The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-10-11
BLAME
is PLACED.
Laid To Public Works
Department.
NOTICES ARE UNHEtDED
Board of Health Scores the mat
tention Paid To Its Recon-
mendations.

The Board of Public Works is not do
ing its share towards the maintenance
of sanitary conditions in Honolulu, ac-
cording to the reports presented to
the Board of Health yesterday. The
washhouses at Iwilei are particularly
described as in most insanitary condi-
ton. for they have no cesspools. and
are otherwise in such state that they
are a byword among the residents of
that vicinity.
when go to the people and demand
that they build cesspools and otherwise
put their places in sanitary condition"
said Dr. Pratt, city sanitary officer. at
! "the people say to me. Why don't the
Government put the waShhouseS in
shape? If we are to be compelled to
build cesspools, the Government ought
to do the same thing i cannot make
many reforms while the Government
keeps such place as that in the shape
| it is In at the present time
That is So" President Wood remark
ed IF the Public Works Department
does not put in proper appliances at
such places we cannot expect private
| individuals to do So"
! DIR. Cooper then moved that COM
munication be sent to the Board of
Public Works stating what complaints
had been made with regard to the Iwi-
| lei washhouses by private individuals,
and requesting that measures be taken
to put the place in proper sanitary
condition.
LEPER ELECTIONEERING
! A letter was received from c. j. Nc
lCarthy, chairman of the Democratic
Territorial Central committee, wherein
he stated that 1t had come to his atten-
ton that man named Kahaulelio had
gone to the leper settlement at Kalaua-
papa. and had there delivered addresses
in the interest of the Republican party.
AS he had been refused permission to
send Democratic speakers to the settle
ment he stated that his party had been
unfairly treated.
4 Il heard of this mans doings.' said
Attorney General Dole, and / looked
into the matter and / learned that he
had gone to the settlement in the ca
pacity of a prosecuting officer. While
there he took advantage Of the occasion
to make political speeches He had no
authority to do anything of the kind,
land 1 communicated with Sheriff Bald
win of Maui, through High Sheriff
|
be a repetition of the offense."
THE SCHOOL CHILDREN.
The letters received by the Board of
Education concerning the medical ex-
animation of children in schools in
Maui were presented to the board. Ow-
ing to the fact that these letters have
already appeared in the papers 1t was
deemed unnecessary to read them.
President Wood asked what was to be
Ion nh e h. T.. Al.
said that it appeared necessary to
await the report of the Government
/ physicians at the various school dis
tricts. DIR. Wood said that these would
be received shortly, and suggested that
the matter be laid over for the present
A communication was received from
DIR. Wood, Government physician at
Waialua, wherein he stated that he had
been compelled to refuse certificates To
several children. He gave the names of
one or two of these, but he did not state
what was the nature of the disease with
which they We're suffering. and his re-
port was ordered returned to him with
directions that he make a more careful
statement of the matter, telling why
he had refused the applications.
CEMETERY APPLICATION.
f, j. Berry appeared before the board
to present an application of the Ha-
waiian Cemetery Association for the
approval of their proposed site near
Pearl City. The place seemed in every
way to be suitable and particularly as
it was Immediately available. The only
matter which the board questioned was
that of certain springs which flowed
from the ground owned by the company
into the sea. DIR. Garvin was directed
to confer with the directors of the com
pany for the purpose of ascertainine
the best method of controlling this wa
ter. so that it might not be used fol
irrigation or domestic purposes. and
the site was approved.
CONTRACTS FOR MEAT.
Contracts We're let to the Metropoli
tan Meat Company for furnishing the
leper settlement at Molokai with sal
peer for the next six months at the
rate or 1880 per 200-pound barrel. The
Parker Ranch Company was given the
contract for furnishing cattle on the
hoof, eighty or ninety head a month
at the price of $25 per head The,
agreed to bring the cattle to the land
ing
1t was reported that eight lepers wer,
sent to the settlement on October 2.
FISH MARKET AT LAHAINA.
The proposed erection of a fish mar
ket at Lahaina on land adjoining tn,
canal there was discussed A repor
was received from C. r. Lindsay. tn,
Board OF Health agent at Lahaina. an
proving the site. II appeared that h,
owned the land. and he said in his re
port that the canal was in no more In
n sanitary condition than it had been 70
the past years, since he could remem
Der in fact. The report occasioned !,
smiie among the members Of the board
ana 1t was decided that 1t would h
necessary to obtain the approval of th
site from the Government physician a
Lahaina before the Board would ner
point. 'na
LICENSING PLUMBERS.
The report of Plumbing Insnacto
DpHy stated that it would be necessa p,
70 require all master plumbers to TAX
OUT license, and to require journey
men Plumbers to pass an examinatio,
before they are granted the right r
ply their trades. This was considere,
matter for the consideration OF IN
Legislature. and not for the board +
decide
KEWALO DISTRICT.
superintendent McCandIess sent In
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