The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-12-20
DISEASE
BREEDERS
Health Board Condemns
Plague Spots.
TO ERADICATE DANGER
Old Chinatown in Present Condition
a Source Of fiIth--AaIa's
Pools.

Several important resolutions were
passed at yesterdays session of the
Board of Health condemning as in
sanitary many places in Honolulu
which are considered menaces to pub
lie health. These are the low lying
portions OF land within the precincts
Of what was formerly known as Chi
natown, and which were swept clean
Of the buildings by the fire OF January
20 last. These fill up in the rainy sea-
son and are considered traps OF dis
ease. The superintendent is asked by
the Board Of Health to notify the
owners of the property to fill up these
places to the grade Of the public high
way. Other places are in the Aala
section.
The resolutions have the ring In
them which made the condemnations
Of plague spots in Honolulu such good
reading In the latter part OF Decem-
Der last year and the early part of
this. It was by such resolutions that
many disease holes and swampy places
were perforce filled in by the property
owners, and the possibility of their be-
coming microbe farms eradicated.
DR.. Cooper presented the following
resolution:
Whereas, in the opinion of the
.af
ed by King, River, Hotel and Kekau-
like streets, and Hotel. River, Pauahl
and Maunakea; also Pauahi. River
Beretania and Maunakea streets. are
deleterious to the public health in con.
sequence OF being low and at times
covered or partially covered with wa.
ter, and at all times improperly drain.
ed and incapable by reasonable ex.
penditure OF efectual drainage, and arr
IN an 1nsanitary and dangerous condi.
uon:
Therefore, be 1t resolved that xhe
Secretary OF the Board OF Health re.
port to the Superintendent OF Public
Works these facts, together with the
recommendation OF the Board oj
Health that such lands be filed to the
grade OF the surrounding streets. and
the further recommendation that al
permits for buildings to be erected In
said area shall be denied until the
level OF the same shall have been
raised to the grade of the public high.
way. except in such cases where brick
buildings have cellars with walls
laced with cement, and cement floors. =
Carried.
should the Superintendent OF Public
Works carry out the recommendation
or the board the tract of valuable land
lying within the described boundaries
viii become one OF the best sections
In the business district.
DR.. Cooper also presented the follow
ing resolution, which was also adopt
ed:
Whereas, In the opinion of the
Board of Health all that piece or par
eel OF land situate in che district of
Honolulu, and lying mauka of Bere-
tania street, Waikiki of Aala Lane,
and makai Of the ST. Louis College
grounds, and which is covered with n
pool OF stagnant water, is insanitary. a
source or Nth and cause of sickness
and danger to the public health.
therefore, be it resolved that said
parcel OF land be condemned. and no.
tice OF such condemnation be sent to
the superintendent of Public Works
with a recommendation that the land
De hlled to the grade OF Beretania
street." -
george w. Smith introduced the fol-
iowrns iesoiutl~ n, which was las ed:
whereas, in the opinion of the
board OF Health all that piece or par
Gel or land lying makai of certain
property held by Cross Brothers. on
the makai side of King street and
waikiki Of Pa anna Chapel and mani.
OF part Of the Oahu Railway shons
ana which is covered with a pooI of
Tag gnant water, is insanitary. a source
oI NTH and cause Of sickness and .
oanger to the public health
therefore, be it resolved thai said
parcel of land be condemnad and ~
.,ce . OF such condemnation be sent to
un ouperlntendent of Public Works
be filed up" '''iA
follows, carried: 80
whereas, in the opinion of the
ooard or Health all that piece of Land
on the mauka side of Beretania street
ana EVA OF Aala Lane which Iies ha-
low the grade of Be e. ania stseet NOR
described as follows he
sinnlng at the Waikiki side of the
blacksmith shop and running mauk,
70 the sugar cane fields. thence Ew,
aiong the cane fields to the coral banl,
~ Tue rear OF certain property belong
Ins 10 Cnlng Lum, thence makai along
1sn ssaa oank to Beretania street. and
phence to the point of beginning is
sanitary, source of filth and cause
d sickness. and a danger to the nub-
ic health, - 'ne pun
therefore, be it resolved that said
parcei .s OF land be condemned as unfit
.or human habitation, and that the
owner be notified to immediatelv re-
nove me tenants from the buildings
On such land until the land is fillea
: ~ 10 70 the grade of the adjoining
..reets and the buildings put in a san.
tary condition, and that notice Of tbis
sent to the Sunerintan.