was taker
Tuesday. Nothing definite was decid
ed on. While the Board was looking
about the place President Wood shot /;
dog that had just been taken with /;
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