The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1899-02-28
HEALTH Of MILO
Recent Mission Of The Board d
Health Pnalsii
"A MEETING WAS MElD
Physicians In Conference Need OF
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Thco. i. Lansing. by election ID tne
Senate. was relieved of the mission ~
IHilo 10 which he had been assigned.
THE trip was made by VIM. o, Smith,
president OF the Board. who left on the
Kinau last Tuesday and was back home
again late Saturday night. Mr.. Smith
looked upon about all there was 10 see
| in Hilo and the immediate vicinity,
conferred with physicians, government
officials. business men and residents
generally.
At his home yesterday afternoon Mr..
Smith said that the thing impressing
him most at the second city was the
necessity OF widening and extending
streets without delay. The town Is
growing and unless the matter here
suggested Is taken care of at once the
difficulties In the same line faced In
Honolulu will be apparent and trouble
some in ,Hlo.
| Concerning other public matters and
sanitation particularly. Mr. Smith said
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lie remarked that its construction, on
account OF the slope OF the city TO the
water front, would not be so expensive
as work of the same character in Ho-
nolulu.
The attention of the Board of Health
President was called to the lately con-
structed wharf. Mr.. Smith said he
found there was a pronounced differ
ence of oplpion concerning the land
ling. Some people thought IL should be
Ianother place, some that Il was all
right where IL was. others that its
direction was wrong. Mr.. Smith said
| he talked to some experts who made
strong and logical argument against
| the direction of the wharf. Mr.. Smith
himself believes that harbor facilities
can be provided in the neighborhood
of the present wharf and rather favors
a second dock at practically the same
place. but SO set that the swell will
lstrike ships at the stern or bow instead
lof hitting them against the sides
| Ar a meeting of tho physicians and
Board of Health officers with Mr.
Smith there was free discussion OF
lmany matters. The visitor pointed oui
that the town had four active Board
lof Health ofiicers-the sheriff. deput,
lsheriff, Government physician and por,
physician. II was for the people tt
recommend to this Quartette to secur,
faction instead OF simply complaining IN
1.-THE air. He would suggest. If IL could
Ibe done without too much formality
1.-The organization of a Town Improve.
ment Club. in order that unity and
harmony might be reached and action
secured in accordance with the best
ideas of the greatest number. This
hint was received with a good deal OF
favor.
Much attention was given the marsh
land about which great deal has been
talked and written. Work will begin
AT once to reduce the evils or dangers
Of the situation. The sheriff is direct
ed to use gangs Of prison labor for the
|construction OF drainage trenches.
There was found at Uilo difference of
Iopinion concerning the danger 10
health OF the marsh.
Mr.. Smith was shown about the city
by Sheriff Andrews and others and Is
free to say that he was surprised to
find that citizens generally were so
careless in the matter Of disposing of
refuse and in the maintenance OF sinks.
He spoke plainly Of this at Hilo and
In the interview of yesterday. Por-
tions of the business and residence
premises OF some of the principal men
or the town were found 10 be in a sad
state OF disorder-even filth. Condi-
tions were observed that would not be
tolerated in Honolulu for an hour.
Garbage has been dumped in the
streets and piled up in back yards. For
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