The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-02-23

dLAs event. AC QlSU OIL the 0iaguA on
the night of the 18th.
The Board of Health has so far failed
and declined TO order the destruction
of the building, and did not even order
1t into quarantine until yesterday
wednesday, afternoon.
The published account of the meet
ing OF the Board in dealing with this
case, states, among other things, that
the Board did not consider it proved
that the stables were a source OF in
lection"
We submit that in no case hereto
fore, except in the case of the Pan
| theol Stables, has the Board required
that building should be conclusiveiy
| proved to be infected before it was
ordered destroyed.
| Ihere IS Tar stronger proof that the
| Hotel Stables are a source of infection
than existed in any one of the in
stances above cited, as to buildings
other than those in which plague
deaths have taken place.
| Either the Hotel Stables should be
destroyed or else the buildings above
referred to were improperly DESTROYED,
Why should the Board establish the
precedent that a building from which
two plague cases have come must be
afirmatively proven to be infected be-
fore it is destroyed, and in numerous
other cases destroy buildings con-
corning which there is only a suspi-
lcion, without any proof whatsoever?
1t is with intense regret that this
committee feels obliged to communi-
cate upon this subject with the Board
of Health; but feeling, as we do, that
| h. ~,
augurated is consistently and persist
emily carried out, the losses and sacri-
fees of the past will be in vain, we
urge upon the Board of Health, with
all the earnestness at our command
that it reconsider its action concern
ing the Hotel Stables and act concern
ing the same upon the principles ear
lier adopted and heretofore carried
lout; assuring the Board that in car
rying out such policy, the Board will
have the earnest and hearty support
not only of this committee, but of the
community at large, among whom We
feel assured, there is as intense dis
satisfaction with the course taken By
the Board concerning the Hotel Sta
bles as is felt by this committee.
| We have the honor to remain, YOU
obedient servants,
CITIZENS SAN. COM,
By S. M. BALLOU, Secretary.
Asiatic Merchandise.
Honolulu, Feb. %, 1900.
To the Board of observation-disclosures
The Citizens Sanitary Committee re
Ispectfully inquire what action, if any
has been taken on the following reso
luton, which you informed us ha
been referred to a special committee
THAT it is the opinion of this commit
tee that as means of suppressing thu
plague and preventing further out
break thereof, all foodstuffs imported
from or originating in China or Hong
kong and now in any part of the Ha
, waiian Islands. should be immediatel.
destroyed; such compensation thereto
to be made to the owners, as the prop
er authorities may decide; and ais
that until the plague entirely cease
in China and Hongkong all foodstuff
: originating in either of said place
should be declared to be infected witt
plague and dangerous to the publ
: health, and their importation into thi
country prohibited"
This inquiry is made in view of tn
: fact that such foodstuffs are still beinj
} distributed from the Custom house an
are being taken in large quantities t
5 all portions of the city.
Very respectfully yours,
CITIZENS SAN. COM,
By s. NJ. BALLOU, Secretary.