The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-03-07
SETTLEMENT Iiso
CONES VI, AGAIN
SANE OLD SUBJECT OCCUPIES
BOARD OF HEALTH's
ATTENTION.
Two Mormon Women Refused Special
Permits to Visit MoIokai-5uriaI
Rules Ameuoed-Next Move Of
Legislature is Awaited.

There was a full Board OF Health
yesterday afternoon namely: Dr.. j.
H Raymond. president: Attorney Gen
eral E p. Dole. Geo. Vi Smith, e c.
Winston. Dr. y. B. Emerson, Or. c. B.
Cooper and F J. Lowrey. In attend.
ance were: J. c. Hemmeuway. city
sanitary officer. acting as secretary
DR.. J. S. B. Pratt, executive officer,
and O B. Reynolds. superintendent of
Molokai settlement
Two woman elders OF the Mormon
church wanted permission TO go 10
the settlement 10 view church prior
to it's dedication by Elder Samuel E
Woolley. The president was against
it Dr.. Cooper opposed any discrim-
ination ia granting permits Mr.. Dole
agreed with the president that since
Representative Beckley was refused
a special permit. IL would be out Of
the question TO grant the present or
any similar petition.
On motion OF Mr.. Winston IL was
voted TO allow the women 10 accom-
pany the Board on its next visit of
inspection.
A petition from 295 lepers at Kalau-
papa % AA1h AEaFls itAfA AZ ~ NAN
old matter Of taro cultivation there
They wanted the Board TO take all Of
the crop raised at the settlement
paying an equitable price therefor
Under the system Of the Boards TAX
ing one-fourth. the owners OF fields
held their crops for higher prices.
This the petitioners gave as one of
the principal causes OF the scarcity.
Mr. Reynolds gave history Of
taroplanting al the place from its be
ginning on the halves under a former
superintendent He claimed that I'm
der present arrangements the Board
made nothing out OF the business.
President Raymond stated that Sen.
ator Baldwin had informed him that
the report Of the legislative visitation
committee would be ready in a couple
OF days. and that the committee might
call upon the Board for information.
He suggested that the secretary
should furnish the visitation commit.
tee and the standing health commit
tees OF both houses with copies of the
taro contract Agreed.
DR.. Emerson asked Mr. Reynolds
IL he thought the people in the settle
ment would do as well in cultiyating
taro without, as they would with. SUI
peryision of the Board.
Mr.. Reynolds answered in the mega
tive II left 10 themselves some of
them would shirk the work. As mat
tiers stood the people raised about half
OF the taro required for the settle
ment. He produced a plan of the
fields.
The secretary by direction Of the
president read a statement of the
amounts earned by lepers In working
az taro cuitivating. Mr. REYNOLDS
gave further information regarding
the available land svted TO this pur-
pose. He added that a published
statement Of scarcity Of water was
Incorrect, as there was twice as much
water in the pipes as required
The matter dropped pending further
attention from the legislative com
mittees.
meat inspector. reported the inspac. |
ton Of l0i cows belonging TO ID. p. |
X. lsenberg. which had all withstood |
the test for tuberculosis.
The president spoke of meat receiv-
ed in refrigerator steamers by the
Honolulu Meat Company, which did
not have the U. S. inspection stamp.
He had spoken TO the manager of the
company about Il. Unless meat was
inspected before shipment it would
be easy for tuberculosis meat to be
landed here and enter into local con-
sumption. Or. Monsarrat had writ
ten to Washington for instructions.
The familiar subject of certificates
OF death in unattended and suspicious
cases bobbed mp again. As a result
OF the discussion the regulation was
amended to include embalming as we'll
as interring in burial permits.
Reports were presented, at this
meeting. from the Food Commissioner
and the City Sanitary Officer.