The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-09-10
The HEALTH
GUARDIANS
Do Much Business
Covering Two
Weeks.
Candidate for Office Of
Food Commissioner
Comes Forward.
Changes Among the Government
Physicians Legal Opinion
on Cemeteries, etc.

on Cemeteries, etc.
of business containing % items for it
meeting yesterday, at which were pres
ent: DR.. C. B. Cooper, president; Ere,
C. Smith, DR.. w. H. Mays, Mark P
Robinson and E. C. Winston, members
DR.. ]. S. B. Pratt, chief health officer
C. Charlock, secretary, C. H. Tracy
city sanitary officer; and Miss Ma,
Weir, stenographer. 1t was the frs
meeting in two weeks.
SETTLEMENT PETITIONS.
Petitions of Mrs. Mele Hiilei, Mrs
Kamaka Eleakala, Miss Kuaole anG
Mr.. A. Kekipi jointly. and David 81.
mona, at the settlement, praying fol-
kokua privileges, etc, were severally
denied
A letter was read from Joseph H
Nuihia, ]. K. Keliikuli and M. K. Ma
kaena, a committee of the Hoole Pope
Association, Kalaupapa. asking con-
sideration of petition to be sent later
against the granting of a beer and
wine license. 1t was laid over to await
the arrival of the petition. The pres
ident remarked that former petition
for the same thing was denied.
Another petition contained several
prayers and was referred to Superin-
tendent Mcveigh for report. Among
other things the regulation of the sale
of fish and the control by the Board
of the sale of ava were requested.
The petition of Mrs. Annie CRUDE
Bixby for leave to go to the Settlement
for her child was granted.
{ CHANGE OF PHYSICIANS.
DR.. L. S. Thompson, physician fol-
AAodJ was SidhlSu leave VI dDS6nCe
for six months. He said in his letter
of request that he had an opportunity
of visiting Europe and Asia, and he
recommended as his substitute DIR. Ad-
olson K. Bell of Madison, Georgia. II
was voted to appoint DIR. Bell on his
securing of a local license.
The resignation of DR.. w. B. Deas
as physician for the koaa districts
was received and accepted
DR.. r. G. Curtis was appointed ply
stefan for Olaa as of September 1, the
president having telegraphed him to
take the place of DR.. Hayes, resigned
on account of removal to Hilo.
FOOD COMMISSIONER.
Edmund C. Shorey, food commission
er, sent in his formal resignation to
take effect on the first of October. He
stated that he had accepted the posi-
ton of chemist at the Federal Expert
ment Station. In a note to the presi-
dent Mr.. Shorey said his sole reason
for the step was that the new position
had a much better future than the one
he now held. He also mentioned that
he had not had a vacation for four
years and four months, and asked if he
might not have leave of absence the
last two weeks of the month.
DR.. Cooper remarked that in Mr.
Shorey the Board was losing a very
valuable man, but that he could not be
blamed for taking a Federal position
which was permanent through his hav-
ing passed the civil service examina ton
therefor
Mr.. Shorey's resignation was accept
ed with vote expressing regret for
the loss of his valuable services. His
request to make a vacation of the last
two weeks was cordially granted
APPLICANT ON HAND.
An application was read from Gilbert
n. Batchelder chemist of the Kohala
Sugar Co., for the position of Food
Commissioner. He stated that after
four years in Brown University he
received the degree of Bachelor OF
Science. Afterward he spent one year
in experimental work at Columbia Uni.
versity. followed by year with the
Montreal city analyst, NJ. L. Hersey
when he went into the employ of the
American Beet Sugar Co.
Action was deferred.
HILO REFORMS.
DR.. Pratt read a report of his lates
visit 10 Hilo, concluding with nine rec
concentrations based on his inquiries
into a corresponding number of mat
tiers. The report was accepted and tn
recommendations taken up in thei
order. 1t was decided:
l, That the government physician a
Hilo be sent a copy of DIR. Pratt's rec