The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-03-10


when ne sets out to see the sights Of
the city-we cannot of course under
take 10 say how near this uncleanli-
ness comes to being a menace TO the
public health, but il certainly would
relieve some anxiety on this point if a
reasonable degree of cleanliness could
be enforced as was the case during
the cholera epidemic 1t could hardly
be called unreasonable if the Board
or Health were TO insist on having pub
lie passenger conveyances kept decent
~ clean. II would be a safe measure
any way, and prevention is in every
way better than cure.
"A third point is the dense growth
Or trees and shrubs in our city. Homo
lulu is beautiful and we are proud of
that beauty-but is it safe TO have so
much heavy growth as to exclude fresh
air and sunlight? Some of our streets
are narrow and when the trees are
heavy they oyerhang the road in places
making them damp, even muddy, when
more open places have become dry
after rain. and these heavily shaded
places omit musty unwholesome odor
very readily noticed by passers by
causing them TO wonder how jewellers
OF us remember the epidemic of ty-
phOid malaria which passed over Ho-
nolulu eighteen years ago, at which
time the Board of Health supported by
the advice Of the physicians of the city,
ordered vigorous trimming of the
trees in the streets and gardens No
body objected then, for it was a time
OF trouble, and people saw the wisdom
n q a
Of the place impaired Since then
some have forgotten, if they ever
knew, that trial, and the trees and
shrubs are thicker than ever. 1t is
common for people to trust to the
purifying influence of the ''trade
winds,' but may it not be possible to
overburden the willing trade wind?
Certainly malaria is far more common
in Honolulu than it was Is or 20 years
ago.
IN presenting these considerations
to your honorable body we beg you to
believe that it is not done in a spirit
of fault finding. We realize that you
are busy men who for the most part
give your valuable time to a work too
often unappreciated. We have no wish
to hinder or to add to your burdens,
but We would be glad to be helpful.
Some of us are in the way of seeing
things which do not often come to your
notice. SO we lay these matters be-
fore you with hope of being helpers
in d matter which is Of vital impor-
lance to all jewellers in this fair city.
I'VE are, gentlemen,
Very respectfully yours,
ELIZABETH V. C. HALL,
ESM RTEJA A CHAMPEPI
Committee"
The following communication was re-
ceived from ]. Emmeluth:
The undersigned owns number of
cottages in Kewalo at the lower end of
Cooke street. The recent rains have
washed down such an accumulation of
surface drainage and filth that the
water is impregnated with the odors
Of same and makes living in the neigh
borhoOd source of danger of health.
During the rainy season the whole
district is at best very undesirable as
a place Of residence, owing to lack of
drainage facilities SeaWard. Add to
these difficulties the nuisance above
mentioned and you can readily ina
gine the state of things of which COM
plant is made
This complaint was referred to the
Committee on Sanitation to report.
President Smith referred to a con-
versation he had had with Engineer
Herring in regard to Kewalo. Mr.. Her
ing said that KeWalo would have to
be given a system Of it's own on account
of The situation. He could not include
it in his plan for the city of Honolulu.
c. B. Reynolds spoke of recent buri-
ais in the Catholic cemetery. Water
was struck two feet from the ground.
This brought up the question of new
burying ground President Smith
spoke of the proposed site of Halawa
as being rather inconvenient. In the
first place, dependence would have to
be placed entirely on the railroad.
Then upon arrival of bodies a hearse
would have to be employed on account
OF the steep grade. Kahaulk1 was
rather the better place.
The matter of landing cattle for the
leper settlement was next brought up.
President Smith spoke of the rough
weather at times in Ka1aupapa and
suggested that pen be placed at Wal
kolu and a contract be made to land
the cattle in the pen. AS it was short
time ago cattle were landed in Wal
kolu at any hour whatever and, be-
fore men could get down, it very often
happened that some Of the cattle had
strayed away. c. B. Reynolds then
made a regulation that the cattle be
landed in Kalaupapa. This was bitter
1y complained of by the steamship
company.
Referring to the odorless eXcavators,
c. B. Reynolds said that the new
scheme of working at night was doing
we'll but it was now being complained
that the carts should have rubber tires.
In speaking of the Insane Asylum,
President Smith reported that an item
of $4,000 for that institution had been
proposed, this being the same as last
year. This had been brought up in
the Senate in the morning and refer
red back to the Sanitary Committee.
DR.. Herbert, physician for the Insane
Asylum had asked for $50, 900 this
year He had urged upon the commit
tee the necessity of going to the Asy-
lum with DR.. Herbert in order to OBJ