The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-10-07
CEMETERIES
STAND OVER
Board of Health Hears
Reports of Various
Matters.

I President Pinkham's message to the
Board of Health for yesterdays meet
ling was chiefly composed of reports OF
what the officials, including himself,
had been doing since the previous
meeting.
| Suggestions of the Board regarding
the Nuuanu water supply We're imIne-
diately complied with. The Depart
ment of Public Works has kindly con-
sented to permit the Board to ex-
anime the arrangements now being in
| stalled for the protection of the water
supply before further sluicing is un-
dertaken.'
DR.. Pratts report on his visit to
! towns on Maui was submitted.
| The report of the Insane Asylum, for
the past quarter, shows 25 patients adj
mftted 10 discharged and died, the
number in that institution to Septem-
Der so, 1905, being IT'S, an increase OF
8 during the quarter.
VISITORS HOUSE.
The president submitted plans for
the visitors house at Kalaupapa,
which had been approved by Supt. Nc
Weigh Twelve visitors, six of each
sex, are provided for. The steamer
schedule is arranged so that once
each month the steamer shall reach
ing call on Friday. In the visitors
house the lepers have a lanai and view
their friends through large panes OF
plate glass, arrangements being made
On without contact or the passing of
any articles. 1t is expected that any
visitors, availing themselves of this
privilege, will bring with them their
own sheets and blankets, as we'll as
food to last during their two days
stay. A fenced lane will lead from
the landing to the house.
The Board voted approval of the
plans.
AN ASSISTANT PHYSICIAN.
The president wrote: 1.-The Legisla-
ture made an appropriation Of $4,000 for
an assistant physician at the Settle
ment. 1t will require at least 5000 per
month to secure such a physician. so
we are obliged to delay the appoint
ment four months, in order to reach
that figure. Not finding available in
the islands the man deemed desirable
for the position, I have asked DR.. w.
| c. Vile to seek to find suitable young
physician of skill and hospital expert
! ence.'
CEMETERIES.
| With regard to the conference held
with representatives of cemeteries on
Wednesday, Sept. 26. the president
said:
| There was the same variation of
opinion that has always arisen on this
question.
| Except on grounds of public health,
| the Board of Health has no control of
cemeteries; it can not stipulate for or
against the number, organization or
management. In the opinion of your
president, there should be some con-
| troll over the establishment and man.
agement of cemeteries, as a matter of
sound public policy and, therefore, he
has drawn a memora ndum for an or
dinance for the consideration of the
! Supervisors of the County of Oahu,
and placed it in the hands of a men,
| Der of that body.
| II believe it proper to defer definite
action as to closing certain cemeteries
until the return of Bishop Libert. ex-
peeted in November. / will they1 bring
the matter before you for final deter
mination.''
THE MOSQUITO CAMPAIGN.
A draft of proposed rules and regu-
/ lations looking to mosquito prevention
and determination, to be considered at
next meeting, was submitted. One of
the regulations forbids the destruction
of the mosquito larvae eating fish re-
| Gently introduced.
| A petition from James lorosser for
permission to sell ava at Kalawao was
/ submitted 1t was denied by the
Board.
| The printed report of the President
| of the Board of Health for the six
months ended June so was presented
/ at the meeting.
| On the favorable report of the board
, of medical examiners, DR.. Chas. J.
| West was recommended for a license.
| With L. E. Pinkham, president, were
present Mark p. Robinson, DIR. j. R.
Judd, Dr. ]. T. Wayson and A Fer
nandeZ