The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-01-09
SUPERVISORS BACKWARD
ABOUT HEALTH
EXPENSES
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| treatment. They could make arrange
| ments then where the county should
| send its sick.
County Attorney Rawlins wanted 70
| know why the Territory taxed the Hos
pital for Incurables. Andrews replied
| that there should be no tax, and Raw
| Inns insinuated that the Territory Y ould
get the tan which the county paid as a
| subsidy to the hospital
Supervisor Lucas didn't believe there
| was much chance for economy in the
board taking over this expense, and SUI
| pervisor Gilman said that the Territory
was getting taxes from the other coun-
ties as we'll as Oahu to pay its ex-
| penses.
Even under our reduced cost of run
| ming the Territory now, said Mt An
drews, the government is running be-
hind $4,000 per month. The Auditor
| has figured out that we will be short
more than $500, 900 at the end OF the
year"
Where will the county be if the act
is declared invalid ?" asked Mr.. Lucas.
The Territory will be in better SIT
uation, we will then get the water rates
and the license fees and will have
enough to keep the hospitals and gov
eminent physicians" replied Andrews.
THE Territory gets half the taxes"
said Chairman Hooking.
THE Territory only gets half of the
property and personal taxes, replied
Andrews, 1.-The water and license fees
amount to a couple of hundred thou
sand dollars"
I'VE are willing to take over this ex-
pense if we get our $52O,000,' jokingly
remarked the chairman.
Mr.. Gilman suggested that if the hos
pitfalls weren't known as free institu-
tions there would not be such a de-
mand for service there. He thought
only those should be allowed free treat
ment where it was absolutely neces-
sary.
Mr. Andrews suggested in conclu-
sion that the county should at least
keep the dispensary open.
Upon motion of Supervisor Harvey
the whole matter was referred to a
committee composed of Harvey, Gill
man and Lucas.
A conference will be held Sunday
afternoon at three o'clock.
Just as the members of the Board of
Health were about to leave, Supervisor
Mahoe asked permission to question
them. He wanted to know why it
was that the government physicians
charged poor people for medicine and
medical attendance. DR.. Cooper re-
piled that the physicians were not sup
posed to treat everyone free of charge.
Supervisor Gilman stated also that if
a charge had been made, and the pa
tients could pay they were not classed
as poor people. Mahoe was appar-
emily satisfied with the explanation.
The board then adjourned until Mon
day morning at 10 o'clock.
THE MORNING SESSION.
At the morning session of the board
the following letter was read:
January 4th, 1904.
A. Hooking, Chairman of the Board of
Supervisors, County of Oahu, Ter
ritory of Hawaii.
Sir: L enclose herewith copies of |
proposal made to Hon. H. E. Cooper,
late superintendent of Public Works, |
together with a copy of his letter of |
acceptance covering agreement to fur |
nish electric current for arc lights in
the city of Honolulu
Seventy are lights have been INSTALL |
ed and are now in operation from our
station. We would respectfully re-
quest that your honorable body con-
firm and continue in operation this
agreement until such time as the
Board may elect to enter into a def
mite agreement.
The Board will appreciate that if we
continue supplying current for these
lights without their authorization we
will be doing so at our own risk and
loss. We assume, however, that it
is not the desire of the Board to dis
continue the city lights and we would
request that an early decision be
reached. Very respectfully,
THE HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC CO,
LTD.
A. GARTLEY,
General Manager.
On motion of Supervisor Gilman. the
board voted to continue the arrange
Territory.
Market-keeper w. H. Kailimai re-
ported to the board that there were no
garbage boxes at it's disposal in the
market He was referred to the gar
bage department. Kailimai also OBJ
jected to the requirement of a bond,
although he is preparing to give it.
He said that he would prefer to have
the money paid directly to the clerk of
the market.
Road Supervisor Vida submitted the
form of receipt required by the Public
Works Department, and he was order
ed to sign it, upon motion of Super
visor Lucas. Mr.. Vida was also re-
quested to furnish an inventory to the
board of the property taken over from
the Territory by him.
Clerk Murray was given permission
to employ an extra clerk to act as in
terpreter and he appointed R. n. Boyd
to the position. The salary is fixed at
SIPS.