Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-10-18
NEW PA|A| CONTRACT
Old DETENTION CAMP
CLAIM TURNED DOWN
Transportation Of Psisi Awarded 10
Hawaiian Navigation Company
Other Board Of Health
Business.

crusher at the Insane Asylum. the
Board Of Health had considerable
program Of business at the weekly
meeting yesterday.
Tenders for paiai for the M0lokai
settlement were read and the contract
was awarded to John ". kalua and
seven others of Waikiki, Maui, who
bid rs cents each for 2l-pound bundles.
I. o. b. steamer at either Maui or Mo-
lokai landings, the bidders represent
! Ing planters on both those Islands An
other tender from Judge Kalua and
others for rs cents IL bundles were
wrapped in Il leaves and ~ cents VI in
-four bags. contained stipulations NOT
In accordance with the advertisement.
Lee Chue Of Honolulu terdcieG at
S1.26 bundle Z. o. b. at Honolulu; L.
y. Correira bid at II cents for not less
than twenty-four bundles at a ship.
ment and % cents II less than that
quantity for a twenty months con-
'"'"t all frelsnts to be paid BY the
Board.
-.rerintendent Reynolds stated that
the Wilder steamer charges were Is
cents a bundle fiom Maui to Honolulu.
and II cents more from Honolulu to
} the settlement, and then for not less
than 500 pounds at once. The firs.
mentioned ka,ua bid was altogether
| the most favorable. II was decided %
notify Judge kalua by wireless tplc-
gram. The tender OF the Hawaiian
Navigation Company for carrying pa,ai
was accepted, Il oeing male a separate
matter from the general trans 7ortatioL
service for which wilder's Steamship
Company already had the contract.
On the favorable report OF the board
OF examiners. DIR. F. w Hodgins was
recommended for a license to practice
medicine.
/ F. Weber wrote regarding the sp-
preparation for Lihue hospital. He
maintained that II was a government
Institution. reporting regularly TO the
Board, and ought TO have its subsidy.
The matter was referred to Mr.. Mott
Smith for report.
Governor Dole, before withdrawing
at the conclusion Of the stone crusher
conference. made a statement to show
that the Waimea hospital was a pub
lie institution. The plantations were
chargeablc with its services on their
behalf.
DR.. Goodhue sent In a claim for fees
for inspecting coffee shops and the Sec
rotary was instructed to inform him
that his bill for the service would bs
paid on presentation.
DR.. Richard Oliver. physician TO the
Leper Settlement, under date Of Kala-
wac. October 8, submitted his report
for the quarter ending September 30.
1901, saying:
There have been 81 deaths Of lep-
ers during this period and 2 deaths Of
non-lepers.
| An peidemic OF fever has visited
us during the last two months; an Or
binary continued fever and a relapsing
fever; lepers and non-lepers alike have
been attacked. but In every case, when
the subject was leper, the fever has
been accompanied with erysipelas Of
the head or face, and occasionally Of
some part Of the body. The fever has
generally been mild, but in some re-
lapsing cases, the temperature was
high. In all. the number OF fever cases
was 1903, with deaths.
There have been four births n the
Settlement, one male and three fe-
males, and one clean child has been
sent to Honolulu.
Bathing has been as usual. Visits
to the dispensaries average So daily"
DIR. L. e. Cofer Y. s. Marine Hospital
Service. reported the disease situation
nthe Orient thus: Al Hongkong.
two weeks ending September II. plague
cases 10 and deaths 10, and for the
two weeks ending September "a, plague
cases 3 and deaths the same number.
At Yokohama, the week ending Octo-
Der 8, one case Aslatic cholera and one
death.
J. Paakaula wrote regarding a claim
OF his for $3.50 for extra services as
druggist at Kalihi detention camp, for
which the Legislature had made an
appropriation that he could not draw
without the approval Of the Board to
the voucher. 1t was voted to lay the
letter on the table and inform Mr..
Paakaula that the Board had formerly
acted unfavoraD,y on his claim.
Plumbing Inspector Keen reported
for the first half OF this month So plans
filed and as many permits ISSUED. 1870
inspections of plumbing and hous"
sewers made, IL finals issued and 20