The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-11-19
INSPECTORS
PAY RAISED
Will Receive 500
a Month From
Dec. |.
designations of Members
of Board of Health
Not Required.
Regulations for Lahaina Are Re-
ierrsd to Medical Committee.
Reports of Officers.



meeting Of the Board of Health was
largely of a routine nature. After
the set items had been disposed of,
Mr.. Robinson asked if it was expected
the members should resign their COM
missions to the new Territorial adj
ministration.
Dr. Cooper replied with q. negative
opinion, saying he understood the act
was only desired of heads of depart
ments. His own resignation was
handed in two weeks ago, as that of
the head of the department and sal
aried official. Members holding hon.
orary commissions he thought had no
occasion for resigning.
Those present were: DR.. c. B. Cooper,
president; Fred G. Smith, DR.. w. H.
Mays, Mark P. Robinson, E. c. Wins
ton and Attorney General Andrews,
members; DR.. ]. S. B. Pratt, chief
health officer; C. Charlock, secretary,
and Miss Mae Weir, stenographer.
John Cassidys bid of $4,000 to con-
struct the Molokai telephone line was
formally accepted, and the ,ontractt
awarded to the bidder by the president
last week confirmed.
LAHAINA REGULATIONS.
Letters from DR.. Molony, government
physician, and l.. NJ. Vetlesen, sanitary
inspector, discussing the proposed SAN
itary regulations for Lahaina, We're
read.
Dr. Cooper stated the difficulties in
the way of prescribing drainage of ten
ements near the beach into the sea.
Unless the owners united in construct
ing a common sewer he did not know
how it could be done. 1t was a hard
matter to handle.
Dr. Pratt explained his idea in max
ing the recommendation on which the
proposed regulation was based. This
was to have a pipe run down to the
beach with lateral drains from houses
connected Herewith.
DR.. Cooper spoke of the difficulty Of
ordering a compulsory sewerage sys-
tenn for Lahaina, until the Legislature
should see fit to make provision for a
general system.
Other of the regula tons were consid-
cred, such as those relating to the sale
of fish and disposal of garbage. The
draft and communications were finally
on motion of Mr.. Andrews, referred to
a committee consisting of the medical
members.
RAISE OF SALARIES.
The sanitary inspectors of Honolulu
had their pay raised at the suggestion
of the president. ,..s s
DR.. Cooper, after the sanitary reports
for October had been read, brought up
the matter. He said one of the four
teen inspectors had resigned and an
other gone to the Coast, leaving twelve
which, he said in answer to a question,
were sufficient to cover the city. The
inspectors had been receiving $S5
month, a poor living for a family, and
he recommended that their pay be
increased to $100 a month from the first
of December.
Mr.. Robinson said an inspector had
complained to him that morning of not
having received his due pro rata Of
salary the past month. and stated that
he represented other inspectors in
making complaint.
DR. Cooper remarked that any in
spector who was dissatisfied had only
to return his badge. There were plen-
ty of good men waiting to take the
place.
On motion of Mr. Winston, seconded
by Mr.. Smith, the salaries of inspec-
tors We're raised to 800 a month after
November.
The secretary reported that there
would be a surplus of S3S in the in
spection fund under the six months
appropriation. Mr.. Winston moved,
seconded by Mr.. Smith, and it was car
ried, that the president divide the sur
plus money among the inspectors.
REPORTS.
Reports were read from the food
commissioner the chief health officer,
the sanitary inspectors, the plumbing
inspector and the sanitary inspectors
of Lahaina and Hilo.
Two letters were received from DR..
L. z. Cofer. chief quarantine officer,
reporting health conditions in the ORR
ent The latest showed as follows:
Yokohama, two weeks to Oct. "a
Plague cases, 3; deaths, 4; doubtful
plague cases, 8; deaths, I.
Kobe, two weeks to October Is
Clean.
Hongkong, two weeks to October 70.
Plague cases. 4; deaths, 4.
Nagasaki, two weeks to October 90
Cholera cases, 40; deaths, %. Remarks:
IS cholera, % suspected.
Shanghai, two weeks TO October IT,
Cholera cases, .; deaths, 8.
NEW DISPENSARY.
DR.. Mays asked for information re-
garding the projected new dispensary.
DR.. Cooper answered that they We're
in a period of transition, not knowing
where they were "at." Plans and
bids were in hand and he did not think
there would be any difficulty after
new head was appointed to the Public
Works department. A morgue as well
as a dispensary was planned, and he
considered morgue the more pressing