Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-05-14

to order yesterday afternoon without
the presence of the eX-oiiicio member.
Those present with the president were
DR.. w. II. Mays. Fred c. Smith, Mark
p. Robinson. Il. c. Winston and S. X.
Kane. President Cooper opened the
meeting with the following remarks:
I'm calling together the re-organ-
! lied Board of Health | greet you fell
low members and ask your aid and in
diligence in the varied work which lies
ahead of us all.
I'VE meet under new conditions for
the Board today is differently consti-
tuted from that which adjourned three
weeks ago. Led by what would appear
to be more of unreasoning prejudice
ton. the Legislature has seen fit TO
eliminate one of the medical members
of the Board and we meet today with
DIR. Mays and myself the sole medical
representatives Of a Board of Health
composed OF seven members. During
my membership and incumbency as
president | have been closely drawn
into contact with the lay members and
| take pleasure in now testifying to the
earnest, capable service which has
rendered the work of the board so eff
ficient in the past period. The loss OF
the medical man to the Board as an
advisory member, a trained sanitarlan
by education, cannot help but be felt in
this Department. Heavy responsibility
rests upon the shoulders of the two re.
naming medical members in advising
upon the most effective scientific san,
itation. | ask for the same loyal sup,
port that has been accorded in the past
when so many trying emergencies were
and are constantly arising and sue
cessfully met. and feel sure that al will
Cheerfully cooperate in conscientious
work that cannot help but prove tC
the general public, cosmopolitan as, Il
is, each nationality wit, its divers,
superstition and ignorances, that W,
. are factor for the preservation o.
public health.
The position OF President ~ tn,
Board of Health Is now appo'ltive by
the Governor. to be confirmed by tn,
Senate. The honor has been con
ferred upon myself. with, understand
your own approval. The duties in tn,
act creating the Office are not clearly
defined by law, hut jei,evc the IN
tent to be, 10 have responsible sal
aried head of the Board with executive
powers, he to have the heads of the diff.
ferent department of this bureau to re-
port to him daily and always be In
close touch, they being directly re.
sponsible for the conduct OF their de-
partments to the President who Is the
chief executive officer OF the Board
land in return the President is rospons.
iible to this Board for the work thus
performed and presided over by himself
and the Chief Health Officer who is
his responsible agent in carrying out
Instructions. All acts of the president
being subject to the approval of this
body.
There are at least two departments
in the Government that should be clear
of politics and these are the Bureaus OF
Health and Education. II has been the
policy of the Board In the past to keeT
out of politics and feel that this pol
icy should be continued. When va
cancy may exist the position should be
filled by merit Of ability and personal
worth rather than political atllliation.
Ad Interim Acts.
On motion of DR.. Mays all OF the ad
interim acts of the president were en-
dorsed
On motion of Mr.. Winston all the Of
lficers OF the former Board were reap
pointed.
Attorney General Andrews coming In
at this stage gave the opinion that the
changes in officers made by the Leg
islature, through the Appropriation
Bills, would not come into effect until
July /. The office OF executive Officer
under the old law would therefore con
tinue in the meantime.
COMMITTEES.
The president nominated the follow
ing standing committees, which wer,
on motion confirmed, the President be
luB tA-OHClO meHlDeI VI cdNH NOllHllt
tee:
Committee on Kapiolani Girls Hon,
DIR. w. II. Mays, Il. c. Winston.
Committee on Insane Asylum-Dr
w. II. Mays, F. C. Smith, NJ. p, Robin
son, Il. C. Winston.
Committee on Molokai - Who'll
Board.
Committee on Government Dispen
sary-Dr. w. II. Mays, S. K. Kane.
Committee on Office and MOrgue-F
C. Winston, DR.. w. II. Mays, F. G
Smith.
Committee on Kewalo and Kakaak'
DIR. w. II. Mays, Attorney Genera
!. Andrews, NJ. p. Robinson.
Committee on Petitions-M. p. Rob
inson, e. C. Winston, S. X. Kane.
Committee on New Regulations-At