The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-01-18

ORDINANCE
No Action Taken-.The
MoIokai Water
Sanitary.

| President Pinkham's message TO the
| Board of Health yesterday was a long
one, but being largely one of informa-
ton only a few items came up for
| action
| He submitted a form, that the Board
| adopted for reports by Government
| physicians on examinations of per-
| sons, to the end that the subjects, when
| found to be non-suspicious cases,
| might be saved the annoyance Of sub
| sequent examinations unless there
should appear special grounds there
| for.
After a discussion the application of
the American Sugar Co. for the use
of water from the Waihanau valley,
Molokai. was favOrably decided and
left in the hands of the president to
act upon. A F. Judd in a letter, stat
ed that Mr.. Lindgrens report showed
the normal flow in the Waikolu val
ley-the source of the Settlements sup
pIy-the year round to be $3.50, 900 gal
Ions of water.
superintendent McVeigh wrote, say
ing that in the dry season a small
quantity of water from the Waihanau
valley is used for the Settlement dairy
cows but a pipe from the Settlement
water system could be run to the gate
of the valley and thus provide sub
stitute supply. He was not aVerse to
surrendering the water desired, though
expressing the opinion that the APP
plicant overestimated the Waihanau
supply.
To the president the main question
seemed to be whether the Board could |
secure any of the price for the con- |
cession with which to improve it's own |
water supply.
BY request the president submitted |
to the Board the proposed plumbing |
ordinance now before the Board of Su-
pervisors. Omitting sections ., 3. 4, 3, |
6 and the sections were practically |
the same as the regulations of the
Board of Health and it's present prac-
tice. Those sections above numbered
he said were entirely beyond the |
powers delegated to the Board of
Health Beyond the indisputable aXi-
ON the greater the skill the more per-
feet the work any opinion of the board,
relative to those sections, would par
take of presumption"
No action was taken.
Some extended reference was made
IN the message to the measures for
clean streets and the prevention of ex-
oectora ton in public places. The Board
lad been telephoned the previous day
to forbid a consumptive exposing
others by his wilful carelessness."
Mr. Smith remarked that already, in
wo days, the little Anticipating post
RS had caused good results down at
he depot.
The president reported that, by con-
siderable scheming, they had been en-
lbled to provide a mounted steam and
power plant for spraying solutions for
he purpose of disinfection. He gave
he caution that the public, should it
tote this machine being hauled through
he streets, may rest assured it is no
Indication that there are cases OF
lisease.''
The matters of cemeteries and gar
,age dumps were laid over until next
meeting.
Upon a favorable report of the board 7
# medical examiners. Drs. Martin
Joseph O'Neil and Joseph L. Howard :
we're recommended for licenses to prac- :
ice medicine in the Territory. +
With the president, L. E. Pinkham, :
here were present F. c. Smith, DR. ]. +
r Judd, Mark P. Robinson, DR.. J. T. +
and A. Fernandez, members:
: Charlock, secretary, and Miss Mae I
Weir, stenographer. I