The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-08-16
COMMITTEE RAISING cash

The Board of Health yesterday after
noon appointed f. J. Lowrey, +. c.
Winston and DR.. c. B. Cooper a COM
mittee to look into the matter Of rails
ing enough money to complete the sew
erage system. At the meeting it was
given as an opinion that enough money
could be gotten from citizens. 1t seems
mat $40 900 will complete the pipe lay
ing to points where the system may
be connected up and opened. The spe-
cial committee is getting to work to-
day.
Superintendent McCandless appeared
before the Board yesterday afternoon
and informed it that he could not go
on with the work because of a shortage
of funds. President Wood, address,
ing the Board, called attention to the
seriousness of any cessation of work
at this time. He remarked that typhoid
fever is steadily on the increase and
there is danger of it becoming epide-
mic. To fight diseases the doctors must
have good sewerage and other sanitary
conditions 10 work with.
No steps have as yet been taken in
the matter Of making an appeal to the
citizens of the town to advance money
for the completion of the sewer system.
1t is the intention of the committee haV-
ing this work in charge to start about
the first of next week, when the senti-
ment of the community will be ascer-
tanned.
'I understand" said Mr.. McCandless
this morning, that a special committee
is also to meet with the government Of
ficials for the purpose of seeing if some
means can not be devised for continuing
the construction of the sewer system.
| know of no one who has any authOri-
ty to pledge the government to appro-
pirate money and do not see what can
be done until the Legislature meets,
The election occurs in November and a
special session can be called in Decem-
Der but / do not know whether such will
be done or indeed what matters there
may be now that require immediate at
tentiOn. The citizens of Honolulu are
public spirited enough to raise money IN
( the event of any great calamity being
threatened, and being reimbursed by
the legislature. AS a matter of fact
work will have to be curtailed. All OF
the sewers which have been laid will
be completed and ready for use before
the work will be stopped if funds car
| not be raised. Only the proposed eN-
| tensions will be postponed. It is very
| important however that these extern
/ sions should be made promptly The
work on the water front and on King
street to Liliha street as far as Schoo
| will be finished as will that in the Ke'
walo District"
There is a strong feeling i'm the com
munity on the subject however. The
! portions of the system which will have
to be postponed if money cannot bC
raised are the portions that will be il
districts and areas which almost abov,
| all others, need it.
"If for want of this completed sys
tenn" said prominent citizen today
| "an epidemic should break out, ii Nigh
! easily cost the public more to stamp /
! out than IL would cost now to cOmplet,
the sewer And this too without count
/ ing the loss an epidemic always entails
1t seems to me, if rightly presented
| there ought to be no difficulty in Sc
curing from citizens sufficient funds t
complete the system at this time, rely
| ing on the legislature to reimburse
| them"