The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-10-10
BUSINESS MEETING
Of HEALTH BOARD
A Number of Impor-
tant Matters Dis
posed Of.
ROCK eRusRtR BONE Of CONTENTION
HEALTH soLoNs TALK or SUING
PUBLIC WORKS DEPART
MENT.
Noise Near Insane Asylum Is Objected
To-PhysIeian Refused Privilege
of Treating Lepers-Paiai and
Other Settlement Matters.


Health held yesterday afternoon was
attended by President Sloggett. VIII
liam Aud, E. A Mott-Smith, DIR.
Moore. DR.. Cooper. DR.. Pratt and Su-
perintendent Reynolds of the Molokai
settlement
Mr. Reynolds recommended two sys-
TENS of carrying water for the irriga-
ton Of the new taro patches at
the leper settlement. It was
until the next meeting, Mr.. Reynolds
to report on the market values of pipe
of different sizes and qualities and TO
furnish other information specified.
The petition Of one Kamaliole. ask
ing that Kamaliole. Jr.. a boy of IL
years whom he had adopted, and who
had subsequently, been sent to No.
his present home with a native woman
in the Kalaupapa settlement, to the
Baldwin Home for male lepers. was
read. The petition was denied.
The notice prepared for posting and
publication. TO advertise for sealed
tenders in the matter of the paiai sup
ply for the leper settlement was ap-
proved and adopted by the Board.
In the matter of the complaints in
regard to the rock crusher and blast
ing near the Insane Asylum DR.. Slog-
gett said that the Superintendent of
Public Workss I'd been repeatedly re-
Quested by tiA b Board to take action
ia the matter, but that such request
had been ignored Superintendent
Boyd had been told that 1t was the
consensus Of opinion OF the medical
men who had been consulted that the
noise worked great injury among the
patients. but he had still insisted on
statistics to prove this. DR. Sioggett
said that as the guardians of the
health OF the insane prisoners In the
asylum. it was the duty of the Board
to see that the annoyance was stop
ped. He had been informed that the
present supply OF rock would last the
crusher only few days and that when
it was exhausted the blasting would
begin again. If necessary. he thought
that injunction proceedings would be
justified, in order to prevent the blast
ing taking place: the nuisance of the
rock-erusher was in itself very dis
turbing to the patients. it being not
more than fifty yards frem the wards
DR.. Sloggett said that he had no per-
sonal feelings in the matter, but that
he believed it his duty and the duty
of every member of the Board of
Health to give attention to it..
He strongly favored the beginning of
Injunction proceedings against the
Department of Public Works.
DR.. Cooper said that while he agreed
that the rock-crusher should be remov-
ed and the blasting prevented, he
thought ARRANGEMENTS could be made
amicably. and that there was no neces-
sity of securing an injunction He ad-
yised that an urgent request be made
to the Acting superintendent Of Public
Works that the nuisance be abated.
and in case such request was ignored
more drastic measures might be used.
To this DR.. Sloggett replied that GER
tain Misrepresentation had been
made and given in excuse for the de-
lay; that members of the Department
Of Public Works had stated that the
cost Of removing the crusher would
reach between sac. 900 and sac 600. and
that upon investigation It was found
that the cost could not exceed $1,000,
and that tenders for s1I 900 had been
refused as being too high DR.. Cooper
said that he personally was strong
in favor of moving the crusher further
up the hsll. or still further away from
town. as the noise was most annoying
even to sane persons
Some one raised the question wheth-
er or not objection had been made By
the asylum physician when the rock
crusher was being put up A letter was
read from DR.. Herbert, formerly OF the
asylum. In reply, saying that he had
not known the nature CT the structure
when il was being built: he had sim-
ply seen some work being done out
there. ard presently the rock-crushez
was started mp.
II WIS agreed that the question as
10 xhether the noise was detrimental
10 the health Of the asylum patients
vas one for medical nen 20 determine.
and that the Department Of Public
Works should reccgnize such opinion
as being reliable. upon this agree
ment II was decided that = COMMITTEES
should Be appointed 90 confer with
the Acting superintendent Of Public
Works. the committee first 70 draw
Up resolutions stating the detrimental
character Of the nuisance. and seeur-
Ing the signatures 70 il Of varioas
medicsi r1er - the c1fvs Tr. Sioggeti
appointed upon this committee E 4