The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1906-04-06
NEW DOCTOR
IS ENGAGED

Beyond confirming one or two execu-
tive actions of the president. there was
no positive business transacted at the
meeting of the Board of Health yes
terday afternoon. President l.. E.
Pinkham, Fred. c. Smith, Abraham
Fernandez and DR.. Wayson constituted
the quorum.
The first item in the president s mes
sage was a reference to the arrival If
DIR. Brinekerhof, the chief executive of
the Federal leprosarium on Molokai.
coupled with a statement that he was
taking the preliminary steps for the
establishment of that institution.
AN ASSISTANT DOCTOR.
Through the kind interest of DR..
w. c. Vile and Professor Shoemaker
of Philadelphia, the message proceed
ed, 'we have been able to secure DR..
II. 7. Holman of Philadelphia as As
sistant Physician at the Settlement.
Mr.. j. p. Cooke very kindly aided your
executive with the advance funds nee
essary to accomplish this object" A
formal vote ratified the president 3 ac
ton, the members of the Board having
previously been consulted individually.
FISH MARKETS.
The president appointed Messrs.
Smith, Judd and Peters as COMMITTEES
to review his action relative to fish
markets. He explained that the fish i'll
spectors at the markets were appointed
under the authority of the food laws
and were paid from private and not
government sources.
Answering the Advertiser reporter
after the meeting, Mr.. Pinkham stated
that the owners of the markets paid
the inspection fees He also mentioned
that the monthly reports of Food Com
missioner Duncan were delayed on ac-
count of much outside work for the
departments which he had been called
on to do.
SETTLEMENT AFFAIRS.
Mr.. Pinkham submitted the following
information on Settlement affairs, but
nothing was done excepting a general
inspection of the laundry plans:
&C have in pursuance to your author
ization formally notified the Superin-
tendent of Public Works that the Board
necessary rights of way in the upper
portion of the Waihanau Valley, Coun-
ty of Kalawao, Molokai, to the extent
of the preliminary application. / have
not believed it necessary or proper 10
surrender the control of the land The
question of fuel is becoming an import
ant one at the Settlement and furnishes
one argument for retaining control of
the land in question. 1t seems to me
we have conceded all that is definitely
asked for.
"Owing to the savings made on
some of our supplies we are enabled to
establish some conveniences at the Set
Element that our means would not
otherwise permit. Laundering is
great hardship on our wards. / have
therefore secured one combination dis '
injecting and washing machine, one
ordinary washing machine, two extrac-
tors and one simple mangle with which
all the laundrying may be done. The
motive power is the same as that used
for the poi factory, as there is no adj
ditional expense for power or steam
plant. l present plans for the build
ing
OTHER MATTERS.
DR.. j. II. Raymond wrote to the pres
ident about the conduct of Malulani f
Hospital. His letter was read and re-
ferred to the hospital committee. 1t
advocated a reduction of the ward fees
and giving patients the privilege of
calling in physicians of their own 8
choice. Another idea was that physi-
clans of the district take turns in |
monthly rotation for regular atten- f
dance without pay.
"The water in the reservoirs in Nj
uanu Valley is very low, =" the message
concluded. "We are keeping careful
watch over the water supply and its
sources by detailing an inspector for
that purpose.