The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-09-08
Takes Action Towards Condenls'
tiol Of waikiki Marshes.
Or. HowARD's INVESTIGATION
Action % Report Of Food lsspeetr vssieus
Resissstiess and Apeoiat-
ness.
(From Thursdays Daily.)

ident Cooper. DR.. C. b. Wood, DR.. En-
erson, Z. c. Winston, d. Keliipio, DR..
Day, and Clerk Wilcox.
The minutes Of last meeting were
read and approved.
DIR. Emerson Of the Sanitary Com
mittee reported as follows:
The Sanitary Committee, to whom
was referred the report of Mr.. Man
son concerning certain marsh lands In
the district of Waikiki, which, 1t Is
claimed, are a nuisance and offensive
to the inhabitants Of the region, beg
to report that they have carefully ex-
amined and inspected the same and
they find the condition to be as fol-
lows:
The visit to Waikiki was made on
the 18th instant, at which time a
fresh breeze was blowing from the
mountains, thus minimizing all un-
pleasant odors. The committee was
accompanied by Mr.. George Manson,
the local agent of the board for Wal
kiki. The region against which COM
plant Ii specially made bears the
name of Loko PaweO. and on the &C.
cOmpanying map-tracing, kindly fur
nished by the Government survey, Is
indicated by an encircling red line. 1t
Is the property OF the Bishop Estate,
Is under lease to Mr.. John Ena, having
two or three years to run, and has an
area of about 1874 acres. The region
is not much, II at all, above the level
of the ocean and Is divided into a
number Of small patches, each one
surrounded by its own bank ofsmud,
which patches were at one time used
to hold sea water in the making of
salt. At the present time the water
has mostly dried away, leaving some
times bare ground and sometimes an
offensive mud, covered with an inch,
or few inches, of water, In which
are to be found animal and vegetable
marine products, both dead and liv-
ing. The odOrs given OF from the
place are at all times fetid and un-
wholesome; especially Is this the case
during O period of dry weather, like
that through which we have been
passing. 1t Is to be noticed that the
wet patches under consideration are
not directly connected with the ocean,
and therefore are not subjected to the
cleansing influence of the rising and
falling of the ocean tide; the water
they contain Is that which permeates
the soil and which naturally sOaks in /;
nor are they supplied with water by
any stream from the mountains. AS
10 the existence Of spring or springs
in the region your committee cannot
affirm. The region under c0nsidera-
ton stands In the midst of district
that is rapidly being built up and i'm
proved by q class Of people, many OF
whom form most desirable addition
10 the population, and by whom the
presence Of this succession of Ill
smelling boys is felt to be q constant
annoyance and nuisance, at all times
disturbing their comfort and threat
ening their health.
Your committee does not deem II
necessary to define the metes and
bounds that form tho intangible line
of divisiOn-if such exists-between
what constitutes mere nuisance to
the sense of smell and dangerous
threat against public health. Your
committee, however, are Of the opin.
ion that the conditions existing in the
region above described not only con.
stitute q serious annoyance, but that
they are highly unsanitary and a men.
ace to the public health, and as such
should be corrected.
The appropriate remedy for the con.
dition Of things above described Is
either to fill in with good material, oil
10 ditch and drain 1t; or a combination
of both methods may be used. But Il
ditching is resorted to 1t should be-
so done as to secure and maintain per.
manent connection with Underwater, sc
that the incoming and outgoing tides
may at all times keep 1t clean ant
sweet.
Your committee accordingly recon-
mend that the owners of the land II
question be notified to abate the nui
sance In the manner above described
and that the above facts and this rec
ommendati0n be transmitted to tn,
Minister OF the Interior and that he b,
requested to proceed In the matter &C
cording to law. (See sections 943-952
Penal Laws.)
DR.. Wood moved that the board &C
cept and adopt the report OF the San
itary Committee and that the boart
recommend that the district covered
by the report be declared deleteriou,
10 the public health and that It b.
filled In t0<hs level OF the street grade
President Cooper reported the result
Of the recent prosecution against syl
yano Nobriga In the Circuit Court ant
that since the conviction there hat
j,een no trouble with the quality OF thu
milk furnished by him.
Mr., Cooper then called attention (,
the report OF the Food Inspector OF
his recent examination Into the quail
ny of the catsups and beers sold u
,he local, market. from which II ap
peared that salieylic acid had beeI
found N u large number ~ sample,
aDd offered ths following resolution
Resolved. That salicylio acid 10 ,
dsleierioas substance whom mixss
With any article VI fo0d or drink sns
~ such luxurious ~ health,
Resolved, That tbs sale VI any w