The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-01-16

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wise. ~ beIrs evident ilat EH i'.Hn'.
Lore Assoc. ION desired to au sf-
! foouto quarantine HfHf# without
discrimination
a petition frau SO ss Greenfield.
Stowe. W1rh ard fFdg3'e az U1uuElu
was read IN which they asi0l to DO
Ilnpo nted and formed Into health
Ic1mmittea or on least have thrIr rN.s'-
rncp recognized vs. 'uh Board They
further reouDstni that all vessels orr
Irving at Hawaii ports with proper
| health certificates from The Board ni
| Health be permitted 20 discharge their
coreles At these ports without inter-
ference or further quarantine Action
In the matter was deferred pending the
receipt Of Sheriff Andrews reply TO
! Minister Cooper's letter, which defined
the formers status.
President wood reported officially
the death of the Hawaiian a Queen
and River streets OF plague, and the
suspicious case at King and Richards
streets. In reference TO the people who
were guarded In the latter block, he
stated that Mr.. WUdenouse had made
complete census Of all the persons
found there He stated that there were
three white families which would need
special attention by the Board. as no
provision had been made at the deten-
ton camps for this class of persons.
There was a family living over the
Harrison house. another family in a
house adjoining, and a third family
near by, in which there are three
small children and a young girl nurse.
Inasmuch as the Board resolved to
save the Occidental Hotel, it was sug-
gested that it be leased and those fam
lilies placed in the building, and use 1t
for a detention station for special cases
President Wood said the Occidental
Hotel was a so-called flreproof struct-
ure, and after inspecting it in the fore
noon he deemed 1t possible to put it in
sanitary condition. In regard to all
the other buildings on the block, he
said it would, in his opinion. be the
wisest course to condemn them and de-
stroy them by fire.
"The place ought TO be burned right
away. as it is out of the quarantine dis
trict and is surrounded by three we'll
used streets. If it is destroyed at once
that may prevent the further spread
of the disease in that locality"
DR.. Emerson: Il move that the
block described by the President, with
the exception of the Occidental Hotel,
be declared to be infected with plague"
So carried, together with a similar mo-
ton which condemns the block to be
destroyed by fire. AS the firemen are
to have rest today, this work may be
accomplished some time tomorrow. By
this order the firemen will be COM
PEELED to burn their own engine house,
the old No. 2, a two-story frame struct-
ure.
Mr.. Gait. superintendent of the Ka-
kaako detention camp. stated that pro-
vision should be made for quarters for
white men. There were two men who
had refused point blank to sleep among
the Chinese or Japanese, while the
latter as stubbornly refused to allow
the men to mingle with them.
MIR. Hatch then moved that the Pres
ident of the Board be empowered to
negotiate with the owners or agents
of the Occidental Hotel and endeavor
to lease It for the purposes previously
mentioned.
Minister Mott-Smith and Colonel
Jones submitted plans and specfica-
| tons for the fumigatng station to be
erected in the Executive grounds for
the use of the military guards. Min
lister Mott-Smith stated that economy
had been considered and the plans We're
limited to what was actually needed.
There will be eight shower baths and
sufficient room for an entire guard re-
lief to make change of clothes in both
ends of the building. The cost had
considerably exceeded his calculations,
hut items such as piping estimated at
5000; iron roof, $500; would make the
whole cost from $4,000 to $500. A
cesspool will also be constructed in
connection. The plant will have to be
used four times day. The plans and
specifications were drawn by Ripley
e Dickey
Unon motion of the Attorney Gener-
al the matter was referred to the San
'tarv Committee to confer with the
Minister and Colonel Jones
Moved hv Mr. Hatch and seconded
that the premises near the junction of
Queen and River streets. as described
by the President in his inspection re-
rOrt. he declared source of filth and
that the premises be ordered destroyed
nv fi"e. The motion carried. and the
buildings will be burned at an early
date.
George Carter addressed the Board
with reference to the action of the
Planters Association yesterday morn
ing in recommending that no freight
leave Honolulu for the other Islands.
"They are all willing" said he, ito
make complete isolation of the port
of Honolulu. They are ready to do that
until the Board of Health can take
some other action" He recommended
the complete blockade of the port of
Honolulu he declared, as at present
there was seemingly a discrimination
between the rich and the poor man in
the shipment of freight. Many people
on this Island were in need of food
supplies. ard he recommended that
when absolutely necessary, canned
goods he Skinned to them.
Moved by Mr.. Hatch that the Presi-
dent be instructed to class American
timed (canpedl goods for distribution
outside as permitted" freight, for 9TH
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