The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-02-15

street, stdAUS wooden building with
corrugated iron roof, the reputed prop
eTJy CT one L. L, McCandIsss. SAID
structure, l believe, was ordered to be
destroy ed by he Boa of HEATH. This
building is in immediate contact bv a
stairway and platform. with the brick
buIdlng IN front OF it. This laan-ro
should be cut away and the condemned
structure isolated completely by fence
or destroyed entirely as originally or
dered by the Board of Health.
lie objection to the opening of Hotel
street beyond (Ewa of Nuuanu. is
this: This street is somewhat Uttered
up with pieces of burnt mating. etc,
lnese things can be easily removed and
should be at once l remain
Very truly,
A. B. INGALLS,.
Honolulu, Oahu, Feb. IA, 1900. 1870
p. m.
Mr.. Hatch moved. seconded bv Mr.,
Lowrey, that King street be oppnad n
pubic traffic in accordance with the
report of Prof. ingalls,. on and after 10
o'clock tonight. Carried.
Inc opening Of the other streets
named will be held in allegiance until
III IASl hOllSc,
The Kerosene Camp.
Minister Cooper announced that Mr..
w. Smithies had been appointed to
take charge of kerosene warehouse
camp in place of Mr.. Atkinson, who
had gone to Hilo for the Board of
Health. 1t was reported that the pc
Rod of quarantine of quite a number
OF people has expired, but the superin-
tendent was awaiting a definite report
on the case of the Hawaiian, Koalii,
who was removed from the camp to
the pest hospital on February 5th. 1t
was moved that in the case of those
people whose period of quarantine has
expired at the kerosene camp, they be
held subject to the report of DR.. Hoff-
mann. If the case turns out to be
plague they will be kept at the corral
for fifteen days from the time Koalii
was taken from the camp. If it is not
plague they are to be released at once.
Carried.
A request was received from Mr..
Dowsett, asking that he be allowed to
go to Pualoa to round up cattle 20 be
afterwards driven into Honolulu by
boys whom he will send out after his
return. The request was granted.
Burgess-Austln Buildings.
1t was reported to the Board by Min
lister Cooper that he had prevented
Mr.. N. F. Burgess from removing por-
lions of his building after the row
had been condemned by the Board of
Health as insanitary and ordered not
to be sold by public auction.
Sanitary Engineer Cousons was sent
to make "a further investigation of the
building claimed uby Mra Burgess. and
later reported that the two-story
building next to the Metropolitan Meat
Market belonged to Mr.. Waller, who
had requested that a guard be sent to
look after the entire row of buildings
and prevent any of the rotten lumber
being taken away unless under the or
ders of the Board. 3.
The Board understood that Presi-
dent Woodohad distinctly told Mr.. Bur-
CESS that nothing in that row should
be carried away, as it was to be de-
stroyed by fire after being removed
piecemealcto the burned district. A
resolution was passed by the Board as
follows:
Whereas, the frame buildings stu
ated on King street on land belonging
to the Austin Estate, between the
Metropolitan Meat Market and CHS
Iholm's shop, having been declared in
sanitary by the sanitary engineer of
the Board; therefore, be it
Resolved, That the said material of
the buildings be declared menace to
public health and that the owners be
required to remove such material to a
place designated by the Board, there
to be destroyed by fire. Carried.
Judge Perry, of the Citizens SAM
tary Committee, sent in long list of
premises and buildings which were
considered insanitary by the inspect
ors and sub-inspectors, together with
their recommendations, which are pub
lished in another column.
1t was moved and seconded that the
report, with the exception of Kewalo
district and the ponds noted, be re-
ferred to Sanitary Engineer Cousons.
Carried.
Beef From Sydney.
The question of importing freight
was brought up for consideration, it
being stated that the Aorangi would ar
rive on the 21st instant from Sydney,
and the latest reports from there were
to the effect that plague had made its
appearance. Large quantities of re-
frigeratOr beef and mutton were ex
pected and the consignees wanted to
know if the Board would allow it to be
landed. The matter will be referred
to a special committee.
Messrs. Peacock & Co., asked a ruling
from the Board in regard to the man
ner in which they are compelled to dis
infect bottles of liquors, they being re-
quired to discard repacking them in
straw, so that the bottled liquors could
not be shipped with safety. They sent
a sample of corrugated paper wrapper
which they said they would use if sane
toned by the Board The Board &C
quiesced in its use.
The Chinese Consul asked permits
sion for several Chinese to assist the
others at Kalihi camp on the day OF
-neir departure from that place. II
| agreeable to Superintendent McVeign
the Board thought there would be nc
difficulty in granting the request.
]. F. Morgan for the Love Estate re-