The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-01-16

PRICE FIVE CENTS.
sufficient water az the locality TO make
the plan a feasible one. They pro-
posed to build a warehouse absolutely
on the wharf, the entire work
TO be under the supervision OF the
Board of Health. AS TO the employees
and stevedores, 1t was stated quarters
would be prepared for their permanent
station on the wharf.
Mr.. Ena and Mr.. Giffard appeared at
the Board meeting and presented the
committees suggestion, which was ia
vorably received. and the committee
was authorized TO prepare its plans
and specifications for inspection by
the Board
As a result OF the excitement occa-
stoned by the appearance of the plague
In the residence district within the last
two days, many informal discussions
were held among business men yeSter-
day morning, and by noon a movement
was on foot 10 form a citizens sanitary
committee and meet with the Board
az It's afternoon session. and propose
to that body that the citizens be allow
ed to organize upon the lines followed
during the cholera epidemic, and divide
the city. outside OF the military district
Of Chinatown, into forty districts with
| inspectors and sub-inspectors TO look
after the people, keep a complete cen
sus. and further recommend that no
person be allowed to move his place OF
residence until further order Of the
Board.
| This proposition was well received
among business men generally and ;.
| NJ. Ballou took the matter In hand at
once and proceeded to draft a schedule
OF the proposed districts. Colonel j. III.
Fisher. L. A. Thurston and A. w. Car
ter assisted in classifying the city into
the districts proposed.
Board of Health Meeting.
The Board of Health met at o'clock
Yesterday afternoon. at which were
present President Wood, in the chair.
George w. Smith. DR.. Emerson and
+. VI. Hatch.
Among the citizens present were:
President Dole. Paul Isenberg. Judge
Stanley. Judge Whiting. NJ. Phillips,
= Judge Frear. Geo. II. Garter. +. l..
T dodge. Henry Waterhouse, l.. Pinkham.
Prof. Scott. A. Wilder, n. Z. Gedge, a.
s Humphreys. L. A. Thurston. Col.
Fisher. ]. c. Cohen, Bishop Willis, Spe-
], cial Agent Sewall, Judge Perry, Judge
j. Wilcox. Theo. Lansing, VIII. Fisher.
w. Blaisdell. A. v. Gear. $. NJ. Ballou.
F Z. Bishop w. A. Henshall, j. II.
i Cclburu. A. q. NJ. Robertson, Postmas-
4 ter General Oat. A. s TOWNSEND. G. VI.
: Atherton. c. Achi. Z. schweitzer p.
l. Davey.
s In announcing the call for the pub
: lie meeting with the representative
n citizens. President Wood said:
? "This meeting was called at the In
o stance OF some OF the citizens who
=, mauv v.,s- --ishes known TO the presi-
:. dent Of the Board that some action bs
VI taken by the citizens to assist tn,
Board in its attempt to stamp out the
: plague. The idea met the approval oi
the Board and a meeting was called "a
' discuss plans for all the citizens tC
take a hand in preventing the spread
- of the disease. There are two maiI
I, ways in which the citizens can help M
y i'm the detection OF cases. In many in
;, stances when we find a sick person W,
:, find that the patient has been sick TO
y two or -hree DAYS or course. ~ 4
y much more difficult for the Board q
il carry out its work when the inspection
has 10 be conducted over such a larg
?. area. We have the old quarantine dis
= trict in full control now.
y The question now IS to find tn
y people who have been exposed witt
d those who have been sick. They mus
be apprehended before they have ar
" opportunity TO scatter all over the city
In this way new centers OF infection
n will be established. At the presen
i time every new case Of sickness amonl
n the native and Chinese Is the signal fO
u all the other people In a house to de
e camp 10 other parts.
The two ways in which the citizen
= can render the most aid 20 the Boar,
n are these: Assisting the Board in re-
: porting cases and in preventing peopl
l from moving away. Mr.. S. VI. Ballol
II has been instrumental in getting thi
matter mp. and ] will ask him q
& speak"
/ Mr.. Ballou: "Mr. President. some o
e us felt that we should endeavor TO as
/ sist the Board. In such an emergenc,
n IL was suggested that we prepare ou
! Organization even before receiving rec
Is ognition from the Board, even a. tn
| AlHh vi Dtlnb premature Nb UIOuEu
together a representative body OF bus
mess men. Mr.. Thurston and myself
= together with Colonel Fisher and A
~ W. Carter. formulated a schedule o
J. districts for the Citizens Sanitar!
, Committee. and now appear before th,
s Board and ask for power TO go aheai
n exactly on the same lines az we're use'
% during the cholera times.
Y We have divided the city into fort!
y districts, where there were but twentl
d in the cholera epidemic, in order 70 ge
i more thorough work. We are prepares
= to commence work IL the Board vii
r. commission ms as acting for the Board
n We are prepared 10 get our Inspector
4 together. and will call for volunteer
3 from the citizens TO act as Inspector
and sub-inspectors. We hope 10 mak'
a IL even more effective than durinl
4 cholera times. We have a committe'
i OF ten. The committee is open 10 th'
, aunofufu1nuf of tha Rnard We urp