Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-05-05
BOARD DISCUSSES
NEW (tMEIIRY
DR.. Wayson And NJ. P.
Robinson Appoint.
ed Committee

The President Of the Board of
Health sprung the old cemetery qucs.
tion rather suddenly on the insuspcCt
ing minds Of the members NJ the
Board yesterday afternoon when ne
appointed Dr. Wayson ana VI. =. Rob
inson as committee Of Two to look
into the matter.-and settle IT, d.
Wayson Immediately baked He said
that several Boards of Health In the
past had tackled the proposition and
had failed to bring about anything
definite. He therefore thought that
the President was asking a little too
much. Dr. Cofer replied that there
was probably more data On the prOpo
sitinn than there had ever been be.
fore. and the work should therefore be
greatly facilitated
Mr.. Robinson stated that he was
willing to do his best in the matter.
as was also Dr.. Wayson, and they will
look for a suitable site for a new Gem.
etery. From the general tenor of the
conversation II seemed that the Board
did not think II would be necessary to
condemn an old cemetery before a
new one could be had.
The resolution of satisfaction with
Superintendent McVeigh and others
in authority at the Settlement was
read. II was signed by sos Of the PEG.
pie there. The Board then adopted a
resolution endorsing Jack McVcigh
which read In the following manner:
Resolved, That the secretary be In.
structed to reply on behalf Of the
Board of Health to the inmates Of the
Leper Settlement on MOlokai ac.
knowledging the receipt of the petit
| ton presented to the board relative
to the conduct and administration of
the affairs of the Settlement by the
present superintendent and physi.
clans. expressing the qualification OF
the board at the satisfaction shown
with the work of said superintendent
and physicians, and assuring the in
mates of the Settlement that. after q
careful examination made by the pres
| ident of the Board and his party upon
their visit to the Settlement on April
| 30, 1908. the Board of Health thor
Oughly endorses In every way the
work of Mr.. McVeigh and assistants
Nil'li iii'ai'h'Nl' anu 'dl'
ful administration of the affairs of tn,
Settlement"
A petition was read from a number
Of suspects at the Kalihi station ask
ing that DR.. Atcherly, be allowed L
attend them. The Board adopted tin
following resolution.
Resolved That any regularly.ll
censed physician in the Territory ma.
from time to time, at the discretion
Of the Board of Health, be given pei
mission to treat patients suffCrin
with lcprosy at the Kalihi Rcceivin
Station in Honolulu upon the requcs
Of such patients and upon conditi0
that the treatment proposed to b
given by such physician. togethc
with samples of all medicines pro
posed to be used, be submitted to an
approved by committee of two, I
be appointed by the board, consistin
If one of the physicians serving as
member of said Board and the supe
intendent of the United States .lepr,
sarium and upon further conditiO
hat the treatment thereafter so give
be at all times subject to the survei
lance and inspection Of such comm
tee and the members of the Board {
Health"
The Wireless Telegraph Compan
asked the Board to guarantee u &C
tain number of messages every mont
1 II the station AZ Kamalo would be +
opened. The president was given a
thority to act In the matter. SiXtee
lepers asked the Board that their 1
: rant children be allowed to remain !
J the new nursery at the Settlement
and their request was granted.
See Tuck Tong and Tam Quay wei
turned down in their application
maintain laundries on account of Il
lnsanitary conditions of the place
where they would conduct their bus
ness. This was done on the recoI
mendation Of the plumbing lnspecto
Il. G. Keen.
DR.. j. J. Grace of llilo, reported Q
estimate Of the cost of repairing al
plumbing to the Quarantine hosplt
ut Hilo, and the president was authc
lied to advertise for bids. The es
mate was $500. James Rath vi
T. given permission to construct u plum
Q bath at Palama Settlement.
II. p. Baldwin offered a plan for
i complete sewer system for the Bal
win Home and offered all the N
terial necessary ior the work II q
Board would furnish the labor. T
Board accepted Mr.. Baldwin's pli
and adopted a vote of thanks TO hi
|. l.. X. c. Lane appointment as Fl
i Inspector was confirmed by t
D Board.