The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-05-13

| meets with your approval, that the
trustees OF Malulani Hospital appro'
pirate $50 per month as the compensa'
ton to DIR. Weddiok, such sum to bt
taken from the appropriation. I fur.
Their recommend that Section 10 under
the Rules and Regulations of the hos.
pital be SO changed and amended that
the operating physician may make and
receive n reasonable fee for an oper-
alton where the subject is in position
to pay such a charge. That in case
of dispute. as to charges, either the
trustees or this Board act as referees
Dr. Cooper thought everybody who
could pay should pay. There was en-
tirely too much free business He
moved that the limitation of 800 as n
fee for any operation be removed from
the rules. If patient was able to -'ay
for a major operation he should do
So because of the care required in sucn
a case after the operation.
DR.. weddick said three doctors were
usually required for serious opera
ton to do justice to the patient. Nliie
he had performed such operations a
lone, there should be skilled asss.a ice
whenever 1t was possible.
| The motion carried.
| DR.. Cooper moved that out of The
running expenses of the hospital, DR..
Weddick receive fee of $50 month.
DR.. Weddick had previously explained
that native Hawaiians had always oten
treated free at the hospital, operations
and ALL INDECENT foreigners had OBJ
tanned similar consideration. The mo-
ton carried.
The resignation of DR.. J. Fl. Raymond
as a trustee of the Malulani Hospital,
| rendered on account of removal to Ho-
| nolulu, was accepted and the president
authorized to ask r. w. Filler, man
ager of the Kahului Railroad Co., to
accept the vacant position.
OTHER HOSPITALS.
"The Attorney Generals Depart
| ment," the Board was informed. has
| agreed to confirm it's opinion, relative
to the subsidy to the Leahi Home for
| Incurables. so that the Auditor may
| issue the necessary warrants. The re-
f, sistance to the payment of subsidies to
| the Queens Hospital and Kapiolani
Maternity Home will probably cease
SANITATION.
ct made a thorough inspection of the
pig ranches on the flats on Sheridan
street." the president reported "They
are being put in good order.
| "Without previous notice / inspected
the slaughter house of the Metropolitan
| Meat Company at Kalihi. I found the
| place in admirable condition and nave
no criticism to offer. The facilities for
inspection were all that could be re-
| uuired, and there was every evidence
| the duties of inspection We're being
properly attended to at the time of
my visit inspected the hog and duck
ranches in the vicinity. They were all
in excellent order"
| A report by w. r Hall, sanitary
inspector. upon duck ranches was read.
| He had spent twelve days in the in
spt ction aud the rest of the month in
having orders for improving the con-
| ditions carried out. There were 81
ranches at Waikiki with 10,2sO ducks,
and - at Kalihi with $3.50, the totals
being 63 ranches and 5000 ducks.
MILK AND MEAT.
The memorandum of the president
said:
| Illu lHt VI iiIIih S-iit'l'' .
taken during the year 1903 to ave
averaged 8 2-3 samples per day. l
| purposed and have arranged that tho
meat and poi inspector and the food
commissioner and milk inspector shall
jointly secure the necessary milk sam
pies. l have conversed with leading
senator and am convinced the respon-
sibility of certain changes rests solely
on them. / recommend that DR. w. T.
| Monsarrat be retained in his position
as meat inspector with poi inspection
added, and that he, with DR.. Duncan.
food commissioner and milk inspector,
be Jointly held responsible for securing
milk samples"
1t was agreed, on discussion of these
matters, that the president should see
Governor Carter and ascertain wheth-
err the services of II. Myhre, milk in
spector, could not be retained until
July !.
THE KALIHI PREMISES.
, President Pinkham made the follow
/ ing presentment;
"rhe Bishop Estate has prepared n
lease, that appears acceptable of the
grounds on which the Kaplolani Girls
II,n,n and Iha Quarantine Station