The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-08-09
BUILDING IS
|NSAN|TARy
KapiOlani Home To Be
Abandoned.
NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE
Girls Will be Kept at Kalihi Re-
ceiying Station Till New
Structure is Put Up.

II Is likely that the Kapiolani home
for girls. where the typhoid cases were
discovered will be abandoned and de-
stroyed and another site for the home
selected. II was decided at the meet
ing of the Board OF Health yesterday
10 keep the girls for the present at the
Kalihi receiving station to which they
were removed when the epidemic broke
out and the question of a better loca-
ton for the home will be decided on at
a later meeting of the Board.
When the matter came up yesterday
DIR. Wood stated to the Board that In
his opinion the present location of the
home was not a suitable one. There
have been no cases of leprosy in the
home since Its establishment" he said.
''and the idea in the establishment Of a
home for children of leprous parents
was 10 take them where they would
not be likely to contract the disease.
The only reason the home was located
In proximity to the detention camp was
that there might be danger of their
developing the disease and that they
might not transmit II TO others
NEW HOME FAVORED.
But now that there seems no Ikeh-
hood that they will any of them de-
velop the disease II is not right to keep
them in place so near where lepers
are. Besides the locality is not
healthy one and Is decidedly uncom-
Portable as well. There Is no reason
why they should not be removed to
more favorable LOCALITY and 1 should
advise that that be done"
Mr.. Lowrey asked what funds there
were for the erection Of n new building
for the home. and DIR. Garvin said that
there was only the $1,000 appropria-
ton for their support. Mr.. Lowrey
thought that that might be construed
TO mean the erection of a home but At
torney- General Dole thought not So
Il was decided to keep them for the
present at the hospital OF the detention
camp and later to consider the matter
Of new home for them.
PALoLo VALLEY DEATH.
Prof. Shorey's report on the examin-
alton Of the stomach of the man Kane
who died at Palolo valley so mystic
riously showed that he had discovered
one-tenth OF grain of morphine in
the stomach. but he could not say
whether there had been enough in the
system to Kill him as II was a drug
that was readily taken up by the sys-
tenn and he had had only the stomach
10 examine.
Prof Shoreys regular report on food
analysis showed that owing to the re-
moval of his laboratory he had not
been able to do his usual amount of
work. He had inspected a number of
I r.fa
where coffee that appeared to have
been adulterated had been on sale. He
had prosecuted one case OF a man who
had sold oleomargarine without having
u properly labeled.
TEACHERS HEALTH.
The question of requiring school
teachers to have health certificates was
discussed and Secretary Wilcox was
directed to look up the matter and con
suit with the Board OF Education ir
regard to IL.
II. j. Metz appeared before the BoarC
to tell the sanitary needs of Hilo. HI
said that nothing had been seen al
Hilo of the excavator that had beer
promised and he agreed to find on
what was necessary and what Hill,
people would do in the way of furnish
ing the motive power for the excavation
and the men to operate II.
Dr. Garvin reported on the condi
tons In Kewalo district, asking tina
the Board pay visit to the district.
1T Is absolutely impossible to dralr
the district as IL should be drained,
said he. land the district Is not fit 70
human habitations as things are now
In xtrffh %
and filth and conditions are growing
worse there year after year.
The remedy seems to be to fill Il
the district" suggested the Attorney
. General. docs II not?"
1T Is so low now that IL the sewe
pipes were laid according to the estab
lished levels they would have to b
placed above the ground on trestles,
said DIR. Garvin.
The matter of investigating the dis
~ trict was left to Attorney-Geners
Dole, who will look over the distric
and report to the Board at the mex
; meeting.
condemnation OF a building on the ma
uka side of Merchant street adjoinin
Levers q Cookies lumber yard. TIL
building belongs to ]. Emmeluth an
w. w. Ahana.. II Is below the stres
- level and Is In very bad sanitary cond
ton.
wAILUKU HOSPITAL.
y. A letter was received from the tru:
~ tees OF Wailuku hospital asking s1.5'
- from the Board for the erection Of
woman's ward. The trustees have a
ready $1,000 In hand which they ha,
. saved out Of the sum allotted for II
support OF the hospital. DR.. Garvin n
20 ported that the hospital was excellen
70 ~ managed and that the new wal
- was badly needed. on motion Of NJ
az Lowrey II was decided 10 authori;
", the construction Of the new ward
there are funds available therefor.
Through :. NJ. Damon came a con
- munication from native living ne:
the Kalihi camp asking that he he a
lowed Co tap the water pipe running
the camp for his own use. The lett
was referred to the water works d