The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-01-17
TRANSPORTATION BIDS
WERE TUnK[D DOM
Steamship Companies
Figures Believed to
Be Too High.
DR. EMERSON CALLS FOR REPORTS
LEPER VISITATION MUST COME
WITHIN THE PROVISIONS
OF THE LAW.
uns.nitzry Condition Of MoanaIua
Cemetery Diseussed-Report from
the Leper Physieian-Work Of the
Plumbing Inspector.

| visitors to the colony of afflicted OF
| Molokai. occupied considerable Dor
| ton of the time of the board of health
at their meeting yesterday afternoon
The question in all its various phase:
was taken up and handled more or less
| by all members of the board. II ended
! in a resolution offered by DIR. Emerson
| TO the effect that greater care be ex
Nercised in the visitation of lepers- This
matter was referred to the board fol
| further consideration.
F. Lowrey presided in the absence
of President Raymond. and among the
! foremost matters on the bills was the
| tender of bios from steamship com
panies - .---ev-s~+ tion of Iepars and
supplies to the settlement. There
+, were b. TWO bids received. the Wilder
Steamstir Couroanv and the Hawaiian
| Steametin COMPANY. responding tC
the call for bids. In the tender of the
| former the comnarv offered to carry
| business between Honolulu and the
'leDer settlements on the steamer LIE
| hna for fhe sum of 500 month an6
| pledged themselves to furnish week
| " service. Thev also stated tbeil
willingness to furnish TRANSPORTATION
| for fre;ght TO norts which thev have
heretofore covered and to convey the
| SUPERINTENDENT OF the settlement and
ennIN---- If religious institutions tC
| the colrrv.
The Hawaiian Deople submitted a
Dronositi"n covering all TRANSPORTATION
work. ed were ready to act upon the
hiddip~ - the board for the sum G,
$3.50 pc month. for all freight and
passer~--~ and to include thraa trims
month. Thew also agreed to trans
port officers to and from the colony
within these figures
After the. reading of the h'ds the
ma in-itv of the hoard were Of the onin-
ion that in the figures submitted there
was no material saving from the pros
ent rate Of eynense. and it was thought
host tn let the matter of transnor+,
ton of leDers rest. and continue the
present arrangement on a month-to-
month basis. TIE motion prevailed
ard the matter was tabled
The neglected condition. Of tho Moa-
nalua cemetery was brought no nv a
communication from a Mr. Crawford
in which tho burial ground was term
cd an rrhealthv pare. and totally ur-
IT for the interment OF the dead. In
this connection communication was
also road from s. NJ Damon ~hn Sfat-
ed that the neonla residing in that
VICINITY had for some time beon avail
ing themselves of plot of gro,nd up-
- ~oi~ht~-ir~ h'II aho-t h,rndrad
faet from the road as a burial nlace
He recommended that thew no allowed
IN continue the practice. as tho neonle
usino tho Mot in rreSfion are all resi-
dents of Nosna'ua and are in varv
moor circumstances However accord
inc m tho regulations of fhe hoard of
health bnrials in this section are con-
trarv to its rules. and after some par
leving the matter was referred to the
ATTORNEY General
AS diversion. a communication
was read setting forth the dapIorable
fact that there was no regularly an
pointed person to Issue marriage IL
censes at Lahaina. From the tone If
the information submitted. it was evil
dent that MANY marriages had been
performed without license It seem
e. to be the consensus of opinion. that
this matter did not come within the
scope OF the board, and this was also
aided to the budget referred to the
Attorney General.
Archie Irwin, the Government ply
stefan of North Hilo. submitted a writ
ten suggestion that rules and regula-
tionseof the board of health regarding
the fling of notices Oh births. death
an marriages. be printed in several
languages. namely. Hawaiian. Japan
csc, Chinese and Portuguese and hui
concludes, that unless this is
done the Oriental portion of the poly
glot community will proceed to die IN
the same old informal manner. and it
might work more or less harshly upon
them should the penalty be enforced
as q result of their ignorance Fur
Their consideration will be given the |
matter
In the report of DR.. Richard Oliver.
physician to the leper settlement. /.
showed twenty two cases of malaria
fever resulting in two deaths during
the past quarter. In other respects i
the general health of the settlement |
was reported good. Six births were !
noted. four being males and two te-
males. During the past six months
there has been a total of forty nine /
deaths in the settlement The bath |
ing establishment vas stated to he /
running satisfactorily The attend /
ance of lepers at the dispensaries has |
averaged twenty-four daily. while vis-
It's Of the PHYSICIANS to leper homes |
has averaged sixteen daily. /
The report of Plumbing Inspector
Keene was also submitted 1t gives /
he number of plans fled as so: the /
permits issued. SO; the inspections /
made. 1e3: final certificates recon-
30: sewer connections. II. I
The only plan refuse. Vas one on ac-
,ount Of pzrtv being unable to do the /
york properly.
The hoard Intends that Chinatown /
and owners shall comply in strict /
,ense to the letter of the law in regard {
o the proper filing up Of their prem
SEES to the established grade. W.T. i
his end in view resolution was intro
luced which IN effect states. that mas
much as = large portion cf the district
d this city bounded by Be9etania. {
suuanu. Kulruf and River streets Is
IN consequence Of being T
on and ak t3B1es covered with water.
ind q al times tnpsopeyly drained. /
md Is also un4nnitAry md dankerous
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