Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-02-22


Stables.
The next matter brought up was The
bill fencing the infected district as
handed in by Contractor Russell. The
amount mentioned is, $3,459.3S for s.
752 feet Of fencing, about 80 cents per
foot. AS there were some unsatisfac-
tory features in the construction Of the
fence, the matter was referred to Ar
chitect Ripley to see that these are
remedied. Dr. Wood stated that, as the
fences about the burned districts are
to be more or less permanent they
should be made in such manner as to
be able to stand the wear and tear.
The letter Of Mr.. Ripley in reference
to the fence around the infected dis
trict was read and, to show the tenor
Of his report, the following is quoted
1.-THE demand of the specifications
stantial manner has not been met. The
fence, as a whole, does not conform to
the requirements Of the specifications.
There are places where the work is
substantially rs called for, but as a
whole 1t Is done in a slipshod manner,
and even at this time, but few days
after its completion, 1t needs repair
ing in many places"
President Wood brought up the mat
ter of the Hotel Stables. Seven Chi
nese had been taken out Of there Tues
day morning. All Hung had not slept
at the place for weeks. 1t was report
ed that he had pace in Kakaako but
this could not be located. 1t was like
wise impossible to find the house in
Pauoa from which he had been turned
away Sunday night. The police had
been made acquainted with what few
facts that were at hand and were try
ing to locate the two places.
The japanese from the stables who
died January %, victim of the plague,
was taken from house on Kukui
street. At that time, the information
having been given that the fellow had
been a laborer at the stables, the place
was visited and the harness room In
which he had slept emptied Of its con-
tents and closed up. 1t was not a
place that could be disinfected to any
satisfaction. Manager Buckley was
given certain general instructions as
to the method of procedure in putting
the place in a sanitary condition.
Just here President Wood said: 81
learned that the name of this sick ia.
panese had been retained on the books
of the stables after he had left the
place, two days previous to his death
and mat another japanese had been
employed to take his place for the pur-
pose of deceiving the inspector
Manager Buckley stated that he did
not know anything of this matter. The
japanese had left seven or eight days
previous to his illness and death and
another man had been put in his place
The Chinese and japanese employees OF
the stables were in lne habit of put
ting substitutes in their places when
finding 1t necessary to be absent for q
time. The man had not been reported
sick on the premises.
DR.. Wood, continuing, said that All
lung did not have the symptoms OF
cases in which infection had been trac-
ed to the ground. His was pneu-
monte type.
The Board had been in the habit OF
condemning PAGES for two reasons
the existence Of infection on a place
and the fact that people with plague
had lived there. 1t was reported that
dead rats mad been found ON the stable
premises. President Wood then gave
two reasons why livery stables were
always open to suspicion, as follows:
]. On account Of the nature Of the
place, rats are always going in.
2. Stables in Honolulu have nc
proper drainage. Urine from the ami
mails soaks into the ground and stays
there. In the case of the Pantheon
stables Il filthy condition of the earth
under the stables was found 10 depth
of eighteen inches even after the fire
The soil of the stables Is eminently
htted for the reception and detention
of plague bacilli should they chance tc
get there, for it is supersaturated with
filth.
Continuing, President Wood said;
1T is neither proper, safe nor wist
to leave any stables in the city under
such circumstances. II we can find al
excuse for eradicating such places, W.
should do so. Everything possible
should be done to do away with sta
BILE conditions as they are in the cit!
now. Livery men should not be allow
ed to conduct their business in the fu
ture as in the pas.
| In answer to question by Mr.
Smith, President Wood stated tina
dust in an infected house had beer
found, through conclusive experiment
to be carrier of plague bacilli.
President Wood then referred to tn,
danger Of obscure cases. Where thu
stables men had become infected coul'
not be learned. There was no evidence
Of infection from places outside thu
stables premises. 1t may never b.
learned where these men were attacked
by the disease. The only steps takei
had been the removal Of the people
working in the stables into quaran
tine.
4 nr Wood aypraecad tho nniniOn tina