The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-01-29
SHAVE PAY
OF DOCTORS
Attention Is Paid
to Bad Land
in HiIO.

Salaries of government physicians
formed the first item Of business at the
regular meeting of the Board of Health
yesterday afternoon. President Coo
per Introduced it with the remark that
it was necessary to reduce the salaries
from $500 to $500 month for the
whole Territory. 1t could be managed
. by a revision of the schedule.
There was but little discussion and
the matter was left in the hands of the
president as committee of one to
revise the schedule.
The meeting was constituted by DIR.
c. B. Cooper president; Fred. c. Smith,
DR.. w. H. Mays, E. E. Winston and
Attorney General Lorrin Andrews.
Officers present were c. Charlock, sec
rotary: DIR. Pratt, chief health officer;
J. D. McVeigh, superintendent of leper
settlement, and Miss Mae Weir, stem
ographer.
APPOINTMENTS.
Dr. E. S. Goodhue and D. L. L. Moore
each applied for the position of gov
eminent physician for North and South
Kona. DR.. Goodhue was appointed,
being given the preference as a former
employee of the Board in similar ca
pacity. DR.. Mays, as we'll as the
president, expressed a desire to keep
DR.. Moore in mind for any future
opening that might occur.
DIR. George Herbert was appointed
member of the examining board for
lepers, in place of DR.. r. P. Myers, re-
signed.
A letter.was received from DR.. L. E.
Cofer, chief quarantine officer, ex-
pressing his pleasure in accepting hon
orary membership of the Boards COM
mittee having charge Of soliciting Fed
eral aid in the scientific investigation
of leprosy.
HILO BAD LANDS.
Superintendent of Public Works c.
S. Holloway wrote letter to the
Board regarding the public land at
Hilo sought to be condemned on ac-
count of it's insanitary condition. He
said the matter had been referred to
the departments agent at Hilo, E. L.
Richards. and on receiving his report
the Superintendent would advise the
Board just what steps it would be pos
sible to take to improve the sanitary
conditions of the locality.
HOSPITAL SUBSIDIES.
Attorney General Andrews made
statement on the subject of subsidized
institutions. 1t was mistake OF the
Auditor to have quoted the Attorney
Generals Department for authorly III
refusing the subsidy to the Hospital for
Incurables. There was no question in
his mind about the cases of the Queens
Hospital and the Kapiolani Maternity
Home, any other hospital whose man
agement charged one person fees ana
gave another one free treatment at its
own sweet will. Mr.. Andrews promised
further attention of the department 10
the question in general as soon as Oh
pcrrunity could be obtained.
AN IWILEI NUISANCE.
TT. Pratt, at the presidents request,
made a statement about four houses on
Dcwsett estate land at Iwilei, which
were in insanitary condition. 1t was
believed the property was under con-
troll of the Dillingham; company
suggestion by the president that the
Board drive over in the new ambulance
after the meeting was not adopted be-
cause some of the members could not
go.
CORRESPONDENCE.
On the suggestion of the president,
the Medical Society was accorded an
invitation to use the office of the Board
as a meeting place.
A letter from w. r. Castle, represent
ing others in confidential matter, was
read but the Board decided the matter
was not within its jurisdiction.
A letter was received and filed from
the Post Check Currency Bureau, rela-
tive to the evil of polluted commercial
paper in circulation.
A letter from Surgeon General Wy
man at Washington was read. 1t APP
pears elsewhere.
CLEAN ORIENTAL PORTS.
DIR. l.. Il. Cofer's latest report on
health conditions in the Orient was re-
ceived with expressions of gratifica-
ton, also the remark, They must be
preparing for war" Hongkong, two
weeks to Jan. 2; Nagasaki, two weeks
-
TO- and Yokohama, two weeks to Jan.
49, We're all reported as "clean" Only