The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-02-09


hccn secn ny the ffcmcn with uno
single exception IN the ease ~ the hrt
ON kukul street, when a rat escaped
nf pay II think fence ought ~
be put around the place before the
IRE
Mr. Hatch n think there IL dan
ger NJ the rate going into the interior
of the blocks"
Andrew Brown. the Fire Commits.
sloner, was present nj the meeting.
and his opinion was asked as to the
advisablllty and practicabllity OF put
ting rat-proof fence around the
premises while they were being de-
stroyed by fire. He expressed his
opinion that Il was quite unnecessary.
stating that rats are never seen by
the firemen escaping from the burn
Ing buildings; and that IL they were.
they could be killed by the iremen.
seven OF whom carry revolvers for
the purpose OF killing cats and dogs.
IL necessary.
DR. Day thought the danger OF in
lection from rats warranted the Board
in Offering a premium for their cap
ture dead or alive and therefore
moved:
I'm view OF the fact that rats are
known to be disseminators of the
plague and that 1t Is important to
have as many as possible destroyed
therefore the Board will pay a bonus
OF % cents apiece for live rats deliv-
cred in traps to Mr.. Hits. agent of
the Board of Health in the infected
district, and Is cents apiece for dead
rats delivered in tight containers such
as boxes, tins. etc. Avoid handling
dead rats with the bare hands. Remove
them with shovels. Before removal
pour on large quantity of boiling wa
ter or kerosene OIL" Motion carried.
Afternoon Session.
At the session yesterday afternoon
there were present. President Wood,
George w. Smith, Dr.. Day, f. NJ. Hatch
and f. j. Lowrey.
report from VIM. Blaisdell was re-
ceived relative to sanitary conditions
in the quarantine district. He states
that the cesspools have had little at
tention as yet, and advises the Board
to issue instructions to construct earth
closets until the cesspool question is
settled.
1t was suggested that If people are
to live over the stores in Chinatown,
patent closets should be put in all
buildings. arranged to empty in COM
mon, cesspool, to be constructed under
directions from the Board and within
easy reach of the odorless excavator.
protest was received from Cecil
Brown representing l.. l.. McCandless'
property on Nuuanu street. The rear
structures of his buildings were con-
demned by the Board as insanitary and
a cause of sickness and were ordered
removed and destroyed within forty
eight hours after the condemnation.
Mr.. Brown took exception to the
Boards action, and said that the build
ings would not be torn out without re-
course to court of law. No attention
was paid to the communication and no
answer was deemed necessary.
Arrangements were made for trans
ferring the inmates of the cottage, from
which Mr.. Hartmann was removed to
the pest hospital, to a special quaran-
tine at kalihi. There are nine persons
included in the order; one man, two
WVihSh anu XII WILLIE
Mr.. McVeigh reported that he would
have cottage prepared for them by
this morning. Mr.. Weldon is looking
after the commissary while the peo-
pie are held in the present location.
Paul Neumann, representing ten
ant of one of the eye-sores at the corner
of Emma and Beretania streets, ap-
peared before the Board and asked that
his client be allowed to remain in the
building. The cleansing process had
begun, he said, when the protest of
neighbors appeared in the newspapers;
and since then, Mr.. Neumann has been
awaiting some action on the part of the
Board before proceeding further with
the renovation. No decision was ar
rived at, and whenever convenient the
Board will visit the premises in body
to pass upon the sanitary conditions.
Mr.. Neumann represented to the Board
that, in his opinion, 1t was possible to
make the premises sanitary.
Mr.. Lowrey moved that the saloons
be ordered closed at all times excepting
between the hours Of a. m. and 6 p.
m. In general discussion of the ques-
tion, the motion was lost, and no fur
Their action was taken.
The Board devoted most of the after
noon to study of the map coveringthe
area enclosed by Fort street, Chaplain
lane, Nuuanu and Hotel streets, and
the advisability Of condemning the block
entirely and destroying 1t by fire. The
II. marked out in the proposal COM
mences at the corner of Fort and Hotel
streets, extending mauka to the Love
building thence directly Eva through
the block to Nuuanu street; thence In
a meandering course through Fowler's
Yard, taking in all the cottages there;
thence back to the original starting
point, sparing the brick buildings fac
ing on Hotel street, opposite Bethel
street. The matter was taken under
advisement, awaiting results from the
destruction of the Pantheon saloon and