Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-04-24

as physician to the Settlement at $3.50
month was confirmed also the claim
of the retiring incumbent, Or. Oliver,
for a months pay in advance according
to terms of engagement, was voted
correct. The appointment OF J. ID. Nc
Weigh as superintendent at 1925 q
month from April 2l was confirmed
Miscellaneous Business.
The report on condemned ponds at
Kalia was No. on the order, but put
off to the last and then passed on to
next meeting.
The condemnation of buildings at
Kahului. Maui. was discussed only tn
be laid on the table.
DR.. l.. S. Thompson was granted
leave Of absence from Kau district fol-
three months. DR.. J. l.. McClelland to
be his substitute, from May IL.
Father Matthias was granted his re-
quest for an extension of the permit
to Brother Lawrence as substitute
for Brother Seraphine at the Baldwin
Home, Kalawao.
A form Of license to the Metropolitan
| s'dN W. lOI us sewer dI NdllIl WIS
approved.
Mrs. Kaleo Milikaa was granted per-
mission TO visit her husband at kalau-
papa by the next trip Of the steamer
Lehua but not to stay a week a. re-
quested.
Or. l.. E. Cofer, L. S. quarantine off,
Ger, reported Sydney. April plague
to date. 90 cases, 10 deaths: last pre-
yiuus week. II cases and deaths Ma
uila. March 31-cholera. "a cases and %
deaths: smallpox, . cases: plague, /
case and / death.
! Plumbing Inspector +. G. Keen ro-
ported for the first half OF April &c
plans filed and permits issued. l15 in
spections made. 81 final certificates is
sued and is sewer connections made
DIR. b. d. Harrison. St. Paul, MINI,
wrote about scheme for an inter-
state system OF examining physicians
| for license TO practice, whereby doe
tor would not require to be examined
every time he moved from one part Of
the country to another. On motion OF
Or. Cooper his letter was referred TO
the board Of medical examiners go' on
expression Of their opinion.
| Or. +. b. Turck of somewher" wrote
asking the Board to pass resolution
in favor Of having dietetics. hydrothe-
rapy and physico-mechanica th"rapeu-
tics taught in the public schools !, was
/ with scarcely yelled sarcasm yO'"i %
reply that the matter would - con-
sidered at an early day.
With regard to wells at Kamonini,
q committee reported that nothing
could he done further than 70 advise
the people to boil the water before
using IL.
Drs. Moore and Sloggett. a. commit
tee on soda water bottles. were await
ing further information on the guam
tity of lead in shoppers from ConInis-
sioner Shorey.
No Federal Assistance.
President Sloggett submitted the iol-
lowing letter from Surgeon General
Wyman in reply to the requeyt FOR
Federal assistance in placing Honolulu
in good sanitary condition:
Treasury Department. Once Of the
Supervising Surgeon General Marine
Hospital Service. Washington, D. C.,
April l, 1902.
Passed Assistant Surgeon !. L.
Cuier, Chief Quarantine Ofhcer 1. 5.
Marine Hospital Service, Honolulu. Ha-
wall.
sir: Referring to your reference OF
. ! f.e
date from the president OF the Board
Of Health Of the Territory OF Hawaii,
inQuiTing whether the Epidemic Fund
IS available for cleaning Honolulu, /
have to inform you that said fund is
not available for this purpose. II Is
only used in emergencies ana j. not
used for cleaning city. In n. case
Iof san Francisco, the salaries oi the
medical officers of the Marine Hospital
Service there on duty during III. out
break OF plague were paid by the Ser
vice from the Epidemic Fund, but the
expenses of cleaning the city were paid
by the city OF San Francisco ana the
State Of California jointly.
Respectfully.
WALTER wYMAN,
Surgeon General. VI. H. s.
Mr.. lsenberg asked II the merchants
OF Honolulu had promised any money
for city cleansing purposes nr. Slog.
gett could not say that they had. On
motion Of Mr.. Mott-Smith seconded by
Mr.. Isenberg, 1t was then voted that
the Chamber OF Commerce and the
Merchants Association be invited to
send committee TO meet the Board at
its next meeting, also that Il copy "
Surgeon General Wymans letter b.
sent to the secretary Of each body with
the invitation.