The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-03-11

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~ clean. L would be safe measure
any wsy, snd prevention Is il every
way better than cure.
A third point Is TIE dense growth
OF trees and shrubs in our city. Homo
lulu is beautiful and we are proud Of
that heauty-hut is Ii safe 10 have so
much heavy growth as 20 exclude fresh
air and sunlight Some o. our streets
are narrow and when The trees are
heavy they overhanC the road IN places
making them damp. even muddy. when
more open places have become dry
after rain. and these heavily shaded
places omit q uuSty unwholeSome cjor
very readily noticed by pSSSers by
causing them 20 wonder how jewellers
in the vicinity can endure &c. Some
OF US remember the epidemic o. ~
phoid malaria which passed over Ho-
no,ulu eighteen years ago AZ which
time the Board 81 Health supported ny
the advice % the physicians q the city,
ordered 4 vigorouS trimming OF the
trees In the streets ana gardens Ne
body objected then. FOR 10 was q time
% trouble. and people saw the wisdom
~ the measure. nor was The beauty
81 the place Impaired, Since then
some have forgotten, II they ever
knew, that trial and The trees and
shrubs are thicker than ever, Il is
common for people 10 truS, 20 the
purifying influence Of the trade
winds but may IL no; be possible %
[ overhUrden the willing trade windS
1 Certainly malaria is Tar more common
Z in Honolulu than Il was Is or 20 years
ago,
In presenting these considerations
T TO your honorable body we beg you 10
. believe that 80 is not done in a spirit
\ OF fault finding, We realize that YOU
ara busy men who Tor the most part
often unappreciated. We have no wish
/ 10 hinder or 10 add TO your burdens.
bur We would be glad 10 be helpful.
! Some Of Us are in the way Of seeing
/ things which 90 not often come 70 your
7 notice SO We lay these matters be-
/ fore, you with a hope Of being helpers
; in a matter which is Of vital impor-
lance 10 all jewellers in this fair city.
We are. gentlemen,
Very respectfully yours,
ELIZABETH V. c. HALL,
MARTHA \. CHAMBERLAIN,
Committee. +"
The following communication was re-
ceived from J. Emmeluth:
TIE undersigned owns a 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 q source Of danger Of health.
During the rainy season the whole
/ district is at best very undesirable as
q place Of residence, owing 10 lack Of
! drainage facilities seaward. Add TO
these difficulties the nuisance above
mentioned and you can readily ina
/ CINE the state Of things Of which COM
4 plant is made
This complaint was referred TO the
/ Committee on Sanitation 10 report.
+ President Smith referred TO a con
versacion he had had with Engineer
/ Herring in regard TO Kewalo. Mr.. Her
ing said that hewalo would have TO
/ be given q system OF its own on account
Of the situation. He could not include
il in his plan for the city Of Honolulu.
c. B. Reynolds spoke of recent burr
ais in the Catholic cemetery. Water
was struck two feet from the ground.
This brought up the question Of new
burying ground President Smith
4 spoke OF the proposed site of Halawa
as being rather inconyenient In the
first place. dependence would have to
be placed entirely on the railroad.
Then upon arrival Of bodies a hearse
would have 10 be employed on account
Of the steep grade. Kahauiki 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 al times in Kalaupapa and
suggested that a pen be placed at Wal
kolu and a contract be made 10 land
/ the cattle in the pen. As it was a 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 q regulation that the cattle be
/ landed in Kalaupapa. This was bitter
! " complained Of by the steamship
company.
Referring 10 the odorless excavators,
! I. Is. ReYn0lQS said InaI me new
scheme OF working at night was doing
well 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 S29. 900 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
I red back TO the Sanitary Committee.
I DR.. Herbert, physician for the Insane
] Asylum had asked for S33, 900 this
year. He had urged upon the commit
tee the necessity Of going to the Asy-
4 lum with DR.. Herbert in order TO OBJ
tain there the exact condition Of
affairs.
HEALTH APPROPRIATION.