The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-01-05

work Win which the nuafi aaa nos
unfiunie1 To- rutiInu iua present
uHl1l uf bufuing Hn IHuef in fhc
immediate vicinity uf u1ildl1Fa ln
which plague bias appeared Will place n
heavy burden Of responsibility upon
their shoulders and the present meet
luE vas called TO obtain The general
op.n.pn 10 the public 10 regard 90 ,heir
present method OF stamping out the
b'rfase. and 90 assure themselves ~
fl public.
The matter Of securing warehouses
Tor fumigatcd goods taken from the
come rncd stores Is also one for s"rl-
Gus consideration. The present accom-
mediation Ia barely sufficient. and any
furtAcf demand or storage will mean
an additional burden.
Presiuent Cooper said the RESPONSE
bui,y should be- fixed now regarding
the destruction of buildings In The
future.
Judge Carter. addressing the Board,
said the press had supported the Board
81 Health. and so had the citizens gen
orally, and he could not see how more
support could be given. II a man has
bunu.ng that il condemned it is only
his own fault.
DR.. Day said II would require most
drastic measures to rid the city of the
plague judging from the experience of
otLer cites. These infected buildings
should at the earliest possible moment
be destroyed.
President Cooper said he had been
studying AL day 10 devise methods OF
going ahead The question of handling
the merchandise in infected buildings
a1g Ia ha sil
way" said President Cooper, would be
to have barracks into which We could
move everv man, woman and child now
In the infected district. and deal with
he buildings afterward Then there
would not be a case of plague left. But
this would require both time and
money"
THE Board Of Health should not
hesitate" said +. VI. Hatch. If time
stands in the way. large number of
assistants should be hired, and If mon
ey-if the Board of Health allows the
question of money to stand in the way
it will fail in its duty. Is any money
available? Would the employment of
1000 assistants exhaust the funds of
the Government. or is the credit OF the
country not sufficient? Business has
already suffered greatly, and stagna-
ton stares us in the face. yet there
are only two cases a day. Let the
Board make It's request to the Council,
and then let the people see what body
fails to do Its duty. This is practi-
cal. and not theoretical question with
which We have to deal. No great eX-
travagance Is necessary, but we should
build warehouse where thousands of
dollars worth of merchandise can be
placed and. If desired. small sum for
storage could be asked. AS to the
question of responsibility for goods,
this Board has responsibility enough
there are tribunals to look after
those matters. The idea of the plague
getting beyond control cannot be de-
scrlbed. The great question is, wheth-
er the plague can be overcome. 1t is
not question of money" (Applause.)
J. A. McCandless suggested that the
l'ishmarket might be taken as ware
house, since business is slack there at
this particular time. 81 agree with
Mr.. Hatch" said Mr.. McCandless.
Don't hesitate. The people are back
ing the Board of Health. l was told
by a gentleman only day or two ago
an opponent of the Government-tha
the Board was doing the proper thing
in burning the infected buildings. 1t
is the only thing to do. Or you might
call a mass meeting, and you could
easily learn the sentiment of the peo-
pie"
Mr.. Hatch suggested that five or six
lawyers be employed by the president
of the Board to consider the legal ques-
tions that may arise. A sufficient num-
Der OF assistants should be employed to
serve all notices on owners and ten
ants in one day. Physicians have said
that the danger of infection is from
the spot itself, so let the people be re-
moved Then there will not be much
danger of the plague spreading. But
where there are several suspicious
cases, act without the Formally of
notice, either as regards houses or
goods
G. w. Smith moved that the Board
Immediately construct the necessary
warehouse at Aala Park for the stor-
age of permitted merchandise from the
quarantined district, and that the mat
ter be referred to the merchants COM
mittee for execution. The motion was
adopted.
~ lnollou was aleoO duOpleu ludl inc
Board appoint n special committee for
the purpose of Immediately construct
ing and preparing accommodations for
five thousand people.
DR.. Days motion that the president
of the Board be instructed to proceed
along the lines already followed by the
Board was adopted On motion of Mr..
Smith. the president was authorized to
employ a number of lawyers to con-
slider legal questions which may arise
regarding the disposition of infected
property.
DR.. Wood said the plague had existed
in Honolulu since December II and
that cases We're daily occurring. He
moved that the Government be re-
quested to call together the Council of
State for the purpose of appropriating
$4,000 In addition to what has been
appropriated, In order to combat the
plague.
President Dole remarked that It was
advisable to specify for what purpose
the money was desired, in order that
A record might be kept of expenditures.
George Carter said the appropriation