The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-05-16
ANOTHER MEETING THIS AFTERNOON
Rapid TRANSIT COMPANY ASKS
FOR ORDINANCE AGAINST
ExPEcToRATING.
Aware Of Contract for Feeo-Prosseu-
ton fer Ad5i:erstion Of Milk is
ordered-Tenders TO Be Invited
For Drugs, Etc.

Al the regular meeting OF the Board
Of Health held yesterday afternoon for
HE purpose OF hearing real and con
sidering reports Of the various com
mittees on appropriations for the carr
ryfug on OF the different departments
of the Board, there were but two re-
ports ready for submission. The CON-
mittee 10 estimate the expenses oil the
i.,-r settlement reported that in their
op.nlon there could be no curtailment
of the expenses and the committee for
the appropriation for the Insane Asy-
lum handed in their report which with
that Of the committee on the Leper
Settlement viii be considered with the
other reports of committees at a meet
Ing TO be held this afternoon at 3
O'Clock.
At the meeting yesterday all the
members we're present. After the
reading and approval of the minutes
Of the last regular and special meet.
iugs. Dr. Pratt read the concurrent res
olutiou Of the Senate and House re
garding the Porto Ricans, introduced
in the Legislature on Tuesday by Rep
reseutative Emmeluth. Then followed
the letter in reply written by DR..
Cooper. PRESIDENT of the Board of
Health which was read in the House
yesterday morning.
The next business was the consider
alton OF a communication from Man
ager Ballentyne OF the Honolulu Rapid
llansit Co. asking that the Board pass
an ordinance making il misdemeanor
for passengers TO expectorate liz the
street cars. President Cooper read
from q medical journal. of the Boards
of Health OF Boston and New York
taking action in the same matter. and
after a discussion, a committee con-
sisting.of Doctors Garvin and Sloggett
and Attorney General Dole was APP
pointed to investigate the matter and
report
Bids for supplying rolled barley
were opened and it was found that
the Union Feed Co. had made an Offer
OF S26.T5. California Feed Co. $500
and j NJ Camara SIS a ton. The low
est bid was accepted with the under
standing that the barley would be oil
the same quality as that offered by
the other bidders.
Food Commissioner Shorey reported
that he had sufficient evidence TO con
yict a firm of milk dealers here who
are adulterating milk and he was given
permission by the Board to prosecute
W. X Azbil was granted permission
10 use part of the Aala warehouse
for the storage of goods belonging to
some wards. until sucn time as he
could dispose Of them.
Dr. Pratt reported that owing TO the
repairs necessary to the tug Eleu she
would not be available for the uses OF
the Board in towing the garbage scow
TO sea, and for the period of three or
four days the barges would have to
be looked after by some private con
Germ. The captain OF the Fearless has
offered 10 do the work for eighty dol
lars a day and a bid was received
from the Young brothers to do il fol
half the amount. 1t was suggested
that the garbage might be caTted Il
the tank al the sewer outfaH anC
dumped there until such time as tbs
Eleu was again in commission. Thi:
matter villa be considered by the Exc
cutive officer with full power TO act
No action was taken on the tender:
for the meat 10 be supplied to the Set
Element and the Board will await tn,
return of A. W Carter who is at pres
ent on one of the other islands.
On motion OF DR.. Sloggett tender!
viii be invited for supplying the Boar
with medical and surgical supplies fol
the rest OF the year ending Decembel
Slst. 1901.
The Territorial Treasurer was in
structed TO reject the applications fol
licenses Of people who were intending
10 sell drugs unless they could frs
pass an examination in the application
Of drugs as medicine.
The Recommendation OF the commit
tee that $l77 be Immediately expend
ed for proper waterclosets at the In
same Asylum was acted upon and tn,
money appropriated out OF funds OF
hand
The secretary was instructed to cal
for bids for furnishing paiai for th'
Leper Settlement. The paiai is TO b.
supplied in twenty-one and twenty-five
pound packages for periods Of fnou
four 20 eight years,
During the progress OF the meetin.
two Quarrelsome dogs started ter
rible fight Just outside the Boar
rooms and Or. Garvin moved an ad
tournament TO see the trouble. Attor
ney General Dole moved in amend
ment that the newspaper reporter,
present be asked 70 20 out and see tn,
fight and report IL Both the motor
and amendment were lost. but tbs
meeting adjourned a few minutes AZ
forwards to meet again today at
O'Clock