The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-06-07
TUG ELEU
At ISSUE
The House Saves It
For EConomy'S
Sake.
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lETOfu wednesday \ udN9fv
Yesterday was committee day In the
senate six long reports we're the
fruits of their efforts Nothing was
done with the Appropriation bill, eN-
cept to take up the two committee re
ports on the military and consider
tbem with the bill. Senator Kalauokn-
Iani occupied the floor for nearly hair
an hour. speaking against the military.
All Indications pointed to long de
bate on this matter, which was cut OH
by a motion to adjourn.
The Senate met at o'clock, and after
tho usual preliminaries had been dis
pensed with, Senator Russell led of
with a majority report from the com
mittee on Public Health on the Board
of Health. as follows. which was tabled
10 be considered with the Appropriation
bill:
Hon S. Il. Kaiue, President of the Sen
ate. ,.,
sir. The Committee on Public Health
and Education, to whom was referred
communication No 10 containing the
opinion OF the Attorney General In re-
gard to the appropriation required oy the
Queens Hospital and other sinilar Ihs''-
tutions. begs to report:
l.
stated In the opinion Of the Attorney
General viz, that the said hospital Is
usafu charitable institution and unSec-
tartan we maintain that 1t is private
one and that any appropriation of mon
ey will conflict with the spirit ana IN
tent of section S. of the Organic Act.
IT is private since II is owned. manag-
ed and controlled by private corpora
zion. the half OF the Governors appoint
ed trustees not constituting the MAORI
" of votes in the board
We further report that according TO
the estimates of the secretary of the
corporation hereto attached, the whole
property of the corporation is $4,000,
considerable part of the Queen Emma es-
tate being recently lost in litigation
This property will soon be increased by
So 5OOO donated by the Bishops trust.
Therefore its total value in the near fu-
ture will rise to $4,000, with the yearly
revenue at 6 per cent not exceeding S7,-
go
Thus while the contribution of the cor
poration IL but one-haf of the regular
contribution by the Territory, its repre-
ssntation in the board Of trustees is one
half.
Some of the terms imposed by the
charter are not agreed with namay:
No dispensary is established at the
hospital as provided by the charter
No bond is filed by the corporations
treasurer with the Territorial Treasurer
No semI-annual report with Superlh-
tendent of Public Works is to be found
Although any appropriation for such
hospital is not justified by the Organic
Act the committee nevertheless recon-
mends the passage of 1t as In the plll'
viz, $4,000 for the biennial period, as
nf being
Government hospital in existence.
We are opposed. however, to any fur
ther improvements or extension of this
hospital and any additional appropriation
for that purpose for the following rea-
sons:
l. The hospital is located in a thickly
populated quarter in the middle OF the
town. which is highly improper both for
the town and patients.
9 Hospital is located upon Nat. un-
drained ground. kept constantly wet by
the natural drainage of the nelghboring
hills.
g. Hospital presents an old structure
built without any consideration TO hygi-
enic hospital requirements and permeated
with all possible germs of disease AS
such il has to be condemned and "a new
Government hospital is to be built out of
town, upon elevated grounds either on
detached pavilion system or on barracks
principles.
In regard to Hlo and Malulani Hospi-
tails which are Government hospitals,
the property of the Territory and under
its full control, they both require their
full running expenses. As for Hilo hos
pital, the exhibit No. 2 presents a com
munication from the chairman of trus-
tees OF said hospital. requiring $500 a
month as absolutely necessary figure to
run It, We recommend therefore that
the item of 5000 as in the bill be raised
to $4,000 for the biennial period; also
sl,2O0 for the sidewalk, and the item OF
Maulsni Hospital be raised from $1,000
to s., $50 for the same reasons.
Waimea Hospital and Hospital for In
curables are private institutions, having
no charter and any subsidy to them not
being justified, We recommend the cor
responding items be stricken out
The Lihue (KauaD Hospitals charter
does not mention any part the Terri
tory has In it's management or control;
nothing is said of the free treatment of
Government patients either 1t is n pri-
vRte hospital and any appropriation for
1t is not justihed.
koloa Hospital (kauaD is also a Gov
ernment hospital under the control of the
Board of Health, but 1t is run only part
OF the time and requires but a small sub
sidy. We recommend the item AS asked
by the Board of Health, via. $1,000.
There is no corporation as KapiOlani
Maternity Home, as stated in the esti-
mates; the name OF the corporation and
institution is Kapiolani Home. 1t is in
tended for tho Hawaiian women only,
out OF seven trustees only one is APP
pointed by the Superintendent OF Public
Works Although IL is "A useful institu-
ton, We do not think the Organic Act
lustities any appropriations
Respectfully submitted,
n, Russell.
Chairman.
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