Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-12-27


.iuH " the Rrpuphr trorf.tbryl. .
iu. IN board any vessels. nH u shall I
. uvc necessary FOR tho public h"alth f.
md safety sections Nti tp Ns'. inrl1 I
.ivc. W IN. porri tuve NJ 1877 author. F.
zn the abatement W nuis1nros and
provide tho necessary procedure.
Sections aig ~ gt2. Inclusive. provide
for the Improvement " land dclCterl.
1us ~ the public health, authorize the
abatement " nuisances ~ this class.
and provide the procedure for doing
so.
The regulations OF the board ~
health have the force o. law, provided
they do not conflict with the consti.
tuition or laws Of the United States, rr
with any law Of the Territory and
provided. further, that they are neces.
sary, reasonable, limited to the pur.
poses for which the board was Great.
ed. and equal in their operation with.
out distinction Of race. class or condi.
ton. As long as the Board keeps
strictly within its sphere. which is the
safeguarding Of the public health, II
can do whatever the exigencies OF the
case demand: and in time Of pesti.
lence. its authority becomes well-nigh
omnipotent. II has the power, at any
time, upon complying with law and Its
own regulations. to summarily abate
any public nuisance seriously endan.
gering the public health. Where i'm.
mediate action is necessary. II does
not have to wait the slow process NJ
courts. the public safety is the 5u.
preme law
ION the other hand. the law re.
puires these great powers to be eXer-
cised with n conscientious regard for
the rights Of individuals. as well as
the safety of the community. ANY IN.
reference with trade. any burden up.
on private property. any expense or
inconvenience to individuals. not nee.
essarv to the safeguarding of the pub.
lie health. Is to he scrupulously avoid
ed.
1.-THE law. however. recognizes that
matters of sanitation are often ques'
lions Of opinion. which must he decid
cd off.hand. and does not hold the
board or its members responsible for
mistakes Of Judgment. II thev exer'
else good common sense and honest
W. do the hest thcv can with such light
as they can get"
The president gave his views as tc
procedure. according to the opinion
Of the ATTORNEY General. so as to en-
force all the sanitary regulations OF tht
Board. Notices should be served or
property owners whenever require
that the regulations would be carrie,
out The Attorney Generals opinion
should be posted in condemned loca'
lities.
Rroad The Attorney Genera
Gauge spoke Of large numbei
Chinese OF intelligent Cinnamon
naming Goo Kim as a type of them
who were as DESTROYS as anyone that
new Chinatown should not be permit
ted to arise equally deleterious to tn,
public health as the one lately destroy
ed by fire.
a. +. Judd appeared as attorney fol
Mr.. Winam. who had furnished hin
with an order from DR.. Pratt, th'
executive officer. to remove people from
certain premises forthwith. On NJ
winam's behalf he had been urgin.
the public works department to hav,
the land filled up to sanitary require
ments. About three weeks ago he hat
been informed OF the breakdown Of tht
dredge and the exhaustion OF funds
Since then the railroad company ha'
promised to do the filling without mncl
further delay. Mr.. Winam only wante;
time.
The president said the condition o
the ground was such that It was {
menace to public health to allow peo
pie to live upon It,
Mr.. Judd suggested that a persona
conference between Mr.. Winam and thu
executive officer might result in sat
isfactory understanding. 1t was left a
that.
1t was voted to commission as agent
Of the Board list of new deputy sher
IFS. mn
| Abide A letter was read from
by the the Honolulu Plum
Rules ing Co., relative to a con
cession made by the former plumb!n.
inspector, asking that the work !,
question be approved as It was neces
sary to have the job finished.
The president said the concession
was contrary to regulations.
The Attorney General said, II the &C
ton Of the inspector was illegal, 1t wa
not binding on the Board.
The president could not see how the.
could allow the regulations to be bro
ken, and on motion the request wa
denied.
1t was decided to refer the matter O
a meat inspector at Lihue to Sheriff
CoDsy.
Meth,Ia,ed The president brougn
Spirits up the question of tn
Question sale Of methylate
spirits. Several deaths had occurre
from over-indulgence in the article.
Mr.. Smith explained that the law wa
the same as that OF several leading ma
lions, which did not treat methylate
spirits as poison. They had to be talk
en- in large quantities to produce leth
al effects. Stlll, as In France measure
were being taken to put absinthe 4