Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-05-21
SETTLEMENT AFFAIRS
COMMITTEE APPOINTED
ON PAIAl CONTRACTS
TRUSTEES OF HOSPITALS ARE
REQUIRED TO MAKE SEMI.
WEEKLY VISITS
THERETO.

The Board Of Health dispatched
routine business yesterday afternoon,
the following members being present:
DR.. c. b. Cooper (presdenU, NJ. p.
Robinson, +. c. Smith, s. K. Kane.
DR.. w. II. Mays and Il. c. Winston.
DR.. J. s. B. Pratt, chief health officer,
and c. Charlock secretary, we're In at
tendance.
DR.. Henry Hayes of Olaa asked for
leave of absence for six weeks to bring
his wife on from Washington, d. c.,
offering as a substitute DR.. Ralph Cur
It's. Granted.
d. II. Smith sent in an application
for leave to establish drinking foun-
tains for horses President Cooper
stated that a similar application some
months ago was reported on unfavor-
ably. In that case II was intended to
make the fountains available for peo.
pie, which the present scheme was not
The matter was referred to a commit
tee consisting Of Messrs. Robinson.
Winston and Kane.
Paiai for the leper settlement was
brought up for discussion. IL was vot-
ed, on motion of Mr.. Smith, seconded
by Mr. Robinson, that the president
advertise for tenders for paiai as soon
as the Legislature has determined tho
amount of paiai rations.
Wong Leong. American citizen. pc
titioned for leave to establish a gen
arnl fpnrlfat &c nnH
visions, with cold storage. on Kekau-
like street premises. Referred to com
mittee on petitions
1t was decided to instruct trustees
of hospitals to make semi-weekly visits
to institutions respectively under their
supervision.
Mr.. Kane was granted more time
for report of committee on turning In
sane Asylum over to the Board of
Public Institutions.
Mr.. Kane presented a report of COM
mittee on unlawful cohabitation at
leper settlement, which was brief and
simply recommended carrying out the
suggestions of Superintendent Nc
Weigh. Adopted, subject to the sig
nature of Attorney General Andrews.
At the suggestion OF the president,
DIR. Moore was appointed member
of the leper examining board.
DR.. l.. E., Cofer, chief quarantine Of
iicer sent in the following report Of
health condition In the OrienN
Hongkong, two weeks to April %
Smallpox cases !, deaths /; plague
cases ll5, deaths lO9.
Shanghai, two weeks to April %
Smallpox cases 0, deaths 2.
Nagasaki, two weeks to May Clean.
Kobe. two weeks to May 3-Small.
pox cases 3, deaths O.
Yokohama, two weeks to May G.
Clean.
L. G. Keen, inspector Of plumbing
and house sewers, made the following
report of work done in April:
Number of plans filed, Al; permits
issued, Al; inspections made, 2lS; final
certificates issued, 20; sewer connec.
tions made, 16.
| After the report of the Food Com
! missioner, elsewhere quoted from at
length, was read, DR.. Mays read a
memorandum proposing that DR., Good
hue, physician at the leper settlement,
furnish a list Of persons at that place
who may be considered cured and that
such persons may be sent to the re-
ceiying station at Kalihi for further
examination.
President Cooper thought the pro-
posal went too far at once. He sug-
gested that when the list is furnished
the bacteriologist be sent to the set
Element to make his examinations OF
the subjects there. This was agreed
to.
On motion Of Mr.. Smith, the SUPER
intendent of the settlement will be in
structed to furnish the names OF men
or women at present living with Others
unlawfully, so that the Attorney Cen
eral might afford such relief as the
law provided.
After adjourning the meeting came
to order again and the following COM
mittee was appointed on paiai con-
tracts: Messrs. Robinson, Winston