The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-02-23


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Dr wood then went into ,ne history
~ the An Hung Hotel stables case.
which n reported In another column.
There seemed 20 be some conflicting OF
statements In regard 10 the movements
81 An Hung. one report was 10 the
effect that he had never 10 I the stab es.
except TO 20 home and sleep another
that he had been absent from the place
four days.
The FIRST case OF plague Of the Hotel
stables, which occurred January %.
was also spoken OF NJ the meeting. No
suggestions In regard TO the disposition
OF the stables we're made however. and
the matter will come up at the meeting
this afternoon.
DIR Wood reported having secured
seven out Of the nine Asiatics employed
IN the stables. Four worked at night
there and five in the day time. The
Chinaman who died had not slept on
the place as there are no sleeping
accommodation in the stables. II also
came up that All Hung during the first
quarantine. was caught in Chinatown
and had gone back 10 the stables to
work after the quarantine was raised.
Pantheon Block.
Mr.. g. ID. Gear, representing property
interests in the Pantheon block. asked
he Board to allow the New England
,akery and the Club stables to put their
laces In sanitary conG ton and open
or business Mr.. Gear said that any
hing the Board desired would be done,
n the case of the Club stables, even to
aging a concrete floor
DR.. Wood said that the Pantheon
lock was In one way 1.-The last strong
lold OF the enemy" that no risks
whatever should be taken.
After considerable discussion on the
infect 1t was decided that special
reeting of the Board be called for 10
''c'ock tomorrow morning, on the
Pantheon block grounds; that the
hlock be thoroughly Investigated by the
Board and that the matter be decided
then.
II was moved that Nuuanu street be
onened to the public and that all the
merchants on that street. who had COM
piled with the sanitary regulations, be
allowed to open their stores for bust
ness. Carried. At 6 o'clock this morn
ing the guards will be removed with
the exception OF one-to look after the
cafes recovered from the Chinatown
fire.
A notion to the effect that tho own
ers OF the property on the corner OF
Beretania and Emma streets be noti-
Fed to comply with sanitary regula-
tons numbers 2, 6, 8 and IA, was also
carried.
Hotel Stables Visited.
The Board then visited the Hotel
stables. Each member turned up his
trousers before he entered the prem
lses. A thorough inspection-of the
place was made and DIR. Wood, who
had visited the place several times be-
rore, informed the other members of
the Board In regard to the history OF
the place. He spoke of the first victim
to come fro mthe stables and pointed
out the room above the stables where
the man had slept.
The system OF drainage on these
premises is decidedly primitive; the
drains have to be cleaned out by hand
In number Of the stalls and The tim
bers of the flooring. where there Is
flooring. are pretty well soaked with
liquid manure, not heing tarred or pre-
pared In any way. Nothing was decid-
ed by the Board here. little was said
on the subject and 1t seemed to be the
general idea to leave the final decision
nj what disposition was to be made of
The stables. until the meeting this after
noon. The Boards visit 10 the stables
Is more fully reported in another
column.
All Chong Place.
The members of the Board then
drove cut to the King street shacks
rear the Waikiki turn, from which All
Chong was taken. Here everybody
seemed Immediately decided that the
buildings should be burned. DR.. Wood
picked up dried fruits and different
small food articles which he put in a
small tin for future examination. The
premises are some OF the worst as far
aa UNHEALTHY and foul cond finnc ara
concerned that the city knows; they
are situated on the II estate. A motion
was quickly made. seconded and car
ried. condemning the store and all the
adioining houses and outhouses as in
fected with bubonic plague ard as in
sanitary, and that they be destroyed
bv fire. The appraiser does his work
his morning; at ! D. m. the fire de-
partment has control.
simrl'c city or Science.
Science is always simple. It's only
1uackery that juggles with jargon.