Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-09-17
CONTRACT TO bulletin
PRINTING OF REGULAR
REPORT IS ORDERED
APPLICATION FOR FOOD COMMITS
SIoNER-DR. coFER REPORTS
ON CONDITIONS IN THE
ORIENT.

The Board Of Health held It's regular
meeting yesterday afternoon at 8
o clock. The following were present:
DR.. c. b. Cooper, president; Fred. c.
Smith, DIR. W. II. Mays. Mark p. Rob
inson. $. X. Kane and Z. c. Win.
ston, members; Dr. J. s. Is. Pratt,
chief health officer; c. Charlock, seCre.
tary
A letter from VIM. Kukena was read.
This Is the fish and food inspector at
Wailuku. and he stated that a fighmar.
ke. was much needed Ia that town. At
present fish was being peddled in wag.
ons all over the town. This condition
OF affairs made II impossible to examine
the flsh which were being offered for
sale.
There was a favorable location for n
fishmarket on Market street. The
Board decided TO not only permit but
to encourage the erection Of a ishmar-
Let in Wailulu.
The resignation Of W. II. Jones as
meat inspector and veterinarian of
HiIo was accepted. II being found that
there was a salary OF $50 per month
available for this position from the
Public Works Department, It was de-
cidod to offer the position to Veteri'
nary Surgeon Elliot OF llilO.
President Cooper orally reported on
the IlilO ditch matter. No funds were
available and he recommended that the
fA4NaEnrRnRu1t a n mi
ers clean out the ditch to- the sea.
with regard to repairs to the IIllO Hos
pital there were no FUNDS available for
this purpose. owing to an oversight by
tho Legislature.
DR.. Cooper and DR.. Mays recommend.
ed few changes in the rules OF the
Malulani Hospital In Wailuku. II was
proposed to open the doors of the hos.
pital to all nationalities instead of only
to Hawaiians. The rate for patients
Occupying rooms should be made n uni
form 81 a day instead OF SO to 81 The
rule excluding dclirlum tremCns pa
TENTS should he abolished as inhuman
as there was no other place for such
patients to be treated. Finally II was
recommended that DR.. Armitage be
placed on the honorary stan of the
hospital. All these three reports were
accepted.
Dr. Mays, representing the commit
tee on a. l.. rerrys proposed GENE
,cry site at Kalihi, asked for more time
Disinterment permits were discuss
ed. The looking up OF these matters
took much time, especially in the case
Of Chinese who at times by sporting
half "A dozen names, made matters very
, complicated. There was at present nj
charge for such permits. The matter
was referred to the Attorney Genera
to decide what the Board 3 power II
the matter was.
An application was read from II. 4
/ Duncan for the position OF food com
p missioner. As there were now two az
/ plications on hand, 1t was decided t
! refer these to the medical members o
tho Board.
In the matter OF printing the Boar
of Health's six months report, bid
were read from The Bulletin Publish
= ing Co. and the Hawaiian Gazette &c
Tne bids of The Bulletin being III
lowest. 1t was awarded the contract,
The following report from DR. COTE
concerning health conditions in tn
Orient was read:
!, Yokohama, two weeks to August 2.
plague cases |, deaths !,
Nagaeaki, two weeks to August q