The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-04-08

meeting of the Board of Health yester-
Cooper, Fred. C. Smith, Mark p. Rob-
inson. John C. Lane and Deputy Attor-
ney General Peters. C. Charlock, secre-
tary, was in attendance, also DR.. ]. S.
B. Pratt, city sanitary officer.
PETITIONS.
A petition from E. A. Galaspo, with
a letter from Superintendent j. d. Nc
Weigh, was granted. 1t was for per-
mission to conduct bakery at Kala-
wac and to deliver bread anywhere in
the Settlement.
petition of Kanikau and Hawest,
asking permission to open a new FISH
market at the Settlement, was granted
on the favorable report of Superintend-
ent Mcveigh. The stipulation was in
cluded that the same privileges be
given to the petitioners as Thos. X.
Nathaniel enjoyed.
Samuel Z. Woolley, president of Ha-
waiian Mission of Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter Day Saints, wrote for
permission to Elders David johnson
and VIM. NJ. Waddoups to go to the
Settlement and remain about seven
days, for the purpose Of dedicating
new house of worship. On motion of
DR.. Cooper the request was granted.
CLEAN PAPER MONEY.
Clarence E. Dawson, secretary Of the
Post Check Currency Bureau WASH
ington, d. c., wrote a letter to Secre-
tary Charlock, which was ordered to
be filed and acknowledged. Besides
thanking the Board for it's courtesy,
the writer said:
I'VE duly received your kind favor of
the 9Th, quoting the resolutions adopt
ed by the Board of Health of Hawaii
with reference to the hygienic advan-
tages that would be derived from the
adoption of the Post Check System
The Board is to be congratulated upon
the progressive stand it takes in urging
the adoption of a measure which would
needed postal convenience, but would,
as you state in the resolutions, with
draw paper money from circulation be-
fore it becomes foul and source OF In
lection. 1t is indeed an important
hygienic measure and the health
boards of a number of States and
large number Of medical publications
of prominence have, in the last few
u, tt,,,r
ton to the proposed legislation, and
many have Joined us in urging favor
able action by Congress. We
are very glad to be able to number
the Board of Health of Hawaii among
these
THE INSANE ASYLUM.
The quarterly report Of the Insane
Asylum rendered by DR.. H. c. Slog-
gett, medical superintendent was read
and filed. 1t showed a total OF 1Io
patients, 1872 males and 43 females,
divided by nationalities as follows:
Hawaiians As, Chinese 36, Portuguese
g. Japanese "a, American 7, English z,
German 6, Norwegian e. French /, East
Indian /, West Indian l, Manila l, Cen
trail American /, S. S. Islands 3, Gill
bert Islands 8, Polish 1, Porto Rican Z,
part Hawaiian 8, Scotch 1.
During the quarter /, IS were receiv-
ed, 90 discharged and died.
PLUMBING AND SEWERS.
E. G. Keen, inspector of buildings,
plumbing and house sewers, reported
the work of his Office for the month
of March as follows:
Plumbing plans filed and permits is
sued for same, 43.
Number of pieces of plumbing work
finished and accepted, 80.
Number of fixtures placed, as above,
90.
Sewer connections made, 20.
Forty (40) houses We're connected to
the sewer during the month, 81 OF
which were upon the line of the new
sewer.
Fourteen QD building permits were
received and approved.
During the month II building sites
We're inspected, q inspections made Of
buildings under construction, 20 in
speetions made where interior changes
We're being made
A total OF 20i inspections We're made
during the month of which $50 We're
of plumbing.
OTHER REPORTS.
The letter OF Or c, l., stow, iiilo, OF
which the substance was previously
given In the Advertiser. was read and
ordered "a b. acknowledged by the
secretary
~ a. Moore. superintendent Of looh
View lpear ritY cemetery wrote
letter Informing tho BOARD ~ lls sys-
tom ~ marking graves so that each one
would always pe capable oi llnnllnea-
lian,
nf 'ooplr expressed lhr opinion lhai
the system NuHhi ln hn euppllir ~
also askpi fpr lAflher inns ~ plrparn
Inles fnr FnfrlnlnH AN rfmflfrlfa ln
ihe lrapeli mentioned which NNH
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