The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-05-10
NEW BOARD
Of HEAL I'll
For the Present DR..
Cooper Will
Preside.
MAY BE SUCCEEDED
BYE. A. MOTT-SMITH
Mails viii Still B, Fumieated-
Small Pox lnfection-Leper
Settlement Supplies.


created Board of Health at the
regular meeting held yesterday after
noon The new members We're 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.
1t is understood that Il. A. Mott
Smith, one of the new members, and
formerly minister 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 L. +. Dole, Il. A.
Mott-Smith. Fred c. Smith, Dr. G: l..
Garvin, DIR. Sloggett and William
Aud. DR.. Sloggett was the last ap-
pointee on the new board. Fluctuations
were passed about and the new board
began it's work harmoniousiy and
transacted considerable business. The
meeting was held at l:So 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.
A short caucus was held prior to the
open session, where it was agreed that
Ut. cooper SllOulu dtCtDl lHt
ton for president.
The nomination in open session was
made by L. 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 ii as permanent thing. l
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 I be allowed to resign in
six weeks, / accept
Tenders for horseshoeing, which were
TO have been opened on May 1st. were
only opened yesterday. These bids
were called for to supply shoes and
labor from May ! 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 We're the bids:
=, Nunez. s1.75; Tom Hollinger. 81. so,
guaranteed to last a month: John Nc
Lain, 81 IS; j. a. Morgan, s1.72h: Ho-
nolulu Stock Yards. 81. The board did
not bind itself to accept the lowest
or any bid DIR. Cooper stated that the
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 to
the executive officer. Carried.
A letter from DR.. Sandow, govern
ment physician on Kauai, was "ad, in
which he ported on the smallrrX pa
tient at Wai~Nea plantation The pa
tient YVES a Porto Rican, twenty-five
years Of age. w"o was Cuarantined.
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 a
matter of conjecture. All the Porto
Rican children have been vaccinated.
Mr. Dole said he talked with Mr.
Halstead 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 eases had been handled
by the physicians on Kauai.
The question of the rumigation of
the United States mails was brought
up. Mr.. Dole said 1t was hardship
to continue the fumigation unless It
was deemed absolutely necessary for
the safety of the public. II there was
danger still to be feared he thought
II wise to continue the present system.
DIR. Cooper was personally of the opin-
ion that whore there is an iOta of dan
ger n would more than pay the com
munitv to see that the mails We're fu
migated, even II It delayed distribution
for a few hours
Dir. Pratt reported that statistics
Just obtained from the United States
Marine Hospital Service office showed
that there had been en- increase OF
600 cases Of smallpox from April to
the 18TH, inclusive, IN all parts OF the
"a T.
himself IN favor Of having the mails
fumigat"d. "The public will feel more
cnmfnrtahle IN knowing that the
chances for infection are being lessen
ed"
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satinn with Dr Cofer relative 10 the
probable source NJ Infection from
which the Porto Riean IN Kauni was
stri0Fau nr Tofsr said the clothing
~ the Porto Rlonns had been fum'Pat-
"a uunn thDir dcrariurn, AGAIN al New
orleans ana nealn M Port Los An
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often Fiirtracind IN tho southern
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no regra inh0hitnuts ard probably
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