The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-19
THE HEALTH
BOARD ACTS
Punahou Laundry
Condemned for
Filth.
STEAMER SERVICE
AGAIN CRITICISED
Laundry Work Of Transport Kill
patrick May be Done Ashore.
Horse Shoeing.

Yesterdays meeting Of the Board Of
Health was attended by President
Raymond, members Cooper, Dole Win
ston and Emerson, and Executive
Officer Pratt. Outside of the discussion
on smallpox, little else was done ext
cept to pass on routine matters.
The board voted an increase of the
salary of C. Charlock, registrar of;
births, deaths and general statistics
from s100 to s125 month. Mr.. Wins
ston and Dr. Emerson stated that al
though they were both opposed to in
crease in salaries, yet in the case of
Mr. Charlock they agreed that he was
justly entitled to raise, as ne has
been a steady, faithful worker for the
long period during which he has been
engaged.
The proposal of the Parker ranch on
Hawaii to supply cattle at Kawaia-
hae, $50 pounds each at cents per
pound, weights taken the day previous
to shipment, on the hoof, was thor
oughly discussed. The ranch proposed
to supply between eighty and ninety
head per month at the rate named.
The general average per head would
come to about s25. Mr.. Winston was
named as committee to investigate
the proposal.
Attorney S. F. Chillingworth, who
represented the Oahu Lumber Compa-
nv in it's claim against the board for
lumber, supplied the Boardman prem
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appeared at the office, almost breath
less from his haste TO do two things
at once, or within the space of fifteen
minutes. He said the lumber company
would agree to take all the lumper
back if the board would pay SZOO. MI.
Dole said that the board was llaple Tor
an amount in the premises, as the
lumber had not been destroyed In the
interests of health, but had been used
for building purposes. The executive
officer was appointed to make an ap-
praisement of the lumber and render
an estimate at the next meeting of
the board.
Mr.. winston reported that he had
conferred with Wilder's Steamship
Company relative to the alleged nom
arrival of goods consigned to the Leper
Settlement and the treatment Of cattle
carried from Kawaiahae to Kalau-
papa. He said that the company had
reported that they had used ordinary
care in landing cattle and transferring
freight. DR.. Pratt suggested that II
ordinary care" meant dropping pack
ages from eight to ten feet into the
hold of a vessel, then the report must
be true. To certain extent the state
ments made by the steamship compa-
ny to Mr.. Winston carried with them
the proviso that if the health authori-
=
could look elsewhere to have the SER
vice done.
The question was again brought UP
of having a steamer for the sole use
of the Board of Health. 1t was point
ed out that the investment of large
sum of money in a steamer would in
reality save the Board of Health about
$3.50 a month. The board pays the
Wilder company about $500 month al
present The members were Of the
opinion that the possession of steam
er by the board would greatly improve
the service, and that was the principal
thing desired. The board has several
times suffered losses by the service OF
the Wilder company, but had to grin
and bear it, as they had no recourse
The application of government ply
stefan DR.. James Maloney, or South
Kona, for the vacant district OF North
Kona to be included with that OF
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by the board. DR.. Maloney will here
after look after the sick in both dis
trictS.
The question of granting permits to
certain residents Of Nuuanu Valley &c
establish pig ranches on their premises
was again considered. DR. Pratt said
| that. in one or two instances the es-
| Establishment of such ranches would
certainly contaminate Nuuanu stream
no matter how well they constructed
their pens. DR.. Pratt asked that Presi-
dent Raymond be added to the com
mittee of investigation, which was
granted
to the board for the loan of David Ma
! hoolewa, one of the sanitary officers OF
| the department, to seek out the towr
residences of japanese women who
were guilty of malpractice. The mem
| hers of the board grew wrathy ovel
| the request, and President Raymond
said that it was entirely outside of the
sphere OF the board, and that none O
/ it's members or employees were ready
to become detectives Tor outsiders, M
matter wha. cause was represented
| Mr.. Dele said it seemed to him tina
| when q citizen asked for pubic fnfor-
nation of the department it should bt
given him, but when he asks that Off
GERS of the department Should be de
/ tectives and work Under his authority
It was going beyond all reason, ant
he moved that the request be denied
! The board voted with him.
| Professor A. nj. Smith, of Oahu Col
Iege, asked the board to allow the
| conditions at the college laundry t
remain as they were until a new laun
dry could be built. Or. Pratt report
| ed that the present laundry had beer
condemned by former Sanitary Office
Hemingway as insanitary. There Il
a building about forty-five feet II
length, with grated flooring IN hal
of it. The water and filth came RICH
down to the ground and remained
| there, and there We're now about fou
| inches of solid filth under the grating
! Near this structure is another uset
by domestics for kitchen and sleepin,
purposes. 1t was only about eight fee
distant, and both were about $50 fee
| from the presidents house.
DR.. Cooper stated that II such condf
tons existed the place should be re
/! ported as a common nuisance anc
| should be corrected at once. TIL,
trustees should dig cesspools Upol
motion of DR.. Cooper the laundry wa.
! condemned. and notice will be servet