The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-04-27
LEGISLATIVE QUERIES.
The Harbor Manipulations and the
Sanitary Accommodations

Minister Cooper presented the fol-
lowing answers OF the Minister OF the
Interior to questions propounded by
Rep. Achi in regard to the working
OF the odorless excavator during the
night time, as submitted by Hon. W.
o Smith, President OF the Board OF
Health:
l. "The changing of the work Of
the odorless excavator from the day
time to the night was made February
"a, 1893, on account Of the COM
plants made that the work in the
day time was offensive and un-
desirable. The death rate in this
city has not Increased since the
change OF the time for excavating
cesspools was made from day to
night.
2. THE tables OF statistics here
with submitted show that for the 30
day from February "a, 1898, to March
81 last, the number Of deaths in
the city, among residents Of the city
was n aud the number OF deaths for
the 35 days preceding February Oath,
among residents of the city was 81.
B. "The physicians and members
Of the Board of Health ordered the
change to night work as a matter OF
experiment, on account OF the COM
plants made above referred to; and
did not have any special opinion up
on the subject.
4. "The Board of Health has taken
no action upon the matter of con-
tinuing the work at night. As above
stated, the change was made as an
experiment, aud the continuing or
disseminating of it will depend upon
the results, taking into consideration
all circumstances"
Rep. Achi moved that the answers
be laid on the table. He had been
misled by an evening paper. Carried.
Minister Cooper also presented
the following answers of the Minis
ter of the Interior ad interim to
questions propounded by Rep.
Wilder:
l. "The Govern nent is filing in
for wharf purposes an area OF $4,000
square feet, being portion OF lot
of land conveyed to the Government
upon condition that certain other
area, belonging to the Youman's
estate, amounting to $1,000 square
feet be filed by the Government.
This is all the Government is pre-,
pared to fill 10 the immediate
future.
2. ITO the question, Does the area
now being filled in cover any ground,
which, in recent controversy over
the wharf question, in Honolulu
harbor conducted in the public
press OF this city it was contended
should be dug out instead of being
filed in. II so, how much OF said
ground is being filed in or will be
filed in in the immediate future9
! would state, il it is understood
that the area which it was contend
ed should be dug out is the area he
tween the wharves on the Pacific
Commercial Advertiser map, then
about $4,000 square feet Of this area
is being filed, and q portion OF
that covered by the wharf in the
map is being dug out.
8. "The wharf frontage to be
made by filling, already staked out.
is $50 feet with a possibility Of in
creasing it about 100 feet with less
that one half the excavation reauir-
ed by the plan published in the
Pacific Commercial Advertiser.
A "The cost Of excavating to give
the $50 feet wharf frontage will be
$4,000.
5. "The amount spent in dredg-
ing the Pacific Mail slip, so called,
would probably excayate an area OF
10000 square feet, considerably
more than that being filled in and
would give a wharf frontaRa Of