The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-01-27
THE CITIZENS
Meeting of Committee
Yesterday.
Reports on Construction and Other
Arrangements at KaIihi Station
Payment Of Men.

A meeting Of the Citizens Commit
tee was held yesterday afternoon az
3 o'clock in the Office Of the Minister
of Interior. There were present Min
lister Young chairman, and L. 4.
Thurston, c. ". Cooke, ]. A. Kennedy,
c. B. Ripley, c. Bolte, DIR. Herbert, ].
B. Anterior, T. r. Walker and Presi-
dent Dole. The minutes of two pre-
vious meetings were read and ap-
proved.
Minister Young reported on the res
Olution of the Board of Health, refer
ring to the power Of the committee,
as too meager; he was appointed q
/ Board thereon. He read the CORE
spondence with McCandless Brothers
and explained the bids for the well at
Kalihi, stating the reasons why MIR.
Pinkham's bid could not be consid-
cred. owing to the time limit for fin
ishing the well. McCandless Brothers
bid for $500 was accepted on the 22d
instant, the well to be finished in three
weeks. The pipe authorized to be put
in was already laid.
L. 4. Thurston reported that he had.
as a committee of one, received the re-
fusal from Mr.. Geo. Paris of a gasolin.
engine to be used as an extra at the
Kalihi station. Since then Mr.. Paris
haH fvsr ,1I 1, 4, 4
TO rent the engine, but if the COMMITTEES
wished, would sell IL to them for $3.50.
Minister Young said he did not think
it was absolutely necessary to have the
engine. He thought there was little
chance of breakdown in the engine
now in use and Mr.. Paris had probably
better sell II.
Mr.. Kennedy said he had seen the
engineer at the station lately, who was
satisfied there would be no trouble
with the engine now in use. He an
ticipated it would work all right.
Mr.. Thurston said there was anoth-
er engine which the committee could
secure, in case of an accident, which
could be placed in position at once at
a small rental. He therefore moved
that Mr.. Paris be informed that the
committee would not need to buy OF
him. Carried.
Mr.. ]. A. Kennedy reported progress
in his department
Mr.. G. b. Ripley reported that ne \
had been pushing work at the station \
and that there were now only three |
buildings incomplete. IL was a fact.
however, that those in charge of the |
station were demanding more work
and buildings than he had authority
for; he therefore felt it his duty to
ask for further instructions. For in
stance, DIR. Howard insisted on a
building Of five or six rooms to be used
as a consumptive hospital
DIR. Herbert thought there was no
need of special hospital; the matter
could be arranged by dividing the pres-
ent hospital and this could be done in
such manner there would be little
Or no danger arising as to the spread
Of the disease.
Mr.. Ripley stated he had already
built storehOuse outside Of the origi-
nal plans, but did not believe he had
my authority to build everything they
wanted and asked for. There was also
proposition to make a direct dis
;harge pipe from the hospital (Which
s located at the shore too low to use
he funnel to deep water, a distance {
If about 900 feet. r,
DIR. Herbert did not think it was
light to discharge excreta into the
water without first disinfecting It: It c
vas probable that the salt water would !
NIL plague germs, but there were 9TH Z
rs which it might not kill, typhoid fe- =,
'er Tor instance, and no risks should
'e run. 1t would not be difficult In
lisinfect all excreta before II reached
ne discharge pipe, and this should be s
lone y,
On motion of Mr.. Thurston DR.. Her
ert was appointed a committee of one
confer with DIR. Howard on arrange
nents for establishing a consumptive
ospital in the building already built
'arried. 4
Mr.. Thurston called attention IN a
ONE slight conflict in the details Of A
obstruction and supply furnishing AZ
ne station. Considerable discussion
n the question took place. which
Iosed upon the discovery that the
lctlon had already ceased upon a let
er sent by Minister Young defining
le duties or the various persons in
large of the departments at the sta
on. ''''
AS an outcome Of a general discus
on which followed, it was decided
lat the matter Of paying the WORK. r.
en- at the station should be remod- n
ed and brought down to a business u
isis. 1t was the general opinion that n
e workmen should be paid their
oney personally and not through the
''-0 =,
On motion c. B. Ripley was instruct
10 prepare pay rolls, as used bv the q
'vernment, and hereafter have Them ,r
operiy signed and audited. Carried -
Meeting adjourned at 4:3O o'clock 4