The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-01-13

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he business place of the petitioners
They stated that the saloons on each
.orner Of the block were open and al
vays had been open during the quar-
3ntine. Their store was on the oppO-
site side Of the street. Attorney Hen
shall represented the company az the
Board meeting. DR.. Wood was, upon
motion. delegated TO inspect the prem
ises and make recommendations IN the
matter to the Board for decisive action. /
The Wing Wo Chan Company adJolns'
in a separate building. however, the
building of Wing WO Tai Company
Mr.. Hatch called the attention OF
the President to law which requires
that the Board Of Health publish
weekly report OF the public health uuI-
ing the period OF any pestilence. Mt.
Hatch. however. complimentea the
uewspapers for the faithful and very
full reports which have been puDilsneu
In regard 10 the plague. stating that
they had supplied the health reports
instead.
President Wood read a communica-
ton from the Planters Association IN
reply to the resolution OF the Mer-
chants Committee. which had been re-
ferred to them for an opinion IS 20
shipments Of goods from Honolulu 20
the other Islands. The communication
is as follows:
Hawaiian Sugar Planters Assn.
Honolulu. II. l.. Jan. p 1900.
/ DIR. c. b. Wood. President Board OF
Health.-Dear Sir: In reply to your
vesterdav's letter addressed to Mr..
. ff1anf nF This
association, I beg 10 inform you that
/ at meeting of the trustees Of this
/ association held today the following
resolution has been passed:
Resolved. That no shipments from
/ Honolulu 10 non-infected districts OIL
/ Oahu and TO the other Islands. except
from vessels i'm the harbor. be MADE
until such time as the Board or Healtn
/ considers it necessary to modify the
rule.
Yours respectfully,
J Secretary Hawaiian Sugar Planters
Association.
Mr.. Hatch moved that this resolution
be laid on the table for further reier
euce. which was carried.
This practically closes the port o.
! Honolulu for Island trade. unless some
action Of the Board determines other
wise. II being evident that the Plant
ers' Association desired TO see an eli
fective quarantine enforced withou
discrimination.
"A petition from Messrs. Greerheld
Stowe. Wach and Lydgate OF Honoka'
4 was read in which they asked 10 ~
{ appointed and formed into a healtI
committee, or at least have their exist
, cncp recognized by the Board. the
further requested that all vessels ar
irving at Hawaii ports with prope
health certificates from the Board O
Health be permitted TO discharge thel
carCoes at these ports without inter
ference or further quarantine. Actio
= in the matter was deferred pending IN
] receipt Of Sheriff Andrews reply I
Minister Cooper's letter, which dehne
! the formers status.
z President Wood reported oficiall
2 the death of the Hawaiian at Quee
! and River streets Of plague. ana IN
b suspicious case at King and Richard
2 streets. In reference 10 the people WI
2 wore guarded In the latter block. h
b stated that Mr.. wOdehouse had mad
70 . complete census Of all the person
found there. He stated that there wer
g three white families which would nee
D specia1 attention by the Board. as n
provision had been made AZ the deter
ton camps for this class Of persons
There was n family living over I'll
q Harrison house. another family in
r. house adjoining. and a third famiI
! near bv. in which there are thrC
c small children and q young girl nurs
Gnasmuch as the Board resolved
e AVE the Occidental Hotel IL was SUI
e Igested that It be leased and those fan
y lilies pIaced in the building and use
u for a detention station for special case
}. President Wood said the Occident
J.. HoteI was sO-called fireprOof struc
/ ure. and after inspecting II in the for
noon he deemed il possible 10 put II
az sanitary condition. In regard 10
q. the other buildings on the block,
i" said Il would. in his opinion. be u
d v-isest course 70 condemn them and d
5. rtroy them by fire.
'r THE place ought to he burned rig
ip away. a. il is out Of the quarantine dl
N trict and is surrounded by three we
re used streets. IF &c IS destroyed AZ on
ne that may prevent the further spre
~ OF the disease in that locality.
II DR.. Emerson: 81 move that I
&c block described by the President. wi
n the exception of the Occidental Hot
y D.. declared 70 be infected with plague
lu 81 carri,d. together with a similar m
Ne ti.u which condemns the block 20
IL ds--roycd by fire. As the firemen q
to have n rest today. this work may
,-S accom- lished some time tomorrow.
y this order the firemen will he COZ
," PEELED ~ burn their own engine hou
~ the old 40. ?, a twO-stOry frame stru
~ ure.
De Mr. Gait. superintendent Of the +
~" kaako detention camp. stated that p'
~ vision should be made for quarters
Nv white men There were two men W
ia had refused point blank 20 sleep amo
u, the Chinese or japanese. while
~ latter as stubhOrnly refused 10 All
the men 10 ruinEle with them.
~, Mr. Hatch then moved that the IT