The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-02-28
TALK Of PIG
AND PAIbI
The Health Board
Holds Regular
Session.
Orrom Thursday.s daLIrl

meeting of the Board OF Health with O.
little spicy wash house talk by way
af sauce There were present Presi-
dent Slovgctt. Drs. O.. q. Cooper ana w.
T.. Moore Messrs. y. 4. MDtt-Smith.
Fred Smith, y. =. Dole. Executive Of
dcer Pratt ana superintendent Bey-
nolds
KlNDERGARTEN CHILDREN.
/ The old discussion OF women physl-
clans for school children was again
called up, bus the board was no nearer
reaching a settlement than two weeks
ago. Another letter from the Kinder
Earten Association was read. suggest
ing that a woman phy slcian be employ
cd wherever possible by the Board OF
Heath, to make the annual eXamina-
tion Of school children. The commun-
/ ication stated that one Of the eXamin-
/ ing physicians at kona was "A woman,
and the practice of appointing women
| wherever possible was recommended,
though nothing further was said about
compensation. The letter was placed
on file without action.
| MERCHANTS EXCHANGE RESO.
LUTIONs.
/ The resolutions adopted by the Mer-
! chants Association calling upon the
/ United States for aid in improving the
sanitary conditions OF the city were
read, and placed on the table without
action. DR.. Sloggett thought action
should not have been taken without
J first consultation with the board as the
present condition of the city was bet
ter than for months, ana there was not
the slightest danger of epidemic. No
D 4 .
Mr. Mott-Smith and Mr.. Fred Smith
said that the less said about the mat
| ter the better 1t would be, and the dis
cussion dropped without any action be-
ing taken upon the resolutions.
IWILEI WASH HOUSES
Dr. Sloggett also reported on the Iwi-
| lei wash houses and thought immediate
action should be taken toward cleaning
| them up. He said that the report Of En-
! gineer Gere upon conditions there was
not correct, and he advised having the
| wash houses closed at least until i'm
prove neT Is can be made. Referring II
| the report of Supt. Boyd he said that
the garbage heaps complained Of were
not due to any fault Of the Board OF
| Health but that the garbage bureau
now came under the Department of Pub
| lie Works, and the unsightly heaps com
| pained of should be removed by that de-
partment. A discussion arose also as 20
best methods of disinfection of clothes
at the wash houses, and Dr. Pratt sug-
gested the construction OF a building
mauka OF the steam boiler at Iwilei,
where clothes washed could be steamed.
The matter was finally referred to "A
committee consisting of Dr. Moore, DIR.
Cooper and Fred Smith.
! PIGS MUST co.
Or. Moore reported on the petition OF
/ Dol, who wished to keep pigs al his Pau
oa grounds recommending that the ami
me : be removed but that the Jap be
/ given three to six months to make the
change in location. The committee re-
ported that Dol should be ordered to va
/ cate within n reasonable time, and the
/ BoaGd finally agreed to fix the limit at
June lst. In regard to the pigs on Sheri-
/ dan street, the committee reported the
| pens in as cleanly a condition as 1t was
! possible for them to be, and they were
in an uninhabitablc location. surrounded
by rice fields, they We're allowed to re-
main
LEFT TO THE LEGISLATURE.
\ bill of $l99.lS from John Mott referred
l TO the Board of Health by Supt. Boyd,
was sent back TO Col. Jones for veritica-
! ton 1t was for repairs made at the
bungalow in January, 1900, during the
plague, and had never been presented to
the Board of Health, though notice had
been published calling in all such ac-
| counts. on motion of Mr.. Mott Smith
1t was sent to Col. Jones for verification
and then Is TO be sent back to Mr. Mott
with "A recommendation that 1t be pre-
/ sonted TO the next legislature for an act
making special appropriation, as there
was no fund at present which could he
drawn upon for payment. 1t was stated
that the Territory was responsible for
! the payment of the bill.
ANOTHER UNPAID BILL.
a bill OF $50 from DR.. Holland for two
post mortems at Spreckelsville was also
d.sallowod the Board holding that such
examination was n proper duty for gov
ernment physicians.
MORE TROUBLE WITH PAIAI.
l.. a. Mott-Smith made a lengthy re-
port upon the trouble which his commit
tee has had trying to keep the leper set
uemcnt supplied with paiai since the
Young schooner had been unable TO reach
Molokai with the last hoatload and the
spoiled paiai was returned here and sold
at auction for $50. Mr.. Mott-Sm-th's ac-
tion was approved in securing a steamer
rom the Wilder Steamship Company to
take supply to the settlement from Ka-
huiui, and contract will now be made
with that company at the prices given
IN the les; tender Attention was called
, thee or four days before the steamer
, was ready 10 take II, and Judge Kalua
iH 20 DE instructed to prepare the paiai
only upon the day or sailing, i'm order
ihat II may remain fresh until II reaches
Molokai, MIR. Kalua was instructed also
that the Board would agree TO allow
nm TO pack the paiai in Il leaves and
gunny sacks instead OF -four bags as the
contract called for
, The Wilder Steamship Company is also
, TO take the paiai from Eahului to Ka-
laupapa on every trip in order to avoid
any danger Of the settlement running
short MIR. Mott-Smith suggested that
! the Wilder Company seemed to have a
t cnch on the Board just at present, and
their terms must be accepted though he
: called attention to the fact that the
. board was paying from 81 to $50 per ton
0 Tor freight while transportation was fur
r hlfhed TO other parties for from 50 to 81
: per ton.
q PLUMBING REPORT.