Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-01-16
IS FAVOR[D
ATTORNEY GENERAL DOLE
ON The DRUG CONTRACT
MOlOkai Transportation Still Worries
the Board of Healtn---TarOena
Proposed as Substitute for
Hard Poi.

DR.. II. c. Sloggett president. +. \
Mott-Smith, Attorney General L. Z.
Dole, DR.. W. VI. Moore, Fred C. Smith
and Or. c. d. Cooper constituted the
meeting of the Board of Health. the
first in two weeks when business was
done, yesterday. c. Charlock, secre-
tary: c. b. Reynolds, superintendent OF
the Molokai settlement, and Miss Mae
Weir, stenographer, were in attend,
anCe.
The following resolution was real
and adopted:
Whereas, our "steemci triend and
faithful co-laborer. jr j. S. u. Pratt,
has been bereaved Of a noble wife. and
his children of wise and affeCtiOna q
mother; now, therefore. 1t is
Resolved That we. the members Of
the Board of Health, tender TO him
and to his family our sincere AMI
heartfelt sympathy in this great attic.
ton.
The report Of DR.. Richard Oliver.
resident physician at Molokai. for the
month Of December. showed that there
had been fourteen deaths at the settle
ment during the month, twelve leperJ,
one kokua and one infant. The cpl.
demic Of chicken poX had passed away.
The epidemic of malarial fever and
eryslpelas has also disappeared, there
having been no new cases for several
weeks, though a number of GONZALES
gtill nnIar Tim
report further showed that 23l patients
were treated during the monh; III
relieved, 100 cured.
In the report of DR.. r. NJ, Master,
resident physician at the insane asy
lum, he stated the total number OF in
mates to be l6l, Of which l2i were
males and 81 females. During the
month, l6 males and three females
were received.
DR.. r. J. Wilkinson reported that lie
had discovered case of tuberculosis
In a COW on Makaweli plantation, and
the animal had been isolated. He ask
ed that the Board forward to him drugs
for making tests, but II was decided
that this could not be done, he not
being government physician. II
was suggested that the matter be turn
ed over to DR.. Sandow, who Is the gov
eminent physician, and that he be
commissioned as meat inspector for
that purpose The letter was finally
left to President Sloggett for a reply
The sanitary officer at Hilo reported
that he had obtained permission from
the Electric Light and Power Com
pany to regulate their old watey sup.
ply which flows through the town In
four bitches, He says that the people
are well satisfied with the new ar
rangement. During the month he
made G42 inspections,
DR.. +. S. Goodhue reported that
there had been no more dipththeria In
his district for several weeks, and gen
eral health conditions were GOOD.
President Wight OF Wilder's Steam
ship Company wrote complaining OF
breach Of contract with that concern In
having the MolOkai carrying bushes:
done by the vessel of another owner.
Mr.. Reynolds quoted figures ant
President Sloggett claimed the BoarC
could not be held at the mercy of the
steamship company.
There ensued prolonged conversation
over the MolOkai transportation ques
ton.
| \ member of the firm of YOunl
Brothers was present to tender yer
bally for the service at the same rat
as the previous contractor
Finally, L. a, Mott-Smith and Fret
c. Smith, with power to add to theil
number were appointed a committee t
make temporary arrangements to
carry ing paiai to the settlement.
J. o. Carter, as trustee Of EXcelsiO
Lodge, /, o. o, f., wrote respecting
the conditions created about that in
sttution's building by the recent fr'
at Fort and King streets. He request
ed permission to drain the building fo
tho present into cesspools instead u