The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-04-24
COULD NOT
CLEAN CITY
Board of Health
Hears From
Wyman.
ADDITIONAL AID
AT SETTLEMENT
Better Medical Attendance at
Molokai. Says President
SIogsett.

" HERE was a full attendance at
yesterdays meeting of the Board
u of Health and the members trans
acted considerable business Most inn
portant probably was the eommunica-
ton from Surgeon General Wyman of
the United States Marine Hospital SER
vice in regard to the request of the To-
cal authorities for the cleansing of the
city by the Federal Government. The
answer was not favorable, but in view
of the fact that such a report was an
ticipated and that the city is in far bet
ter sanitary condition than at the time
of the agitation, and not in need of
such help, it caused little surprise.
The letter from the Surgeon General
was in response to communication
from President Sloggett through DIR.
Cofer, and no action Will be taken upon
il until after a conference with COM
mittees from the Merchants Exchange
and Chamber of Commerce. which is
called for next Wednesday. The letter
says:
.'Referring to your reference of March
r. 1902, upon letter of the same date
from the President Of the Board or
Health of the Territory OF Hawaii. IN
curing whether the epidemic fund is
available for cleaning Honolulu, have
to inform you that said fund is not
available for this purpose 1t is only
used in emergencies and is not used for
cleansing a city.
aIn the case of San Francisco the
salaries of the medical officers of the
Marine Hospital Service there on duty
during the outbreak of the plague were
paid from the epidemic fund, but the
expenses of cleaning the city were paid
by the city of San Francisco and the
State of California jointly. Respect
fully,a WALTER WfMAN.
Surgeon General Marine Hospital Ser
vice.
Upon motion it was decided to invite
a committee from the Chamber of Com
merce and Merchants Exchange to
confer with the board in regard to the
letter at the next regular meeting.
OTHER MATTERS.
The resolution condemning the shacks
at Kahului, Maui, was laid over upon
objection of Mr. Mott-Smith, who said
he had some doubt as to the legality OF
the boards contemplated action, in the
absence of a specific regulation giving
authority.
City Sanitary Officer Tracy reported
that the Hing Chong premises on Nu-
uanu street were in an insanitary con-
dition, and that the owner had not
obeyed the instructions of the health
authorities in improving conditions.
Hing Chong appeared before the board
and promised to do as requested, and
was given two weeks time to comply
with the recommendations of the city
sanitary officer.
The board granted L. s. Thompson,
Government physician at kau, HAWAII
three months leave Of absence, and his
place will be temporarily flied by Dr.
j. L. McClelland.
Permission was granted TO Brother
Lawrence to remain in the Baldwin
Home on Molokaf during the Illness Of
Brother Serrapin.
Progress was reported upon the new
building of the Metropolitan Meat CO.
in Kalihi, and the action of the presl-
dent in granting leave to connect the
sewer with Kalihi stream under GER
tain conditions was approved
The petition of Mrs Kaleo Mllikaa 10
go to Molokai on business with her
husband was granted, on condition that
she remain in the corral. She asked to
stay a week, but win be allowed only to
remain between steamers.
DR.. Cofer reported: From Sydney
sixty cases of plague up to April lst.
with fifteen deaths. At Manila, up TO
March 31st. eighty-fOur cases of cholera
vvitb sixtv-fye deaths. one death from
plague, and two smallpox cases with
no deaths.
4 letter from DR.. 3. d Harrison ASK
ing the cooperation Of the board with
the boards of the various states, IN Sc
curing uniform examinations Tor pnysi-
clans. was referred TO the Board OF
Nfs.7icaI Examiners for an expression OF
optDi5n. sDr. Harrison is desirous OF Sc
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