The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1880-01-28

by the MelnpnlS Ddty Appeal Tor december 5tn
We find that the authorities of that city are at
work in serious earnest in arrangements for clean
ing and keeping clean the place. report is given
of the proceedings of the legislative council then
sitting from which we quote:
HOUSE To HOUSE INSPECTION
A communication from the National Board of
Health to nuisances existing in the Fourth ward
and asking the abatement of the same was re-
ceved and referred to the city board of health for
abatement The list of nuisances enumerated in
cluded; Foul privyvaults, 245 foul water-cosets,
foul csterns, ID foul cellars, ID; filthy yards
and vacant lots, 8; old foul wells, l filthy rooms
mot cellars) !; houses containing infected bed
ding, 81 defective sewer and privy-pipes, 3 dan
gerous and filthy houses and shanties, 81 pools,
stagnant water and manure heaps, 4; foul earth
closets, 81; yards containing decayed timber, (;
filthy stables l.
Also Section 123 was read and passed on second
and final reading
The ordinance was then taken up as whole and
was passed on second and final reading as follows,
after which the council adjourned.
Sec. 119. Be it'orddiHed, That sub-sectons 2 and
of section l, of article g. of the ordinances, and
all other ordinances, far as are inconsistent
with this, be and the same are hereby repealed
and that the digging of privy-vaultS in the Dis
trict is hereby forbidden.
Sec. 120. BE IL futher ordained That every prvy-
vault within the District is hereby ordered to be
cleaned out and disinfected, under the supervision
of the board of health and filled up with earth or
clay, by the owner occupant of each and every
one of the premises where there is such vault all
to be done by the first day ofApril next and every
water closet within the District that does not con-
meet with sewer shall be closed and the there
of discontinued.
Sec III Be it titther ordained, That it shall be
the duty of every owner or occupant ON whose
premises there is privy-vault, as soon as notified
by order of the board of health, to at once have
the cleaned out and filled up, as provided in
section 120 of this ordinance and it shall be I'M
lawful for him or her to fail to do so and if the
same is not commenced within five days thereafter
and be prosecuted to completion it may be done by
the board of health at the cost of such owner or
occupant to be recovered by the District attorney
from such owner or occupant, or made out of the
property
Sec 122. Be it further ordained, That as soon as
the priyy-yaults are closed, above provided,
every one shall provide In their stead receptacle
for fecal matter, which may consist of water
tight box with handles holding from three pecks to
bushel, let in under the privy seats, or bucket
or tub of such size and construction as the board
of health may prescribe, a cement platform,
raised at the edge six inches above the earth and
sloplng toward the center may be used, subject to
the approval of the board of health and at least
day the excrement in the receptacle shall be
covered with dry earth or dry ashes; and once
every two weeks, or oftener if necessary, all the
excrement shall be carried off at the expense of
the owner or occupant, and removed to such place
as the board of health may designate.
Sec. 123. Be it ftther ordained, That all privies
and receptacles for excrement shall be under the
supervision of the board of health, and every one
ofener, if necessary, and for this purpose the Off
GERS of this board the sanitary police
shall have ingress and egress to and from
each and every of the premises of the district.
And they shall see that every privy is kept clean
and In perfect sanitary condition, and it shall be
unlawful for any one to fail to allow such ingress
or fail to keep the said closet in such clean and
healthy condition.