The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-11-12
THE BOARD
OF HEALTH
Saving Program
at the Insane
Asylum.
(From Saturdays daily

been hanging fire for some time. There
were present President Sloggett, Dr.
Moore, DR.. Cooper. Il. A. MottSmith
VIM. Aud and r.. +. Dole, Executive
officer Pratt. Secretary Charlock and
Supt. Reynolds. Every member of the
board was present but +. G. Smith who
is in the States.
one of most important matters dis
posed of was the settlement of the ques-
ton of the Queens Hospital subsidy
While no official action was taken the
committee made an informal report
stating that the matter had been salts
factcrily adjusted and that the Queen s
Hospital would receive the appropria-
ton made by the last legislature. The
report made by the directors is accept
ed as satisfactory and there is to be
no further trouble on that score. The
same satisfactory disposition was made
of the Waimca Hospital matter.
ECONOMY AT INSANE HOSPITAL.
The recommendations of the Insane
Asylum committee toward more econ
omy We're adopted by the full Board.
Under the new order of things there
will be a saving of twenty-five dollars
a month, while before the expenses had
been running very close to the limit.
The position of assistant superintendent
formerly held by f. II. Kilbey is de-
clared vacant He was receiving salary
of $40 per month. His work is to de-
vulVe upon the captains of the guard
who will get an increase of ten dollars
each per month. and the guards who are
Increased from $50 to $40 per month. The
salary of Supt. Malster is raised from
Sl65 to $l75 per month,
DRUGGISTS GET A SHOT
There was considerable discussion by
the Board upon the report by Executive
officer Pratt regarding the practice in
the drug stores of making up prescrip-
tons on their own hook for any who
might call and request a remedy for
some ailment. DIR. Pratt stated that he
had had his attention called to the death
of child of pneumonia, and upon in
vestiyation he learned that drug clerk
had sold the father homeopathic
aconite, upon being told that the child
had a high fever. While the medicine
did not directly cause the death of the
child he thought it had FASTENED the
end The father had given the patient
three of the pellets, and she had gone
to sleep, from which there had been no
awakening.
DR. SlogSett stated that he did not
think it advisable to go in for prosecu-
ton just at this time, but thought that
the secretary should send letter Of
warning to the offending druggist.
DR. Cooper stated that the laws re-
lating to the practice of medicine
should be lived up to, and he thought
oil he 1rlip CT hppn
this prescription practice. He believed
it to be an injustice to the medical
profession and the only way to stop
it was by prosecution. Nothing def
mite was done in the matter, but 1T
was decided to institute no proceedings
for the present at least.
CLAIM DENIED.
superintendent Reynolds reported ON
the claim of Kepoikai, who wanted to
be reimbursed $3.50 for money spept for
bread boxes in repairing the floor of his
house at the settlement. and also for
water pipes. The superintendent stat
ed that the repairs We're made with
ont any authority, and without first
requesting him to make them, and rec
commended that the claim be not allow
ed. He stated that the water pipes
for which claim was made We're the
property of the board. The petition was
denied.
CONTRACT AMENDED.
A minor change was made in the
contract for carrying beween Molokai
and other points. The form has been
made out in the name of the Hawaiian
Navigation Company by mistake, and
the name of Carrera, the real bidder,
was substituted.
CHINESE SOCIETY WILL BUILD.
The petition of the Chinese Society
for permission to erect n building with
out first raising the lot to the street
level was referred to the city sanitary
officer
KEWALO SWAMPS CONDEMNED
city Sanitary Officer Tracy reported
five lots to be condemned in KewalO
ON Kawaiahao. Laniwai Queen. Cooke
streets, and the Board of Public
Works was asked to order the swampy
places filed up to four feet above the
city level He also reported on the
matter of the King Brothers petition
in regard to sanitary conditions on
their premises, and recommended that
all fixtures be made sanitary.
DOCTORS WILL GET PAID.
DR.. Garrison's bill for attending an
insane patient at Waimea was referred
to the Attorney Generals Department
The examination was made upon the
board held that the bill should bt
presented to the head of that depart
nent.
The same action was taken relative
To the claim of DR. l.. :. Thompson
the government physician at Kau. H.
sent in a bill of $50 for exhuming q
japanese who had been murdered. A
The time the man was found dead M
autopsy was performed, as his dealt
was due apparently to external inju
ries, but eleven days after the buria
the deputy sheriff requested him Il
prepare the skull for presentation II
court. He states that IL was very
tiisagreeable job, and thinks he should
receive the extra compensation.
There We're three applications from
Molokai for permission TO grant mar
riage licenses, but only one, f. vii
mington. was recommended to th'
Board of Education.