The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-01-22
some NEN PLAGUE SPOTS.
FEARFUL CONDITIONS AT KUKUI
AND NUUANU.
Two Large Fires ordered Outside of
the Quarantined District-Board of
Health Inspection.

More condemnation of property, this
time outside of the quarantined district
was the result of the Board of Health
meeting this morning. The Board meet
on the premises at Kukui street and
Nuuanu avenue, where two cases have
occurred, and at Aala, the members
making and voting upon motions as
they inspected the houses.
Though the buildings are new, and
at one end not even completed, the
Board found at Kukui and Nuuanu
conditions as bad as anything yet re-
ported The house where this morn
ing's case was found was first visited.
Behind this are three fearful cesspoOls.
They are on the surface, just behind the
back doors. The front store is full of
baggage probably removed from China
town during the fire. In a dirty little
back room, is a mattress on the floor.
on which the Japanese plague victim
was found dead this morning, not six
feet from as filthy pool as any in Ho-
nolulu. The room is packed with stores,
except where the mattress lies.
DR.. Wood expressed the greatest in
oignation at the existence of the con-
ditions discovered in a place yet in
course of construction. "This is an
abomination worse than anything in
Chinatown" said the doctor. Here
we are burning down plague spots in
one part of the city and people GO
ahead and make cesspools without q
bit of covering and without even dig
ging deep into the earth. The quicker
it is all cleaned out by fire the better
All the buildings, just erected, were
condemned and ordered burned today
If possible. There are three long two
story structures, extending along Nuu-
anu and Kukui streets. They are or
the property of the Bishop estate.
At Aala, the Board found a large dis.
trict, in which the conditions called fol
immediate condemnation. Some of the
houses were above cesspools anC
swamps, none of them had any decen
sanitary arrangements, and all roun(
them was a stagnant pond. This ponC
was infected with cholera during Ho
nolulu's last fight with disease, and /
was condemned at that time On tn,
King street side, beyond the Nuuanl
bridge, is a row of Chinese laundries
stores and restaurants. DIR. Wood EN-
tered one door way where there was
sign 'rooms to let" There were dir
and bad smells everywhere. long
low passage way led to the rear
cracks in the floor showing the greer
swamp underneath. Stables in the mid
die of houses and a combination DC
factory, bakery and livery stable, wer
some of the features.
All was condemned on the spot, to. b
burned as soon as accommodations ca
be found for the inhabitants. Thes
are mostly Chinese. There are abou
twenty-four buildings in all in the new
ly condemned district, beyond the river
, The whole block fronting on Kim
! street is included. extending UP Aal
road to where high ground begins
! Everything along Aala lane must go
The main problem is to find homes 70
! the people. There are about three hun
, dred in the district and it may be som
> days before they can be put anywhere
r They will have to wait for the empty
: ing of Kawaiahao church. Work is be
( ing hastened as much as possible a
: Kalihi. 1--WE have got every man VIII
= can be secured in Honolulu at work.
n said architect Ripley, who was wit
2 the Board of Health. I'VE have bee
to very contractor and gathered up a
the men they could let us have, an
as far as Kalihi is concerned, not
> thing could be done that is not bein
done, no matter what was the emel
gency."
While the Board was at Kulxui an
Nuuanu streets, DIR. Wood was notifie
of the presence of a sick woman in til
house next to the Honolulu hotel. III
doctor went to visit here, but foun
: nothing serious. 1t is more a case
p fright than anything else, apparentl