The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-06-19
THE DOCTOR
IS UPHELD
Little kau Breeze
About Alleged
Nuisance.
(From Thursdays Daily.)


The major part of the order of bust
ness at yesterdays Board of Health
meeting related to tenders for supplies
to various institutions. DR.. c. B. Coop
er. president. was in the chair, with
him being present. DR.. w. S. Mays,
Mark p. Robinson, S. X. Kane, E. C.
Winston and Fred. C. Smith, besides
, DR.. Pratt, executive officer; c. Char
lock, secretary; Miss Mae Weir, steno-
grapher and C. H. Tracy, city sani-
tary officer, in attendance.
NO ROOM FOR KOKUAS.
President Cooper stated he had seen
w. o. Smith relative to the admission
of kokuas from Molokai to the Luna
lilo Home, and been informed by him
that the institution was crowded so
that it would be impracticable to ad-
NIT those people.
The report was accepted.
KAU TROUBLE.
Letters were read from Deputy
Sheriff II. X. Martin and DIR. l.. S.
Thompson of Kau with regard to a
case of nuisance in that district. over
officials had arisen. 1t was requested
by one of the writer's that the details
of the dispute be not published. The
alleged nuisance was in the keeping
of a stable ar d the Government ply
stefan opposed the prosecution before
the district magistrate. There was no
personal ill-feeling between the physi-
clan and the deputy sheriff. DR..
Thompson maintained that it was a
mere family row between the complain
ing witness and the defendant.
DR.. Cooper stated that formerly the
deputy sheriffs had full powers as
agents of the Board of Health. Owing
to friction occurring in various locali-
ties from the system, latterly the pow
ers of the deputy sheriffs had been held
as less comprehensive. Their duties as
health agents were now taken to be
confined to the apprehension of lepers
1t seemed to him that the government
physician ought to be sustained.
On motion the matter was referred
to the president for investigation.
WANTS A TRANSFER.
DR.. Atcherley petitioned the Board
to be transferred from North Kohala
to North Kona, saying he owned land
in the latter district and regarded it
as his home.
The petition was laid on the table,
pending the development of certain
matters to which the Boards atten-
ton had been called.
GRANDMoTHERS PETITION.
A petition was read from Kaahiki
grandmother of a child whose parents
at the Leper Settlement had petition
ed to have sent to them. She opposed
the granting of their request, desir
ing to retain the care of the child. |
The president was tacitly sustained in
the suggestion that the child should |
with her grandmother as her |
natural guardian.
WANTS MAN DISCHARGED.
DR.. Goodhue, physician to the Leper
Of Charles Crabbitt. This subject was
to the settlement some
years ago, but it did not appear to the
doctor now that he had the disease.
It was desirable to have him examined
md, If found clean, discharged.
On motion of DR.. Mays, the case was
EFT LOT examination Wnen the con-
:emplated visit of the bacteriologist to
he Settlement is made.
SUPPLIES.
Tenders for supplies were then open
ID and contracts awarded, the process
more than two hours. 1t
vas stated that the lists would not be
abulated for notification of the sue
,essful bidders sooner than this after
loon.
Ordinary supplies such as building
provisions, etc, as usual were
distributed among the large mercan-
lie houses according to the lowest
bids.
The Parker Ranch was again the
,nly bidder for beef cattle for the Lep-
.r Settlement and received the con-
ract.
Drugs and medicines, the last series
opened, took more than an hour for
checking the lowest bids. Each arti-
lie in the selected pharmacopaeia was
he subject of a separate tender by
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