The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-08-03
TRAFFIC. IN
GRAVEYARD
Warehouse KaWaiahaO
Cemetery.
PERMIT is APPLIED FOR
Board Of Health Will Look ln'o the
Matter--MOre Money for
Inspector Duffy.

An application TO erect a warehouse
I'm the Kawaiahao cemetery caused a
little stir In the meeting of the Board
OF Health yesterday. From the appI-
cation 1t appeared that the trustees of
the cemetery have given their consent
TO the erection of buildings on ground
at or near the corner of Punchbowl
and Queen streets, where there are
several graves, and when the apolica-
sented to the Board of Public Works II
was referred to DR.. Pratt, the sanitary
inspector, and he referred II to the
board.
THE application reads said DIR.
Pratt, Ito erect a warehouse in the 'Ka-
waiahao graveyard and I did not like
the look of IL so 1 went to investiga. e.
1 found a number of graves on the
very ground where this building is to
s,a.u, 80 4 decIaed 10 refer 1t To the
| board"
1T seems to me that 1t does not re-
| fleet much credit on the Board of Trus-
tees OF the kawaiahao cemetery If they
are leasing the cemetery ground for
building purposes" said Mr.. Lowrey.
"Inere ~ something wrong some
where" said DR. Emerson, and i move
that before the permit is granted the
| secretary be instructed TO md out a
about the matter. and whether or no
any steps have been taken to eXhume
I the BODIES from the plot of ground
which the building will occupy
The motion was carried aAd the incl
dent was closed.
/ The Board was called together for thu
II
Il bills incident to the bubonic plague, but
as il appeared that the bins had not
been indexed or classified II was de-
| cided to defer action on them for an
other week. so as to have this work
done. Dr. Garvin reported that the bills
amounted to about S12.5S1 20, and IL ap-
peared that there was not enough l5fl
OF the plague appropriation to settle
them all, so they will be paid pro rata
and an Appropriation Will be asked
from the next legislature to pay the
| balance.
~ bill amounting to $2S5.16 for the
| services of Chinese cooks and walters
lempioyed outside of the Drill Shed de
tention camp, which has been up sew
eral times before the Board recently
was reported on favorably by DIR. Gar
win. was ordered paid. That for s2.4s
which was presented by Attorney
Brooks. on behalf OF. a number of Jap
anese who had been in the detention
camp. and who had been employed b.
Superintendent Doyle at various cd,
Jobs 20 keep them occupied. was re
Itected. These Japanese demanded from
81 TO So for their services during tn
tpcriDd of their detention in camp.
letter from the Attorney Genera
was received on the matter Of payinl
Drs Garvin. Howard and Hoffman 70
services for examining lepers. 1t ap
| peared that these physicians all hol
Government positions, but that thes
do not include the examination Of lep
ers. and the Attorney General he'd tina
" so, they were entitled TO their money
The Board heard the letter read an
then deferred action on Il.
Sanitary Inspector Duffy applied 70
an Increase of salary from $3.50 to Sc
per month. and after a long discusslo
OF the matter In executive session 1t wa
decided to grant the increase, as IL az
peared that Duffy's services have prov
en- very valuable. and that he woul
give up the position unless he wer
granted an Increase.