The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-04-14
DR. COFER
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this time of making most desirable ap-
pointment thereto neeessitates my re-
| questing the services of your Doctor
Cofer as President Health Board; this
arrangement to continue for indefinite
period unless terminated by you. This
duty in addition TO his other duties as
quarantine officer. This appointment
will carry no salary. but nominal al
lowanee for extra expenses. He will
have our cooperation in administration
of Health Board matters. so that said
duties will not hamper his regular work,
but viii. by harmonious conduct of in
ternal sanitary affairs and quarantine.
tend to best interests of both Hawaii
and your eorps.
WALTER F. FREAR,
Governor of Hawaii .
Wyman's reply:
Washington, D. c., April 13, 1905.
, ''To Governor Frear,s Honolulu. Hawaii:
"'Have wired Golfer, authorizing him
to accept position as President Health
Board in addition to his other duties.
.tt.,, t "WYMAN."
The appointment followed. Dr. Bald
win resigned 10 conform with law limit
ing the number of physicians in the
Board of Health.
DIR. CoFER's STATEMENT.
There is very little to say" said
DR.. Golfer, when asked as 10 his plans
regarding the presidency of the Board
of Health. Il do not become presi-
dent, as 1 understand it. until tomor-
row. This morning I received ca
blegram from the Surgeon General d.
recting me to report TO Governor Frear
in the matter of the presidency of the
Board of Health. AS l would any
other order, 1 obeyed ii. OF course.
that was not the first intimation l had
had of the matter. Governor Frear
had consulted me before as to whether
il would be possible for me to take
the position, in connection with my
other duties. if permission should be
secured from the Surgeon General. The
work of the Marine Hospital Service
here is now so SystematiZed and es-
tablished that it works almost like
OlOShNOIh. we NOuiO ctAihOSN IL CT
the tap of the drum. Since we have
got our quarantine wharf and our APP
planes there, and the facilities at
Quarantine Island, no emergency.
scarcely. can throw the service into
confusion. 1t was not always so. Be
fore we had these facilities-when
everything had to be done by make
shift was different.
II can not say what I shall do in
any particular as president of the
Board OF Health. for I have not yet
taken hold nor been at the office. The
first thing 1 shall do will be to thor
oughly familiarize myself with the
duties of the office-with the matters
under the Jurisdiction of the Board of
Health. Until I know what is to be
done, I can not announce any plans.
The work will be new to me. OF
course, 1 have had charge of Board
of Health matters before, as at Seattle,
but those were always in emergencies
that had arisen. l shall seek to do
things in the best manner open for
them to be done, and 1 shall always
strive to let the public know what is
are their matters.
This will involve more hours of
work for me. I shall have regular
hours for Board OF Health work. The
Board of Health and the Marine Hos
pital Service Will be kept distinct.
There will be separate employees and
agents for each. The offices of the
two services are not far apart, so that
it will take little time to get from
one to the other.
In the Marine Hospital Service ap-
pliances and equipment, I know where
everything is and how it is, for have
seen almost every plank and piece Of
appliance put in. 1 shall hope soon
to become as familiar with everything
connected with the Board of Health"
DR.. Cofer took charge of the Quar-
antine Station and Marine Hospital
Service here December l. 1900, and with
the exception of leaves of absence. |
mostly for service elsewhere-once to |
study conditions brought about by the |
opening of the Tehuantepec Route, and |
once to take charge of the plague !
situation in Seattle-he has been in
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his administration the splendid plant |
of the Marine Hospital and Quaran- !
tine Service at this port has been
built up.
RECEIVED NEWS IN
EXTRA.
AS soon as the report of the ap-
pointment of DR.. Golfer could be con-
frmed, there was jubilation on Smith
street. The Hawaii Shinpo, with its
offices there, Immediately issued an
extra and hustled the news about
among its subscribers, while a few
doors away. in the Aloha Alma Office, a
was held for the many Ha-
waiians who called to congratulated
Mrs. Nawahi. Up town there was
great interest shown, but nobody pro-
tested In fact, the unexpected nom
ination of Golfer seemed to have taken
the public's breath away.
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