The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-12-31
CLEANLINESS
IMPERATIVE
Sanitary Regulations
To Be Enforced.
FILTHY W|NAM PROPERTY
Board Of Health States lts Dtterm-
ination To Garry OFT
us Rules.

The matter of tie Wiuam property
al Aala on Beretania street, which is
said to be in a very insanitary condi
ton, was discussed Saturday after
noon by the Board of Health.
Attorney Judd, representing the own
er of the property, stated that while
Mr.. Winam regretted his many at
tempts to put his property in better
Intellectual, he was willing to act upon
such advice as should be given him
in the matter of continued efforts. The
rights of his tenants could not be dis
regarded, and as the buildings were all
occupied except two store rooms, Mr..
Winam found himself unable to accom-
plish but very little in improved health
facilities.
Following this statement instructions
from Attorney General Dole to DR..
James H. Raymond were read. These
instructions advised the course of CIV
ing notice to the owner, the lessee and
the person directly in charge of the
property, that unless the nuisance were
abated and the place made fit for hu-
man habitation within forty-eight
hours the law would cause them to va
cate, and in case such measure should
be necessary to the interest of the pub
lie health, the board should have power
to remove or destroy the buildings. do
ing as little damage as possible in the
accomplishment of it's purpose
In the notice the insanitary elements
should be outlined, and the sources of
filth pointed out, for the enlightenment
of the persons so notified. and it should
also be stated that the improvements
were to be made at the expense Of the
owner of the property.
In support of this course Mr. Dole
quoted from an authority:
Where q. public nuisance consists in
the location or use of tangible personal
property, so as to interfere with or OBJ
struct a public right OF regulation. the
Legislature may authorize it's summary
abatement by executive agencies with
out resort to judicial proceedings, and
any injury or destruction of the prop
erty necessarily incident 20 the exercise
| of the summary jurisdiction interferes
with no legal right of the owner"
Mr.. Dole believed that where such
great and almost irresponsible powers
are conferred as those set forth there
| is carried with them a moral duty to
| be extremely careful to avoid inf1ict-
ing any more distress upon persons
helpless to resist them than the safety
of the public demands.
After a lengthy discussion the board
arrived at a resolution declaring the
property in question to be unfit for hab-
| itation, a menace to public health and
| a source of endangering filth The
! resolution also directed that notices
embodying the matter advised by Mr.
| Dole be sent to each of the owners
| lessees and persons in direct charge
and that in accordance Herewith the
property be vacated at the expiration
of the forty-eight hours until such
time as the place may be made ready
for human habitation. The executive
officer was directed to serve these no.
tices upon Winam. Wong Tong, Che
ung Jack Kwan. Lun Kow and others
| having control of or occupying the
buildings in question. such service to
+, be made without delay.
! 1t is expected that a similar course
Will be taken with other disease-breed-
I ing buildings and that an energetic
crusade will be made in the interest
| of the public health