The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-05-09
NEW BOARD
Of HEAL I'll
For the Present DR..
Cooper Will
Preside.
MAY BE SUCCEEDED
BY E. A. MOTT-SMITH
Nails Will Still Be- Fumisated-
Small Pox lnfection-Leper
Settlement Supplies.
r. CHARLES B. COOPER was

~ R. CHARLES B. COOPER was
elected president of the newly
created Board of Health at the
regular meeting held yesterday after
noon. The new members were unani-
nous for him. Dr. Cooper accepted
the honor with the proviso that he be
allowed to resign in six weeks, when
he will leave for the Coast on a two
months vacation.
It is understood that E A. Mott
| formerly -.Iinister of Foreign Affairs
will at that time succeed DR.. Cooper
Mr.. Mott-Smith is an energetic man,
and it is believed will be able to give
much of his time to the needs of the
health department.
At yesterdays meeting the following
gentlemen were present: Dr. Cooper,
Attorney General E. P. Dole, E. A
Mott-Smith, Fred c. Smith, Dr.. c. L.
Garvin, DR.. Sloggett and William
Aud. DR.. Sloggett was the last ap-
pointee on the new board. Fluctuations
were passed about and the new board
/ began its work harmoniousiy and
| transacted considerable business The
meeting was held at 100 o'clock, in
stead of 8, in order to give the mem
bers opportunity to see the Mariposa
off and attend to their mail before its
departure.
| y short caucus was held prior to the
open session. where it was agreed that
1
ton for president.
made by E. A. Mott-Smith, in view of
the past services and general qualifi-
| cations of DR.. Cooper.
/ The election was unanimous.
In accepting the office of president
| wish to state my position. / would
not accept it as permanent thing. 1
expect to leave in about six weeks for
the Coast, but having previously been
a member of the board and familiar
with the routine work, I realize it
would be hard to put in a new mem
Der and expect him to go ahead.
! Therefore, to facilitate the workings
of the department, and on the condi-
| ton that l be allowed TO resign in
six weeks, I accept"
| Tenders for herseshoeing, which were
only opened yesterday. These bids
were called for to supply shoes and
labor from May l to December 81. The
work had formerly been performed at
| the rate of 81 so for each set of four
shoes, but in April the price was low
cred TO 81. Following were the bids:
! Nunez, s1.75: Tom Hollinger, 81 So
guaranteed to last month; John Nc
/ Lain, 81 30; J. A. Morgan, 81. l212; Ho-
nolulu Stock Yards, 81. The board did
not bind itself to accept the lowest
or any bid DR.. Cooper stated that the
| too n
ger, the others having failed to make
any such guarantee. Mr.. Dole moved
/ to accept the lowest bid. with the con-
! dition that the contract be withdrawn
! if the work was not satisfactory 10
] the executive officer Carried.
\ letter from DR.. Sandow, govern
ment physician on Kauai, was read. in
which he reported on the smallpox pa
/ tient at Waimea plantation. The pa
/ tient was a Porto Rican, twenty-five
years of age, who was quarantined-
! All the school children have been vac
cinated and prohibited from going to
| school for a period of fourteen days
! He asked for more vaccine. DR.. San
/ dow says the source of infection is
| matter of conjecture. All the Porto
/ Rican children have been vaccinated.
Mr.. Dole said he talked with Mr..
Halsteaa, who had just returned from
| Kauai, and he reported the patient on
! the road to recovery. President cooper
spoke Of the excellent manner In which
| the smallpox cases had been handled
| by the physicians on Kauai.
| The question of the rumigation OF
| the United States mails was brought
up. Mr.. Dole said it was hardship
/ to continue the fumigation unless Ii
! was deemed absolutely necessary Tor
! the safety Of the public. II there was
danger still to be feared. he thought
il wise to continue the present system
! DR.. Cooper was personally OF the op1n-
ion that where there is an iota OF dan
ger 1t would more than pay the com
munity to see that the mails were fu-
migated, even if it delayed distribution
for a few hours.
DR.. Pratt reported that statistics
just obtained from the United states
Marine Hospital Service office showed
that there had been an increase or
the Eth inclusive, in all parts or the
United States DR.. Sloggett expressed
himself il favor of having the mails
fumigated. The public Will feel more
comfortable in knowing that the
chances for infection are being lessen
ed
Dr. Pratt said he had had CONVEX
sation with Dr. Golfer relative 20 the
probable source of infection from
which the Porto Rican on kauai was
stricken. DR.. Cofer said the ciolhlns
of the Porto Ricans had been fumigat-
ed upon their departure, again at New
! Orleans. and again at Port Los An
geles He said Immigrant trains were
often sidetraeked in the southern
States. and passengers mingled Win
. the negro inhabitants. and prooapiy
bartered for clothes. In this way tne
infection NAV have been carried along
to the Hawaiian Islands.
The board decided TO let the present
system of fumigation stand.
? A letter from DR.. Golfer was read IN
which he stated officially that for the
week ending April Is there were thirty