The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-08-22
FREAR WILL ACT .
At PROPER TIME
Believed That Doctor Pratt Will
Be Reappointed President of
Board Of Health.

"lf | decide to appoint successor
10 President Pratt of SIC board Of
health. whose commission expires to
morrow said Governor Frcar ycstcr.
day, 81 will most certainly appoint
Doctor Pratt himself In well inform
ed circles i; was considered yesterday
that Governor Frcar would make the
appointment today, or tomorrow at the
latest.
A peculiar situation has developed
siucc Governor Frear learned that the
term of the president OF the board of
health would expire today. After look
ing up the law in regard to his appoint.
i've powers and authority in the prem.
Uses the Governor discovered that in
the ease of the president of the board
of health the law specifically states that
he shall be appointed for term of two
wears, but does not carry the other
wise usual provision cor until his sue
tcessor shall have qualified. This
means that unless Governor Frear ap.
points successor to Doctor Pratt up
to midnight, Immediately after that
time the board of health shall be minus
president and member, for Doctor
Pratt is both president and member
of the board.
Hes.tates Making Appointment.
Since President Wilson sent L.. T.
Pinkham's name to the federal senate
as his choice for Governor of Hawaii
Governor Frear has rcfraincd from
making any territorial appointments
feeling, as he has often stated, that he
now has successor in sight and that
he does not consider it is the proper
thing to make appointments at this
time even though Pinkham is meeting
such opposition to his confirmation in
the senate.
"Section $50 of the Revised Laws
provides that 'there shall be a board OF
health for the Territory of Hawaii con
sisting of seven members, four of whom
shall be laymen, two, physicians and
the attorney general, ex-oificio, " sait
an attorney yesterday. "ihen the Law
goes on TO say that The members OF
the said board be appointed by tn,
Governor, who shall also appoint tn,
president, with the advice and consent
of the senate of the Territory of Ila
wall, and shall be commissioned foI
two years.
~ believe the Governor is quit,
right, in the main, in- not caring t,
, appoint territorial officers now that ;
! nomination for his successor has beer
made, hut il is not his fault that tn,
senate has thus far failed to confirm
the Presidents appointment, continu
ed the attorney.
Says Action. Is Necessary.
"One thing is suro and that is tina
the board Of hnalth' cannot do bust
ness without a president as no othe
=, member of the board is legally give
. the duties conferred on the president
4 The necessity having arisen, owing Il
the popularity of the law in this cas-
7 which provides only that the presidcn
! Of the board of health shall serve 70
4 term of two years without the usua
cor until his successor shall haye quail
= fed as in other cases, | see no rcaso
I why the Governor should not make tn
appointment today.
u ''It may be many weeks before th
senate acts on Pinkham)s appointment
and then it may not confirm the M
D pointment, for such n thing comes Will
II in the range of possibility. Month
;, may clapse before Hawaii Is next Gov
!, ernor, whoever he may be, will be cor
9 firmed and allowed to properly qualify
Meanwhile, is the board of health /
II go without president?
81 see the evening paper insists o
= calling Pinkham Democrat. Anothe
i misstatement made is that Pinkhal
;. was appointed president of the boar
. of health by Governor Frcar. Pinkhai
y was appointed during the administri
ton of Governor Carter who is Pr
u gressive and not Il Republican. Whc
u the latter went ont of Office August /!
VI 1907, when Frcar became GOverno
: Pinkham continued to serve unit
= March. 190S.p
The concensus of opinion yesterda
u was that Governor Frear could do mott
i, ing now but make the appointment. Z"
a have been too busy lately to take ii
d" matter up seriously,' said Govern'
:. Frear yesterday, "for no vacancy e,
g lists yet and there will be time enoul
- between now and the expiration of Do
q" tor Pratt s term to decide what | sha
~ dc"
Al Other Vacancies Pending.
II Two other vacancies will exist in Il
W board of health within "A short time
IN the commission of Arthur X. Keller,
g. member of the board, will expire A
a gust 80 and that of George X. Carte
Sc will expire on November u. For 8
that is known at this time, Govern
Frear may be called upon to appoint
IN successor to Keller and even to Carte
n. Aside from the board of health, the
az are several terms of office of territori
"a, officials to expire shortly. That
10 Henry Bicknell, of the board of dent
IS. examiners, expired August 10. C.
an Wright, of IIilo, member of the boa
m. of prison inspectors of the fourth ju'
nd cial circuit, East Hawaii, will ma
n. his commission expiring September
wv The commissions of Ferdinand +. Hed
n: mann, Alexis j. Gignoux and Samr
er S. Peck, members of the board
lie, pharmacy, will expire on August
cr while that of Deputy Auditor G. w
MS King expires on November /
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