The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-01-26

reported upon the conditions TO the
Citizens Sanitary Committee. Although
the existing sanitary ARRANGEMENTS
we're considered offensive, the Board
took no formal action as to what
course of procedure would be taken
The cause OF their insanitary condition
is very probably due to a lack of
sewerage connections. If these were
Immediately available, there would be
more chance OF Improvement.
Other buildings containing Chinese
tenants were also visited in other quar-
ters which are considered a menace to
public health. In one case it is sup
posed that a plague death, which oc-
Cured al Maklki, can be traced direct
ly to a Chinese store where the man
was in the habit Of loafng at nights
and gambling.
Tie Afternoon Session.
Before resuming a reading Of the
report of the Sanitary Committee, re-
lating to regulations Of the Board OF
Health, an important shipping matter
was. brought up. A permit was is
sued by President Wood some time ago
to allow a large quantity Of -four to
be discharged from a vessel which had
Just come into the harbor; the inten-
tion being to transfer the -four 20
sCows and then load it into the Oahu
hallway cars at their pier. thus keep
ing the vessel clean and uninfected by
contact with the wharves.
A large consignment had first to be
removed before the flour could be
reached, and the vessel came up to the
wharf for the purpose of landing it on
the wharf. Instead of following the
quarantine regulation requiring all ves-
se,s to pGt out into the stream iover
night, the vessel remained at the wharf
for several days and nights. When
permission to forward the -four was
asked of the Board yesterday, that
body had to decline the request on the
gfpund that the vessel coUlds not wow
Be considered clean, as rats ',"mighr
baEe gone aboard in the Interval
BaElsy formeda a large part Of the car
20 * being understood thai anImais
ara EuffsrIng for want OF fodder, - q
1'hcAas as;iOr " hslsfsreS Sas strb1se
~ inpressgu UPON The .,oard by Pres
tdlI, HGJd thar were these shipments
- p permitted, and case of plague
ir5.e 0ut on plantation, or one of
The other islands, the query OF Where
did it come from?" could easily be
brought directly to the Board Of Health
for laxity of quarantine. The ultima
tum was given out, that -four and bar
ley shall be taken only from vessels in
the harbor which have never been in
contact with the wharves.
Various Matters Considered.
Minister Mott-Smith, for the De-
partment of Public Instruction, asked
permission to ship school books, desks
and stationery to schools upon other
islands. Request refused.
1t was moved by Mr.. Hatch that the
title of Sanitary Code" of the Board
of Health be amended to read "Sani-
tary Regulations of the Board OF
Health" Motion carried.
The further reading of the sanitary
regulations proposed by the Sanitary
Committee, in addition to the code
already in use, was continued, Mr..
Hatch being the moving spirit in car
rying the matter to a conclusion.
The president stated that no report
had been brought in from the agent of
the Board of Health who had been del
egated to investigate the probable in
fection Of Jordan's store.
Another inspection of the tramcars
of the Tramways Company was or
dered. A special inspection, also. OF
the valley 'busses was ordered. II the
carriers Of both companies are in a
proper sanitary condition, they will be
permitted 20 resume travel.
The Board will consider the Health
Department appropriation bill this
afternoon.
Fire Commissioner Andrew Brown,
IN behalf OF the Fire Department mem
bers. asked the Board to consider the
question OF compensation for the men
who have been standing the brunt Of
the destruction OF Chinatown since the
outbreak OF the plague. and especially
those who were unfortunate In losing
their effects at engine house No. 1. on
King street, and at the chemical en-
CINE house, in Chinatown. He stated
there were thirty-six men on the Tegu-
lar stan Of the department. Every
one had sustained some losses in Goth
ing, but beyond this had worked al
most necessarily in the interests OF
the Board Of Health and the commu-
nifty. In behalf OF these men, Mr..
Brown felt that they should be en-
titled TO some recognition OF their wall
rable services In a monetary way. The
Board has taken the matter under ad-
visement, and will probably draft some
kind OF a resolution in regard 20 the
matter by tomorrow.
Experts Sent For.
F. J. Cross. manager OF the Inter