The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1900-01-12
The Board Of Health.

About 9 a. m. the Fire Department
was ready TO set fire to block 10
which lie bordered by B-retanis.
Nuuanu, Pausbi and Konia streets.
Only the Holt building which is of
brick WAS not condemned. A strong
breeze was blowing and the fire was
started from Pauahi street towards
Beretania street against the wind
and the hole district was soon a
mass OF flames, smoke and water.
At noon about six buildings had
been consumed and it is expected
| that the balance Of the block will be
burnt down before dark. The de-
partment is doing excellent work
and taking care to keep the fire
under perfect control.
The board has condemned blocks
IL and Is and the torch will be ap-
piled as coon as the Fire Depart
ment is through with its present
work
The rest of the wooden buildings
in Chinatown will also be condemned
and burnt as soon as the inmates
have been removed
At the meeting of the board yes
terday afternoon complaints were
made against Sheriff Lorriu Andrews
of Hilo who as a matter of course
has lost his head and adopted quar-
antine rules for Hawaii wholly un
necessary and very obnoxious and
annoying to the people. The mem
bers Of the board criticized he fool
ish action of the sheriff in strong
terms. Mr. Hatch suggested to re-
move the "Czar" from his position
under the Board Of Health, and Pre-.
sldent Wood saw no Necessity 70 al
low the sheriff to he the whole
pooh bah" The following letter
had already been forwarded to the
great official:
HONOLULU, January 8.
l.. A. Andrews, Sheriff, Hilo:
understand from the protest that
we have just received from the Hilo
Mercantile Company, Theo. II.
Davies aud Hackfeld & Co, that you
have instituted an eight days quar-
antipe an against Honolulu. This
guaran,& Ne the Board considers an
tlrely unnecessary. No freight is
allowed to leave here without the
approval of the agent OF the Board
OF Health. All Chipese and Jap
anese freight is thoroughly fnmigat-
ed and marked before beng allowed
to leave Honolulu. No passengers
are allowed to leave except they
perform satisfactory quarantine
which permission is always noted on
the bill OF health. There is certain
ly no call for either anger or distrust
on the part OF your people. We
have a competent Board OF Health.
who are watching very narrowly
every matter connected with the
subject under discussion.
i 1t certainly was from our stand
point, very unnecessary to put the
contract Japanese laborers under
further quarantine, as they have had
no communication whatever with
Honolulu, and had performed heir
full tYenty-oue days quarantine at
the quarantine station
HENRY E. CooPsR,
President Board Of Healt h.
1t was mentioned that -four was,
very badly nsed-d on the Waimana-
10 side of he island and Mr., George
Carter was aut horized to send over
"a shipment OF -four from he Rithet
Minister Mott-Smith asked the
Board Of Health to condemn his
buildings on Merchant street near
Alakea street and have them burnt.
No action was taken yet in regard
to that matter.
The regular fremen have bean
furnished with long boots by the
Board of Health at the request OF
Commissioner Brown. The boys
certainly deserve all possible com
forts during these days of hard
work.