The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-01-26
Board Of Health Meeting.

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Board Of Health Meeting.
At the Board Of Health meeting held
yesterday afternoon at o'clock there
we're present President Wood, Attor-
ney General Cooper. George w. Smith,
Dr. Day, +. NJ. Hatch and +. w. Low
rey.
A communication was read from the
Citizens Sanitary Committee, asking
that the Board add the name of Judge
w l.. Stanley to the committee and
| that the same be published. The Board
approved the selection of Judge Stan
| ley and the committee was notified 10
that effect.
The committee also requested that
the Board insert the words cor abode"
in the health regulation, which at pres
ent prohibits a person moving from
one district to another. This request
grew ont of court case in which the
judge made a distinction between res
| idence" and place of abode" Upon
motion the Board passed the amend
ment suggested by the committee, add
ing the words cor abode" TO the reg
ulation, which will fully cover SINH
| lar cases arising in court.
| President Wood reported the case Of
| the Chinese Ng Gee who had been re-
moved from the Roth premises to the
plague hospital stating what observa
tons he had personally made on the
case, which was originally reported by
DR.. Raymond, and said 1t was a most
pronounced case of plague. He also
condemned the cottage in which the
patient had been lying, together with
a stable on Danforth's property and a
shed belonging to r.. r. Hendry. and
ordered the Fire Department to burn
them, which was done yesterday morn
ing The Board approved the action
of the president, and also his action in
removing from the rear of the build
ing two large zinc-lined boxes which
had been stored there the day before
and which were destroyed after re-
moving the contents.
Question of Opening Stores.
President Dole brought up the mat
ter of opening the stores on Nuuanu
street, in order that the Chinese nigh.
be gwen a chance to celebrate their
New Year stating that it would be very
distressing to them If not allowed to
celebrate. President Wood stated that
the Board had inspected the stores
front and rear, and had found almost
the same conditions behind the brick
buildings as had been discovered in the
blocks now laid bare by the fire. He
considered that the stigma of the
plague was in these blocks. The out
side or front portions were merely
shams, hut behind these the cesspools,
| shacks and maze of alleyways were in
bad condition and he did not think the
streets should be opened for public
| business at present.
Messrs: Hamburg, Wakefield and
Kaiser again brought up the matter
of merchandise and called the Boards
attention to the perishable nature OF
much of the goods stored which was
causing their destruction. The Union
Feed Company, for various reasons
had requested that their warehouse be
vacated, that another storage place
might be secured. If new warehouse
were built by the Board they could
separate the perishable from the good
merchandise, and save considerable
property in this manner. Otherwise,
! they recommended that the Board ap-
prove of having such goods destroyed,
! If the owners would agree to the G6 %
per cent proposition. They stated the
value of goods to be destroyed would
not amount to more than 5000.
Minister Cooper stated that If they
We're certain that this figure would
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request of the Executive today to rec
ommend that this appropriation be
made Immediately. 1t was moved by
the Board that the goods which could
be saved be stored in the Aala ware
house, and settlement be made on the
basis of &C 2-3 per cent
Conditions on the Wharves.
Mr.. Wakefield reported on the condi-
ton of freight lying on the various
wharyes, stating that large quantities
of 1t were rotting, as some of it has
been there seven or eight weeks. The
difficulty lies in the lack OF a bonded
warehouse. Ministers Damon and
Young had conference yesterday rel
alive to erecting bonded warehouse
for the customs service; If this mat
ter is carried through the congestion
of freight will be materially relieved.
On the Pacific Mail wharf. Mr.. Wake
field reported that there were $3.50 tons
Of freight, divided as follows: From
the Dorlc, not fumigated, 900 tons;
Nippon Maru, not fumigated, 500 tons;
Lady Joyce, fumigated, 600 tons; AL
goa, fumigated, 400 tons; Hongkong
Maru, fumigated, 450 tons; China, flu
migated, 600 tons. A large amount OF
this was in rotting condition. The
Japanese merchants are putting up
warehouse for their goods at Kakaako,
which will hold 1000 tons OF freight.
Many OF the consignees are in quaran-
tine, and, their warehouses having
been destroyed by fire, the difficulty is
greatly increased.
The proposition was made to take
over the entire Fishmarket and remove
all the stalls; a building for these
stalls could be erected in another place
The difficulty OF putting the stalls in
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