The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-02-18


Health yesterday.
A S. Cleghorn appeared before tiie
Board as the representative OF the
trustees of Kawaiahao church ceme-
tory and stoutly opposed the compul-
sorry closing of that burial place as
unnecessary. An account OF the as
cussion is given apart from this report
Another matter, for which the presl-
dent reconvened the meeting as an
afterthought when it had adjourned
was that of a prospective test case
on appropriations for the Board, with
speciaI reference to hospitals as Will
be seen elsewhere.
Besides Dr. c. b. Cooper, president
those present We're Deputy Attorney
General E. c. Peters, DIR. w. H. Mays,
John c. Lane, and E. C. Winston
members; C. Charlock, secretary; Dr.
]. s. B. Pratt, city sanitary officer, and
Miss Mae Weir, stenographer.
LIVE FISH PROPOSITION.
Mr.. Edmunds, representative of 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, it 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 permits
sion to open a market was granted
upon the favorable report of a 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
whether permission might be given for
repairing the houses. They were
bringing in revenue for the Territory
and the time was not opportune for
cutting off revenue.
Further time was given for a report
on certain duck ranches.
On the favorable reports of the board
OF medical examiners, DR.. K. Kuramo-
to, and Dr. ]. Yoshizawa We're recon-
mended to the Treasurer of the Terri
tory for licenses to practice medicine.
In addition to reporting on petitions,
Superintendent McVeigh wrote regard
! ing damage by the storm at the Set
tlement. 1t was deemed impractical
! BE to take any action until a 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 inn
Fortunate wife, Mrs Kaaialii. whose
several former petitions had been turn
ed down.
DR.. L. E. Cofer. chief quarantine
| officer, reported on health conditions
| in the Orient At latest advices Yo-
kohama, Kobe and Nagasah were
clean. Shanghai had 81 deaths and
one new case of smallpox, While Hong
kong had two cases of that disease.
SANITATION AT HILo.
Inspector Bowman of Hilo reported
1879 orders given and finished, and 6O(
! inspections for last month. He told
of the work the insanitary inspectors
had done in clearing the Hilo park site
of the remains of shacks that had beer
occupied by Japanese prior to ordered
vacation of the area
DR.. Cooper spoke well OF. Mr.. Bow
mans services and suggested that h,
ought to be given visit to Honolulu
here to go the rounds with. the plumb
ing inspector and learn new wrinkles
The idea met with approval
President Cooper's report on his triI
'
elsewhere, was read and placed on file
DIR. RICE's REMEDY.
The president suggested resolu
ton in the following terms. which wa
adopted:
THAT the plan as proposed by tn,
Governor and President Cooper b.
carried out, regarding the giving O
DR.. Milton Rice of Huo, fair oppor
tunity to demonstrate his claims of
cure for leprosy; such experiments t
be conducted at the detention hospita
at Hilo. at the expense of the Board O
Health 1t is understood that DR.
Rice is to receive no pay from tn
Board while conducting his expert
ments, and that DIR. John Grace an,
Or. Henry Hayes be appointed as
consulting committee on behalf of til,
Board of Health; DR.. Milton Rice [,
have an absolutely free hand in con
/ ducting his experiments, the other gen