The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-04-06
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| tied and steamed. after which they are
| Immediately packed In new cases of
three dozens each and barrels of six
dozens each. The petitioners stated
THAT the regulation preventing them
from shipping these goods was causing
them serious loss. A sample of the bot
tie and wrapper used was sent to the
Board with the application.
The above request was granted, in
fact had been granted once before by
the Board of Health.
Kalihi Improvement League.
DR.. Wood read the following commu-
nication to the Board after much minor
business had been transacted:
"In a communication from the Ka-
luhi League for Public improvements,
delivered in February last by its Exec
utiye Committee to the Minister of the
Interior. request,was made for the re-
moval of garbage from the Kalihi dis
trict by your carts, and the Minister
of the Interior made favorable reply
thereto. Although we have had no re-
lief. we have not renewed or urged the
matter. although it has been frequently
discussed at meetings of the Executive
COMMITTEE.
I'VE have realized the fact that the
work of stamping out the plague has
been absorbing your attention ana
energy.
We are reliably informed that you
have asked for an increased appropria-
ton this year in order to extend your
system of removal of garbage to dis
N
we are also informed that the Kalihi
"a strict is not included in your plan.
we. therefore. call your attention to
the fact that this district is growing,
Itha, If neglected insanitary conditions
Iarp likely to arise and that taxpayers
land rent payers residing there are put
to inconvenience and expense in dispos-
ing of their garbage.
we have this day been advised by
he Minister of the Interior to come dl-
rect to you with this matter, and we
trust that you will Immediately place
us within your district for the removal
of garbage
Signed by r. McCants Stewart, chair
man. Referred 10 the executive officer
of the Board of Heath for action.
Burial Committees Report.
vi.
committee on burial, made the follow
ing report TO the Board
Honolulu. Il. l.. April ;. 1900.
To the President of Jne Board OF
Health.
sir: Inc COMMITTEES 20 whom Mas re-
ferred a resolution to prohibit further
buridls in Honolulu beg to report:
The overCrowded condition of the
grave yards of Honolulu has Tor lOn}
time been matter which mas forcec
Itself upon public consideration and has
pressingIy demanded prompt action. Ii
! April. 1896, Or. Emerson tor the SAM
c tary committee. brought the matter be
= fore the Board and recommended thai
indiscriminate burials in Honolulu be
+ stopped. The subject was referred tC
a special committee, who made a re,
b port recommending kahauiki as a suit
2 able site for a new cemetery. In 1872
the legislature authorized the Minister
. Of the Interior to set apart portions Of
the public domain for burial purposes
1ne subject then received the earnest
attention of the Executive. While the
selection Of a site was under consid-
Grafton the public domain passed from
tne control of the Executive and no tur-
Their action has been possible on the
lines contemplated by the legislature
There are twenty-one burial places II
. Honolulu The principal ones are fileC
: nearly to their capacity. Some are II
q sites which should never have been DC
cupied for the purpose. There seems
TO be no room for difference Of opinion
Z as 10 the necessity for new grounds
: The choice of a locality. however, pre-
4 sents considerable difficulty. In tn
4 past burial grounds in Honolulu hav
q been located without any regard to tn
p growth of the city. AS we are nov
- Just entering upon new chapter in GU
: history under conditions of the bright
) est promise il would be ineXcusable I
2 repeat the old mistake. The valley
. back of the town do not offer prope
% conditions: the land to the eastwar
, is rocky until the further slope of Wa
) aae Is reached. A suburb is springin
q, up in this direction and II Is In TN
& natural line of growth of the city fC
B residence purposes. IL being the dlre'
4 tion from which the trade winds Dion
y furnishes additional reason why TN
z section should be used for dwelling
< and not for burials. To the westwar
x the Executive had under considerable
6 1.-TWO years ago the land Of Halawa an
the land Of Kahauiki. Both of the'
tracts are suitable for the purpose. a
x though the latter might be considert
y too near town The Board Of Heal
: should have readily approved of eithe
, Unfortunately neither are at prese
q available One has been acquired II
~ plantation use. and the other set apa
= hy the Federal Government for arm
a purposes The Board of Health Is n
4 vested with authority to purchase lal
I for burial purposes. There is nothin
/ however. to prevent private enterpri
3 from providing the land. The functi,
3 of the Board is that of approval on
3 The duty is by law (sS72 Penal Law
g placed upon the Board to make
- regulations which ii may judge nec'
sary for the interment of the dead a
- respecting cemeteries and buryi
grounds" This clearly makes 1t
c rumbent upon the Board TO prohibit I
-. over-crowding of cemeteries and
burial of bodies in improper plac