Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-01-17
THE W|[DERS
RETAIN SERVICE
Board Of Health Sees No
Advantage in Making
a Change.
ANOTHER BURIAL GROUND
GRIEVANCE COMES Up
Short Epidemic Of Fever at Settlement
New Building Regulation -Medi-
cal Investigator Going to
MolOkai.

+. j. Low:ey, presiding by election.
Attorney Genelal Il. p. Dole. DR.. Emcr-
son, Geo. w. Smith and DR.. c. Z.
Cooper constituted the meeting of the
Board of Health yesterday afternoon.
Dr. Emerson read report from the
committee on Molokai visitations. re-
commencing a series OF amended rules.
II was ordered TO have the report
typewriter for the individual perusal
OF members before taking action.
MoIokai A letter was read from
CARRYING c. L. Wight, president Of
service Wilder's Steamship Com
pany. rendering for a renewal of trans
portation contract. by financial
statement in the letter it was shown
that the company had received an aver
age of ss03.27 month under the old
arrangement. The company offered to
continue the service. making weekly
trips to the Settlement, at schedule
rates.
A tender from the Hawaiian Nav!
CATION Company by Fred. w. McChes-
ney. president. offered to make three
trips month for lump sum of $3.50
1t was the sense Of the meeting infor-
mally expressed that there was no ad-
vantage in making a change under the
offers made. They knew. as Mr.. Smith
stated, just what they had been get
ting from Wilder's. II was further
deemed inexpedient to bind the Board
with contract. Therefore 1t was vot-
ed to lay the tenders on the table. This
leave the business to Wilder's Steam
ship Company and President Wight,
who was in attendance. left the room
without having had to say a word.
Rural Letters were read from
Ground Saml. NJ Damon aud
Grievance Mr.. Crawford, the latter
caretaker of the Moanalua cemetery.
expressing a grievance OF the people Of
that locality from the new burial regu-
lations. They deem II a hardship to be
compelled to bring their dead to Ho-
nolulu, thence to be transported by rail
to Pearl City, when there is ample
burial space on their own hillside. The
matter was referred to the Attorney
General for examination and report.
A complaint was received from La.
haina, that there was no agent to grant
marriage licenses at the ancient capt.
tai. Referred to the Attorney General.
DR.. Irwin wrote from Hawaii suggest.
ing more ample notice to the public re-
garding the registration of vital sta
tistics.
The committee on methylated spirits
was granted further time.
1t was voted to issue notice calling
for all outstanding plague bills.
Fewer DR.. divers report as
Among physician to the Lenor
Lepers Settlement was read and
filed. There had been an epidemic oi
malarial fever with tendency to rc'
lapse, which was happily, passing away
or 22 cases there had been two deaths
both these from relapse.
Plumbing Inspector Keen's semi
monthly report was read and flee
Eleven sewer connections had been
made up to the 18th.
Mr.. Dole moved a reconsideration Of
the resolution passed on November %
relative to building permits in certain
limits. which he regarded as having
been in excess of the Boards powers
This having carried he submitted
substitute for the resolution in ques
ton. This was taken up and witt
slight amendments passed as follows;
N.x Whereas: A large pro
Building portion of that district o.
Regulation parcel of land situate II
Honolulu, Island of Oahu, bounded b,
Beretania, Nuuanu, Kukui and Rive
streets. Is deleterious to the publ,
health in consequence of being low ant
at times covered or partially covere,
with water, and at all times improperly
drained and incapable of effectua
drainage, and is insanltary and danger
Gus to the public health therefore III
| II
Resolved, That no permit for an!
building to be erected in said area shall
be recommended until the lot upor