The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-02-22

fit for human habitation. and sbonId
be condemned, pulled down and cleared
away. ~
No. 5--The water closets comrlain-
ed of should have new. plain seats
with no basin attachments" of any
kind below. This should be done AT
once, as there is a very bad smell
there
No. and No. 17-Complafnts 7
think, are of too large and grave a ma
ture for my single opinion. / would
therefore, respectfully refer these two
complaints to the president or tbe
whole Board for their consideration
NO. S-These are a number of build-
ings used principally for rooming-
places. The building in which thare
is a store contains four rooms. with
two rooms more attached. Six other
buildings contain twenty-one rooms
All these buildings are nothing more
than shacks, and are very old; thor
oughiy insanitary throughout: conse-
quently not fit for human habitation
and should be condemned, taken down
and cleared away.
No. 9-This complaint has been
properly attended to, and all rubbish
cleaned up and burnt.
NO. 1O-The water closets COMPLAIN
ed OF must be removed and taken ont
They are filthy and insanitary. New
ones should be put in their Mace with
modern fixtures, overhead flushing
tanks, properly put in and connected,
vent pipes fixed below the traps and
carried up to the cave OF the nearest
building. Mr.. Notes kitchen should
nave cement floor. The present wood
floor is full of rat holes. Where so
much grease is about, which is food
for rats, a cement floor is necessary.
Kitchens of this kind can be more cas-
lily cleaned and kept in good sanitary
condition.
No. 11-This building complained
OF is a one-story building with sever
al attachments thereto. 1t is used as
a dwelling-house and store, and it
should never have been more than a
shed. 1t is built mostly of 12x1 inch
rough boards throughout and it is now
old and insanitary. The sleeping-
rooms are not properly ventilated, and
it is very dirty; not fit for human hab-
ltatlon. 1t should be condemned and
taken down; then cleared away.
NO. 12-These buildings are mostly
l could find no fault, only the want of
ventilation in the rooms. They are 90
ing to put in fifteen new windows. with
frames, size 24x34 inches. Time re-
quired, fourteen days. l will see that
this is done.
No. 13-There are seven one-story
buildings in this complaint. These are
thoroughly permeated with filth all
through-worse than these were not in
Chinatown. These buildings should
all be condemned, taken down
and piled up in the center of the lot:
then burnt up under the care of the
Fire Department. None of this mate
rial should be allowed to be taken
away from this place, but all should
be destroyed. The cesspools should
then be cleaned out and filled with new
earth two feet above present level.
No. 14-This old theater should be
condemned. 1t is insanitary through
out; all the material is rotten; the
liying-rooms, at the back, are so filthy
that it is a wonder some disease does
not break out. This building should
be burnt where it stands or surely
some disease will come out of this
place. This place, am sure, is dan
ger to the public.
No. IA window will be put into
the room complained off. Size, 24x34
inches. Time required, four days. /
will see that this is done.
No. 16-This matter must have been
remedied since complained off, because
there is now a window in every room.
w. B. COUSONS,
Sanitary Engineer.