The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-01-23

AGAINST
NATIONAL
LAzARETTO
Board of Health Is
Opposed to
Change.
(From Thursdays daiiy)


The Board OF Health placed itself on
record yesterday as being opposed to
making Molokai a National lazaretto as
proposed by the Mitchell Commission.
DIR. Mays called the matter up at yes
terday's meeting. "ln common with
every right minded person in the ISL
ahds," said the new member of the
Board OF Health. II am unalterably OPP
posed to the plan OF unloading upon our
shores lepers from the mainland.
Botany Bay, d small island off Austria
liza. used to be the dumping ground for
the convicts of all England until the
name was a by-word over the entire
world. Now 1t is proposed to make of
this fair land of ours the Botany Bay
of America. II we stand shoulder to
shoulder and fight this proposal we can
prevail upon the national government
not to do this. and we should protest
against IL to the best of our ability"
Mr.. Dole then offered resolution:
''That II is the sense of the Territorial
Board of Health that the shipment of
lepers from the mainland will be an in
justice to our people and great pretu-
dice to our interests"
Mr.. Mott Smith moved to amend to
provide for the appointment of COM
mittee TO draft a memorial to be for
warded to the proper authorities at
Washington and setting out the views
of the Board OF Health. The resolution
was adopted and President Cooper ap-
pointed on the committee DR.. Moore,
DR.. Mays and Il. A. Mott-Smith.
MUST BURN BUILDING.
A new order was made yesterday for
the destruction of the buildings at King
and Punchbowl streets condemned some
time ago by the Board of Health as In
sanitary. 1t was reported that the cor
ner structure had not been removed,
and the second one had been torn down
and the lumber sold and scattered all
over the city. This action was severely
denounced, and the original order was
amended to provide for the tearing
down of the remaining buildings and
their destruction by burning. Ten days
notice is to be given by City Sanitary
officer Tracy.
ACHI MAY BUILD FISH MARKET.
Authority was granted to w. G. Achi
yesterday to construct fish market
at the corner of Liliha and King
streets for the accommodation of the
port was made by NJ. p. Robinson upon
Senator Achi's proposal and the Board
granted the desired authority with ecr-
tain rules which Achi has agreed to
comply with. One of these Is that the
building shall be sanitary and have
sewer connections and cement floors
Provision Is made also for "A fish inspec-
tor to lie appointed by the Board. but
whom Achi agrees to pay.
|. MINOR MATTERS.
DR.. Mays was appointed to all the
committees of which DR.. Cooper was
a member and Dr. Cooper took DIR.
Sloggetts place.
Father Thomas was given permission
TO go To Kalawao upon the petition of
Father Matthias.
The petition of Haupu that he be al
lowed to go to his wife as kokua was
denied Haupu In his petition said he
was a plumber and a good worker, as
shown by his ability to support eight
children. Supt. McVeigh reported that
his wife was in the Bishop Home and
that as Haupu had eight children 1t
was for the interests of his family that
he be not allowed to come.
ORIENTAL HEALTH.
DR.. Cofer reported the condition Of
Oriental health as follows:
Shanghai, two weeks to December 26,
I1902-Smallpox, cases q; deaths AZ.
Hongkong. two weeks to December
%, 19O2-Smalpox, cases 1; deaths /:
plague. cases / (; deaths 1.
Yokohama, two weeks to January 10,
1903-Clean.
Nagasaki, two weeks to January O,
GhunRhui 4.