The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-02-19

All "oiu IeCelNeu
ton at the meeting Of the Board OF
Health yesterday.
A. s. Cleghorn appeared before the
Board as the representative of the
trustees Of Kawaiahao church ceme-
terry and stoutly opposed the compul-
sorry closing of that burial place as
unnecessary. An account of the dis
cussion is given apart from this report.
Another matter, for which the presi-
dent reconvened the meeting as an
afterthought when 1t had adjourned,
was that Of prospective test case
on appropriations for the Board, with
special reference to hospitals. as will
be seen elsewhere.
Besides DR.. C. b. Cooper, president.
those present were Deputy Attorney
General f. c. Peters. DR.. w. Fl. Mays,
John c. Lane. and e. c. Winston,
members: C. Charlock, secretary: DR..
j. s. B. Pratt. city sanitary officer, and
Miss Mae Weir. stenographer
LIVE FISH PROPOSITION.
Mr.. Edmunds. representative of a live
fish selling enterprise, was present to
receive an answer to his application
for permission to the company to do
business.
Mr.. Winston thought the proposition
was feasible, except perhaps the part
referring to the hawking Of fish about
town.
Dr. Mays considered the enterprise
a good one in regard to the public
health. 1t was well-supported the
DRY that the eating Of spoiled or stale
fish contributed to the propagation of
leprosy.
On motion Of Mr.. Winston, seconded
by DR.. Mays. 1t was decided to grant
the requested privilege, subject to such
rules and regulations as the Board Of
Health might prescribe.
VARIOUS REPORTS.
Young Tuck's application for permls-
sion to open a market was granted
upon the favorable report of COM
mittee.
A report on four insanitary houses
at Iwilei. recommending they be con-
demned, was adopted. President Coo
per said the question remained as to
permission might be given for
repairing the houses. They were
in revenue for the Territory
and the time was not opportune for
cutting of revenue.
Further time was given for q report
on certain duck ranches.
On the favorable reports Of the board
Of medical examiners, DR.. X. Kuramo-
to. and DR.. ]. Yoshizawa were recon-
to the Treasurer of the Terri
tory for licenses to practice medicine.
In addition to reporting on petitions,
McVeigh wrote regard
Ing damage by the storm at the Set
Element. 1t was deemed impractical
BILE to take any action until detailed
account Of damages was received.
Two applications for permitting ko-
kuas to go to the Settlement were de-
MED. One of them was from the i'm
wife. Mrs. Kaaialii, whose
several former petitions had been turn
I'd down.
DR.. L. E. Cofer, chief quarantine
officer, reported on health conditions
n the Orient. At latest advices Yo-
Kobe and Nagasaki were
clean. Shanghai had 81 deaths and
me new case of smallpox, while Hong
tong had two cases Of that disease.
SANITATION AT HILO.
Inspector Bowman of Hilo reported
SO orders given and finished, and 600
Inspections for last month. He told
# the work the insanitary inspectors
lad done in clearing the Hilo park site
4 the remains Of shacks that had been
coupled by Japanese prior to ordered
'acation of the area.
DR.. Cooper spoke we'll of Mr.. Bow
1an's services and suggested that he
ught to be given a visit to Honolulu,
ere to go the rounds with the plumb
,g inspector and learn new wrinkles.
he idea met with approval.
President Coopers report on his trip
} the island of Hawaii, which appears
lsewhere, was read and placed on file
DIR. RICE'S REMEDY.
The president suggested a resolu-
on in the following terms, which was
dopted:
THAT the plan as proposed by the
GOVERNOR and President Cooper be
lrried out, regarding the giving of
r. Milton Rice of Hilo, fair oppor-
unity to demonstrate his claims of
Ire for leprosy; such experiments TO
= conducted at the detention hospital
Hilo. at the expense OF the Board of
Iealth. 1t is understood that Dr.
Ice Is to receive no pay from the
GARD while conducting his expert
ents, and that DIR. John Grace and
r. Henry Hayes be appointed as a
insulting committee on behalf of the
oard of Health; DIR. Milton Rice to
ave an absolutely free hand In con-
letting his experiments, the other gem
emen acting merely in watching the
'ogress Of the proposed cure: the !
oard to allow at the furthest four {
'tients for the experiments, who must
pronounced lepers by the Territor- {
l bacteriologist. All further plans 3
r carrying out the views of the Board :
'all be left to the discretion of the !
'esident."