The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-05-09
An Important Meeting Held
The Committees Rcport-ImProNem
to be Madc-The Lepers Urge
Their Usual Batch Of I'm
practicable Requests


Ena, DR.. Andrews, J. o. Carter Dr.
Dav and John T. Waterhouse, Jr,
members, and r. W. Meyers and c. B.
REYNOLDS, agents of the board.
The minutesof the previous meeting
were read, and after minor correc-
ton were approved.
President w. o. Smith said that
there were many matters of detail
which were awaiting action, but that
he thought those matters pertaining
TO the leper settlement should be
taken up first. The committee APP
pointed had visited the settlement as
agreed, and r. w. Meyers, resident
agent of the board at Molokai, was
present by request, who would be able
to give the board information upon
several of the matters TO be considered.
The members who had visited the
settlement had found everything
satisfactory, in fact in more salts
factory condition than ever before.
This was encouraging. He spoke es-
peciaIlv of the untiring energy and at
tention of Assistant Superintendent
Hutchinson, and said that his work
was admirable throughout.
The committee found the bath house
for the japanese treatment of DR..
Goto in course of erection. The work
had not progressed as rapidly as might
have been wished, and he was in
clined to think that Agent David
DAYTON should have pushed forward
the work Of placing the hot water
boiler in position with that of the bath
house proper, so that both jobs could
have been completed at the same
time.
He stated that the original plan was
for house 20 by 80 feet, and lumber
had been furnished upon such basis,
but for some reason Mr.. Dayton had
changed the plan by adding n 6-foot
veranda on one side. his would
probably cause the lumber to run
short. Mr.. Dayton said he had always
intended a veranda and thought II
had been spoken of.
The committee had examined the
piping of the water works. There
had been several breaks caused by
falling rocks or the waves. There
was more than sufficient pipe for re-
pairs on the ground. After consulta-
ton with Mr.. Meyers it had been de-
cided to increase the size of some of
the piping which supplies the settle
ment.
The question OF a new reservoir for
the water works needed careful con-
sideration. The sight had been select
ed upon the highest point between
Kalaupapa and Kalawao. The ques-
ton of construction had been consid-
cred and it was thought considerable
expense could be saved by construct
ing the reservoir upon plan which
MIR. Meyers would explain.
Mr.. Meyers said he had built six or
seven reservoirs in the island. He
had found that where the soil was firm
enough to bear the weight of the
water it made a sufficiently good
foundation and made serviceable
and lasting reservoir by being sim
ply covered with strong cement.
it could be made so by using layer
of well pounded-down stones over
which the cement could be laid. 81
have them forty years old,n said Mr..
Meyers, "but they should not be
made too deep,-say, eight feet alto
gether; four feet beneath the surface
and four above formed by the en-
bankment."
On motion Mr.. Meyers was re-
quested to make written suggestions
concerning the matter for the guild
ance of the board, which would be
acted upon before his return to Mo-
lokai.
Further questions by members of
the board elected the fact that the
average water consumption per capita
for Honolulu was 80 gallons daily,
while for the leper settlement it was
10 gallons daily. The board considered
the water question for the settlement
of so much Importance that it was
determined to hold a special session if
necessary to consider Mr.. Meyers
forthcoming suggestions, so that work
can be begun at once.
The matter of the purchase of kule-
anas was next taken up. On request
of the president, Mr.. Meyers stated
that he thought ample notice should
be given those occupying the grounds,
and thought six months not too much
time. A shorter notice would suffice
for those having claims to put in.
Perhaps notice could be given through
the Minister of the Interior, say sixty
days, for presenting these claims.
After considerable discussion, a mo-
ton Of J. o. Carter carried that the
Minister of Interior be advised that
the board recommends that sixty
days notice he given by said minister
for claims of kuleana holders.
1t was also ordered that the eXecu-
tive officer be instructed to make ar
rangements for the transport of lot of
pipe to be used in constructing the
new reservoir from Waiokolu to Ka-
iaupapa, by sea. d
The president stated that several
matters were before him in the form
of requests made of the committee by
lepers.
The first was that of ''ai hanai," or
the old rations request, which the last |
legislature had refused to modify or |
take action upon. The president ex-
planned that the reason no action had |
been taken by the legislative commit
Tee of 1892 was because if the lepers
we're allowed fifty cents each in place !,
If ration, it would lead to gam ling, |
md hunger and discomfort follow.
several of the foreign lepers had mod
fed the request by asking that they
,e allowed to take an equivalent OF
mods from the store